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Book Synopsis Once a Firefighter Always a Firefighter by : Frank Harold
Download or read book Once a Firefighter Always a Firefighter written by Frank Harold and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-01-18 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This firefighter notebook/journal is a great place to write down anything and everything that you'd like. It has 120 pages of lined paper for writing! These notebooks are great for men, women, teens, girls, boys, kids or anyone into firefighting who love to journal, or just simply stay organized. This notebook is definitely a great gift to give to anyone.
Download or read book Pride & Ownership written by Rick Lasky and published by PennWell Books. This book was released on 2006 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book serves as a guide for the seasoned veteran, the new firefighter and everyone in between, bringing them together for what it all takes to have that love for the job. Each chapter addresses the next step in the leadership chain that is necessary for a fire service professional to succeed. The chapters are as follows: Our Mission; The Firefighter; The Company Officer; The Chief; Our Two Families; Sweating the Small Stuff; Changing Shirts-The Promotion; What September 11th Did For Us-The Good and the Bad; Ceremonies; Marketing Your Fire Department; Making It All Happen-Embracing Success; Have You Forgotten.
Download or read book Firefighters written by Dennis Smith and published by Crown. This book was released on 2002-03-12 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An unforgettable journey through the daily lives of the brave men and women who have made saving lives their profession. Dennis Smith, author of Report from Engine Co. 82, traveled across the country talking to dozens of America’s firefighters to put together this powerful collection of their own descriptions of their most dramatic and intense experiences on the job. Their stories, compiled here, are timeless testimonies to the human capacity for heroism and nobility. Focusing on the most courageous firefighters, from those who have been decorated for heroism to those who have been seriously injured, Firefighters presents the extraordinarily rich and rugged voices of men and women who fight urban building fires, who battle sweeping forest fires, who perform emergency rescues, and who face extreme danger and risk as part of their everyday lives. Sometimes brave, sometimes funny, sometimes bittersweet or filled with anger, these voices combine to make Firefighters both a riveting adventure drama and a moving chronicle of American heroism at its finest.
Book Synopsis Five Alarm Leadership by : Rick Lasky
Download or read book Five Alarm Leadership written by Rick Lasky and published by Fire Engineering Books. This book was released on 2013 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rick Lasky and John Salka are two of the most dynamic and inspirational leaders in the fire service. Their book, Five Alarm Leadership, is a compilation of leadership lessons learned, situations handled, decisions made, and problems solved during their combined 60-plus years of fire service experience. Also included is a special introduction by Chief (ret.) Bobby Halton, Editor-in-Chief of Fire Engineering magazine, outlining the nature of transformational leadership and its power to inspire excellence in the fire service.
Book Synopsis Career As A Firefighter: What They Do, How to Become One, and What the Future Holds! by : Brian Rogers
Download or read book Career As A Firefighter: What They Do, How to Become One, and What the Future Holds! written by Brian Rogers and published by KidLit-O Press. This book was released on 2013-08-29 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A career as a firefighter is an exciting one! But do you really know what it takes to become one? This book takes you inside the career and shows you the day and the life of a firefighter. Inside you’ll learn what they do, what training is required, what the future holds, and how you can become one!
Book Synopsis Granite Mountain by : Brendan McDonough
Download or read book Granite Mountain written by Brendan McDonough and published by Hachette Books. This book was released on 2016-05-03 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The true story behind the events that inspired the major motion picture Only the Brave. A "unique and bracing" (Booklist) first-person account by the sole survivor of Arizona's disastrous 2013 Yarnell Hill Fire, which took the lives of 19 "hotshots"--firefighters trained specifically to battle wildfires. Brendan McDonough was on the verge of becoming a hopeless, inveterate heroin addict when he, for the sake of his young daughter, decided to turn his life around. He enlisted in the Granite Mountain Hotshots, a team of elite firefighters based in Prescott, Arizona. Their leader, Eric Marsh, was in a desperate crunch after four hotshots left the unit, and perhaps seeing a glimmer of promise in the skinny would-be recruit, he took a chance on the unlikely McDonough, and the chance paid off. Despite the crew's skepticism, and thanks in large part to Marsh's firm but loving encouragement, McDonough unlocked a latent drive and dedication, going on to successfully battle a number of blazes and eventually win the confidence of the men he came to call his brothers. Then, on June 30, 2013, while McDonough--"Donut" as he'd been dubbed by his team--served as lookout, they confronted a freak, 3,000-degree inferno in nearby Yarnell, Arizona. The relentless firestorm ultimately trapped his hotshot brothers, tragically killing all 19 of them within minutes. Nationwide, it was the greatest loss of firefighter lives since the 9/11 attacks. Granite Mountain is a gripping memoir that traces McDonough's story of finding his way out of the dead end of drugs, finding his purpose among the Granite Mountain Hotshots, and the minute-by-minute account of the fateful day he lost the very men who had saved him. A harrowing and redemptive tale of resilience in the face of tragedy, Granite Mountain is also a powerful reminder of the heroism of the people who put themselves in harm's way to protect us every day.
