Working Fire: The Making of a Fireman

Working Fire: The Making of a Fireman
by Zac Unger

Working Fire: The Making of a Fireman
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Author: Zac Unger
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-02-22
ISBN: 0143034952
Number of pages: 272
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)

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Book Review: Engaging fireman
Summary: 5 Stars

Unger joined the Oakland Fire Department in the 1990's. An Ivy League grad, son of Berkeley intellectuals, he had a calling for dangerous, physical, activities that baffled his parents. From feeling, and looking, like a fish out of water, he learned to be a part of the close-knit tribe of firefighters. Mixing just the right amount of self-analysis with a healthy dose of anecdotes and observations about the social, physical, and physical challenges of big-city firefighting, Unger manages to infuse the narrative with a sense of duty, honor, and respect without sounding sappy. He notes that firefighters spend most of their time answering medical emergency calls, often among the city's least respectable populations. He describes the visceral joy of destruction, chopping one's way through walls and roofs to quench a raging structure fire, of demolishing an expensive car to save the accident victim trapped within. Engaging.

Summary of Working Fire: The Making of a Fireman

Zac Unger didn?t feel like much of a fireman at first. Most of his fellow recruits seemed to have planned for the job all their lives; he was an Ivy League grad responding to an ad at a bus stop. He couldn?t keep his boots shined, and he looked terrible in his uniform. Working Fire is the story of how, from this unlikely beginning, Zac Unger came to feel at home among this close-knit tribe, came to master his work?s demands, and came to know what it is to see the world through a firefighter?s eyes. From the raw material of his days? work?alarm calls both harrowing and hilarious, moments of triumph and grief?Unger has forged a timeless story of finding one?s path, and a rousing adventure about the bravery and sacrifice of everyday heroes.

On the web: http://www.zacunger.com

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