Essentials of fire fighting and fire department operations / edited by Carl Goodson and Lynne Murnane.

Other author International Fire Service Training Association.
Format Software
Edition5th ed.
Publication InfoUpper Saddle River, N.J. : Brady/Prentice Hall Health ; Stillwater, OK : Fire Protection Publications, ©2008.
Descriptionxxxii, 1407 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.).
Subjects

Contents Firefighter orientation -- Firefighter safety and health -- Fire behavior -- Building construction -- Firefighter personal protective equipment -- Portable fire extinguishers -- Ropes and knots -- Rescue and extrication -- Forcible entry -- Ground ladders -- Ventilation -- Water supply -- Fire hose -- Fire streams -- Fire control -- Fire detection, alarm, and suppression systems -- Loss control -- Protecting fire scene evidence -- Fire department communications -- Fire prevention and public education -- Basic prehospital emergency medical care for firefighters -- Introduction to hazardous materials -- Operations at haz mat incidents.
General noteIncludes index.
LCCN 2007040446
ISBN9780135151112
ISBN0135151112

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks TH9310.5 .E882 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold