I Love a Fire Fighter What the Family Needs to Know

Name: I Love a Fire Fighter What the Family Needs to Know
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ISBN: 9781593850630

ISBN-10: 1593850638

ISBN-13: 9781593850630

Edition: 2004

Authors: Ellen Kirschman

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Challenging two-dimensional stereotypes, Ellen Kirschman portrays firefighters 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.

Book details

List price: $16.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Guilford Publications
Publication date: 8/12/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 299
Size: 5.91" wide x 8.86" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 0.946



Acknowledgments


Preface


Introduction



Beepers in Your Bedroom: The Givens and Realities of the Fire Service



Spillover: Managing the Relationship between Home and Work



Profiles: The Fire Fighter Personality



Climbing the Career Ladder: From Recruitment to Retirement



Emergency Medical Services: False Alarms and Frequent Fliers



Organizational Stress: Fractures in the Fire Service



Diversity



Injuries and Fatalities



Fitness, Health, and Safety



Trauma and Stress



Treating Traumatic Stress: Help for Individuals and Families



Fire Fighters in Hot Water: Alcoholism, Arson, Divorce, and Infidelity



Fire-Fighting Couples



Getting Help


Epilogue


Resources


Bibliography


Index


About the Author