How Long to Read Firefight

How Long Does it Take to Read Firefight?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 34 minutes to read Firefight by Ginger Adams Otis

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

In 1919, when Wesley Williams became a New York City firefighter, he stepped into a world that was 100% white and predominantly Irish. As far as this city knew, black men in the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) tended horses. Nearly a century later, many things in the FDNY had changed—but not the scarcity of blacks. New York had about 300 black firefighters—roughly 3 percent of the 11,000 New York firefighters in a city of two million African Americans. That made the FDNY a true aberration compared to all the other uniformed departments, like the NYPD. Decades earlier, women and blacks had...

How long is Firefight?

Firefight by Ginger Adams Otis is 272 pages long, and a total of 68,544 words.

This makes it 92% the length of the average book. It also has 84% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Firefight Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 14 minutes to read Firefight aloud.

What Reading Level is Firefight?

Firefight is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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