http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/01/in-obesity-epidemic-whats-one-cookie/?em

Rip kicked off the Inaugural TEDX Austin speaker event on Saturday to a packed Austin City Limit’s auditorium.  Check out this video to see a post-it-note pictorial of his remarks.

Subject: Heart attack
Today is a great day.
I have 33 years in the fire service. The last 2 years I have been a Capt. on a Truck Company (a Tower) at Station 74 on the **** ****** City Fire Dept.
Two months ago I started to have some serious angina. I denied it, thought it was gallbladder

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/29/health/policy/29diet.html

The Engine 2 Diet book includes:

125 mouthwatering recipes-from pancakes to pizza, Tex-Mex favorites to knockout chocolate desserts
Pantry-stocking tips will take the panic out of inevitable cravings and on-the-fly meals
Guidelines on menu choices that will allow you to eat out, wherever and whenever you want
Rip’s simple, firefighter-inspired exercise program that will boost your metabolism and melt