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Book Synopsis The Lighter Side of Firefighting by : Ben Hughes
Download or read book The Lighter Side of Firefighting written by Ben Hughes and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Lighter Side of Firefighting is full of funny true stories, fire department jokes, pranks and gags. Everything from flaming manure piles to chiefs throwing garden gnomes through windows.
Book Synopsis The Fire Service, The Lighter Side by : Chip McCormick Fire Chief Retired
Download or read book The Fire Service, The Lighter Side written by Chip McCormick Fire Chief Retired and published by . This book was released on 2018-02-15 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After twenty-seven years in the fire service, one would think they had seen everything possible, but when you start thinking that, things happen. I cant tell you how many times Ive made the comment, Now Ive seen it all. Well, I no longer utter those words, because as sure as I do, here comes something new. And most of the time, its totally out in left field. And do I mean way out in left field, almost out of the park. I have chosen to write about the lighter side of the fire service. People can do some really weird things. Some seem like they make sense and others dont. If you read one of the stories and it doesnt seem to make sense, dont worry about it. It probably didnt make sense to the person to whom it happened. To the reader who has never worked in or been around the fire service, I need you to understand that there are things in this book that may give the appearance that firemen are coldhearted and at times downright mean. Please let me assure you that is not the case. I should tell you, there is very little blood and guts in this book. If you need blood and guts, put down this book and turn on the television.
Book Synopsis My Life and My Stories by : Richard Stilp
Download or read book My Life and My Stories written by Richard Stilp and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-31 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book opens with a detailed story of how and guy who worked at Walt Disney World became interested in the fire service and chased his dream of being a firefighter. After over 40 years there are memories; some good, some bad. The first twelve incidents are hard to take. They are written from my perspective from real life experiences. They are not embellished and are written exactly how I remember them. The next eight are more light hearted and give a glimpse into the lighter side of being a firefighter.I hope by reading this book, you get an inside look at the career of a firefighter/paramedic who was dedicated and served his community with honor. I hope you feel some of the experiences including the tragedies, successes, and even some of the fun that was took place during my career. In addition, I want to once again say that this is just a snapshot of some of the thousands of incidents that firefighters go through in a career. These are "My Stories."
Download or read book BRIGHT SIDE written by Rose Fresquez and published by Rose Fresquez. This book was released on with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A firefighter burned out on romance, a single mom who sparks his interest and ignites their second chance at Love. After his former relationship goes up in flames, Andrew Buchanan accepts a position as captain of a firehouse near his hometown. Determined to invest time with family and the new community, Andrew lets his brother reel him into coaching a kids’ soccer team. The last thing on his mind is romance...until an opportunity presents itself in the form of Bianca Perez. She’s a single mom run ragged, but ready to step back into dating after being a widow for five years. Falling for a hot firefighter is crazy enough. Making a fool of herself in front of Andrew Buchanan is not part of her plan—if she had a more definite plan, she would know better than to fantasize about a man who would never give her the time of day. When her fantasy unfolds to reality, they both realize how much they need a chance to love again. Will Bianca be willing to risk losing another man in the line of duty? Bright Side is the third book in the standalone series; The Buchanan Series Read the other books in the Buchanan series 1. First Site 2. Something Right 3. New Light (Novella) 4. Bright Side 5. Short Sighted
Book Synopsis Look on the Bright Side by : Kristan Higgins
Download or read book Look on the Bright Side written by Kristan Higgins and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2024-05-28 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of Pack Up the Moon comes a funny, romantic, and deeply moving novel about the unexpected rewards that come from life’s detours. Lark Smith has always had a plan for her life: find a fantastic guy, create a marriage as blissful as her parents’, pop out a couple of kids and build a rewarding career as an oncologist. Things aren’t going so well. For one, the guy didn’t work out. Theoretically, she’d love to find someone else, but it hasn’t happened. Two, she’s just been transferred out of oncology for being too emotional. (Is it her fault she’s a weeper?) Three, her parents just split up. Deviating from the plan was…well, not in the plan. A potential solution comes from the foul-tempered and renowned surgeon Lorenzo Santini (aka Dr. Satan). He needs a date this summer for his sister’s wedding. His ancient Noni wants to see him settled. In exchange, he could make a few introductions and maybe get Lark back into the field of her choice. As a sucker for old people and fake relationships, Lark agrees. Teeny problem—she instantly falls for his big, warm family. Especially his estranged brother. Meanwhile, Lark’s mom has moved in with Lark’s colorful landlady, Joy, and an unlikely friendship blossoms. The three women have a long summer and a big beautiful house on the ocean to figure out what’s next…and quite possibly learn that the best things in life aren’t planned at all.
