They Fight Fires and Win
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A frenzied hive of activity began in the hot confined space as water was sprayed about in an attempt to extinguish the flames and cool down the area. Beams of light from the fire fighters safety lamps broke through the smoke, focusing on the scene confronting them. It was not an encouraging sight, the body of Bob Parks lay at right angles to the passage, contorted as he had tried to roll into a ball to escape the holocaust. His fire resistant cover over his air cylinder had melted and was stuck to it. The face mask was scorched black across the visor, they could see his hands were so badly burned that the skin was hanging off in strips. His protective gloves remained back on the fire appliance where he had left them. Ears had swollen so much that for one sick humourous moment Rocky could only compare them to Walt Disneys Mickey Mouse! as they stuck out from under his helmet which had partially come off in his fall.
"Is he breathing?" whispered someone.
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About the Book
The story is set during the 1970,s and early eighties about the British Fire Service as seen through the eyes of an operational city fire fighter. It tells of the humour, the horrors and the heroics that the job involves, and of the wives and families who provide the support when the job becomes that much more stressful. It is not an autobiography but is written as a novel. Although the incidents described, are based on events that the author confronted or knew took place,they have been altered slightly to create a more interesting read.
About the Author
The author was an operational fire fighter during the period the book is set in and so writes from first hand experiences. Over the years he has served in the Royal Navy, and later after a premature ending to his Fire Service career, worked for many years in the Middle East and North African Oil Fields as a Industrial Fire Chief. He now currently lives in Australia and spends his time writing. At present John is working on his second book, which is a sequel to They fight fires and win, and is called Fire in the Desert. he is also completing a third novel totally different from his previous. It is a horror/supernatural story titled The Boyd Inheritence.