Surviving The Firehouse

Author : Mauro Porcelli
Publisher : Bookbaby
ISBN 13 : 9781543950755
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Surviving the Firehouse written by Mauro Porcelli and published by Bookbaby. This book was released on 2018-12-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rookie mistakes can ruin anyone's career, especially a fireman's. Aspiring firefighters prepare for fire college coursework, train to improve fitness, graduate, but draw a blank at the next step. Where should they apply to work? Should they become a paramedic? How do they get along with other firefighters, especially those they don't like? What should they cook? What is expected of them?Unfortunately, no one takes the rookie aside to explain the previously unwritten guide on how to survive life in the firehouse. This book provides the subtle, and not so subtle, strategies every firefighter needs to succeed in this challenging career. It advises the rookie just trying to survive, as well as the career veteran who may be considering promotion or other career options. Don't make a mistake you will regret. Read this book. It offers the best guidance and career advice available for firefighters by someone who has been there. A must read.

Author : David Halberstam
Publisher : Hyperion
ISBN 13 : 9780786888511
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Firehouse written by David Halberstam and published by Hyperion. This book was released on 2003-05-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “If you have tears, prepare to shed them.” --Frank McCourt "In the firehouse, the men not only live and eat with each other, they play sports together, go off to drink together, help repair one another's houses, and, most important, share terrifying risks; their loyalties to each other must, by the demands of the dangers they face, be instinctive and absolute." So writes David Halberstam, one of America’s most distinguished reporters and historians, in this stunning New York Times bestselling book about Engine 40, Ladder 35, located on the West Side of Manhattan near Lincoln Center. On the morning of September 11, 2001, two rigs carrying thirteen men set out from this firehouse: twelve of them would never return. Firehouse takes us to the epicenter of the tragedy. Through the kind of intimate portraits that are Halberstam’s trademark, we watch the day unfold--the men called to duty while their families wait anxiously for news of them. In addition, we come to understand the culture of the firehouse itself: why gifted men do this; why, in so many instances, they are eager to follow in their fathers’ footsteps and serve in so dangerous a profession; and why, more than anything else, it is not just a job, but a calling. This is journalism-as-history at its best, the story of what happens when one small institution gets caught in an apocalyptic day. Firehouse is a book that will move readers as few others have in our time.

Author : Todd LeDuc
Publisher : Fire Engineering Books
ISBN 13 : 1593704860
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Surviving the Fire Service written by Todd LeDuc and published by Fire Engineering Books. This book was released on 2020-02-25 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Firefighting is an inherently dangerous calling. Firefighters can be exposed to extreme environments from the firehouse to the fireground. Occupational health risks - occupational cancers, cardiovascular events, and behavioral health injuries - continue to be the scourge of the fire service. Surviving the Fire Service contains vital information about cancer, cardiovascular risk, medical exams and screening, nutrition, managing heat stress, women in the fire service, human performance and the tactical athlete and fireground survival. This book addresses how to manage and reduce risks in the fire service and use the tools you need to implement within your fire department to address each of these threats. Edited by Chief Todd J. LeDuc (ret.) CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS: --Susie Day, MS, PhD --Bryan Frieders, Firefighter Cancer Support Network --Michael Hamrock, MD --Denise Smith, PhD, FACSM --Stefanos Kales, MD, MPH, FACP, FACOEM --Gavin Horn, PhD --Sara Jahnke, PhD --Jeffery S. Johnson, Newport News (VA) Fire Chief --Adam LaReau, O2X founder --Frank Leto, captain, FDNY --Lori Moore-Merrell, International Public Safety Data Institute

Author : Richard Picciotto
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101220759
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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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.

