When you're faced with divorce, getting back into the workforce, raising two teenagers, and taking care of eight horses, it sometimes helps to have a sympathetic ear. In my case, the sympathetic ear belonged to my horse, Amigo. Unsympathetic ears belonged to the men of the Shaker Heights, Ohio Fire Department where I spent time researching for a book about the fire service. During the process, I not only rediscovered the person I was before my marriage, I found a new career in the fire service.  This book is about how it all came about.