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Let burn : the making and breaking of a firefighter/paramedic /

"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...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wentz, Rachel K. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, [2013]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a 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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