“Neighbors point, shout. / Hook up hoses, open valves— / let’s put this fire out!” A series of poems follow a crew of firefighters as they answer an alarm, rescue a puppy, and douse fires before returning to their firehouse for a much-deserved meal at day’s end. Cronin’s poems are paired with Marin’s illustrations, set against brightly colored backgrounds. The text is immediate and exciting, relying on a variety of forms, from acrostics to free verse, as Cronin describes these true heroes in action. “Attack Hose,” for example, is filled with thrilling descriptions (“You knock down flames / in a mighty rush”). The accompanying image, though, depicts a firefighter gazing placidly at the side of the truck, no hose in sight. The firefighters are laudably diverse in terms of race and gender, but the digital artwork comes off as static, devoid of the drama or energy of the verse. The backmatter doesn’t name the poetic forms, limiting the book’s use in classrooms, but does include further info on firefighting tools and methods.