Author: Michael Morse
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1618687999
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
A Gripping Account of Life as a First Responder Michael Morse, an eighteen year veteran firefighter and EMT, takes you along for the ride as he and his fellow officers respond to emergency calls on the streets of Providence, RI. Race from one call to the next as Morse goes from facing life and death emergencies to treating minor injuries and carting drunks to detox. See for yourself how difficult, frustrating and at times heartbreaking this job can be, as lives are lost, scarce medical resources squandered and futures altered. Experience the heartache and joy of losing and saving lives during this incredible journey. The story that unfolds is true and the people are real. This edition includes Michael Morse’s Rescuing Providence and Rescue 1 Responding.
Rescuing Providence and Rescue 1 Responding
Author: Michael Morse
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1618687999
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
A Gripping Account of Life as a First Responder Michael Morse, an eighteen year veteran firefighter and EMT, takes you along for the ride as he and his fellow officers respond to emergency calls on the streets of Providence, RI. Race from one call to the next as Morse goes from facing life and death emergencies to treating minor injuries and carting drunks to detox. See for yourself how difficult, frustrating and at times heartbreaking this job can be, as lives are lost, scarce medical resources squandered and futures altered. Experience the heartache and joy of losing and saving lives during this incredible journey. The story that unfolds is true and the people are real. This edition includes Michael Morse’s Rescuing Providence and Rescue 1 Responding.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1618687999
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
A Gripping Account of Life as a First Responder Michael Morse, an eighteen year veteran firefighter and EMT, takes you along for the ride as he and his fellow officers respond to emergency calls on the streets of Providence, RI. Race from one call to the next as Morse goes from facing life and death emergencies to treating minor injuries and carting drunks to detox. See for yourself how difficult, frustrating and at times heartbreaking this job can be, as lives are lost, scarce medical resources squandered and futures altered. Experience the heartache and joy of losing and saving lives during this incredible journey. The story that unfolds is true and the people are real. This edition includes Michael Morse’s Rescuing Providence and Rescue 1 Responding.
Legal Considerations for Fire and Emergency Services, 3rd Edition
Author: J. Curtis Varone
Publisher: Fire Engineering Books
ISBN: 1593703473
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 728
Book Description
The third edition of Legal Considerations for Fire & Emergency Services is a reader-friendly guide to the challenging legal issues that firefighters and emergency service personnel encounter. Written by J. Curtis Varone, a practicing attorney as well as an experienced firefighter, this book explores such key topics as fire department liability, search and seizure, sovereign immunity, overtime laws, collective bargaining, OSHA compliance, workers’ compensation, physical abilities testing, medical examinations, drug testing, discrimination, and sexual harassment. It is a perfect textbook for any course on fire service law as well as an indispensable desk reference for day-to-day fire department administration. Features of the new 3rd Edition: • Updated cases on several topics including residency requirements, employment discrimination, and more • Expanded treatment of hot topics such as digital imagery, social media, and electronic surveillance • Meets the latest requirements for FESHE’s Legal Aspects of the Fire Service curriculum • Many new photos and graphics to help connect cases to day-to-day issues in the fire service • Coverage of recent changes to search and seizure law, use of digital photos and social media by emergency personnel, and fire department liability
Publisher: Fire Engineering Books
ISBN: 1593703473
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 728
Book Description
The third edition of Legal Considerations for Fire & Emergency Services is a reader-friendly guide to the challenging legal issues that firefighters and emergency service personnel encounter. Written by J. Curtis Varone, a practicing attorney as well as an experienced firefighter, this book explores such key topics as fire department liability, search and seizure, sovereign immunity, overtime laws, collective bargaining, OSHA compliance, workers’ compensation, physical abilities testing, medical examinations, drug testing, discrimination, and sexual harassment. It is a perfect textbook for any course on fire service law as well as an indispensable desk reference for day-to-day fire department administration. Features of the new 3rd Edition: • Updated cases on several topics including residency requirements, employment discrimination, and more • Expanded treatment of hot topics such as digital imagery, social media, and electronic surveillance • Meets the latest requirements for FESHE’s Legal Aspects of the Fire Service curriculum • Many new photos and graphics to help connect cases to day-to-day issues in the fire service • Coverage of recent changes to search and seizure law, use of digital photos and social media by emergency personnel, and fire department liability
Rescuing Providence
Author: Michael Morse
Publisher: Post Hill Press
ISBN: 1618687980
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
Former EMT and firefighter Michael Morse takes you along for the ride as he and his fellow officers respond to 24 emergency calls in a 34-hour period. Rescuing Providence is a fascinating glimpse into the daily lives of the people who do a critical job that is often dangerous, sometimes thankless, but ultimately rewarding.
