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Ghosts of the Fireground

Author : Peter M Leschak
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1504055934
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Ghosts of the Fireground written by Peter M Leschak and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2018-11-27 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In October 1871, a massive forest fire incinerated the town of Peshtigo, Wisconsin. It was the deadliest fire in North American history, an event so intense that its release of energy was not approximated until the advent of thermo-nuclear weapons. At least 1,200 people perished—some in bizarre and disturbing ways—and the actual number of fatalities is unknown, perhaps as many as 1,500 were lost. Since the Great Chicago Fire occurred at the same time, Peshtigo was overshadowed and almost forgotten. In 2000, veteran wild-land firefighter Peter Leschak was faced with a hot and challenging fire season, tasked with the leadership of a helitack crew—an airborne fire team expected to be the “tip of the spear” on wildfire initial attacks. During that long summer he studied Father Peter Pernon’s eyewitness account of the Pehstigo holocaust, and using his knowledge and experience as a firefighter, Leschak placed himself in Pernin’s shoes, as much as possible being transported to the firestorm of 1871. Ghosts of the Fireground tells both tales: the horrific saga of Peshtigo, and the modern battles of a wildfire helicopter crew, seamlessly intertwining the stories to enhance them both.

Fire Management Today

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 536 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book Fire Management Today written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Fireground Operational Guides

Author : Frank Viscuso
Publisher : Fire Engineering Books
ISBN 13 : 1593702590
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (937 download)

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Download or read book Fireground Operational Guides written by Frank Viscuso and published by Fire Engineering Books. This book was released on 2011 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This important new book is designed to serve many purposes in the fire service, ranging from being a starting point and refresher guide for firefighters seeking promotions at any level, to being a field operational guide for on-scene Incident Commanders and Company Officers. It offers an easy-to-follow, step-by-step action plan for firefighters working in Acting Capacities, and can be used when developing SOPís, and when organizing and planning training evolutions. Itís definitely a book every firefighter, officer, and aspiring officer will want to own!

Walking with Jason

Author : John F. Hunt
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1481732900
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (817 download)

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Download or read book Walking with Jason written by John F. Hunt and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2013-04-17 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Hunt is a kind and gregarious man. His eyes twinkle and his face beams. He is a retired businessman and still retains that drive. I met John the summer of 2000. He came for the graduation ceremony of the crew of students that Jason had led, and we talked. Jason had a difficult course which is common for new instructors. The next summer Jason emerged as a solid leader and had a wonderful course. Several months later while on a climbing vacation in British Columbia Jason took a tragic fall. His familys reaction was to create a foundation in Jasons name that supported his love of the outdoors. The Jason William Hunt Foundation had had tremendous impact on many people especially young people in transition who want to expand their horizons. This happens in an outdoor setting lead by instructors like Jason. It happens every summer at the Wilderness School. Johns only son, Jason, will forever be twenty-four years old. My son John is twenty-five. Our sons like many young men seek adventure. Parents care deeply about their children and the fear of losing a child dwells in all of us. How does a parent cope with the tragic loss of their beloved child? Walking with Jason is a quest to trace Jasons brief life as a young man. John becomes the youthful adventurer and visits Jasons world. John seemingly falls through the looking glass and discovers a mysterious and wonderful world inhabited by troubled adolescents, craggy Thru-hikers, idealistic outdoor leaders and others who visit natures realm. Ultimately Johns odyssey is a very personal journey of self-discovery and gives us a compass bearing on how to deal with the sudden loss of a child. I will forever be connected to Jason, Danielle, Amy, Rosemarie and John. Thank you for generous hearts and concern for youth. Tom Dyer, L.C.S.W. Instructor 1980 1983 Director Youth Wilderness School 1983-2009 Founding Director Wilderness School, East Hartland, CT 1990

Trauma Sponges

Author : Jeremy Norton
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
ISBN 13 : 1452969752
Total Pages : 492 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (529 download)

