SURPRISE, Ariz., Dec. 3, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Life on the streets is hard and even dangerous. In a place like Alaska where winter temperatures often fall below the zero mark, life on the streets can be deadly. Readers are in one unforgettable true-to-life ride as author John Shedler shares the absorbing story of a unique emergency response team in the frozen streets of Alaska in A Slow Death In the Streets.
Chronicling his time with the Anchorage Community Service Patrol, Shedler relates a series of compelling actual episodes, from life-or-death medical emergencies to dangerous police situations, set against a backdrop of kindness and empathy as the CSP carries on their humanitarian mission to aid the city's indigent and often inebriated street population.
As it pays tribute to the Community Service Patrol's compassionate and dedicated men and women, always forced to do more with less and rarely given the respect or support they deserved, A Slow Death in the Streets also raises important moral and public policy questions regarding how we think about and care for the homeless.
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About the Author
Born in New Jersey and raised in Phoenix and Anchorage, John Shedler started his career in emergency medical services in Anchorage, Alaska in 1983. Shedler became an expert in the field of alcohol and drug abuse. As a lead technician supervisor, he was a driving force that shaped the way the CSP functioned. He attended Anchorage Community College and majored in criminal justice. He then moved to Phoenix, Arizona, where he attended paramedic school through Phoenix College and Maricopa Medical Center. Shedler graduated from the Phoenix Fire Academy in 1999 and is currently working as a firefighter/paramedic for the Fire District of Sun City West, a very busy retirement community in the greater Phoenix area. He continues to make an impact on the people he serves. He enjoys a great family life with an awesome wife, Barbara; six young adult children; and five grandchildren, at the age of forty-four.
A Slow Death In The Streets * by John Shedler NREMT-P, CEP/F.F.
The Untold Story Of Alaska's Homeless
Publication Date: November 30, 2009
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