Publisher: Post Hill Press
ISBN: 1618687980
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
Former EMT and firefighter Michael Morse takes you along for the ride as he and his fellow officers respond to 24 emergency calls in a 34-hour period. Rescuing Providence is a fascinating glimpse into the daily lives of the people who do a critical job that is often dangerous, sometimes thankless, but ultimately rewarding.
Fire Protection Service
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
Fire Officer's Legal Handbook
Author: J. Curtis Varone
Publisher: Delmar Pub
ISBN: 9781418041137
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 718
Book Description
This book is an excellent addition to every fire officer's bookshelf."--Jacket.
Publisher: Delmar Pub
ISBN: 9781418041137
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 718
Book Description
This book is an excellent addition to every fire officer's bookshelf."--Jacket.
Working Class Hero
Author: Tom Kenney
Publisher: Publish America
ISBN: 9781413731071
Category : Fire extinction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Working Class Hero: Memoirs of a Providence Fireman is one man's action-packed account of twenty-three years of life as a firefighter in busy metropolitan Providence-the third largest city in the Northeast. Experience what it's like to be taken on one emergency call after another-fires, shootings, stabbings, and more. Encounter situations that are completely unimaginable to the average citizen. Thoughtfully written with the reader in mind, describing each stage of an incident, this book allows the reader to visualize riding along with the firefighters as they pull up to a scene and must take immediate action. In this book, Lieutenant Tom Kenney will take you inside the mind of a firefighter as he makes life and death decisions. Celebrate his victories and suffer his defeats. Glimpse a world few people ever experience. From practical jokes and fun around the firehouse to gut-wrenching real-life tragedies, this book covers it all!
Publisher: Publish America
ISBN: 9781413731071
Category : Fire extinction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Working Class Hero: Memoirs of a Providence Fireman is one man's action-packed account of twenty-three years of life as a firefighter in busy metropolitan Providence-the third largest city in the Northeast. Experience what it's like to be taken on one emergency call after another-fires, shootings, stabbings, and more. Encounter situations that are completely unimaginable to the average citizen. Thoughtfully written with the reader in mind, describing each stage of an incident, this book allows the reader to visualize riding along with the firefighters as they pull up to a scene and must take immediate action. In this book, Lieutenant Tom Kenney will take you inside the mind of a firefighter as he makes life and death decisions. Celebrate his victories and suffer his defeats. Glimpse a world few people ever experience. From practical jokes and fun around the firehouse to gut-wrenching real-life tragedies, this book covers it all!
Fire and Water
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Category : Fire prevention
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fire prevention
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Fire Service Instructor: Principles and Practice
Author: International Society of Fire Service Instructors,
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
ISBN: 1449668712
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC), and International Society of Fire Service Instructors (ISFSI) are pleased to bring you Fire Service Instructor: Principles and Practice, a new text developed to meet and exceed the 2007 Edition of NFPA 1041, Standard for Instructor Professional Qualifications. This text, which utilizes a case-based approach to learning in order to encourage critical thinking, is the core of an integrated teaching and learning system for Fire Instructor I and II level courses. Fire Service Instructor: Principles and Practice is not only designed to help students meet the requirements to become a fire instructor, but also to empower them to become great educators within the fire and emergency services. Listen to a Podcast with Fire Service Instructor: Principles and Practice editor Forest Reeder to learn more about this training program! Forest discusses the concise nature of the text, its real world focus on how training is delivered in today's classrooms and training grounds, and the technology resources available to support the text. To listen now, visit: http://d2jw81rkebrcvk.cloudfront.net/assets.multimedia/audio/Fire_Service_Instructor.mp3
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
ISBN: 1449668712
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC), and International Society of Fire Service Instructors (ISFSI) are pleased to bring you Fire Service Instructor: Principles and Practice, a new text developed to meet and exceed the 2007 Edition of NFPA 1041, Standard for Instructor Professional Qualifications. This text, which utilizes a case-based approach to learning in order to encourage critical thinking, is the core of an integrated teaching and learning system for Fire Instructor I and II level courses. Fire Service Instructor: Principles and Practice is not only designed to help students meet the requirements to become a fire instructor, but also to empower them to become great educators within the fire and emergency services. Listen to a Podcast with Fire Service Instructor: Principles and Practice editor Forest Reeder to learn more about this training program! Forest discusses the concise nature of the text, its real world focus on how training is delivered in today's classrooms and training grounds, and the technology resources available to support the text. To listen now, visit: http://d2jw81rkebrcvk.cloudfront.net/assets.multimedia/audio/Fire_Service_Instructor.mp3
Fire Protection and Water Supply ...
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Category : Fire departments
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fire departments
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
The Standard
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Insurance
Languages : en
Pages : 838
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Insurance
Languages : en
Pages : 838
Book Description