Heroes and Giants
Douglas B. Ashby
During a career in the emergency services, you will see every imaginable type of tragedy. In this sometimes humorous, sometimes heartrending memoir, Ashby rises from a lowly recruit in Pasadena, California to battalion chief with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. He shares, with authentic detail, the horrific incidents that firefighters encounter. At the same time, Ashby provides a look into his personal life and how you can’t just “leave your work at work” when you serve in this capacity.
“We do all we can, and it has to be enough.”
Duration - 10h 54m.
Author - Douglas B. Ashby.
Narrator - Mike Chadwick.
Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023.
Copyright - © 2021 Douglas B. Ashby ©.
Location:
United States
Networks:
Douglas B. Ashby
Mike Chadwick
LeRue Books, an imprint of LeRue Press, LLC
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Description:
During a career in the emergency services, you will see every imaginable type of tragedy. In this sometimes humorous, sometimes heartrending memoir, Ashby rises from a lowly recruit in Pasadena, California to battalion chief with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. He shares, with authentic detail, the horrific incidents that firefighters encounter. At the same time, Ashby provides a look into his personal life and how you can’t just “leave your work at work” when you serve in this capacity. “We do all we can, and it has to be enough.” Duration - 10h 54m. Author - Douglas B. Ashby. Narrator - Mike Chadwick. Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023. Copyright - © 2021 Douglas B. Ashby ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duración:00:00:09
Dedication
Duración:00:04:14
Prologue
Duración:00:16:06
Chapter 1: Eagle Rock - My Home
Duración:00:15:57
Chapter 2: Training Wheels for Life
Duración:00:08:10
Chapter 3: Stumbling Upon the Right Choice
Duración:00:08:45
Chapter 4: A Great Place to Start
Duración:00:19:54
Chapter 5: Loved My Job-It Was Hard to Leave
Duración:00:14:32
Chapter 6: Bumps in the Road
Duración:00:06:41
Chapter 7: Quickly Lost and Forgotten
Duración:00:12:52
Chapter 8: No One Is Immune to Change
Duración:00:05:09
Chapter 9: It Doesn't Matter Who Gets the Credit
Duración:00:08:18
Chapter 10: Compassion Comes from the Strangest Places
Duración:00:12:35
Chapter 11: The Knife and Gun Club
Duración:00:12:10
Chapter 12: The Future Is Not Always Pretty
Duración:00:12:27
Chapter 13: Traditions, Lessons, and Fellow Firefighters
Duración:00:13:55
Chapter 14: Promotions Are Exciting - Well, Kinda
Duración:00:07:50
Chapter 15: Only the Good Die Young
Duración:00:14:48
Chapter 16: Lessons for a Lifetime
Duración:00:10:06
Chapter 17: A Well-Deserved Award
Duración:00:07:00
Chapter 18: "Those People"
Duración:00:08:11
Chapter 19: We Escape Death Not Once, But Twice
Duración:00:20:04
Chapter 20: They're Family, You Have to Love 'Em
Duración:00:08:16
Chapter 21: If I Could Have Only Touched Them
Duración:00:10:02
Chapter 22: On the Job Training
Duración:00:09:44
Chapter 23: Sometimes It's Personal
Duración:00:15:04
Chapter 24: Just Plain Evil
Duración:00:05:49
Chapter 25: They Never Locked Their Doors
Duración:00:20:24
Chapter 26: Out With the Old, In With the New Command and Control
Duración:00:04:20
Chapter 27: The Burn Ward Is a Heartbreaking Place
Duración:00:07:32
Chapter 28: A Terrible Way to Start the New Year
Duración:00:20:06
Chapter 29: You Learn from Everyone, Even If You Don't Always Agree
Duración:00:07:48
Chapter 30: A Promotion Will Make Your Day
Duración:00:06:20
Chapter 31: There Is No Such Thing as an Ordinary Day
Duración:00:18:27
Chapter 32: You Are Never Far from Heartache
Duración:00:08:38
Chapter 33: Some Need to Change More than Others
Duración:00:09:36
Chapter 34: So Much For Well-Laid Plans
Duración:00:03:09
Chapter 35: The People of the State of California v. Douglas Boyd Ashby
Duración:00:29:24
Chapter 36: "I Couldn't Believe There Were That Many Floors of Fire"
Duración:00:18:32
Chapter 37: Getting Older Is Better Than What's In Second Place
Duración:00:08:28
Section II: Off Duty
Duración:00:01:25
Chapter 38: Not One Close Family, But Two
Duración:00:13:38
Chapter 39: Should I Leave and Start a New Career?
Duración:00:02:17
Chapter 40: It Was a Busy Year
Duración:00:15:23
Chapter 41: Never Regret Growing Older. It's a Privilege Denied to Many
Duración:00:05:36
Chapter 42: From the Mouths of Babes
Duración:00:10:12
Chapter 43: I Almost Lost Colton, Twice
Duración:00:14:02
Chapter 44: Could I Have Done More? Michael's Story
Duración:00:20:28
Chapter 45: I Almost Lost Chris Too
Duración:00:06:15
Chapter 46: For Better or Worse
Duración:00:04:04
Chapter 47: My Mentor In Life Is Also My Best Friend
Duración:00:19:17
Chapter 48: A Lifetime of Serving
Duración:00:05:09
Chapter 49: No One Likes A Bully
Duración:00:21:58
Chapter 50: Some of the Biggest Bullies Are In Uniform
Duración:00:13:04
Chapter 51: Times They Are A-Changin'
Duración:00:11:48
Chapter 52: It's Not Easy Being Macho
Duración:00:09:04
Chapter 53: We Are Going To Be Just Fine
Duración:00:09:03
Epilogue
Duración:00:20:04
Ending Credits
Duración:00:00:14