The Fire Chief's Handbook

by Bachtler, Joseph R.; Brennan, Thomas F.

• ISBN13: 9780912212401
• ISBN10: 0912212403
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1995-04-01
• Publisher: Fire Engineering Books & Videos

Table of Contents

About the Editors	viii
About the Authors	ix
Foreword	xv
Bill Manning
I. MANAGEMENT
Fire Department Management	3	(16)
Ronny J. Coleman
Office Management and Work Flow	19	(34)
Benjamin F. Lopes, III
Financial Management	53	(88)
Michael T. Wren
Management and the Law	141	(34)
John Rukavina
Insurance Grading of Fire Departments	175	(40)
Rand-Scott Coggan
Leadership for Today and Tomorrow	215	(30)
George Goldbach
II. HUMAN RESOURCES
Personnel Administration	245	(36)
William S. Johnson
Safety and Occupational Health	281	(30)
Stephen N. Foley
The National Professional Qualifications System	311	(14)
Russell J. Strickland
Training and Education	325	(30)
William M. Kramer
III. EQUIPMENT
Fire Department Apparatus	355	(60)
William C. Peters
Apparatus Specification and Purchasing	415	(32)
William C. Peters
Protective Clothing and Equipment	447	(30)
Bruce Varner
Fire Station and Facility Design	477	(42)
Paul J. de Silva
IV. OPERATIONS
Fire Department Communications	519	(60)
Edwin J. Spahn
Fire Department Water Supply	579	(32)
Gene P. Carlson
Fire Company Operations	611	(32)
William E. Clark
Rescue Operations	643	(46)
Frank W. Borden
Hazardous Materials Operations	689	(56)
Gregory G. Noll
Aircraft Crash Rescue and Firefighting	745	(76)
John N. Carr
Leslie P. Omans
Wildland Firefighting	821	(66)
James L. Mcfadden
John R. Hawkins
Emergency Medical Services	887	(18)
Gordon M. Sachs
Volunteer Fire Services	905	(32)
Richard A. Marinucci
V. FIRE PREVENTION AND LOSS REDUCTION
Planning Community Fire Defenses	937	(26)
Jack A. Bennett
The Fire Prevention Bureau	963	(24)
Glenn P. Corbett
Fire Protection Systems	987	(82)
Glenn P. Corbett
Public Education	1069	(32)
Mary Nachbar
Arson Detection and Investigation	1101	(30)
Charles G. King
VI. THE FUTURE
The Next Generation	1131	(18)
John A. Granito
Glossary	1149	(34)
Bibliography and Technical Resources	1183	(16)
Index	1199