Author : Ben Hughes
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 34,87 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1412071712
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.
Author : Richard Ruef
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 11,39 MB
Release : 2024-09-12
Category : Humor
ISBN :
The Lighter Side of Bomb Disposal is a collection of stories based on author Richard Ruef’s time in the U.S. Army as an Explosives Ordnance Disposal Specialist, with the exact locations and names of people changed. Most of the stories are humorous but poke fun at himself, not at EOD or the U.S. Army. The Lighter Side of Bomb Disposal was written because the world needs more humor in it. Even the bomb squad has its lighter moments in between the drama. About the Author Richard Ruef’s civilian life has been spent mostly in the field of logistics, driving trucks, managing shipping and receiving departments, and directing regional and national warehouse networks. He is married with four sons, all grown, and lives in Eastern Connecticut with his wife, Sally. For the past forty years, he has volunteered as an event organizer for the Special Olympics. Richard is also a model railroader and has put on a different haunted house in his garage with his family every year at Halloween since 1985.
Author : Rose Fresquez
Publisher : Rose Fresquez
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 45,71 MB
Release :
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN :
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
Author : Kristan Higgins
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 20,30 MB
Release : 2024-05-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0593547667
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.
Author : Paul Combs
Publisher : Fire Engineering Books
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 21,99 MB
Release : 2010-09-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1593702434
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.
Author : Rachel K. Wentz
Publisher : MSU Press
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 42,31 MB
Release : 2013-02-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1609173570
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.
Author : J. F. RICHMOND
Publisher :
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 18,62 MB
Release : 1872
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Rachel Foster
Publisher : DM Publishing
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 29,14 MB
Release :
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
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?
Author : Norman MacLean
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 15,36 MB
Release : 2017-05-01
Category : History
ISBN : 022645049X
National Book Critics Circle Award Winner: “The terrifying story of the worst disaster in the history of the US Forest Service’s elite Smokejumpers.” —Kirkus Reviews A devastating and lyrical work of nonfiction, Young Men and Fire describes the events of August 5, 1949, when a crew of fifteen of the US Forest Service’s elite airborne firefighters, the Smokejumpers, stepped into the sky above a remote forest fire in the Montana wilderness. Two hours after their jump, all but three of the men were dead or mortally burned. Haunted by these deaths for forty years, Norman Maclean puts together the scattered pieces of the Mann Gulch tragedy in this extraordinary book. Alongside Maclean’s now-canonical A River Runs Through It and Other Stories, Young Men and Fire is recognized today as a classic of the American West. This edition of Maclean’s later triumph—the last book he would write—includes a powerful new foreword by Timothy Egan, author of The Big Burn and The Worst Hard Time. As moving and profound as when it was first published, Young Men and Fire honors the literary legacy of a man who gave voice to an essential corner of the American soul. “A moving account of humanity, nature, and the perseverance of the human spirit.” —Library Journal “Haunting.” —The Wall Street Journal “Engrossing.” —Publishers Weekly
Author : Becky Mandelbaum
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 39,47 MB
Release : 2021-08-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1982112999
2016. The Bright Side Sanctuary for Animals is in trouble. Ariel discovers that her mother Mona's animal sanctuary in Western Kansas has not only been the target of anti-Semitic hate crimes, it is also for sale, due to hidden financial ruin. Ariel, living a new life in progressive Lawrence, and estranged from her mother for six years, returns to her childhood home - and finds her first love, a ranch hand named Gideon, still working at the Bright Side. Back in Lawrence, Ariel's fiancé, Dex, sets out to confront Ariel and finds her questioning the meaning of her life in Lawrence--and whether she belongs with Dex or with someone else, somewhere else.
