The Heat of the Moment : A Firefighter's Stories of Life and Death Decisions

Author: Cohen-Hatton, Dr Sabrina

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Published on 20 February 2020 by Transworld Publishers Ltd (Black Swan).

'An

inspirational memoir from an extraordinary woman . . . A humbling,

jaw-dropping read' Viv Groskop'This

book will change the way you think. Forever' CosmopolitanDr

Sabrina Cohen-Hatton has been a firefighter for eighteen

years. She decides which of her colleagues rush into a burning building and

how they confront the blaze. She makes the call to evacuate if she believes

the options have been exhausted or that the situation has escalated beyond

hope.

Taking

us to the very heart of firefighting, she immerses us in this extraordinary

world; from scenes of devastation and crisis, through triumphs of bravery, to

the quieter moments when she questions herself. Revealing her own story for

the very first time, she recounts her years spent sleeping rough and her

passion for a career that allows her to rescue others as she was never

rescued herself.

This

book is the result of everything she has learnt about how we respond in our

most extreme moments.

'This

book challenges assumptions about who firefighters are, and about what women

can do' The Guardian