Defying Danger

About the Book

The author has wanted to contribute with his experiences and pay homage to this specialty so he elaborated the chapters that make of Defying danger an original book with testimonies, opinions, anecdotes, relevant events, so far unknown, in which the professionalism and the courage of the operatives of this Body were decisive. Connected to the boldness of this task, it is observed how with its development the technique and the knowledge were increasing in each risky operation, for it would be impossible to ignore the prevention for its importance and teachings to eliminate or reduce to the minimum catastrophes of big proportions. Within these pages there are chapters about: fires, rescues, collapses, forest fires, cyclones, mental patients, on top of the confrontation to criminal sabotages where always, the combatants of the Dirección de Incendios do their job facing dangers and risks to their lives.

About the Author

Roberto Valdés Martínez (La Habana, 1942), siendo un adolescente en la década del cincuenta, se incorpora a la lucha clandestina contra la tiranía de Batista en la ciudad de La Habana; a los 16 años deja sus estudios de Comercio, cuando terminaba el segundo año de la carrera, y se integra a la guerra armada en el Segundo Frente Oriental Frank País. Ostenta el grado militar de General de Brigada®. Es reconocido por sus aportes al enriquecimiento y a la defensa del patrimonio cultural cubano y a su labor como auspiciador, promotor y difusor de la cultura de la antigua provincia de Santiago de Cuba. Desarrolló un importante trabajo en la proyección y construcción del Parque Nacional Baconao.