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Firefighters from the Heart: True Stories and Lessons Learned

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Excellent Read!!!!! All of the stories are actual accounts that have occurred in the field! I recommend this book to anyone who is working in the Fire Service or others looking to get a taste of crawling down the hall.

This is an excellent book especially if you are in the fire service. Every story comes out with a special meaning and best of all, very good lessons for survival and safety. The author was the assistant chief of the fire academy while I was a recruit(candidate)and he did an excellent job teaching. I'm still learning from him and will never forget every thing he taught me in the academy. Thanks Steve for being an important role model and teacher.

This book does a very good job, and I give thanks to the author and all his scources for the excellent stories. Every story in this book serves to illistrate a point, a purpose. It tells the stories of fire fighters from all over, both big and small, career and volunteer. Some of the stories are sad, some of them happy but All of them serve the purpose just as the title says "Lessons Learned." I would strongly recommend this book to Anybody and Everybody that is interest in, already serving in, or has served in the Fire Service in some way. Furthermore this book is good not only for those previously mentioned but for Everybody else. You won't be disapointed if you purchase this book..I wasn't thus why I've given it 5 stars.

This book is a compelling glimpse into the experiences that firefighters encounter, and more importantly learn from, on a daily basis. Whether your in the fire service or just interested in learning more about it, this book is a guided tour by one of Chicago's most dedicated and admired veterans. Once you pick it up you won't be able to put it down!!!

I have had a chance to train with Chief Chikerotis. He is one of the most genuine guys you will ever meet. He cares more about training the fire service than he does of himself. The reasons these stories are in the book are because they match the life the Chief has lived. Chief's dedication to firefighter rescue and survival is unmatched. What a great person to learn from, I would work under him any time.

I purchased this book as a gift to an up and coming firefighter who found the stories poignant and striking. At the end of each story there is a review of the techniques presented and the event, which encouraged forethought and analysis. I'm quite happy with the purchase.

I am an aspiring firefighter and I just finished reading this book, it was amazing!! The stories are all true and straight from the hearts of those that told them. You can tell by the tone of the book that the stories are all real. I found that the lessons at the end of the book very informative. Steve does a great job putting all of the stories together!! A great book for aspiring firefighters, the public and REAL firefighters!! It is worth the cost to put it on your bookshelf or to give to a friend!