Sister in a Brotherhood: Stories from My Life as a Female Firefighter is a touching memoir written by Cindie Schooner-Ball, a retired Fire Service Captain. This is a must-read full of insightful and entertaining stories, giving readers a true glimpse…
UP IN SMOKE: Stories from a Life on Fire
This is an hilarious, moving and utterly compelling collection of stories from a third-generation firefighter. Warning: may contain cats up trees! Leigh Hosy-Pickett has seen it all in his 25 years as a firefighter. He’s battled infernos and pulled people…
Both Sides of the Fire Line: Memoir of a Transgender Firefighter
Bobbie Scopa is a retired firefighter, podcast host and public speaker, whose upcoming book, Both Sides of the Fire Line: Memoir of a Transgender Firefighter is due to be published by the Chicago Review Press on 6 September 2022. It…
Book Review: Catastrophe and Systemic Change
The Grenfell Tower tragedy was the worst residential fire in London since the Second World War. It killed 72 people in the richest borough of one of the wealthiest countries in the world. Like other catastrophic events before it and…
Vehicle Extrication – The Next Generation
Vehicle Extrication – The Next Generation is a new book from Rescue Consultant Ian Dunbar in partnership with LUKAS Hydraulik GmbH. Released at the end of June 2020, the 290 page hardcover book provides comprehensive guidance for those involved in…
Haynes Firefighter Manual
An insight into the training, equipment, roles and working lives of firefighters by Philip Martin and Duncan J. White. This new book published in the UK is a veritable encyclopaedia that begins with the historical background of the early fire…
Book Review: Busy as Hell by Mike Foley
When Mike Foley was a child and lost something, his mother would say, “It’s just stuff.” However, when he lost a marriage, a job, and three generations’ worth of family heirlooms, it’s not easy. Yet at age 69, the former…
Book Review: Euro Firefighter 2: 6,701 Building Fires
Euro Firefighter 2: 6,701 Building Fires is Paul Grimwood’s follow-up to Euro Firefighter: Fire Tactics and Training Manual. In this new volume, Paul Grimwood examines fire engineering and firefighting tactics to investigate how the ever-changing built environment is shaping current and future…
Book Review: I Can’t Save You, But I‘ll Die Trying: The American Fire Culture
I Can’t Save You, But I’ll Die Trying: The American Fire Culture is a collection of essays representing years of fire-service experience including operations, prevention, education, safety, leadership, culture, and philosophy giving readers, both civilian and firefighters, a new understanding…