Book Synopsis My Life and My Stories by : Richard H. Stilp
Download or read book My Life and My Stories written by Richard H. Stilp and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2021-02-04 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every firefighter who has served a career in a professional department has stories. These stories are personal to me. The first 12 are those stories that changed me. They have forever affected me emotionally. Some were successful rescues while others were failure, all left a lasting impression. There are many more than just these 12 but these come to mind quickly and have the ability to leave me emotionally drained as I remember them detail by detail. The next eight incidents are those that were fun, funny, or had an important lesson learned. These are incident that I chose not to forget. All should give you a window into the life of a dedicated firefighter, paramedic, and ER nurse. These stories are not in a chronological order as they were written in the order that they came to mind. Some involved my response as a firefighter, while others occurred while I served as a lieutenant or a chief officer. They are not made up or embellished. These are “My Stories”.
Book Synopsis It All Started One Day by : Gerard Felice
Download or read book It All Started One Day written by Gerard Felice and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2007-11 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As noted in this book, I began my firefighting career at age 18 in 1962. That career ended in 2005 when I retired from the fire service. In 1980, I had left New York and moved to Tennessee where I was advised that because I had already passed my 35th birthday, I was too old to be a fire fighter. Instead, I worked various jobs to pay the bills but my heart was still to be in the fire service. After 4 long years, I was able to move again only this time to Florida. Almost immediately when we relocated to Florida, I was asked to join a volunteer fire department. The rest is history. While growing up in New York, I had several relatives in the fire service in our community along with a few of the neighboring departments. Their stories always captured my attention and interest. Of course, I enjoyed being a kid but I especially loved the firemen's parades. Those men marched down the main streets of the villages with so much pride it totally captured my childhood. All their highly polished trucks, the marching bands, the smart, sharp uniforms and the great number of firefighters was very exciting to me. Even to this day, when I walk into a fire station, the first thing I acknowledge is the aroma of smoke. Automatically that aroma brings back many fond memories. I have fulfilled my life's dream. Gerard Felice
Download or read book The Metaweb written by Bridgit DAO and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2023-10-09 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Buckle up for a fascinating journey through layers of insight and metaphors that explain the past, present, and future of the Web. Readers from all walks of life will learn something ancient, something novel, and something practical. Those who give it careful consideration will never see the Web the same way again. This book proclaims into existence decentralized public space above the webpage that enables the shift from personal to collective computing. The Web's next frontier is the Metaweb, a hyper-dimensional web over Today's Web that connects people and information silos, with accountability and fair value exchange. The Metaweb can drastically reduce false information, abuse, and scams, as well as enable the unprecedented level of collaboration needed to address humanity's global challenges. The book posits a symbiotic relationship between AI and the Metaweb, where AI assists in generating, organizing, and curating content, while the Metaweb provides the necessary constraints, data, and context for AI to function effectively, transparently, and in alignment with humanity. The AI-assisted collaboration among humans on the Metaweb will enable a vast collective intelligence and the capture of tremendous untapped value. For more information go to: http://metawebbook.com
Book Synopsis Notes from the Fireground by : Thomas Dunne
Download or read book Notes from the Fireground written by Thomas Dunne and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2020-02-20 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a 33-year career with the New York City Fire Department, Tom Dunne fought hundreds of fires, survived near death incidents, crawled down burning hallways, met unforgettable characters, and witnessed the 9/11 terrorist attack. From working in glittering mid-Manhattan high-rises to squalid ghetto tenements, he saw how people in crisis lived and survived and how the firefighters who served them worked and bonded. Exploring both the positive and controversial aspects of being a firefighter, this no-holds barred memoir provides an honest account of an unusual occupation that outsiders seldom get to see.
Download or read book Pass it On written by Billy Goldfeder and published by Fire Engineering Books. This book was released on 2014-03-17 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For his first book, Chief Billy Goldfeder, a 40-year fire service veteran, solicited insights and pearls of wisdom from our country's greatest firefighters, fire officers and emergency responders. The stories that make up this unprecedented collection share many perspectives of the emergency service experience and offer invaluable, often hard-won, lessons learned. Every firefighter, from probie to veteran, can find something to take away from these factual, real-life, first-hand stories, which offer a range of emotions—from wit to heartache and basic common sense. Features: • Introductions by Billy Goldfeder to each chapter • Chapters written by a very diverse group of more than 80 well-known fire service veterans • Experiences of some of the best names in the fire service that most of us would not have the opportunity to learn from directly Chief Goldfeder is donating 100% of his royalties equally to the Chief Ray Downey Scholarship and the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation. Every contributor fully supported the benevolent mission of this book.
