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Fire and fury : inside the Trump White House by Michael Wolff
Call Number: E913 .W65
ISBN: 9781250158062
Publication Date: 2018
The first nine months of Donald Trump's term were stormy, outrageous -- and absolutely mesmerizing. Now, thanks to his deep access to the West Wing, bestselling author Michael Wolff tells the riveting story of how Trump launched a tenure as volatile and fiery as the man himself. In this explosive book, Wolff provides a wealth of new details about the chaos in the Oval Office.

Probably not this kind of fire either!

Dante's Inferno : The Vision of Hell from the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri
ISBN: 9781467778268
Publication Date: 2014
Inferno is the first part of Italian poet Dante Alighieri's epic poem Divine Comedy. The allegory describes Dante's journey through the depths of Hell. He is led by the Roman poet Virgil down into the nine circles of Hell, each of which holds and punishes progressively worse sinners. From the First Circle, where unbaptized souls live in peaceful limbo, down to the Ninth Circle, where Satan is trapped in ice, Dante sees firsthand the consequence of unrepentantly sinning against God. Dante published his narrative poem between 1308 and 1321. This version is taken from an 1892 English edition, featuring British author Rev. H. F. Cary's blank verse translation and woodcut illustrations by French artist Gustave Doré.

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Firefighter Fitness : A Health and Wellness Guide by Schneider, Ernest L.
ISBN: 9781607416500
Publication Date: 2010
This book highlights firefighting as one of the nation's most dangerous and hazardous jobs, with heart attacks, high physical stress levels, sprains, and strains all too common. Of all firefighters in the United States, 72 percent are volunteers. The leading cause of on-duty death among volunteers is heart attack. The leading cause of injuries for all firefighters is overexertion and strain. The prevalence of cardiovascular illness and deaths and work-inhibiting strains and sprains among firefighters illustrates the need for a comprehensive health and wellness program in every department. To address the issues specific to volunteers, the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) developed this guide to health and wellness for volunteer departments and members. In 2003, the NVFC launched the ground breaking Heart-Healthy Firefighter Program specifically to address heart disease in the fire and emergency services. This awareness and prevention campaign targets all firefighters and emergency personnel—both volunteer and career. This is an edited, excerpted and augmented edition of a U.S. Fire Administration publication
Human Factors Challenges in Emergency Management : Enhancing Individual and Team Performance in Fire and Emergency Services by Coyle, Becky
ISBN: 9781409453055
Publication Date: 2014
This book provides an overview of state-of-the-art research that has been conducted within Australia, funded by the Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre. The chapters source and contextualize their own research practice within the context of the international research literature. Therefore, while the research has occurred within Australia it will be of particular interest to scholars, students and practitioners in a number of other countries, particularly within the United States of America and in Europe. The fire and emergency services is a particularly large industry - in Australia alone it employs 250,000 personnel - yet there is very little by way of published human factors books addressing this sector directly. Emergency events frequently involve problems for which there may be unanticipated consequences and highly interdependent consequential effects. In short, emergency events are not necessarily as containable as may be work in other domains. As Karl Weick once commented, emergency events do not'play by the rules'. This means that these research chapters tell us something about a potential future world of work that is highly dynamic, interdependent and for which improvisation and critical thinking and problem-solving are necessary pre-requisites. The discussions about individual and team performance will also be pertinent to others working in similar high-reliability, high-consequence domains. The chapters connect into an integrated body of work about individual and group performance and their limitations.
Public Safety Suicide : The Human Dimension by Van Haute, Mary
ISBN: 9780398081348
Publication Date: 2015
This book takes an individual human approach to the problem of suicide in public safety occupations. As a researcher in suicide, coauthor John Violanti relies heavily upon statistics to make the case for prevention. These worthwhile statistics help to form the big picture, but one must keep in mind that these are just statistics and not people. With coauthor Mary Van Haute and her knowledge of the human condition and experience in interventions, she adds the human dimension by relating her stories of real people who worked in public safety occupations and their difficult and sometimes tragic consequences with near and completed suicide. Added to her expertise is her own life experience: she is a survivor of her brother's death by suicide. For the reader, the book provides a detailed insight into the reality of suicide and how it tears into the very fiber of being human in an occupational culture that requires one to forget emotions, feelings, and at times compassion. Stigma and a myriad of misnomers silence the majority of suicide attempt survivors, robbing suicide prevention specialists of lifesaving knowledge and perspective. Here are the stories of people who have balanced the risk of being judged and misunderstood with the value of being a mentor and role model to others. They share their stories about living with mental illness, addiction, and suicide in the hopes that it will have a positive impact on the readers and ultimately save a life. It is also a look back at the beaten path of Van Haute's own double road of grief—from a time of ignorance through years of hard-knocks education to a point of peaceful resolve, the trials and tasks facing a survivor of suicide loss are chronicled. Each chapter concludes with a case analysis of lessons learned from the story courageously shared. This book is an opportunity to see that there is life after lifelessness, hope after hopelessness and peace after restlessness.

