Tom Swift Among the Fire Fighters
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| Author | Victor Appleton |
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| Original title | Tom Swift Among the Fire Fighters, or, Battling Flames From the Air |
| Language | English |
| Series | Tom Swift |
| Genre | Young adult novel Adventure novel |
| Publisher | Grosset & Dunlap |
Publication date | 1921 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 200+ pp |
| ISBN | 978-1515136682 |
| Preceded by | Tom Swift and His Undersea Search |
| Followed by | Tom Swift and His Electric Locomotive |
Tom Swift Among the Fire Fighters, Or, Battling Flames From the Air, is Volume 24 in the original Tom Swift novel series published by Grosset & Dunlap.[1]
While Tom and Ned Newton are reviewing financial records, a fire breaks out at the fireworks factory in town. Assisting the firemen, they rescue Josephus Baxter, Mr. Baxter is developing a new dye formula and has hired out laboratory space at the factory. During the mayhem created by the fire and the rescue, Mr. Baxter loses the formula, but he is positive that the owners of the factory have stolen it. Tom feels pity for the man and allows him the use the labs at the Swift Construction Company.
While observing the blaze, Tom wonders if there is not a more efficient way to fight the fire, especially having troubles with multi-storied buildings or skyscrapers. These thoughts lead him to develop a new fire suppressant chemical, and an air-borne system to deliver the new chemicals to the upper stories of skyscrapers.
Tom also rescues a small boat in distress, with the aid of a naphtha launch.
