Comments on: 2008 Firefighter Related Gifts: Books & Movies http://stopdropandblog.com/2008/12/05/2008-firefighter-related-gifts-books-movies/ The Family Side of Fire Life Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:04:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jake Barnard http://stopdropandblog.com/2008/12/05/2008-firefighter-related-gifts-books-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-3940 Jake Barnard Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:34:35 +0000 http://stopdropandblog.com/?p=759#comment-3940 Just found your site, but good post! Had to send it to my wife since it had some good suggestions. (I love getting my nephew firetrucks, books, etc.) He had been quite upset that I wasn't riding in our truck for the Thanksgiving parade :) ... though I had felt that running out the door for a 5hr call, making it up to the wife by helping with relatives was a safer bet. To add to your list, I would also recommend "The Last Men Out: Life on the Edge at Rescue 2 Firehouse" by by Tom Downey. It was a fun read, and gave a little insight into what it is like for career/bigger city guys in the fire service. Just found your site, but good post! Had to send it to my wife since it had some good suggestions. (I love getting my nephew firetrucks, books, etc.)

He had been quite upset that I wasn’t riding in our truck for the Thanksgiving parade :) … though I had felt that running out the door for a 5hr call, making it up to the wife by helping with relatives was a safer bet.

To add to your list, I would also recommend “The Last Men Out: Life on the Edge at Rescue 2 Firehouse” by by Tom Downey. It was a fun read, and gave a little insight into what it is like for career/bigger city guys in the fire service.

]]> By: Mr618 http://stopdropandblog.com/2008/12/05/2008-firefighter-related-gifts-books-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-3800 Mr618 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:53:32 +0000 http://stopdropandblog.com/?p=759#comment-3800 The Kenlon book, "Fires And Fire-Fighters; A History Of Modern Fire-Fighting With A Review Of Its Development From Earliest Times", was published in 1903, and is out of copyright. It may be downloaded -- legally -- in full, for free, at: http://www.archive.org/details/firesfirefighter00kenlrich This is a PDF scan of the original 1903 edition. The download is 72 MB (532 pages), so I'd recommend either a high-speed connection -- DSL or cable -- or let it run overnight if you're stuck with dial-up. The scanned version does not include earlier works, and from looking at the description on Amazon for the re-issue, it appears that the published is republishing older volumes as a series. The Kenlon book, “Fires And Fire-Fighters; A History Of Modern Fire-Fighting With A Review Of Its Development From Earliest Times”, was published in 1903, and is out of copyright. It may be downloaded — legally — in full, for free, at:

http://www.archive.org/details/firesfirefighter00kenlrich

This is a PDF scan of the original 1903 edition.

The download is 72 MB (532 pages), so I’d recommend either a high-speed connection — DSL or cable — or let it run overnight if you’re stuck with dial-up.

The scanned version does not include earlier works, and from looking at the description on Amazon for the re-issue, it appears that the published is republishing older volumes as a series.

]]> By: Stop, Drop and Blog » 2008 Firefighter Related Gifts: Some Big Bonus Picks http://stopdropandblog.com/2008/12/05/2008-firefighter-related-gifts-books-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-3772 Stop, Drop and Blog » 2008 Firefighter Related Gifts: Some Big Bonus Picks Sat, 06 Dec 2008 13:30:23 +0000 http://stopdropandblog.com/?p=759#comment-3772 [...] mentioned at the end of yesterday’s firefighter book and movie guide that I was bringing you a bonus post today! I’m actually hitting on three “big” [...] [...] mentioned at the end of yesterday’s firefighter book and movie guide that I was bringing you a bonus post today! I’m actually hitting on three “big” [...]

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