BOBBY HALTON, editor in chief of Fire Engineering and education director of the Fire Department Instructors Conference, began his fire career in structural firefighting with the Albuquerque (NM) Fire Department. He left as chief of operations in 2004 and joined the Coppell (TX) Fire Department as its chief. He left this position to assume his duties at Fire Engineering. He is a graduate of the University of New Mexico. He has served on National Fire Protection Association technical committees and is active with the National Fallen Firefighters Life Safety Initiatives. 

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Recommended Books:

Guns, Germs and Steel - Jared Diamond

The Rational Optimist - Matt Ridley

Any Nasim Taleb book.

The Last Sailors - Harald Mertes and Neil Hollander

Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher - Timothy Egan

The Immortal Irishman - Timothy Egan

Sapiens - Yuval Noah Harari

Homo Deus - Yuval Noah Harari

Shakespear

Seneca