Unknown Heroes Exposed
Through his new book, No One’s Coming, author Kevin Hazzard divulges the true story of the unknown heroes who saved the lives of two American medical volunteers against what could have been the deadliest Ebola outbreak in world history. As an award-winning journalist, writer and former paramedic, Kevin details the nearly impossible mission asked of and accepted by Phoenix Air Medical, a niche division of a charter air company that has demonstrated a commitment to providing the highest level of professional domestic and international air ambulance services for more than 20 years. Get a front row seat to learn more about the story and the incredible service this company provides for specialized needs all over the world.
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About the Book
July 2014. Two American medical volunteers who joined the fight against the deadliest Ebola outbreak in world history have gotten infected. The virus kills in just over a week, and they’re trapped in a hot zone with the clock ticking. If there’s going to be a rescue, it has to happen now. The very notion of getting the patients out is a radical and dangerous idea. Bringing them home might cause an outbreak of Ebola here in the US. No one’s certain if it can or should be done or if they’ll even survive the flight. In fact, the only thing anyone can agree on is that there’s just one group of people resourceful enough (or crazy enough) to pull this off. Thousands of miles away and deep in the north Georgia mountains, a phone rings at Phoenix Air. It’s the US government calling with another impossible mission. Kevin Hazzard chronicles the ten frantic days that followed that phone call, dropping readers into the center of a first-of-its-kind international rescue. Phoenix Air, an eccentric band of engineers, pilots, and doctors with a reputation for doing things nobody else could, would become a lifeline to the world. Terrifying, fascinating, and inspiring, No One’s Coming is a story of selfless heroes on both sides of the Atlantic who overcome the apathy and resistance of their own governments and communities, risking their lives to save others—once again proving that ordinary people are capable of overcoming the most extraordinary of problems. As contagions spring up around the world, this story of outbreaks and the people who fight them resonates more than ever.
About the Author
Kevin Hazzard is a journalist, TV writer, and former paramedic. He is the author of American Sirens: The Incredible Story of the Black Men Who Became America’s First Paramedics (Hachette Books 2022). His first book, A Thousand Naked Strangers: A Paramedic’s Wild Ride to the Edge and Back, was published by Scribner in 2016. He now writes for film/TV, with work produced by Hulu, CBS, ABC, and Universal. His freelance journalism has been published at 99% Invisible, the Atavist, Men’s Journal, Creative Loafing, Atlanta Magazine, and elsewhere. He is also a sought-after voice on emergency medicine. He lives in Atlanta.