Download or read book LAFD FF/PM: Memoirs of an Outside Dog written by E. Hengst and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2011-03-01 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Non-Fiction. My life on the Los Angeles Fire Department as a firefighter/paramedic and currently a captain. It is not as glamorous as you might think. At times it can be very insane and surreal, and yet, when the bell goes off we go out the door to fix a strangers problem. Unfortunately, sometimes we don't come back. It takes a special breed to answer this calling. Enjoy the ride! Mama told me not to come.