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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 363.37019 EAN: 9781593850630 Edition: 1 ISBN: 1593850638 Label: The Guilford Press Manufacturer: The Guilford Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 299 Publication Date: August 11, 2004 Publisher: The Guilford Press Studio: The Guilford Press Accessories: Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: Patterned on the outstanding success of I Love a Cop, this is the first book of its kind written exclusively for fire fighters and their families. Challenging two-dimensional stereotypes, Dr. Ellen Kirschman portrays fire fighters as they really are: complex men and women doing one of the world's toughest jobs and trying to fit comfortably into two families-the one at the firehouse and the one at home. I Love a Fire Fighter takes us on a journey from stationhouse to four-alarm blaze, from a harrowing ride with paramedics to a family dealing with shift work. Along the way, Dr. Kirschman addresses occupational health and safety issues along with domestic concerns including unpredictable schedules, lack of communication, and anxiety. Vivid anecdotes and practical tips show families how they can pull together when job stress threatens to spill over onto home turf, and shed light on what spouses and partners can do to help themselves, their mates, and their children live with the "best job in the world." Average Rating:
 Rating:  - You either get this or you don'tI have been with my firefighter husband well over 15 years and have always wished for so much - one being this book. No one on the outside can really get the job unless you live it and even when you live it you don't always understand it. The Dr. states issues that I have always wanted to communicate and put out there but never knew how. There has always been things I have wanted my man to do but never knew how to communicate it to him without having him withdraw. There are now practical ... Read More Rating: - What Company Officers Need to KnowThis book has an incomplete title. I think it should be required reading for company officers, shift commanders, and chiefs. Employees are a valuable asset and understanding that we are all the same, yet different will help staff officers preserve those assets. The book may be a little too detailed and not "fuzzy" enough for some family members, but those who are truly interested in what their firefighter relative does at work will benefit from the book. Considering the current ratio of male-to-female firefighters ... Read More Rating: - Some good points...First, I'll counter J. Brown's review above - the book does not exclusively apply to male firefighters, but given that the vast majority of firefighters in the world are men, it does focus primarily on that. Now, moving on to the book. I am a (volunteer) firefighter, grew up in a fire family, and work as a 911 dispatcher. I'm pretty familiar with this side of the fence. I bought this book for my significant other, who occasionally has some issues with my running out at all hours. I decided to read the ... Read More Rating: - Great Book Every Fire Fighter and Family Should Own!My husband was a volunteer fire fighter when we met. I had a hard time dealing with constant fire and EMS alarms and the fact that he would put himself in a potentially dangerous situation. Some of the guys on his department recommended this book to him for me so I bought it. I absolutly loved it. I even joined my hometown volunteer department after I had read it to get a better understanding of what he does. I fell in love with fire fighting just as he did. We've been together a couple years now and were married a ... Read More Rating:  - Book was written about FireMEN not FireFIGHTERS.....I heard about this book and was going to buy it, but from what I read it seems to refer to the Firefighters as male. Being a FEMALE Firefighter, I was going to buy it for my loved ones to read, but felt that it really did not apply to me. What a huge disappointment. Just when I thought there was a book to help people understand what it is like to live with a Firefighter, I find out that it only applies to the loved ones of the Male Firefighters. Sorry, this isn't supposed to be a Women's rights kind of blog, but ... Read More 
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