Working Fire

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. Free Read Working Fire [ Author ] Zac Unger [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr Since my husband is a firefighter, I ve read quite a few books on the subject I mostly read them because I find they re all over the house they wouldn t normally be my first choice Compared to other firefighting books, this is 5 stars Working Fire stands out because it reads like it was written by an honest to God paycheck earning author, not just a firefighter who has some good stories to tell I can t remember the last time I read a book that is this well written The author IS a firefight Since my husband is a firefighter, I ve read quite a few books on the subject I mostly read them because I find they re all over the house they wouldn t normally be my first choice Compared to othe... He crosses himself, then kisses his wedding ring, and I make a mental note to develop a ritual for myself, some sort of secular facsimile of prayer that I can use before I go running into a burning building. 2 Firefighters are like astronauts or medical doctors to me I m never going to be one, and that s just dandy, but in the meantime I ll happily read a whole bunch about them.Now, as the subtitle suggests, Unger didn t expect to be a firefighter He grew up California crunchy, went to Deep Sp He crosses himself, then kisses his wedding ring, and I make a mental note to develop a ritual for myself, some sort of secular facsimile of prayer that I can use before I go running into a burning building. 2 Firefighters are like astronauts or medical doctors to me I m never going to be one, and that s just dandy, but in the meantime I ll happily read a whole bunch about them.Now, as the subtitle suggests, Unger didn t expect to be a firefighter He grew up California crunchy, went to Deep Springs and Brown for undergrad, went to UC Berkeley for a master s degree, comes from a family of white collar workers On his graduation day, when he becomes a firefighter, he says of his parents that The closest they d ever come to a group of men with badges was the time a troop of National Guardsmen with batons and tear...Great book for whoever likes wants to be a fireman woman A great story by Zac Unger where every chapter is the climax From fighting big fires to car accidents this book has some of the best action any book.Zac Unger grew up in Oakland, California with a desire to rescue people He channeled that into scuba diving and studying to become a forest ranger until his mother encouraged him to become a fireman.Rather than telescoping chapters that evolve from one another, Working Fire unfolds in a series of essays This makes for some odd jumps in time where the reader senses quite a lot must have happened to get Unger where he was when the story unfolded One of those leaps seems central to the point of Zac Unger grew up in Oakland, California with a desire to rescue people He channeled that into scuba diving and studying to become a forest ranger until his mother encouraged him to become a fireman.Rather than telescoping chapters that evolve from one another, Working Fire unfolds in a series of essays This makes for some odd jumps in time where the reader senses quite a lot must have happened to get Unger where he was when the story unfolded One of those leaps seems central to the...Unlike most of the other firefighting books I ve read, this one focuses almost exclusively on the training period Unger had while learning the ropes of firefighting, as the book title suggests He is a rookie throughout, so even once he finishes the training academy, his experiences working in a firehouse are peppered with lessons and words of advice from his colleagues A good portion of the early book is focused on the training academy for firefighters in Oakland, CA While Unger describes him Unlike most of the other firefighting books I ve read, ...Lexile 1070Very much in the style of Jon Krakauer Working fire is a lucid, articulate treatment of a field that very few of us truly understand The writer is analytical without being tedious At times, the text is hard to put down at others, it gets a little prosaic I got Tim O Brien vibes at times.Words of Wisdom The word firefighter has a strange connotation It seems like a natural cousin to crime fighter, but it s different Fire fighting isn t really about fire in the same way tha Lexile 1070Very much in the style of Jon Krakauer Working fire is a lucid, articulate treatment of a field that very few of us truly understand The writer is analytical without being tedious At times, the text is hard to put down at others, it gets a little prosaic I got Tim O Brien vibes at times.Words of Wisdom Th...An enjoyable read no doubt, but as a fellow firefighter, I found it a bit over dramatized at times No offense to Mr Unger, but constantly referring to his gear as smoke stained and blackened was just a little over the top for me by the end It seems as though Mr Unger, to his credit, felt it his resp...I see that this book has an average rating of under 3.8 What those people were thinking, I cannot imagine I found this book absolutely fascinating Unger, the son of an upper middle class Oakland Jewish family, was always drawn to outdoors work and went into firefighting almost on a whim, not realizing that many men try for years to get into a company like Oakland s What he learned, in his training and on the job, reflects on how we run our cities, how we treat our elderly, our poor, our drug I see that this book has an average rating of under 3.8 What those people were thinking, I cannot imagine I found this book absolutely fascinating Unger, the son of an upper middle class Oakland Jewish family, was always drawn to outdoors work and went into firefighting almost on a whim, not realizing that many men try for years to get into a company like Oakland s What he learned, in his training an...This book is too short I wanted to follow Zac Unger intoburning buildings,troubled streets,firehouses It s a thrilling story, not just because it s a rookie fireman s but because of Unger s bravery and his brain he is an outsider turned insider, a preppie who heard the call I d like to read about Zac Unger doing almost anything because you can feel what he is going through with everything he describes as he tells us His story is remarkable and insopires anybody wanting to This book is too short I wanted to follow Zac Unger intoburning buildings,troubled streets,firehouses It s a thrilling story, not just because it s a rookie fireman s but because of Unger s bravery and his brain he ...The book speaks for itself Zac Unger needed a purpose in life and he found it in an application for the Oakland Fire Department that his mama went and got for him Not really a slacker, but unsure what he wanted to do in life, he went to school basically to become a biologist despite the fact he hated biology, but he only chose that major because he enjoyed being outdoors.Long story short, this is his story of his days at the tower, as the academy was referred to as, and about his first couple The book speaks for itself Zac Unger needed a purpose in life and he found it in an application for the Oakland Fire Department that his mama went and got for him Not really a slacker, but unsure what he wanted to do in life, he went to school basically to become a biologist despite the fact he hated biology, but he only chose that major because he enjoyed being outdoors.Long story short, this is his story of his ...

• English
• 18 March 2018
Zac Unger
• Paperback
• 272 pages
• 0143034952
• Zac Unger
• Working Fire