The Fire Inside

In the tradition of Mark Baker s Cops, than 100 top firefighters describe the highs and lows of the world s most dangerous profession.Fascinating and packed with emotion,THE FIRE INSIDE is a unique look at the unseen world of firefighters who risk their lives for strangers every day In their own words, these male and female heroes vividly describe how they cope with scorching flame, injuries, earthquakes, hazardous waste, and wildfire and the rewards that keep them climbing back on the fire truck.Steve Delsohn co wrote the NewYorkTimes bestseller Out of Bounds with football star Jim Brown He is also the author of Brother Sam, about Sam Kinison The Emmitt Zone, about Emmit Smith and numerous articles for People, Sport, and TV Guide An emotional portrait of uniquely dedicated public servants that will leave readers weeping or laughing at their gallows humor Publishers Weekly HarrowingVividly realistic The Washington Post In their unabashed style, firefighters tell it like it is Firehouse magazine Read The Fire Inside – kino-fada.fr Delsohn has collected the personal feelings of firefighters and paramedics with regard to a host of issues ranging from fear, danger, brotherhood, and even the little things Over one hundred men and women are represented It s interesting and often poignant revealing the human side of a profession that took a real hit on 9 11 it was published in 1996 so there are no references to that memorable event I wish sometimes the individuals could have been a bitdetailed, but it s a nice repres Delsohn has collected the personal feelings of firefighters and paramedics ...Recently I ran across a metafilter thread titled What single book is the best introduction to your field for laypeople Go have a look it s chockablock with fascinating introductions to everything from materials science to brewing beer and graphic design to poetry I fell into the thread and emerged some time later with a longer TBR so much good stuff and grabbed The Fire Inside from my e library My brother recently became a volunteer firefighter and I wanted to learnabout what he s d Recently I ran across a metafilter thread titled What single book is the best introduction to your field for laypeople Go have a look it s chockablock with fascinating introductions to everything from materials science to brewing beer and graphic design to poetry I fell into the thread and emerged some time later with a longer TBR so much good stuff and grabbed The Fire Inside from my e library My brother recently became a volunteer firefighter and I wanted to learnabout what he s doing.This book is awesome for that It covers a large range of firefighting experiences full time paid, volunteer, wildland think smokejumpers , women firefighters, paramedics, the gamut Delsohn interviewed over 100 people and let them speak anonymously so they can be perfectly honest about the highs and lows of their work The statements are short...I was expecting this to be documentary style with some research behind it, but it s really just a collection of quotes from firefighters Some are one liners and some are long stories, some sad and some happy, some that re inforce what you know and some that contradict your assumptions Overall, I liked it because I learned a little bit about the profession The failure for me is with the narrator of the audiobook who tries to give each quote a new voice, but mostly it just sounds like he s swit I was expecting this to be documentary style with some research behind it, but it s really just...Found out about this from an AskMe that was recently linked in Meta Talk I have no interest in becoming a firefighter, but it got me thinking I knew it was somewhat dated as it didn t cover 9 11, but it was only when I went to add it...Real life storiesIt was very interesting getting all these different perspectives on firefighting, at times a little hard to follow going from one side of the country to the other.This fascinating read is a collection of interviews from firefighters around the country This is about as accurate of a portrayal you can get of the mindset of a firefighter.

• English
• 03 February 2018
Steve Delsohn
• Paperback
• 320 pages
• 0061094218
• Steve Delsohn
• The Fire Inside