Book Synopsis Last Man Down by : Richard Picciotto
Download or read book Last Man Down written by Richard Picciotto and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2003-05-06 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A first responder’s harrowing account of 9/11—the inspirational true story of an American hero who gave nearly everything for others during one of New York City’s darkest hours. On September 11, 2001, FDNY Battalion Chief Richard “Pitch” Picciotto answered the call heard around the world. In minutes, he was at Ground Zero of the worst terrorist attack on American soil, as the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center began to burn—and then to buckle. A veteran of the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center, Picciotto was eerily familiar with the inside of the North Tower. And it was there that he concentrated his rescue efforts. It was in its smoky stairwells where he heard and felt the South Tower collapse. He made the call for firemen and rescue workers to evacuate, while he stayed behind with a skeleton team of men to help evacuate a group of disabled and infirm civilians. And it was in the rubble of the North Tower where Picciotto found himself buried—for more than four hours after the building’s collapse.
Download or read book Firefighter Zen written by Hersch Wilson and published by New World Library. This book was released on 2020-05-26 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Be brave. Be kind. Fight fires.” That’s the motto of firefighters, like Hersch Wilson, who spend their lives walking toward, rather than away from, danger and suffering. As in Zen practice, firefighters are trained to be fully in the moment and present to each heartbeat, each life at hand. In this unique collection of true stories and practical wisdom, Wilson shares the Zen-like techniques that allow people like him to stay grounded while navigating danger, comforting others, and coping with their personal response to each crisis. Every life contains the unexpected and the unwelcome. How you cope with those inevitable events, more than the events themselves, defines the quality of your life. Firefighter Zen is an invaluable guide to meeting every day with your best calm, resilient, and optimistic self.
Book Synopsis Firefighting Operations in High-Rise and Standpipe-Equipped Buildings by : David M. McGrail
Download or read book Firefighting Operations in High-Rise and Standpipe-Equipped Buildings written by David M. McGrail and published by PennWell Books. This book was released on 2007 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book establishes a proper firefighting mindset and promotes maintaining preparedness for the extreme physical and mental demands of firefighting operations in high-rise and standpipe-equipped buildings ... Among the many valuable topics covered in this book are: standpipe system pressure regulating devices, pressure restricting devices and pressure reducing valves; cautious and disciplined elevator use during high-rise operations; elevator rescue operations; proper engine company suppression selection, including techniques to operate more powerful firefighting weapons with limited manpower; air support operations during high-rise emergencies, with or without an internal resource.
Book Synopsis A Firefighter's Story by : Richard Ehrlich
Download or read book A Firefighter's Story written by Richard Ehrlich and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-12 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Burnt written by Clare Frank and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2023-05-23 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Burnt is a captivating and “evocative” (Erin Brockovich) memoir of trailblazing and firefighting from California’s first—and only—female chief of fire protection, a pioneering woman in a male-dominated field. Burnt is a book about finding your calling, even if it’s an unexpected one. It’s about finding your home, even if you aren’t immediately welcomed. And it’s about reaching the top and making a difference, even if you don’t look like you fit in. When Clare Frank was 17 years old, she became a firefighter in Northern California. Clare was five-foot-two and officially too young to join the service—she left her birthdate blank on her paperwork, hoping no one would notice. And she didn’t look like her peers, who sported an Adam’s apple and a mustache. But her brother was a firefighter and loved it, so she thought she’d try it out, too. Very soon, she knew she had found her calling. Burnt is Frank’s inspiring, richly detailed, and open-hearted account of an extraordinary life in fire. It chronicles the transformation of a young adult determined to prove her mettle into a scarred and sensitive veteran, grappling with the weight of her duties as chief of fire protection—one of the highest-ranking women in Cal Fire history—while record-setting fires engulf her home state. Mentors and mediocre managers, funerals and scandal, pickup basketball, car crashes, and always fire—no one has written about this world, from this perspective, like Clare Frank. She masterfully mixes irreverence and awe, taking readers inside firehouses, on daily calls, and along to gigantic wildfires where antics and dark humor balance terrifying risk, trauma, and a sense of almost holy responsibility. Burnt: A Memoir of Fighting Fire is an unforgettable memoir from an American original.
Book Synopsis Fire Engineering's Handbook for Firefighter I & II, 2019 update by : Fire Engineering
Download or read book Fire Engineering's Handbook for Firefighter I & II, 2019 update written by Fire Engineering and published by Fire Engineering Books. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 1639 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fire Engineering’s Handbook for Firefighter I and II - “WRITTEN TO 2019 NFPA STANDARDS 1001” The Preeminent Handbook on Real-World Fire Basics From fire service history to basic fire attack and building construction to firefighter safety, Fire Engineering’s 2019 update is the standard instruction handbook for firefighters. Lessons learned from more than 40 experienced authors who share their insight and knowledge. Edited by Glenn Corbett, Fire Engineering magazine’s technical editor, this 2019 update gives readers practical, real-world, time-tested knowledge and skills. Fire Engineering’s Handbook for Firefighter I and II is the chosen reference for training and certification. Bobby Halton, editor in chief, Fire Engineering/education director, FDIC International, says: “Ours is an extremely dangerous and potentially deadly occupation. One should learn as much as possible about every aspect of firefighting. Fire Engineering’s Handbook for Firefighter I and II is the most comprehensive introduction to the world’s most honored profession.”
