Drawing on over twenty years of experience and adventures as a firefighter, this book is an entertaining collection of stories from Jim Hawkins' career in Colorado and Arizona as a firefighter, providing a glimpse into the “not Hollywood” side of firefighting and emergency medical services. Hawkins' stories depict the everyday monotony of the job, adrenaline-inducing experiences of being on the front line of a fire, and humorous anecdotes that serve as comic relief.