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Author:   Christopher Teale Howes
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.345kg
ISBN:  

9780786469604

ISBN 10:   0786469609
Pages:   252
Publication Date:   10 October 2012
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

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     

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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 --<i>First Responder News</i>.

Author Information

Christopher Teale Howes is a retired district chief from the Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue in Florida. He lives in Armathwaite, Tennessee.

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