The work of public safety professionals is often unpleasant and highly stressful. This English language bibliography consisting of more than 700 references, covering the time period 1945 to early 1989, provides access to extensive and substantial documentation on the stress-filled work lives of police officers, firefighters, and paramedics. The annotated source publications include books, articles, conference proceedings, theses, government publications, and dissertations. Six chapters address psychological and physiological factors, the family, substance abuse, accidents, and suicide.