LEADER 02397nam 2200601 a 450 001 9910734340103321 005 20240416205318.0 010 $a1-62895-090-0 010 $a1-60917-357-0 035 $a(CKB)3170000000060822 035 $a(EBL)1810051 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000783646 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11431287 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000783646 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10761793 035 $a(PQKB)11286954 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3338299 035 $a(OCoLC)827455659 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse20065 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1810051 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3338299 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10636338 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1810051 035 $a(OCoLC)892799065 035 $a(EXLCZ)993170000000060822 100 $a20121002d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||||||nn|n 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aLet burn $ethe making and breaking of a firefighter/paramedic /$fRachel K. Wentz 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aEast Lansing $cMichigan State University Press$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (286 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-61186-071-7 327 $apt. 1. Into the field -- pt. 2. OFD -- pt. 3. Command -- pt. 4. And it all came crashing down. 330 $aIn 1985, desiring a meaningful, high-paced career in public service, Rachel Wentz left her university studies to become a firefighter/paramedic. Only the eighth woman hired by the Orlando Fire Department, a highly competitive department steeped in tradition, Wentz excelled, completing an AS in Fire Science, a master's in public administration, and numerous specialized training courses to prepare her for an administrative position within the department. Wentz spent eleven years with OFD, experiencing a career that was every bit as exciting and challenging as she had sought. A moving, candid, a 606 $aWomen fire fighters$zFlorida$vBiography 606 $aAllied health personnel$zFlorida$vBiography 615 0$aWomen fire fighters 615 0$aAllied health personnel 676 $a616.02/5092 676 $aB 700 $aWentz$b Rachel K$01371835 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910734340103321 996 $aLet burn$93401489 997 $aUNINA