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Author : Jim Silvernail
Publisher : Fire Engineering Books
ISBN 13 : 1593702949
Total Pages : 375 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Suburban Fire Tactics written by Jim Silvernail and published by Fire Engineering Books. This book was released on 2013 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Suburban Fire Tactics is a guide for suburban-based fire operations. All fire departments share the same common objectives: to save lives, protect and conserve property, and limit harm to the environment. How urban, rural, and suburban agencies differ is in the delivery of tactics and strategies. This book explains the factors that limit suburban operations and depicts the differences between urban and suburban capabilities. This is a valuable resource for policymakers, chief officers, company officers, and firefighters (both veteran and neophyte). Features and benefits: - Understand the key objectives and strategies for suburban operations. - Obtain a guide to develop suggested operating methods for suburban firefighting. - Gain the knowledge to develop and apply successful fireground tactics in suburban settings.

Author : Richard Kolomay
Publisher : Fire Engineering Books
ISBN 13 : 9780878148295
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Firefighter Rescue & Survival written by Richard Kolomay and published by Fire Engineering Books. This book was released on 2003-04-01 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deliberate training in firefigher rescue and survival is a field that is new to many in the fire service and private industry alike. For those firefighters and company officers assigned to a Rapid Intervention Team (RIT), not making the correct split-second decisions--such as immediately recognizing changes in fire behavior or failing to evaluate their level of SCBA air--can result in the loss of the lives of the entire team. In an effort to reduce the number of line-of-duty firefighting injuries and deaths, while at the same time being proactive in the fire service training and leadership, authors Richard Kolomay and Robert Hoff have drawn upon their combined 50+ years of firefighting experience to put together this comprehensive guide. Key Features & Benefits - Provides an awareness of firefighter safety and proactive fire service training - Describes various types of serious firefighter injuries and fatality incidents during emergency incident operations - Details recommended Rapid Intervention Team operating methods and procedures, as well as how to activate a Rapid Intervention Team

Author : Nicholas Papa
Publisher : Fire Engineering Books
ISBN 13 : 1593704372
Total Pages : 173 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Coordinating Ventilation written by Nicholas Papa and published by Fire Engineering Books. This book was released on 2021-08-24 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ventilation can make or break the outcome of a fire. Ensuring its success requires a knowledge of how it works and what precautions must be taken. Coordinating Ventilation: Supporting Extinguishment and Survivability examines ventilation and its relationship to fire behavior to identify how it affects the fire, operations, and—most importantly—victim survivability. Ventilation can be universally applied, from the smallest rural community to the largest metropolitan city. FEATURES: --Guiding principles and practices to help streamline your decision-making process and improve our overall effectiveness and efficiency --Common pitfalls and the associated misconceptions to reduce potential errors and avoidable losses --A functional understanding of ventilation and the methods for its execution so that you can make the right call for your fireground WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING: “As you read Coordinating Ventilation, Nicholas Papa not only shares his knowledge and experience, but the credible experiences of fire service professionals who have practiced the successes and failures of ventilation as to what is appropriate to the how, when, where, and why.” —Gerald “Jerry” Tracy, Battalion Commander, FDNY (ret.) "Nick Papa left me with an immediate impression of a street-smart firefighter and an educator who gets fire behaviour in the most realist of terms. He imparts his messages through golden tactical nuggets learned, not only through intensive study, but also with practical, first-hand experience. Nick will undoubtedly be a great fire service educator for decades to come, so take every opportunity to listen to his message." —Paul Grimwood, Crew Commander, London Fire Brigade (ret.) “Nick Papa does a fantastic job of taking scientific concepts and language and making them understandable in execution on the fireground. This is not an easy task. I highly recommend this book as a practical application tool for the coordination of tactical objectives on the fireground.” —Chris Stewart, Deputy Chief, Phoenix Fire Department

Author : Chris Daly
Publisher : Fire Engineering Books
ISBN 13 : 1593704836
Total Pages : 279 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Drive to Survive written by Chris Daly and published by Fire Engineering Books. This book was released on 2020-03-12 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drive to Survive: The Art of Wheeling the Rig provides an in-depth examination of fire apparatus vehicle dynamics. This is not your average “driver training” textbook. Fire apparatus operators must understand how a vehicle maneuvers at roadway speed, and more importantly…why does it crash? Just as a doctor cannot heal the human body without a thorough understanding of anatomy and physiology, an emergency vehicle operator cannot safely drive a fire apparatus without an in-depth knowledge of vehicle dynamics. Drive to Survive goes beyond talking about pump operations, aerial operations, and preventative maintenance; it fills in the gaps between vehicle dynamics and crash causation. After 15 years of training and research, Chris Daly developed a training program combining his fire service and crash reconstruction training experience. This book provides an in-depth knowledge of topics required in the following NFPA standards: --NFPA 1002 “Standard for Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator Professional Qualifications” --NFPA 1451 “Standard for Fire and Emergency Service Vehicle Operations Training Programs” --NFPA 1500 “Standard on Fire Department Occupational Health and Safety Program” Fire apparatus operators will learn the limits of driving an emergency vehicle and will understand that no matter how long they have been driving or how good they think they are, at some point physics will take over and the vehicle will lose control. We can reduce the number of emergency vehicle crashes throughout the world by addressing key issues and providing emergency vehicle operations course (EVOC) instructors with methods to convey these concepts. Concepts you learn in this book relate to more than just driving a fire apparatus. These principles apply to anyone who drives a vehicle, including your family members and loved ones.