Download or read book Let Burn written by Rachel K. Wentz and published by MSU Press. This book was released on 2013-02-01 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1985, desiring a meaningful, high-paced career in public service, Rachel Wentz left her university studies to become a firefighter/paramedic. Only the eighth woman hired by the Orlando Fire Department, a highly competitive department steeped in tradition, Wentz excelled, completing an AS in Fire Science, a master’s in public administration, and numerous specialized training courses to prepare her for an administrative position within the department. Wentz spent eleven years with OFD, experiencing a career that was every bit as exciting and challenging as she had sought. A moving, candid, and eloquent memoir, Let Burn recounts her experiences as a firefighter/paramedic, during which time she witnessed aspects of life and death few people are privy to, experiences that shaped her as a professional and as a person. From the rigorous demands of training to the extraordinary calls Wentz responded to, Let Burn details the gratifying aspects of the field, but also demonstrates the precarious nature of the job: a heated altercation at the scene of an industrial fire leads to Wentz losing almost everything she’s worked for and the dramatic end of a storied career. In vivid detail, Let Burn provides a firsthand glimpse into the hidden world of firefighting and emergency medicine.
Download or read book Drawn by Fire written by Paul Combs and published by Fire Engineering Books. This book was released on 2010-09-01 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Readers will find that this book is more than a collection of 156 fire service editorial cartoons. Paul Combs is a gifted artist who uses his talent as a tool to express his passion for making a difference in the fire service, the greatest job in the world.
Book Synopsis New York and Its Institutions, 1609-1873. The Bright Side of New York. A Library of Information ... With ... Engravings by : J. F. RICHMOND
Download or read book New York and Its Institutions, 1609-1873. The Bright Side of New York. A Library of Information ... With ... Engravings written by J. F. RICHMOND and published by . This book was released on 1872 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Firefighter's Secret Baby by : Rachel Foster
Download or read book Firefighter's Secret Baby written by Rachel Foster and published by DM Publishing. This book was released on with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jake has recently moved back home and joined the fire department. He’s leaving his past behind after making some rough choices and losing a fellow firefighter in his old town. Now he’s struggling to find his dad’s acceptance, he is trying to prove to him that he’s a changed man. He finds solace in his fire chief, Brian and his son, Mason. Now Mason’s setting him up with his sister Dana for the annual fire banquet. What he assumes is just a one night thing turns into more when he develops feelings for her. Dana has vowed to never date a firefighter again after her bad breakup with Thomas, but she can’t help herself from falling for the new member, Jake. She’s crazy about him and feels like it was love at first sight. Now his past is revealed to her and she’s struggling to accept it and move on. It’s a few months later and she finds herself pregnant with Jake’s baby. Will she be able to forgive his past so they can have a future together? Or will their relationship go up in flames?
Book Synopsis The Bright Side Sanctuary for Animals by : Becky Mandelbaum
Download or read book The Bright Side Sanctuary for Animals written by Becky Mandelbaum and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-08-04 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the winner of the 2016 Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction comes a “heartwarming and sharp-witted debut” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) set over one emotionally charged weekend at an animal sanctuary in western Kansas, where maternal, romantic, and community bonds are tested in the wake of an estranged daughter’s homecoming. The Bright Side Sanctuary for Animals is in trouble. It’s late 2016 when Ariel discovers that her mother Mona’s animal sanctuary in Western Kansas has not only been the target of anti-Semitic hate crimes—but that it’s also for sale, due to hidden financial ruin. Ariel, living a new life in progressive Lawrence, and estranged from her mother for six long years, knows she has to return to her childhood home—especially since her own past may have played a role in the attack on the sanctuary. Ariel expects tension, maybe even fury, but she doesn’t anticipate that her first love, a ranch hand named Gideon, will still be working at Bright Side. Back in Lawrence, Ariel’s charming but hapless fiancé, Dex, grows paranoid about her sudden departure. After uncovering Mona’s address, he sets out to confront Ariel, but instead finds her grappling with the life she’s abandoned. Amid the reparations with her mother, it’s clear that Ariel is questioning the meaning of her life in Lawrence, and whether she belongs with Dex or someone else, somewhere else. Acclaimed writer Pam Houston says that “Mandelbaum is wise beyond her years and twice as talented,” and The Bright Side Sanctuary for Animals poignantly explores the unique love and tension between mothers and daughters, and humans and animals alike. “A story of reconciliation and forgiveness (and so many animals)” (Steven Rowley, bestselling author of Lily and the Octopus), Mandelbaum’s debut offers a panoramic view of the meaning of home and reminds us that love provides refuge, and underscores our similarities as human beings, no matter how alone or far apart we may feel.
