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Essentials of fire fighting and fire department operations / edited by Frederick M. Stowell, Lynne Murnane.

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Brady ; Fire Protection Publications, c2013.

Fire extinction.

Fire extinction -- Vocational guidance.

Fire fighters -- Training of.

Fire departments.

Alternate title:

Essentials of firefighting and fire department operations

xxxiv, 1630 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.

Includes index.

"Validated by the International Fire Service Training Association."--Cover.

Orientation and fire service history -- Firefighter safety and health -- Fire department communications -- Building construction -- Fire behavior -- Firefighter personal protective equipment -- Portable fire extinguishers -- Ropes, webbing, and knots -- Structural search, victim removal, and firefighter survival -- Scene lighting, rescue tools, vehicle extraction, and technical rescue -- Forcible entry -- Ground ladders -- Tactical ventilation -- Water supply -- Fire hose -- Fire streams -- Fire control -- Loss control -- Fire origin and cause determination -- Fire protection systems -- Fire and life safety initiatives -- Emergency medical care for fire department first responders -- Hazards, behavior, and identification of hazardous materials/WMD -- Mitigation of Haz Mat/WMD incidents -- Appendices: NFPA job performance requirements (JPRs) with chapter and page references -- Prehospital 9-1-1 emergency medical response : the role of the United States Fire Service in delivery and coordination -- Firefighter cancer awareness -- Foam concentrate characteristics/application techniques -- 18 watch out situations.

"Continuing the tradition of excellence in firefighter education, this new, expanded version contains the complete 20 basic chapters, as well as additional chapters including first aid and hazardous materials response to meet all of the requirements for Fire Fighter I and II levels of NFPA 1001® and NFPA 472® and OSHA 1910.120. This overhauled new edition offers a complete support package and includes updated information on 192 skill sheets, knot and rope requirements, the use of essential job tasks related to the medical requirements in NFPA 1582®, and more! Begin laying the foundation for your firefighting career now with this expanded version."--From publisher.

Stowell, Frederick M.

Murnane, Lynne.

International Fire Service Training Association.

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