Hot zone : memoir of a professional firefighter / Christopher Teale Howes ; foreword by Cortez Lawrence.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Howes, Christopher Teale.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fire fighters--United States--Biography.

Fire fighters.

Howes, Christopher Teale.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (253 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, NC : McFarland & Co., 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This memoir is a riveting account of what it's like to be a professional firefighter, from rookie to chief officer, over the course of a 31-year career. The anecdotes are funny, sad, and grim: all serve to educate readers about a profession that many dreamed about when they were children but would never pursue or truly understand. Chief Howes provides a better understanding of the profession and respect for the men and women who protect our communities by relating his own experiences as well as those of other firefighters in some of the busiest stations in the country. The author is donating 1

Contents:

Cover; 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 Service16-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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-63803-7

0-7864-9272-4

OCLC:

812174478