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Download or read book Trauma Sponges written by Jeremy Norton and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2023-10-10 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beyond an adrenaline ride or a chronicle of bravura heroics, this unflinching view of a Minneapolis firefighter reveals the significant toll of emergency response In this remarkable memoir, Jeremy Norton marshals twenty-two years of professional experience to offer, with compassion and critique, an extraordinary portrayal of emergency responders. Trauma Sponges captures in arresting detail the personal and social toll the job exacts, as well as the unique perspective afforded by sustained direct encounters with the sick, the dying, and the dead. From his first days as a rookie firefighter and emergency medical technician to his command of a company as a twenty-year veteran, Norton documents the life of an emergency responder in Minneapolis: the harrowing, heartbreaking calls, from helping the sick and hurt, to reassuring the scared and nervous, to attempting desperate measures and providing final words. In the midst of the uncertainty, fear, and loss caused by the Covid pandemic, Norton and his crew responded to the scene of George Floyd’s murder. The social unrest and racial injustice Norton had observed for years exploded on the streets of Minneapolis, and he and his fellow firefighters faced the fires, the injured, and the anguish in the days and months that followed. Norton brings brutally honest insight and grave social conscience to his account, presenting a rare insider’s perspective on the insidious role of sexism and machismo in his profession, as well as an intimate observer’s view of individuals trapped in dire circumstances and a society ill equipped to confront trauma and death. His thought-provoking, behind-the-scenes depiction of the work of first response and last resort starkly reveals the realities of humanity at its finest and its worst.

Montana’s Waldron Creek Fire

Author : Dr. Charles Palmer
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625856636
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (258 download)

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Download or read book Montana’s Waldron Creek Fire written by Dr. Charles Palmer and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2015-11-02 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On August 25, 1931, five men died fighting the devastating Waldron Creek Fire west of Choteau, Montana. Lacking training and preparation, Herbert Novotny, Frank Williamson, Hjalmer G. Gunnarson, Ted Bierchen and Charles Allen dashed into the flames and never stood a chance. The Teton County coroner added insult to injury, noting that each had "no one to blame but himself." Three men were buried in unmarked graves. Records show that the body of the fifth was returned to his family, but no burial site is known. Only one has a headstone. National Smokejumper Association chief historian Dr. Charles Palmer shines a light on this important story, finally honoring the heroic sacrifice that led to critical changes in wildland firefighting.

Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why

Author : Laurence Gonzales
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393076571
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why written by Laurence Gonzales and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2004-10-17 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Unique among survival books... stunning... enthralling. Deep Survival makes compelling, and chilling, reading."—Penelope Purdy, Denver Post In ?Deep Survival?, Laurence Gonzalez combines hard science and powerful storytelling to illustrate the mysteries of survival, whether in the wilderness or in meeting any of life's great challenges. This gripping narrative, the first book to describe the art and science of survival, will change the way you see the world. Everyone has a mountain to climb. Everyone has a wilderness inside.

Fundamentals of Fire Protection

Author : Arthur Cote
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
ISBN 13 : 0877655952
Total Pages : 481 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (776 download)

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Download or read book Fundamentals of Fire Protection written by Arthur Cote and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2011-02-28 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Up-to-date, broad-based training for fire service candidates and in-service professionals! Comprehensive coverage--from fire basics to fire department operations- and based on objectives established by the National Fire Academy. Written by experienced fire service faculty from colleges and fire departments, Fundamentals of Fire Protection provides a solid introduction to the full range of fire protection topics. Designed for classroom instruction or self-study, this authoritative resource is a suggested text for the model FESHE curriculum course Principles of Emergency Services (formerly Fundamentals of Fire Protection). It is i deal for students preparing to enter the field or fire protection professionals who want to advance their career. Fundamentals is the only text organized around the Principles of Emergency Services course developed by the National Fire Academy's Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education (FESHE) Conference. Comprised of faculty from over 100 institutions of higher learning with a fire science curriculum, FESHE's model curriculum sets uniform objectives for quality fire and emergency services education. Fundamentals of Fire Protection's 12 chapters are designed for a 12- or 13-week semester of study. Each chapter features measurable educational objectives based on those developed by FESHE, review questions with answer key, and student activities. Easy for instructors to use and for students to understand.

