James Westbrook:  

In 1975 my Mother and myself moved to central Florida during my 9th grade year after my father passed away, after I finished High School, had a few girlfriends, worked for the Mouse at Disney World. Got tired of living in tourist towns and missed Georgia. In 1980 accepted a job with the Atlanta Fire Department and moved back to Georgia. I always wanted to be a firefighter when I grew up. My mom thought that was a BAD idea. As it turns out, she was wrong. Went to work for the Atlanta Fire Department in 1980 ans spent 27 years fighting fires in Atlanta. I saw many major incidents during my career including the 1986 Federal Prison riot, the 1988 Democratic ...Expand for more