Author : Glenn P. Corbett
Publisher : Fire Engineering Books
ISBN 13 : 1593701357
Total Pages : 1202 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fire Engineering's Handbook for Firefighter I and II written by Glenn P. Corbett and published by Fire Engineering Books. This book was released on 2009 with total page 1202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Corbett, technical editor of "Fire Engineering" magazine, has assembled more than 40 accomplished fire service professionals to compile one of the most authoritative, comprehensive, and up-to-date basics book for Firefighter I and II classes.

Author : Sean Gray
Publisher : Fire Engineering Books
ISBN 13 : 1593704054
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Evolving Fireground written by Sean Gray and published by Fire Engineering Books. This book was released on 2018-07-02 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everything we do--or don't do--affects the fire. Deputy Chief P.J. Norwood and Captain Sean Gray discuss how fireground strategy and tactics have evolved in light of fire research conducted around the world. They discuss the fire tetrahedron and how fuel, heat, and air all affect a fire’s growth or extinguishment. Gray and Norwood take the lessons learned from the research as well as their general knowledge of the fireground to illustrate safer and more effective ways to operate on the fireground. They discuss how to apply this new understanding of fire behavior to two of the fire service’s most important tasks: search and fire attack. This book is an important resource for anyone wanting to put new fire dynamics research to action. You will learn: --How firefighting activities affect the fire tetrahedron --To stay safe while working in the flow path on the fireground --Search methods that isolate the firefighter and victim --Fire attack methods that minimize the air fed to the fire --Incident command size up and decision making

Author : Mark van der Feyst
Publisher : Fire Engineering Books
ISBN 13 : 1593703228
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Residential Fire Rescue written by Mark van der Feyst and published by Fire Engineering Books. This book was released on 2014-03-25 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Authors Mark van der Feyst, Eric Wissner and James Petruzzi wrote their new book to serve as a much-needed sole source reference for rescuing an occupant from a residential structure. Residential Fire Rescue covers the theory of search and rescue, practical application of search and rescue, and company training. The book includes sample lesson plans that can be customized for various skills (including VES, drags and removals); step-by-step instructions combined with photos to show the various rescue techniques and positions; and, a DVD to aid the instruction of techniques. Company officers, training officers, and firefighters will find Residential Fire Rescue an important resource.

Author : Mark Wallace
Publisher : Fire Engineering Books
ISBN 13 : 1593705700
Total Pages : 329 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fire Department Strategic Planning, 3rd Edition written by Mark Wallace and published by Fire Engineering Books. This book was released on 2021-04-01 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author: This 3rd edition is about organized common sense in the fire service. Section One provides support to fire departments that already have a strategic plan and just need to update and revise their existing plan. I have found over my 30 years of consulting with fire department’s that they want to accomplish their next iteration of their strategic plan as rapidly as possible. Section Two provides a detailed “How-to” guide to help a fire department create its first strategic plan. Section Two is divided into four parts: (1) Understanding the Department, (2) Understanding the Situation, (3) Understanding the Strategic Issues Facing the Department, and (4) Creating Organizational Change. A new chapter (Chapter 20) provides assistance to those departments having challenges with their strategic plan and obtaining the desired outcomes/results. It adds a new troubleshooting process for those departments having challenges to create an effective and successful strategic plan. The book is designed to be effective as a manual to develop an individual fire department’s strategic plan as well as a textbook for use in upper division college/university courses or as a text for post-graduate courses.

Author : Michael Morse
Publisher : Fire Engineering Books
ISBN 13 : 159370433X
Total Pages : 135 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book EMS by Fire written by Michael Morse and published by Fire Engineering Books. This book was released on 2020-11-16 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Firefighter, medic and author Michael Morse bares his soul with first-person accounts from a 25-year career vividly defining the first responder’s vital role as a medical professional. EMS by Fire: The Making of a Fire Medic puts the reader at the scene “where people desperately wait, frantic, impatient, lonely, dying or dead ... the public we serve is not interested in who arrives at their emergency, as long somebody comes, preferably well trained and well equipped.” “Writing for and about firefighters and EMS personnel from the ambulance officer’s seat is tricky on the good days, career suicide on the bad, and quite gratifying on the rest. “The truth is that the ratio of misery to inspiration is greatly exaggerated in my writings, with misery beating inspiration by a 20-1 margin. Yet, it is those moments of inspiration that make the misery bearable ...” Features: Gain a better understanding of the jobs of fire-based EMS personnel Improve your skills and build teamwork between firefighters and EMS True stories and real-life scenarios from a veteran of the EMS and Fire service

Author : John Norman
Publisher : Fire Engineering Books
ISBN 13 : 1593702795
Total Pages : 654 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fire Officer's Handbook of Tactics written by John Norman and published by Fire Engineering Books. This book was released on 2012 with total page 654 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Norman has updated his best-selling book, a guide for the firefighter and fire officer who, having learned the basic mechanics of the trade, are looking for specific methods for handling specific situations. In this new fourth edition, readers will find a new chapter on lightweight construction, a new chapter on electrical fires and emergencies, updates to many chapters including such topics as wind-driven fires, and many new illustrations.