Author : J. Scott Thompson
Publisher : Fire Engineering Books
ISBN 13 : 1593704550
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Functional Fire Company written by J. Scott Thompson and published by Fire Engineering Books. This book was released on 2019-01-14 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scott Thompson, author of The Functional Fire Company, says the functional fire company concept was not created but realized: “I realized, after many attempts at trying to view success in the organization from the top down, that it wasn’t possible. Real indicators of success in the fire service come from the bottom up. A fire department’s success is best judged at the company level.” “Many leaders and senior members have been taught the how but not the why, and they don’t understand the reasons for doing what they do,” Thompson says. “Because firefighting is such a technical activity, we must ensure that we are explaining why we do things while we demonstrate the how. It is essential that we develop critical thinking for solving fire suppression, rescue, and EMS problems.” WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING: “Chief Scott Thompson combines his decades of experience and years of observation with today’s leadership skills and provides a path for the successful fire department to follow. The Functional Fire Company will take you step by step from being an ordinary fire department to one which defines excellence. --Rick Lasky, Fire Chief (ret.) Texas “I found both motivation and a guide to implementation in this book. Chief Thompson has provided a deep resource for all ranks from creating culture to setting up training structure. I highly recommend this book to anyone with aspirations of making an organizational impact.” --Brian Brush “Chief Thompson has spent his entire career focusing on training and organizational effectiveness. The Functional Fire Company is his life’s work wrapped up into a playbook which offers insight into how to make your organization perform at maximum proficiency. Experience, perspective and a never quit mentality are evident as Chief Thompson provides a unique view to solving problems in the modern-day fire service.” --Terry McGrath, Assistant Chief, Lewisville (TX) Fire Department “This book offers a living, breathing example that Chief Thompson’s principles truly work. I hope you get as much value from this book as we have received from Chief Thompson’s lessons, and that you take what you learn back to your organization.” --Garrett Rice, The Colony Fire Department (TX) Battalion Chief, A Shift

Author : George Dolese
Publisher : Chronicle Books
ISBN 13 : 9780811839884
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Firehouse Food written by George Dolese and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2003-05 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Firefighters are famous for their great food and it's no wonder since they cook their own meals seven days a week! "Firehouse Food" showcases the brave denizens of the firehouse and more than 100 of their best recipes. 80 photos.

Author : Vincent Dunn
Publisher : Fire Engineering Books
ISBN 13 : 159370349X
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Safety and Survival on the Fireground, 2nd Edition written by Vincent Dunn and published by Fire Engineering Books. This book was released on 2015-08-20 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chief Dunn—the recipient of FDNY's Lifetime Achievement Award—has updated his classic book on how to identify and survive hazards on the fireground. Dunn attempts to reduce firefighter deaths and injuries year after year by describing the 15 most dangerous tactics and the 13 most recurring fire and explosion environmental dangers, ranked by degree of danger and frequency of occurrence. This indispensable book will help keep every first responder, firefighter, and fire officer out of harm’s way. It is a must-read and reread for every firefighter who responds to fires and emergencies, every company officer who commands a fire company, and every incident commander or safety officer who is responsible for the safety of firefighters on the fireground. NEW TO THIS EDITION • Examination of “aggressive interior firefighting attack” and “nonaggressive attack” • Discussion of risk intensity and risk frequency at the fireground • Visual representation and discussion of the NIST five-stage time/temperature fire growth curve showing temperatures before and after firefighter venting • Coverage of the Columbia University Capstone Project: FDNY Property Saved Indicator, with a formula to quickly calculate the dollar amount of property saved at a structure fire • Updated statistics, graphs, and charts

Author : Joann Cleland
Publisher : Carson-Dellosa Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1615906509
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Surviving The Great Chicago Fire written by Joann Cleland and published by Carson-Dellosa Publishing. This book was released on 2009-08-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Survive The Great Chicago Fire With The Characters In This Graphic Illustrated History Book.

Author : Candace A. Quinn
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595518427
Total Pages : 103 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book I Survived a House Fire... I Wish My Stuff Had written by Candace A. Quinn and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2008-09 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Quinn relies on her personal experience as a fire victim combined with a firefighting family background in order to educate others on how to prevent fire, protect personal belongings, and create a plan of action should a home disaster occur"--Page 4 of cover.

Author : Renick Sampson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780692946862
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Game written by Renick Sampson and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-30 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With over twenty years of experience, The Game will prepare you for the many roles and expectations of a rookie firefighter, and will explain the different points that are critical to your success during probation. After reading The Game, you will be ready to start your career with the knowledge of an experienced firefighter in your back pocket.