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What is it really like to be a firefighter? How does it feel to respond to an emergency call, to know that someone's life hangs in the balance and every second is critical? What is it like to fight a fire, to battle through the heat and the smoke, to put your own life in danger to save others? How does it feel to rescue survivors, and what is it like to recover the bodies of those who you didn’t reach in time?

California’s fire season gets hotter, longer, and more extreme every year - fire season is now year-round. Of the thousands of firefighters who battle California’s blazes every year, roughly 30 percent of the on-the-ground wildland crews are inmates earning a dollar an hour. Approximately 200 of those firefighters are women serving on all-female crews. In Breathing Fire, Jaime Lowe expands on her revelatory work for The New York Times Magazine.

Lifting the Fire Hydrant Lid follows idealistic young recruit Kate Fullen as she negotiates training school and settles into life on the watch. With incidents and routine tasks woven into the fabric of the story, it describes the consuming pressure, emotional turmoil and unpredictable nature of the job. Utilising the rare perspective of a northern, queer, working-class female firefighter, Lifting the Fire Hydrant Lid examines the more intricate difficulties experienced by minority groups and gives a voice to a profession that is seldom heard and rarely seen.

Leigh Hosy-Pickett has seen it all in his 25 years as a firefighter. He's battled infernos and pulled people from the wreckage of twisted metal but the closest he ever came to death was at the hands of a confused hen do. Now he's here to tell us the funniest, most eye-opening and moving stories from a life lived amongst the smoke. From blazes involving sex toys, to navigating cannabis farm security measures, this brilliantly warm and entertaining audiobook by a third-generation firefighter is a celebration of the everyday heroism of our fire service.

Welcome to FireFighter Kingdom! The podcast and Youtube channel for FireFighters, their Family, and the local community. Stay tuned and subscribe!

My career as a firefighter/paramedic stretched from 1974 to 2000 when were inventing EMS as we went along. These are stories from those years on the street. That place I named so long ago, the other reality that exists just outside most people’s everyday lives. It is a place that seems to exist parallel to the normal workaday existence: yet it is only a car accident or cardiac away for any of us. It manifested itself in brushfires, house fires, shootings, stabbings, hangings, accidents with injuries, cardiacs, codes, drownings, and a thousand other emergencies.

Firefighters are some of the most selfless people out there. Knowing the dangers of their job, they still respond to the calls, always ready to help people in dire need. Listen to our insightful conversations with the bravest of the brave. From their experiences in fighting fires to memorable rescue operations to their life stories in the fire service. Welcome to Pinoy Firefighter Podcast! DISCLAIMER: Any content provided by the people in this podcast are of their own views and opinions and are not intended to malign any individual, organization, the government, or anyone or anything.

Keep the Promise host TJ shares strategies and tactics to survive - and thrive - on and off the job.Discover how to fuel your body, mind, and spirit so you can have the energy to perform on scene and to live your best life on your days off. For almost two decades, TJ worked in all facets of the fire service, and he candidly shares his wins, his losses, and all the lessons learned in the process. You'll learn:• how to injure-proof your body• nutrition and recovery• physical fitness and mental stamina• firefighter strategy and tactics• how to deal with the stresses of the job• how ...