The latest Book from Ryan Pennington, Hoarder Homes: Pile of Hazards for Firefighters is a culmination of three years of research into fires that occur inside homes filled with large amounts of belongings. Compulsive Hoarding Disorder is a psychological mental condition that affects between 2-5% of adults. With the number of afflicted growing so is the chances of firefighters having to deal with this issue. Inside this book Ryan covers: Introduction to Cumpulsive Hoarding Disorder Dangers faced by firefighters Identifying and Pre-Planing hoarding Introduced to a new name for hoarding Offensive Fire attack Defensive attack Searching in Hoarding conditions Overhauling

Views from the Jumpseat Volume 1

A collection of views from a Jumpseat-riding firefighter is a collection of blogs and stories from Ryan Pennington. Come join Ryan as he shares his views on different topics and how they are seen from a street level firefighter.

Views from the Jumpseat Volume 2

 A collection of Views is a group of blog posts, articles, and writings from Firehouse.com Contributing Editor Ryan Pennington. Expressing the views of the street level firefighter the “views” are all written from this perspective. Bunker up and share in the view from the jumpseat.