FIRE OFFICER'S HANDBOOK OF TACTICS, THIRD EDITION 

FIRE OFFICER'S HANDBOOK OF TACTICS, THIRD EDITION

Product Code: PW-1-59370-061 Price: Check Latest FIRE OFFICER'S HANDBOOK OF TACTICS, THIRD EDITION By John Norman, Deputy Assistant Chief, FDNY Bestseller! Modern firefighting is a continually evolving science. New technologies are constantly being applied to the fire service, both from within and without. In the latest edition of this perennial favorite, author John Norman examines these new technologies and how they affect fireground tactics. He also details the new role firefighters play in homeland security. What is offered here is a guide for the firefighter and the fire officer who, having learned the basic mechanics of the trade, are now looking for methods for handling specific situations. Features & benefits: A new chapter addressing fires in garden apartments and townhouses, a growing problem throughout the country. A new chapter on the fire department's role in homeland security and preventing terrorism -- the first fire service text to address the new roles first responders play in detecting, preventing, and responding to the newest threats America faces. The chapters on high rise office building fires and sections on building construction have been expanded to include the lessons learned from the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center. Table of Contents Part I: General Firefighting Tactics General Principles of Firefighting Size-Up Engine Company Operations Hoseline Selection, Stretching, and Placement Water Supply Standpipe and Sprinkler Operations Ladder Company Operations Forcible Entry Ventilation Search and Rescue Part II: Specific Fire Situations Firefighter Safety and Survival Private Dwellings Multiple Dwellings Gardent Apartments and Townhouses Commercial Buildings -- Taxpayers High-rise Office Buildings Buildings Under Construction, Renovation, Demolition Fire-related Emergencies: Incinerators, Oil Burners, Gas Leaks Fire Department Operations at Potential Terrorist Acts About the Author: Deputy Assistant Chief John Norman is a veteran of more than 35 years in the fire service, with a wide range of experience. He has fought fires in rural, suburban, and urban settings. Since Sept. 11, 2001, Norman has been the Chief of Special Operations with the New York Fire Department. Until that date, as a Battalion Chief, he had been assigned to the 16th Battalion in Harlem. In the days after the collapse of the Twin Towers, Norman was designated as the Search and Rescue manager for the World Trade Center site. He operated in that position as a member of the Incident Commanders General Staff for two months before assuming his assisgnment as the Chief in Charge of the Special Operations Command on a full-time basis. He is the best-selling author of Fire Officer's Handbook of Tactics, Second Edition, also from Fire Engineering Books & Videos. 464 Pages/Hardcover/August 2005 NOTE: All books are non-refundable