Disasters and Tragic Events [2 volumes]

Author : Mitchell Newton-Matza
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1610691660
Total Pages : 846 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Disasters and Tragic Events [2 volumes] written by Mitchell Newton-Matza and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2014-03-26 with total page 846 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 to the Sandy Hook school massacre of 2012, this two-volume encyclopedia surveys tragic events—natural and man-made, famous and forgotten—that helped shape American history. Tragedies and disasters have always been part of the fabric of American history. Some gave rise to reactions that profoundly influenced the nation. Others dominated public consciousness for a moment, then disappeared from collective memory. Organized chronologically, Disasters and Tragic Events examines these moments, covering both the familiar and the obscure and probing their immediate and long-term effects. Unlike other works that concentrate on a particular type of disaster, for example, weather- or medicine-related tragedies, this two-volume encyclopedia has no such limits. Its entries range from natural disasters, such as hurricanes and tornadoes, to civic disturbances, environmental disasters, epidemics and medical errors, transportation accidents, and more. The work is a perfect supplement for history classes and will also prove of great interest to the general reader.

Outdoors in the Southwest

Author : Andrew Gulliford
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 0806145544
Total Pages : 439 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (61 download)

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Download or read book Outdoors in the Southwest written by Andrew Gulliford and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2014-04-18 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More college students than ever are majoring in Outdoor Recreation, Outdoor Education, or Adventure Education, but fewer and fewer Americans spend any time in thoughtful, respectful engagement with wilderness. While many young people may think of adrenaline-laced extreme sports as prime outdoor activities, with Outdoors in the Southwest, Andrew Gulliford seeks to promote appreciation for and discussion of the wild landscapes where those sports are played. Advocating an outdoor ethic based on curiosity, cooperation, humility, and ecological literacy, this essay collection features selections by renowned southwestern writers including Terry Tempest Williams, Edward Abbey, Craig Childs, and Barbara Kingsolver, as well as scholars, experienced guides, and river rats. Essays explain the necessity of nature in the digital age, recount rafting adventures, and reflect on the psychological effects of expeditions. True-life cautionary tales tell of encounters with nearly disastrous flash floods, 900-foot falls, and lightning strikes. The final chapter describes the work of Great Old Broads for Wilderness, the Colorado Fourteeners Initiative, and other exemplars of “wilderness tithing”—giving back to public lands through volunteering, stewardship, and eco-advocacy. Addressing the evolution of public land policy, the meaning of wilderness, and the importance of environmental protection, this collection serves as an intellectual guidebook not just for students but for travelers and anyone curious about the changing landscape of the West.

Gunflint Burning

Author : Cary J. Griffith
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
ISBN 13 : 1452956820
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (529 download)

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Download or read book Gunflint Burning written by Cary J. Griffith and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2018-05-08 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On May 5, 2007, two days into his twenty-seventh trip to the Boundary Waters, Stephen Posniak found a perfect spot on Ham Lake and set about making a campfire. Over the next two weeks, the fire he set would consume 75,000 acres of forest and 144 build

Fires

Author : Michael Woods
Publisher : LernerClassroom
ISBN 13 : 082256677X
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (225 download)

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Download or read book Fires written by Michael Woods and published by LernerClassroom. This book was released on 2006 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fire is one of the earth's most devastating forces. Fire has many causes from a stroke of lightning to a carelessly dropped match. And once a fierce blaze begins, it can swallow forests, homes, and entire towns. A forest or city fire can be a catastrophe for people and their property, as well as for animals and the environment. With dramatic images and first-hand survivor stories plus the latest facts and figures this book takes you up close with fire disasters.

What's Behind The Moon

Author : Leighton J Reynolds
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1475996004
Total Pages : 530 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (759 download)

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Download or read book What's Behind The Moon written by Leighton J Reynolds and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2013-07-08 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the quiet, suburban community of Seaville, California and the hunt for a serial arsonist continues in this the 3rd novel (Volume I) of the Seaville Wildfire Trilogy. Join all the characters from the first two novels, and new characters moving into the story, as the plot takes another huge turn in the evolution of a 21st century community, and its ties to characters in Tennessee and New York. As Dr. Roger Sterling works to find his kidnapped children, he learns that there is much more to his community than he ever imagined. Just as a wildfire can break open vegetation that has been lying dormant for years, giving it new life; so too, a wildfire can also break open the secrets of a community that are lying dormant, giving these secrets new life, for better or for worse. Exactly what’s behind the Moon becomes increasing apparent as the entire Seaville Valley becomes engulfed in a huge firestorm, and the community struggles to survive its own destructive impulses. Come and enjoy another thrilling ride into Human Nature and its increasing complexities.

