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The Film
Taking
The Heat: Filmmakers’ Web site
Visit the filmmakers’ Web site to get the story behind the
making of the film, view photos and read a statement from
director Bann Roy.
Books
Amazing Women: Amazing Firefighters
by Marsh Engle
(Jodere Group, 2002)
Part of Marsh Engle's Amazing Women book & journal series,
this volume is a celebration—in words and photos—of the
women of the Fire Department of New York.
Women at Ground Zero: Stories of Courage and Compassion
by Susan Hagen and Mary Carouba
(Alpha, 2002)
A powerful collection of first-person stories told by female
firefighters, police officers, paramedics, EMTs and others who
responded to the events of September 11 and its aftermath.
So Others Might Live: A History of New York's Bravest:
The FDNY from 1700 to the Present
by Terry Golway
(Basic Books, 2002)
New York Observer editor-columnist Terry Golway traces
the history of the New York City Fire Department, going all the
way back to its origins in New Amsterdam.
Fighting Fire
by Caroline Paul
(St. Martin's Paperbacks, 1999)
A first-person account of being one of the first women to join
the San Francisco Fire Department.
Firefighter Exams
by James J. Murtagh
(Barron's Educational Series, 5 edition, 2004)
See if you’re cut out for firefighting with this book of
practice exams, including those given by the New York City Fire
Department, and a detailed explanation of the physical component
that is part of every firefighter exam.
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