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
English Audiobooks
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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
Duration:00:00:09
Dedication
Duration:00:04:14
Prologue
Duration:00:16:06
Chapter 1: Eagle Rock - My Home
Duration:00:15:57
Chapter 2: Training Wheels for Life
Duration:00:08:10
Chapter 3: Stumbling Upon the Right Choice
Duration:00:08:45
Chapter 4: A Great Place to Start
Duration:00:19:54
Chapter 5: Loved My Job-It Was Hard to Leave
Duration:00:14:32
Chapter 6: Bumps in the Road
Duration:00:06:41
Chapter 7: Quickly Lost and Forgotten
Duration:00:12:52
Chapter 8: No One Is Immune to Change
Duration:00:05:09
Chapter 9: It Doesn't Matter Who Gets the Credit
Duration:00:08:18
Chapter 10: Compassion Comes from the Strangest Places
Duration:00:12:35
Chapter 11: The Knife and Gun Club
Duration:00:12:10
Chapter 12: The Future Is Not Always Pretty
Duration:00:12:27
Chapter 13: Traditions, Lessons, and Fellow Firefighters
Duration:00:13:55
Chapter 14: Promotions Are Exciting - Well, Kinda
Duration:00:07:50
Chapter 15: Only the Good Die Young
Duration:00:14:48
Chapter 16: Lessons for a Lifetime
Duration:00:10:06
Chapter 17: A Well-Deserved Award
Duration:00:07:00
Chapter 18: "Those People"
Duration:00:08:11
Chapter 19: We Escape Death Not Once, But Twice
Duration:00:20:04
Chapter 20: They're Family, You Have to Love 'Em
Duration:00:08:16
Chapter 21: If I Could Have Only Touched Them
Duration:00:10:02
Chapter 22: On the Job Training
Duration:00:09:44
Chapter 23: Sometimes It's Personal
Duration:00:15:04
Chapter 24: Just Plain Evil
Duration:00:05:49
Chapter 25: They Never Locked Their Doors
Duration:00:20:24
Chapter 26: Out With the Old, In With the New Command and Control
Duration:00:04:20
Chapter 27: The Burn Ward Is a Heartbreaking Place
Duration:00:07:32
Chapter 28: A Terrible Way to Start the New Year
Duration:00:20:06
Chapter 29: You Learn from Everyone, Even If You Don't Always Agree
Duration:00:07:48
Chapter 30: A Promotion Will Make Your Day
Duration:00:06:20
Chapter 31: There Is No Such Thing as an Ordinary Day
Duration:00:18:27
Chapter 32: You Are Never Far from Heartache
Duration:00:08:38
Chapter 33: Some Need to Change More than Others
Duration:00:09:36
Chapter 34: So Much For Well-Laid Plans
Duration:00:03:09
Chapter 35: The People of the State of California v. Douglas Boyd Ashby
Duration:00:29:24
Chapter 36: "I Couldn't Believe There Were That Many Floors of Fire"
Duration:00:18:32
Chapter 37: Getting Older Is Better Than What's In Second Place
Duration:00:08:28
Section II: Off Duty
Duration:00:01:25
Chapter 38: Not One Close Family, But Two
Duration:00:13:38
Chapter 39: Should I Leave and Start a New Career?
Duration:00:02:17
Chapter 40: It Was a Busy Year
Duration:00:15:23
Chapter 41: Never Regret Growing Older. It's a Privilege Denied to Many
Duration:00:05:36
Chapter 42: From the Mouths of Babes
Duration:00:10:12
Chapter 43: I Almost Lost Colton, Twice
Duration:00:14:02
Chapter 44: Could I Have Done More? Michael's Story
Duration:00:20:28
Chapter 45: I Almost Lost Chris Too
Duration:00:06:15
Chapter 46: For Better or Worse
Duration:00:04:04
Chapter 47: My Mentor In Life Is Also My Best Friend
Duration:00:19:17
Chapter 48: A Lifetime of Serving
Duration:00:05:09
Chapter 49: No One Likes A Bully
Duration:00:21:58
Chapter 50: Some of the Biggest Bullies Are In Uniform
Duration:00:13:04
Chapter 51: Times They Are A-Changin'
Duration:00:11:48
Chapter 52: It's Not Easy Being Macho
Duration:00:09:04
Chapter 53: We Are Going To Be Just Fine
Duration:00:09:03
Epilogue
Duration:00:20:04
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:14