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Let burn : the making and breaking of a firefighter/paramedic / Rachel K. Wentz.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wentz, Rachel K.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women fire fighters--Florida--Biography.
- Women fire fighters.
- Allied health personnel--Florida--Biography.
- Allied health personnel.
- Orlando (Fla.). Fire Department.
- Orlando (Fla.).
- Wentz, R. K.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (286 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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, a
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Into the field
- pt. 2. OFD
- pt. 3. Command
- pt. 4. And it all came crashing down.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781628950908
- 1628950900
- 9781609173579
- 1609173570
- OCLC:
- 827455659
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