Hey...what's shakin'??? How are things down in MD?? I love you guys down there...lots of pride and tradition!! I've told my wife that if we ever hit the lottery and I don't have to work that we'd have to move to MD...because it's about the only place I'd be a volunteer!!!
My name is Tom Kenney. I’m a 24-year veteran and Fire Lieutenant on the Providence Fire Department. I’m pleased to announce that I’ve recently had my book, Working Class Hero: Memoirs of a Providence Fireman, published by Publish America (ISBN 1-4137-3107-4).
This is the first book of its kind written by a Providence Firefighter in 118 years.
“You can almost smell the smoke and feel the heat. ‘Working Class Hero: Memoirs of a Providence Fireman’ is a three-alarm read. It’s taken from the 23-year on-the-job experiences of a second-generation Providence firefighter who could shrug off tragedy with a flippant remark, time after time after time. Required reading.” (Wally Pickford -The Reporter)
“…his experiences pull the reader in and force them to think about the bravery of firefighters and of their own mortality.” (Kelly Smith - Warwick Beacon)
“Working Class Hero: Memoirs of a Providence Fireman is one man’s action-packed account of twenty-three years of life as a firefighter in busy metropolitan Providence – the third largest city in the Northeast. Experience what it’s like to be taken on one emergency call after another – fires, shootings, stabbings, and more. Encounter situations that are completely unimaginable to the average citizen. Thoughtfully written with the reader in mind, describing each stage of an incident, this book allows the reader to visualize riding along with the firefighters as they pull up to a scene and must take immediate action. In this book, Lieutenant Tom Kenney will take you inside the mind of a firefighter as he makes life and death decisions. Celebrate his victories and suffer his defeats. Glimpse a world few people ever experience. From practical jokes and fun around the firehouse to gut-wrenching real-life tragedies, this book covers it all!”
The book is currently available at Barnes & Noble Book Stores, Borders Books, and online through www.amazon.com and www.publishamerica.com. It is a full size paperback edition, 224 pages, and retails for $19.95.
Tom Kenney can be reached via e-mail at tekpfd@cox.net & at his webpage at: www.ProvidenceFireman.com.
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HELLO AND GOOD DAY,
MY NAME IS JERMAINEI AM FROM WEST SIDE VOL. FD SAINT ALBANS WEST VIRGINIA AND
I COLLECT FIRE AND EMT PATCHES, AND I WAS WONDERING IF U WAS INTERESTED IN TRADING PATCHES FROM YOUR DEPT WITH ME...
IF SO, EMAIL ME WITH YOU ADDRESS AND I WILL SEND U MINE.HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND GOD BLESS...
Dawn Daly
Aug 23, 2007
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Aug 23, 2007
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Aug 23, 2007
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Aug 23, 2007
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Aug 23, 2007
Tom Kenney
This is the first book of its kind written by a Providence Firefighter in 118 years.
“You can almost smell the smoke and feel the heat. ‘Working Class Hero: Memoirs of a Providence Fireman’ is a three-alarm read. It’s taken from the 23-year on-the-job experiences of a second-generation Providence firefighter who could shrug off tragedy with a flippant remark, time after time after time. Required reading.” (Wally Pickford -The Reporter)
“…his experiences pull the reader in and force them to think about the bravery of firefighters and of their own mortality.” (Kelly Smith - Warwick Beacon)
“Working Class Hero: Memoirs of a Providence Fireman is one man’s action-packed account of twenty-three years of life as a firefighter in busy metropolitan Providence – the third largest city in the Northeast. Experience what it’s like to be taken on one emergency call after another – fires, shootings, stabbings, and more. Encounter situations that are completely unimaginable to the average citizen. Thoughtfully written with the reader in mind, describing each stage of an incident, this book allows the reader to visualize riding along with the firefighters as they pull up to a scene and must take immediate action. In this book, Lieutenant Tom Kenney will take you inside the mind of a firefighter as he makes life and death decisions. Celebrate his victories and suffer his defeats. Glimpse a world few people ever experience. From practical jokes and fun around the firehouse to gut-wrenching real-life tragedies, this book covers it all!”
The book is currently available at Barnes & Noble Book Stores, Borders Books, and online through www.amazon.com and www.publishamerica.com. It is a full size paperback edition, 224 pages, and retails for $19.95.
Tom Kenney can be reached via e-mail at tekpfd@cox.net & at his webpage at: www.ProvidenceFireman.com.
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MY NAME IS JERMAINEI AM FROM WEST SIDE VOL. FD SAINT ALBANS WEST VIRGINIA AND
I COLLECT FIRE AND EMT PATCHES, AND I WAS WONDERING IF U WAS INTERESTED IN TRADING PATCHES FROM YOUR DEPT WITH ME...
IF SO, EMAIL ME WITH YOU ADDRESS AND I WILL SEND U MINE.HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND GOD BLESS...
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to try to get a patch. not sure what to do.
cant wait to hear from ya.
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Have A Super New Year as well...
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