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1 online resource (275 pages) |
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Into the field. Getting started ; Down and out ; A brave new world ; Loss ; Part-timer ; Training day ; Class #64 ; The trauma room ; Hospital rotations ; A rainy Sunday ; The test ; Train wreck ; Life on an ambulance ; Alone in the woods ; Assaults ; A slow Saturday -- OFD. Rookie -- First Night -- Delivery -- Man Down -- Desperation -- Suddenly -- The Catch -- The Infant -- The Burning Room -- Under the Camper -- Death by Suicide -- Special Effects -- The Boy in the Road -- Regulars -- The Usual Spots -- Missing -- The Patient -- The Intruder -- Learning to Drive -- Driving -- In Charge -- Mealtime -- Training -- Practical Jokes -- Home -- Command. Learning -- A Hole in the Floor -- A New Direction -- Training Division -- Learning to Lead -- A Fork in the Road -- A Final Step -- Returning to Shift -- And It All Came Crashing Down. The Call -- Charges -- A Gathering Storm -- Verdict -- Aftermath -- Reporting for Duty -- The Appeal -- Turning to the Union -- The Meeting -- The Only Option -- Farewell. |
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"In 1985, desiring a meaningful, high-paced career in public service, Rachel Wentz left her university studies to become a firefighter/paramedic. Only the eighth woman hired by the Orlando Fire Department, a highly competitive department steeped in tradition, Wentz excelled, completing an AS in Fire Science, a master's in public administration, and numerous specialized training courses to prepare her for an administrative position within the department. Wentz spent eleven years with OFD, experiencing a career that was every bit as exciting and challenging as she had sought. A moving, candid, and eloquent memoir, Let Burn recounts her experiences as a firefighter/paramedic, during which time she witnessed aspects of life and death few people are privy to, experiences that shaped her as a professional and as a person. From the rigorous demands of training to the extraordinary calls Wentz responded to, Let Burn details the gratifying aspects of the field, but also demonstrates the precarious nature of the job: a heated altercation at the scene of an industrial fire leads to Wentz losing almost everything she's worked for and the dramatic end of a storied career. In vivid detail, Let Burn provides a firsthand glimpse into the hidden world of firefighting and emergency medicine"--Publisher's description |
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Wentz, Rachel K.
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Orlando (Fla.). Fire Department.
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Orlando (Fla.). Fire Department
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Women fire fighters -- Florida -- Biography.
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Allied health personnel -- Florida -- Biography.
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Emergency medical technicians -- Florida -- Biography.
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Personnel paramédical -- Floride -- Biographies.
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Pompières -- Floride -- Biographies.
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Allied health personnel
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Women fire fighters
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Florida https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39QbtfRBghXPwB89fbdFYcHbM
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Women.
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autobiographies (literary works)
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Biographies
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Autobiographies.
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Biographies.
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Autobiographies.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Wentz, Rachel K. Let burn. East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, 2013 (DLC) 2012029290 |
| ISBN |
9781609173579 (electronic bk.) |
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1609173570 (electronic bk.) |
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1628950900 (electronic bk.) |
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9781628950908 (electronic bk.) |
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9781611860719 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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1611860717 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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AU@ 000062386548 |
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DKDLA 820120-katalog:999943476305765 |
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