{"product_id":"working-fire-in-east-cleveland-action-hard-hitting-humor-raw-honesty-tell-the-story-of-inner-city-career-firefighter-michael-c-ede-9781956579888","title":"Working Fire in East Cleveland: Action, hard-hitting humor, \u0026 raw honesty tell the story of inner-city career firefighter, Michael C. Ede","description":"\u003cb\u003eA career firefighter with a personal commitment that: \u003ci\u003eeveryone gets home safe!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e26-year firefighter, Michael C. Ede, a career firefighter with a personal commitment that \"everyone gets home safe,\" shares true stories of emergency calls, working relationships, and life inside and outside of the firehouse in the financially and morally crumbling city of East Cleveland, Ohio. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book offers readers a unique opportunity to enjoy a completely transparent, start-to-finish 26-year career highlights of a firefighter in a busy urban department. Readers will benefit from an honest appraisal of what a firefighter experiences both, inside the engine house, and at the emergency scene throughout the span of an entire career. The transformation from young, inexperienced rookie, to old, seasoned veteran, is chronicled in a way that keeps readers anticipating each new phase.\u003cp\u003eThere are three unique topics within the book that allow the readers to benefit from a very unusual and special work environment. The fact that the story takes place in a nearly all African-American impoverished city. A black-to-white employee ratio of 50\/50 in the fire department, coupled with raw honest story telling, makes this story extremely eye-opening to most readers who have never experienced this type of work and racial makeup within the work force. The contrast of the firefighters is portrayed throughout the book, and the successes, as well as the failures, are brought to the forefront. The work environment is absolutely unique. It answers the questions in a reader's mind pertaining to how well white and black firefighters work together. Suspenseful, gripping details reveal the answer, and show that when white and black firefighters work together, great things can, and often do, take place. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReader be warned, there are no cover ups, embellishment, fluff, or exaggeration in this book. Action, hard-hitting humor, \u0026amp; raw honesty tell the story of inner-city career firefighter, Michael C. Ede.\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eContents: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWar Story 1: \u003ci\u003eTrapped\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOld School\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Brotherhood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSo, You Want to Be a Firefighter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirst Day in the Hood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFire School\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn House\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWar Stories - Introducing Charlie Catania\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWar Story 2: \u003ci\u003eLakefront Fire\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlack \u0026amp; White\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWar Story 3: \u003ci\u003eElevator Fatality\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBall Busting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReal Heroes... or Not?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePerimeter Man\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWar Story 4: \u003ci\u003eThe Ultimate Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSquad Knobs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFire Boss\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWar Story 5: \u003ci\u003eSudden Death\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNine Dead in Charleston, South Carolina\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBizarre Events \u0026amp; Outrageous Behavior\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Edge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWar Story 6: \u003ci\u003eTriple header\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFire Chief\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRumors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePromotions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCircling the Drain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Blowout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis story contains actual events and real people in high-stress and dangerous situations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eContains adult language and situations.\u003cbr\u003eRecommended for readers 18+\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Daniel RG Crandall Publisher","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51453787898130,"sku":"9781956579888","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c87b0152-9ac4-4c3e-a37a-51e0ee40e1f6.jpg?v=1751980070","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/working-fire-in-east-cleveland-action-hard-hitting-humor-raw-honesty-tell-the-story-of-inner-city-career-firefighter-michael-c-ede-9781956579888","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}