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In Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center, firefighter and paramedic Cassie Hanwell relocates to a male-dominated fire station in Massachusetts, where she faces extreme sexism while navigating an unexpected romance with a kind rookie. Throughout, she grapples with past trauma and familial estrangement, ultimately finding courage and forgiveness. This text features recurring discussions of sexual assault, sexual harassment, addiction, thoughts of suicide, sexism, death, loss of pregnancy, and various medical emergencies.