Fire call!
By: by George DeVault
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Jump Seat Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Emmaus, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 297
ISBN-13: 9780990923602; 9780990923619
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Fire fighters; Biography; Volunteer fire departments
Description: "On a good day, our biggest fire truck carries a crew of five. Today is not a good day. It's a weekday, the time when the fewest volunteers can respond to a fire call. We're heading for a roaring house fire -- where a woman is reported trapped -- with a crew of two." So begins "Fire Call!", retired fire chief George DeVault's memoir about his 30 action-packed years as a volunteer firefighter --
Notes: "The highs--the lows--of 30 years on the hose. A volunteer firefighter's memoir"--Cover.
Table of contents: title: My secret life; title: First, a spectator; title: Professional volunteers; title: Baptism by fire; title: The Citizens' Fire Company; title: "Light duty"; title: Apocalypse ... on call!