Book Synopsis What a Firefighting Career by : Gary Rhodes
Download or read book What a Firefighting Career written by Gary Rhodes and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-24 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author, Gary Rhodes, now a retired (Black) Fire Captain tells his story through his own eyes, as he progressed through his career with the Fort Worth Fire Department. You will laugh, cry, but foremost, understand what it was like to live as a black fireman during challenging times of acceptance. In 1975, there was no such thing as a retired black fireman in Fort Worth. There were no black fire officers in Fort Worth. Writing this book is how Gary Rhodes wanted to share the Fire and Police side of his career with the Fort Worth Fire Department. Read, learn, and enjoy it because it is what it is!
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Book Synopsis Firefighting the Blitz by : Aylmer Firebrace CBE KPM
Download or read book Firefighting the Blitz written by Aylmer Firebrace CBE KPM and published by Frontline Books. This book was released on 2021-12-31 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: War was coming. Everyone knew that confrontation with Nazi Germany was inevitable and that London was likely to be a prime target of Hitler’s bombers. So, in January 1939, Aylmer Firebrace, the Chief Officer of London Fire Brigade, was seconded to the Home Office to plan for the capital’s fire defence. Before joining the Fire Brigade, Aylmer Firebrace had been a Royal Navy officer who had fought in the Battle of Jutland during the First World War. It was following the Armistice that, in 1919, he became principal officer in the London Fire Brigade. He was promoted to deputy chief and finally chief officer in June 1938.. That war struck London soon enough, but it was on 7 September 1940, that Firebrace’s preparations were truly tested with the start of the Blitz. For the next fifty-seven days and nights London was subjected to the longest continuous bombing campaign in history. Then, as the Luftwaffe ranged wider and further across Britain’s towns and cities, Firebrace was tasked with toured the nation to see the effects of the bombing, at which point he saw the need for a national response. The result was the creation of the National Fire Service. Formed in August 1941, by the amalgamation of some 1,600 separate brigades, this remarkable organisation had, at its peak, a strength of 370,000 men and women. It was led for its entire existence by Aylmer Firebrace. As the war continued, Firebrace became Chief of the Fire Staff and Inspector-in-Chief of the Fires Services, being the first and, to date, only person to head all the fire-fighting services in Britain. This body had to deal with the expansion of the Blitz as well as the so-called ‘Baedeker’ raids, the ‘tip-and-run’ attacks, Baby Blitz and V1 and V2 offensives of the later years of the war. In his fascinating account, written immediately the war, Firebrace reflects on the functioning of the fire service at its most testing time. This book is an essential addition to the understanding of the Blitz and how London and the rest of the country survived its darkest hour.
Download or read book Locomotive Engineering written by and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Popular Mechanics written by and published by . This book was released on 1996-10 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Popular Mechanics inspires, instructs and influences readers to help them master the modern world. Whether it’s practical DIY home-improvement tips, gadgets and digital technology, information on the newest cars or the latest breakthroughs in science -- PM is the ultimate guide to our high-tech lifestyle.
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Book Synopsis A Chicago Firehouse by : Karen Kruse
Download or read book A Chicago Firehouse written by Karen Kruse and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2001-04-12 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From its humble beginnings in 1884 as a one-story frame building with one bay to house Hose Company 4 and its team of horses, Engine Company 78 has been the firefighting sentinel at the end of Waveland Avenue, sitting in the shadow of Wrigley Field. Using vintage photographs and moving stories from firefighters themselves, Karen Kruse captures the spirit and heroism of this historic Chicago landmark. Captain Robert F. Kruse served the Chicago Fire Department for 30 years, half of those at Wrigleyville's Engine 78. Growing up within the tight-knit firefighting community, Ms. Kruse records the dramatic and touching stories from her father's and his peers' experiences, and combines them in this volume exploring the unique history of Lakeview's firehouse, including a foreword by Mike Ditka and preface by Fire Commissioner James Joyce. With details about little known historic districts and a brief guide to Chicago's cemeteries and their relations to firefighters, A Chicago Firehouse: Stories of Wrigleyville's Engine 78 relays in first-hand accounts some of Chicago's most fiery tragedies, the brave men who battled them, and the diversity of the neighborhood that housed them.
