Mastering The Fire Service Assessment Center 2nd Ed

Author : Anthony Kastros
Publisher : Fire Engineering Books
ISBN 13 : 1593704224
Total Pages : 498 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mastering the Fire Service Assessment Center, 2nd Ed written by Anthony Kastros and published by Fire Engineering Books. This book was released on 2018-04-16 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bridge the gap between where you are and where you want to be. Do you have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to evaluate behavior, performance, and readiness? Read Mastering the Fire Service Assessment Center to identify what you need to learn and understand how to learn it. There is no way you can read and reflect on the wisdom in these pages and not become a better person and a better firefighter. Why Read This Book? The American fire service is facing a new normal fueled by mass exodus, influx of new generations of firefighters, a lack of hands-on leadership training, sweeping changes in mission, decimated budgets, and the genetics of task-oriented, reactive forefathers. The greatest and perhaps only area that we can affect directly is hands-on, inspiring, realistic, and useful training for our aspiring and incumbent leaders. This book will help you regardless of the fire officer rank you seek. It will help you know where you need to improve, how to develop a specific personal plan to become an excellent officer, and how to do well with whatever assessment center exercises throw at you. NEW MATERIAL in this second edition: --Enjoy reading “Wisdom from the Masters” from 18 fire service luminaries. They provide invaluable insights and challenges you will face as you prepare to promote, whether for the first time as a company officer or up the chain as a chief officer. --Learn lessons from thousands of students from the past 12 years whose feedback will benefit you in this second edition. --Benefit from the many new elements in this book, including relevant articles, additional exercises, and content regarding the dimensions of leadership, management, and emergency operations. The complexities of being a fire officer in the 21st century require an undercurrent of humility while continually pursuing mastery of leading in the modern fire service. Learn how to lead the modern-day firefighter in a modern world, with modern technology, modern fire behavior, and modern sociopolitical and economic challenges. Many firefighters ask themselves if they really want to do this job, but nothing is as professionally rewarding and challenging as leading others in battle to save lives! “This book will give you the greatest probability of success in your assessment center process.” —Bobby Halton, editor-in-chief, Fire Engineering magazine

Author : Michael A. Terpak
Publisher : Fire Engineering Books
ISBN 13 : 159370142X
Total Pages : 137 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Assessment Center Strategy and Tactics written by Michael A. Terpak and published by Fire Engineering Books. This book was released on 2008 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Firefighters who want to advance must be skilled not only on the fireground, but in the assessment center as well. In Assessment Center Strategy and Tactics, Deputy Chief Michael A. Terpak provides a comprehensive approach to the assessment process. He includes step-by-step test preparation, scoring strategies, and test-taking tips as well as study cues for exercises that involve structure fires, hazardous material incidents, structural collapse, and beyond. Features & benefits: Real-world exercises Measurable answer keys Wisdom from a firefighter/fire officer with 32 years' experience in one of the nation's most congested and busiest cities

Author : Steve Prziborowski
Publisher : Fire Engineering Books
ISBN 13 : 1593704356
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 101 Tips to Ace Your Promotional Exam written by Steve Prziborowski and published by Fire Engineering Books. This book was released on 2021-01-13 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chief Steve Prziborowski reveals more than 101 tips for getting promoted and becoming a vital asset to your fire department, family, and community. From soft skills to hard truths, this book covers what you need to move up the ranks the right way. FEATURING: • Sound advice for personal growth and personal improvement for any firefighter of any rank who wishes to advance • Insights, tricks, and tips for avoiding the pitfalls while preparing for a comprehensive promotional testing process • Bonus: Guidance from 37 professional, knowledgeable fire service veterans What others are saying: “Just like firefighting, getting promoted and moving up isn’t something you can succeed in alone­—it takes a team. Steve has assembled a whole bunch of good fire service veterans who own their very personal experiences, bumps and bruises along with their successes, to help you figure this out. Sit back and prepare to soak up decades of advice based on experience so you can start the climb up.” —Deputy Chief Billy Goldfeder (Proudly bumped and bruised since 1973) “After years of teaching thousands of aspiring fire rescue officers, Steve Prziborowski has documented his highly successful training information. You need this book if you are looking to get the edge up on the competition and demonstrate to the hiring authority that you are ready for the job. If you are serious about being a successful fire rescue officer at any rank, do yourself a favor and add this text to your personal library today!” —Fire Chief Dennis L. Rubin “Committing to taking a promotional exam requires a Herculean effort, a never-looking-back attitude, and a willingness to give up your life as you know it until the exam is over. The book is an invaluable resource to guide your journey. Study hard and then study harder. Good luck.” —Deputy Chief (Ret.) Anthony Avillo, North Hudson Regional (NJ) Fire and Rescue

Author : International Association of Fire Chiefs
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
ISBN 13 : 0763758353
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Author : Anthony Kastros
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781593705992
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Author : Michael J. Ward
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Publishers
ISBN 13 : 128402668X
Total Pages : 449 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fire Officer written by Michael J. Ward and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2013-12-06 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your Complete Fire Officer I and Fire Fighter II Training Solution! The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) are pleased to bring you the Third Edition of Fire Officer: Principles and Practice, the next step in the evolution of Fire Officer I and II training. Covering the entire spectrum of the 2014 Edition of NFPA 1021: Standard for Fire Officer Professional Qualifications, the Third Edition includes the following updates: • Separation of Fire Officer I and II Level content throughout the textbook and student, instructor, and technology resources. • The latest developments in social media and media relations; NIST research on fire dynamics; fire fighter safety and health issues; and fireground accountability and rapid intervention practices. • A reorganization of chapters to improve course delivery, including a new chapter on Rules of Engagement. • New end-of-chapter tools, including Fire Captain (Fire Officer II) activities and comprehensive case studies that progress within each chapter throughout the textbook. • All new Voices of Experience essays and Near-Miss Reports. • Addresses the course objectives for FESHE's Principles of Fire and Emergency Service Administration model curriculum Build the next generation of great fire service leaders with the Third Edition of Fire Officer: Principles and Practice.

Author : Norman Hall
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1440519161
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Norman Hall's Firefighter Exam Preparation Book written by Norman Hall and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guaranteed Top Scores on Your Firefighter's Exam! Want to be a firefighter? Do you know what is involved in taking the exam? Don't take a chance at failing a test you could ace--learn from the expert, Norman Hall. For more than a decade, Norman Hall's Firefighter Exam Preparation Book has been the #1 test preparation book for prospective firefighters. Back by popular demand, Norman Hall has completely updated and revised this hugely successful book for this second edition, presenting new tips and time-tested methods for attaining the highest scores. Practice your skills using features such as tips on how to pass the physical requirements, practice exams with answer keys, memory aids to help you master the recall test, tables for self-scoring, insights on what a career in firefighting entails, and a discussion of the final interview. Use Norman Hall's Firefighter Exam Preparation Book, 2nd Edition to study hard and score at the top!

Author : International Association of Fire Chiefs
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
ISBN 13 : 0763749109
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fire Service Instructor: Principles and Practice written by International Association of Fire Chiefs and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2009 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This resource provides you with the up-to-date information required to meet the modern job performance requirements for the Fire Service Instructor I and II as outlined by the National Fire Protection Association's 2007 edition of (NFPA*) 1041, Standard for Fire Service Instructor Professional Qualifications."--BOOK JACKET.

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Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1449641989
Total Pages : 465 pages
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Author : William Peltz
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781540775733
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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