Uncle John's Fully Loaded: 25th Anniversary Bathroom Reader

Author : Bathroom Readers' Institute
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 160710704X
Total Pages : 554 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Uncle John's Fully Loaded: 25th Anniversary Bathroom Reader written by Bathroom Readers' Institute and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-11-01 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take a seat and settle in—it’s a gigantic treasury of trivia and humor for our twenty-fifth (is that porcelain?) anniversary! IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award Gold Winner in Humor ForeWord Reviews Book of the Year Awards, Honorable Mention in Humor “Fully Loaded” is putting it mildly. This behemoth of a book is overflowing with incredible stories, surprising facts, weird news, little-known origins, forgotten history, fun wordplay, and everything else that millions of loyal fans have come to expect from the world’s best-selling bathroom reading series. As always, it’s divided by length: quickies for the reader on the go, medium-sized articles for those with a few minutes to spare, and extra-long pieces for those truly leg-numbing experiences. Here are just a few of the hundreds of topics loaded into this edition of America’s favorite source of fascinating information: * Forgotten Firsts * Dumb Crooks: Stoner Edition * Bizarre Japanese Video Games * The Kamikaze Instruction Manual * Our Lady of the Little Green Men * The Worst Fire in American History * The World’s Worst Business Decision * The New Year’s Eve Opossum Drop * Do Blondes Really Have More Fun? * Failed Doomsday Predictions * When Toilets Explode * and much, much more!

Showdown at Big Sandy

Author : Greg Doudna
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0978983807
Total Pages : 542 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (789 download)

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Download or read book Showdown at Big Sandy written by Greg Doudna and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2006-10-01 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inside story of Herbert Armstrong's Worldwide Church of God as told by a student at the church-run Ambassador College, Big Sandy, Texas 1972-75. Story of youthful naivete and creativity in a world of biblical fundamentalism. "Difficult to put down" (Mac Overton, The Journal). "It's priceless" (Gavin Rumney, Ambassador Watch).

On the Burning Edge

Author : Kyle Dickman
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 0553392131
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (533 download)

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Download or read book On the Burning Edge written by Kyle Dickman and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2015-05-12 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive account of one of the deadliest wildfires in U.S. history, which killed nineteen elite firefighters of the Granite Mountain Hotshots and also inspired the major motion picture Only the Brave. “A tear-jerking classic.”—Outside • Named One of the Best Books of the Year by Men’s Journal On June 28, 2013, a single bolt of lightning sparked an inferno that devoured more than eight thousand acres in northern Arizona. Twenty elite firefighters—the Granite Mountain Hotshots—walked together into the Yarnell Hill Fire, tools in their hands and emergency fire shelters on their hips. Only one of them walked out. An award-winning journalist and former wildland firefighter, Kyle Dickman brings to the story a professional’s understanding of how wildfires ignite, how they spread, and how they are fought. He understands hotshots and their culture: the pain and glory of a rough and vital job, the brotherly bonds born of dangerous work. Drawing on dozens of interviews with officials, families of the fallen, and the lone survivor, he describes in vivid detail what it’s like to stand inside a raging fire—and shows how the increased population and decreased water supply of the American West guarantee that many more young men will step into harm’s way in the coming years. Praise for On the Burning Edge “Dickman weaves a century of fire-management history into the fully realized stories of the men’s lives—the sweat, the adrenaline, the orange glow of fire within their aluminum shelters, and the chewing gum that hotshot Scott Norris left in the shower before telling his girlfriend, Heather, ‘I’ll take care of it later. I promise.’”—Outside “Dickman offers a riveting account of a dangerous occupation and acts of nature most violent—and those who face both down.”—Library Journal

Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why

Author : Laurence Gonzales
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393326152
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (933 download)

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Download or read book Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why written by Laurence Gonzales and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2004-10-17 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An analysis of the science and psychology of wilderness survival examines case stories of people who have survived against the odds--or failed to survive despite comparatively better resources--in a volume that evaluates the conditions on a snowy mountaintop, in the ocean, in the jungle, and more. Reprint. 30,000 first printing.