Product Details

• Actors: Fred Levine's Original
• Format: Color, Live, NTSC
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Tapeworm Video
• VHS Release Date: July 13, 1994
• Run Time: 30 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6303195962
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #16,803 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
Before the title screen even appears, the action has begun with an interrupted firehouse meal, the slide down the pole, and the engine's race to the scene of a building ablaze. Mike the firefighter guides kids through the process of becoming a firefighter, explains briefly and simply the equipment used, and takes viewers through a typical day. This 31-minute video was shot at a variety of station houses in New England and Trenton, New Jersey, using real firefighters and real situations. Whether it's putting out fires (with hoses, pickaxes, and ladder trucks), rescuing a boat-accident victim, or taking apart a smashed car to retrieve the injured driver, videomaker Fred Levine manages to show plenty of action while neatly avoiding any human injury that could be distressing to young children. For ages 4 and up, although vehicle enthusiasts as young as 2 will enjoy. --Kimberly Heinrichs

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My preschooler old loves this, July 26, 2000

By	David Kellogg (Durham, NC USA) - See all my reviews

_Fire and Rescue_ is the third video in this series that my son has watched. Like many boys his age, he's interested in trucks, construction, and the like; and so we purchased _House Construction Ahead_ and _Road Construction Ahead_, both of which he loves. But _Fire and Rescue_ is his favorite. The video follows Mike, a New England firefighter, around on his daily tasks. There is a firehouse with an old-fashioned pole, and lots of fires, and even Dalmations! Fred Levine, the director of the series, knows exactly what kids want in a workplace documentary: action and image, language that kids can understand, likeable characters, and no "filler" tape loops.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best firefighter video we've seen, November 18, 2001

By A Customer

We've seen all (and I do mean all!) the videos on firefighters at our local library, and we and our 3-year-old son agree that this is definitely the best. It's full of action but not overly scary, the narrator (Firefighter Mike) is excellent, and it gives a good overview of the many different things that firefighters do (including a great sequence where they spray their hoses in a park so kids can run and slide in the mud). Highly recommended for kids who are fascinated by firefighting.