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- Type of Organization
- Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer, EMS/Rescue Squad - Volunteer
- Job Function
- Captain, First Responder, 911 Operator/Dispatcher
- Years in Fire/EMS:
- 19
- Primary Fire/EMS Department:
- South Hamblen County Volunteer Fire Dept/Morristown Rescue Squad/Hamblen County Emergency Communications
- Years With Department/Agency
- 5/2/9
- Day Job:
- E911 Dispatcher
- Relationship Status:
- Married
- Why I Joined Fire/EMS
- i had always been interested in the field ever since i was a kid and i enjoy helping people in their time of need. I am also a full time 911 dispatcher in morristown and been there since 1998
- Why I Love Fire/EMS
- knowing i have the training and resources to help others
- Top Issues Facing Responders:
- Under paid under staffed and under budget
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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.