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9781418073244

Firefighter's Handbook: Essentials of Firefighting

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  • ISBN13:

    9781418073244

  • ISBN10:

    1418073245

  • Edition: 3rd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2008-04-10
  • Publisher: Cengage Learning

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Summary

The knowledge and skills you need - the way you need it. That is what Firefighter's Handbook: Essentials of Firefighting, Third Edition aims to provide with this new edition of our basic book. Consisting of the newly revised information that is offered in the Firefighting & Emergency Response book, this version of the Firefighter's Handbook removes the hazardous materials related content, providing a more affordable option for those departments, academies and schools in which hazardous materials is taught in a separate course. Current firefighting topics include a new chapter on large incident and disaster response, as well as new information on fire life safety initiatives, managing air supply and performing emergency checks, predicting building collapse, GPS technology, thermal imaging use in search and rescue, new considerations for terrorism response, and much more!

Table of Contents

NFPA 1001 Correlation Guide
Overview of the History, Tradition, and Development of the American Fire Service
Fire Department Organization, Command, and Control
Communications and Alarms
Fire Behavior
Firefighter Safety
Personal Protective Clothing, Equipment, and Ensembles
Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus
Portable Fire Extinguishers
Water Supply
Fire Hose and Appliances
Nozzles, Fire Streams, and Foam
Protective Systems
Building Construction
Ladders
Ropes and Knot
Rescue Procedures
Forcible Entry
Ventilation
Fire Suppression
Salvage, Overhaul, and Fire Cause Determination
Prevention, Public Education, and Pre-Incident Planning
Emergency Medical Services
Firefighter Survival
Terrorism Awareness
Disaster and Large Incident Response
Acronymsp. 892
Glossaryp. 894
Additional Fire Titles from Delmarp. 909
Indexp. 915
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