Firefighters: The men and women who risk their lives to save ours

This book takes an unflinching look at what it means to be employed to save people and property from fire. Included are interviews with over 50 firefighters who recount their personal experiences, including the rigorous recruit training and selection program, the demanding rescue of motor accident victims, and the extinguishing of house and building fires caused by arsonists, gas explosions or simply the careless dropping of a cigarette. Often dealing with the traumatic loss of lives, homes...