This memoir is a riveting account of what it's like to be a professional firefighter, from rookie to chief officer, over the course of a 31-year career. The anecdotes are funny, sad, and grim: all serve to educate readers about a profession that many dreamed about when they were children but would never pursue or truly understand. Chief Howes provides a better understanding of the profession and respect for the men and women who protect our communities by relating his own experiences as well as those of other firefighters in some of the busiest stations in the country.
The author is donating 10% of royalties to the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, the nonprofit group dedicated to the development and expansion of programs to honor our fallen fire heroes and assist their families and coworkers.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
"Will amuse, enlighten, entertain, educate, surprise, have you clinging to the edge of your seat and give readers a higher respect for fire and medical personnel and what it is like on the front line of rescue work"-First Responder News.
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Verlagsort
Zielgruppe
Interest Age: From 18 years
Produkt-Hinweis
Illustrationen
34 photos, glossary, appendices, notes, bibliography, index
Maße
Höhe: 229 mm
Breite: 152 mm
Dicke: 15 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-0-7864-6960-4 (9780786469604)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Christopher Teale Howes is a retired district chief from the Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue in Florida. He lives in Armathwaite, Tennessee.
Table of Contents
Foreword by Cortez Lawrence
Preface
Introduction
Part I. Early Years: Rookie Firefighter and Driver Engineer
On the Job: Merry Christmas
1. Betwixt and Between
2. Then and Now
3. Early Training: Fire and EMT School
4. Captain Schnabel
5. Driver Engineer
6. Labor Relations
7. Country Jams and Unions
8. Banished to the Beach
Part II. Middle Years: Lieutenant and Captain
On the Job: Little Blue Dress
9. Promotional Process
10. Sandalfoot Cove
11. Second Chance
12. Just Another Fire Alarm
13. Rescuing the Rescuers
14. Special Operations
15. Women in the Fire Service
16. Bill Rogers
Part III. Later Years: Chief Officer
On the Job: Near Miss
17. Transition Process
18. Incident Management
19. Continuing Education
20. Tigers and Fire
21. Jimmy
22. Rookies
23. Unsung Heroes
24. Reflections
Glossary
Appendices
A: Palm Beach County Fire Control Districts
B: Fire District Consolidation Memo
C: Union Ballot
D: PERC Letter, 1978
E: Contract, October 1979
F: First Country Jam Flyer
G: Florida Firefighter Bill of Rights
H: NIMS Management Model
I: Graduation Speech
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
