Fire & Emergency Services

The remarkable 200-year history of The RNLI and their invaluable role in British Maritime history. A beautiful book of kindness, courage, and community to treasure for years to come. Since 1824, people have counted on the RNLI to keep them...

A TIMES BEST BOOK OF 2019 An intimate and compelling exploration into the unique psyche of the heart surgeon, by one of the profession's most eminent figures. Although Professor...

'I'd been in so many scrapes with Theo and he'd always saved me. Those days were the hardest of my life so far and ... at the darkest point, those big brown eyes and that torn ear where I needed them to be. Right there next to me.' ...

In 1973 there were approximately 150 Fire Brigades protecting the United Kingdom - all with their own ideas on how to design and specify fire engines. However, local government reorganisation the following year was about to change that. This book is a...

'There's water in the engine,' he said. 'The engine has stopped.' This changed everything... Surviving the Storms brings together incredible...

The role of the modern firefighter has evolved beyond purely fighting fires, and the fire service has become one of the rescue services. This fascinating Manual, written by an experienced firefighter, begins with a look at the history of firefighting,...

She has to be OK, I pleaded silently to myself. She has to be. 'We've alerted the RNLI and they're sending a lifeboat out.' 'The RNLI?' I said, surprised. 'They do that?' ...

'Hilarious' Russell Brand'Fascinating, funny, moving' Richard Herring'Totally engaging, highly inspiring and impossible to put down' Nazir Afzal OBELeigh Hosy-Pickett has seen it all in his twenty-five years as a firefighter. He's battled infernos and...

The true story--told with heart-pounding action and heart-melting romance--of a heroic firefighter forced to confront an emergency even he can't handle: saving himself.Jason Sautel had it all. Confident in his abilities, trusted by his firefighting...

Tales of a country fireman from Shropshire, by the author of ALL FIRED UP and GREAT BALES OF FIRE. A perfect combination of heroism and nostalgia. Ideal for fans of the brand new series ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL It's 1987 and 26-year-old Malcolm...

In this comprehensive book, the author charts the development and production of one of the most famous fire engine manufacturers in the world. After an introduction that outlines Dennis's early days of manufacturing bicycles and cars in Guildford, the...

'Broken Blue Line is a rollercoaster of a ride depicting the realities of twenty-first-century policing on the front-line. Its well written, honest and informative. Alistair Livingstone put his life on the line, and now he's put his heart on the line...

A unique and gloriously nostalgic account of one eventful year in the fire service for readers who loved books such as CALL THE MIDWIFE and TRUST ME, I'M A VET and the brand new ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL. Nothing about the county fire service was...

Keith Banks was a member of the Queensland Police Force when not everyone with a badge could be trusted. Raw and confronting, Gun to the Head reveals what it was really like to be a tactical police officer in the violent and corrupt eighties, exposing a...

Seen through the eyes of four generations of a firefighter family, Five Floors Up is on one level the story of the modern New York City Fire Department. From the days just after the horse-drawn firetruck, to the devastation of the 1970s when the Bronx...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781948742825Author David HardinFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Belt PublishingPublisher Belt PublishingWeight(grams) 181g

Wild Rescues is a fast-paced, firsthand glimpse into the exciting lives of paramedics who work with the National Park Service: a unique brand of park rangers who respond to medical and traumatic emergencies in some of the most isolated and rugged parts...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781586423841Author Doug HornerFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Steerforth PressPublisher Steerforth Press

Four years after Therese Greenwood and her husband moved to Fort McMurray, Alberta, their new community was shattered by one of the worst wildfires in Canadian history. As the flames approached, they had only minutes to pack, narrowly escaping a fire...

Join brave American men and women first responders in sixteen inspiring tales of heroism. There is no question that it has been a rough few years for America and around the world. But along with news of the COVID-19 pandemic, new variants, wildfires,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780316308182Author Brendan McDonoughFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Hachette BooksPublisher Hachette BooksWeight(grams) 499g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781643139432Author Jennifer MurphyFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Pegasus BooksPublisher Pegasus BooksWeight(grams) 140g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781643136820Author Jennifer MurphyFormat HardbackPage Count 336Imprint Pegasus BooksPublisher Pegasus BooksWeight(grams) 152g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780733340086Author Bill MarshFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint ABC BooksPublisher ABC BooksWeight(grams) 441g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250849212Author Jaime LoweFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Picador USAPublisher Picador USAWeight(grams) 137g