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The Heat of the Moment

A Firefighter’s Stories of Life and Death Decisions

Dr Sabrina Cohen-Hatton

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Black Swan
20 February 2020
One of the world's most senior female firefighters shares stories from her extraordinary life to explore how we respond in life-or-death situations.

'An

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

jaw-dropping read' Viv Groskop

'This

book will change the way you think. Forever' Cosmopolitan

Dr

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
By:  
Imprint:   Black Swan
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 198mm,  Width: 128mm,  Spine: 18mm
Weight:   211g
ISBN:   9781784163884
ISBN 10:   1784163880
Pages:   304
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Dr Sabrina Cohen-Hatton has been a firefighter since she was eighteen years old. She is now a Chief Fire Officer and one of the most senior female firefighters in the UK. After leaving home at fifteen and school at sixteen, she joined the fire service in Wales. While climbing the ranks, she studied at the Open University and then at Cardiff University, eventually completing a PhD in Psychology. Her subsequent research into incident command in the emergency services has not only won awards but has also influenced policy at a global level. Sabrina was recently conferred as an Honorary Fellow at Cardiff University. She lives with her husband and daughter in London.

Reviews for The Heat of the Moment: A Firefighter’s Stories of Life and Death Decisions

An immersive insight into a job which few of us could do, by a woman whose award-winning research into decision-making in the emergency services has transformed policy at a global level. * Stylist * [One of] the wonder women of our emergency services * Glamour * A vivid reminder of the horrors that firefighters face daily - and the debt of gratitude society owes them . . . This book challenges assumptions about who firefighters are, and about what women can do. * The Guardian * Gripping, heart-stopping and profoundly reassuring. Thank heavens for such courage. * Sue Black, author of All That Remains * An inspirational memoir from an extraordinary woman. The Heat of the Moment does for the fire service what Adam Kay's This Is Going to Hurt did for the NHS. A humbling, jaw-dropping read which redefines what is possible in life * Viv Groskop *


  • Short-listed for National Diversity Awards 2019 (UK)

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