Where there's smoke... there's a book!

Canadian firefighter's handbook : firefighting and emergency response
Call Number: TH9151 .F493
ISBN: 9781439058923
Publication Date: 2010
This book touches on new practices, technology and initiatives that are a consideration for all firefighters. Current topics include large incident and disaster response, fire life safety initiatives, managing air supply, predicting building collapse, GPS technology, thermal imaging use in search and rescue, and more!
Fire and emergency services safety and survival by Travis Ford
Call Number: TH9182 .F67
ISBN: 9780137015481
Publication Date: 2012
The Fire service has long been considered a profession plagued with a history of unavoidable tragedy. As the number of line of duty deaths and injuries continues to be staggering year after year, Fire and Emergency Services Safety and Survival exposes the false mentality of “doing whatever it takes” and provides solutions for both the individual and fire department. The content developed is based on the 16 Life Safety Initiatives developed by the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation.
Firefighter's fitness handbook by Al Wasser
Call Number: TH9128 .W322
ISBN: 9781428361485
Publication Date: 2009
Beneficial to the both the individual firefighter, as well as the entire department, this book provides a total health evaluation and fitness program designed specifically for firefighters.
Introduction to fire protection by Robert W. Klinoff
Call Number: TH9241 .K55
ISBN: 9781439058428
Publication Date: 2012
This comprehensive resource emphasizes the vital skills needed by successful firefighters. It includes up-to-the-minute coverage of incident effectiveness, customer service, physical fitness, training, and fire prevention. It also covers such cutting-edge issues as homeland security, goal setting, life safety initiatives, recent laws affecting firefighters, fire fighter emergency decision making, and other developments straight from the field.

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My Mommy the wilderness fire fighter by Amanda Fass
Call Number: SD421.23 .F37
ISBN: 9781456019020
Publication Date: 2010
What mommies do!
No dragons for tea : fire safety for kids (and dragons) by Jean Pendziwol
Call Number: PZ7 .P37 N6
ISBN: 9781550745696
Publication Date: 1999
Rhymed text and illustrations show what happened at a tea party when a friendly dragon sneezed. Includes a fire safety rhyme and a checklist of things to be prepared to do in case of fire.

Bedtime Reading

Inside the inferno : a firefighter's story of the brotherhood that saved Fort McMurray by Asher, Damian
Call Number: SD421.34 .C2 A84
ISBN: 9781501171123
Publication Date: 2017
On May 1, one of the worst natural disasters in Canada's history struck Fort McMurray. What began as a small, remote forest quickly became a nightmare for the 90,000 residents of the city. A perfect combination of weather, geography, and circumstance had created a wildfire that was more dangerous than anyone could have imagined. As winds drove the flames towards Fort McMurray, the entire city population was ordered to evacuate. When the fire leapt across the river and started to devour everything in its path, the only people left to face it were the firefighters and support crew tasked with protecting the city. Born and raised in Fort McMurray, Damian Asher was a fifteen year veteran of the city's fire department. When the order went out for all firefighters to report for duty, Damian stopped work on his family's house-which he was building by hand-sent his wife and children out of town, and answered the call. For thirteen straight days, Damian and his crew were on the frontlines of the fire, battling the blaze wherever it encroached upon the city. As homes burned and embers rained down around them, Damian and the rest of the Brotherhood barely slept, rushing from hotspot to hotspot as they struggled to contain the fire. Aid poured in from around the world and the country watched in hope and fear, wondering what was happening on the streets of Fort McMurray. Finally, after weeks of fighting a wildfire that appeared insatiable, the Brotherhood managed to regain control of the city. But the fire had more than left its mark - billions of dollars of damage, exhausted emergency workers, and a scattered citizenry were left in its wake. When Damian's family returned to their home, they found that it and all of their possessions had been burned to the ground. It seemed as though things would never be the same. And yet, as the smoke dissipated and the city reunited, there was hope that life would resume in Fort McMurray.

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Ontario Fire Fighters
We are Ontario's Fire Fighters, the association representing 11,000 professional fire fighters and support personnel who serve more than 11 million Ontarians. Our mission is to improve public safety for all Ontarians by promoting the safest, quickest response to emergencies. We are working to ensure proper training, equipment, and safety for all fire fighters to maximize efficiency during times of crisis.
Toronto Professional Fire Fighters' Association
The Toronto Professional Fire Fighters’ Association (I.A.F.F. Local 3888) is proud to represent over 3,000 women and men employed by the Toronto Fire Services.

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