Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Flash Point:
Fire ended up being the least of her worries.
Quick synopsis:
The story of paramedic and firefighter Christy Warren and her battle with PTSD.
Fact for Non-History People:
5% of all career firefighters are women.
Fact for History Nerds:
If an ambulance has an EMT and a paramedic on it, then it’s an Advanced Life Support Unit (ALS).
My Take on Flash Point:
The first thing I ask myself at the end of a memoir is, “did this person tell me everything, or just enough to seem genuine?” In the case of Christy Warren’s Flash Point, I have no doubt she left her soul on the page.
A walk through the life of an EMT, turned paramedic, turned firefight, Flash Point is about how negative self-talk and trauma will build up and destroy your life. Warren writes this book with zero sense of self-preservation, and it leaves her looking even more heroic. As someone who has PTSD, Warren’s journey rings true in more ways than is prudent to detail in a book review. What I can say is that it hit so close to home that there were multiple times I needed to put the book down and get some space. I can’t give her higher marks for honesty.
Warren’s words are simple, to the point, and make it feel like you are sitting next to an old friend who decided to unburden themselves after years of hiding. It’s an excellent book and a must read.
(This book was provided as an advance copy by Netgalley and She Writes Press.)
Verdict:
An amazing book about PTSD. Read it. Buy it here!
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