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Firefighter! - The Drama and Humour of a Dangerous Profession (Paperback, Reprinted edition)
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Firefighter! - The Drama and Humour of a Dangerous Profession (Paperback, Reprinted edition)
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Firefighter: The Drama and Humour of a Dangerous Professionis the
work of former firefighter Neil Wallington, whose fire brigade
career began in Croydon in 1963. After sixteen years service in the
London Fire Brigade, he moved on promotion to West Sussex and then
Bedfordshire before taking command of the Mid Glamorgan Brigade. He
concluded his uniformed service as Chief Fire Officer of Devon Fire
and Rescue Service. In 1974, Neil was awarded the Queen's
Commendation for Brave Conduct for his part in the protracted
teamwork rescue of four firefighters buried a sudden building
collapse during a major London hotel fire. He has also served as
the International President of the Institution of Fire Engineers
and nowadays acts as a consultant on various fire and rescue
matters, is the editor of a Middle Eastern fire magazine and
organises international fire and rescue conferences. In the book,
the author draws upon his personal experiences in the harsh
physical world of the fire service to describe the hard slog of
training school, the first fatal fire, and the suffering and injury
witnessed so often by fire crews. In addition to firefighting, a
number of road and other crashes, leaking toxic chemicals,
explosions and a wide variety of emergencies in all weathers, day
and night, are graphically recalled, as are struggles with children
and animals stuck in all sorts of predicaments. Throughout the
pages of this book, the humour of the fire service shines through.
This highly absorbing and exciting true life account reflects the
often-dangerous, frequently dramatic and sometimes surprising world
of the modern firefighter.
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