Fire Science

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781463773472Author Robert a DurhamFormat PaperbackPage Count 156Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent...

Drive to Survive: The Art of Wheeling the Rig provides an in-depth examination of fire apparatus vehicle dynamics. This is not your average “driver training” textbook. Fire apparatus operators must understand how a vehicle maneuvers at roadway speed, and...

The Art of Reading Buildings focuses on the practical art of reading a building and applying its positive and negative attributes in developing a size-up for fireground operations that center on structure fires. First-due company officers, incident...

The Dynamic Fire Chief: Principles for Organizational Management seeks to bridge the gap between service delivery (management of street level operations) and the executive-level management needed by a five-bugle-wearing CEO. Whether you lead a paid or...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781593705084Author Paul CombsFormat HardbackImprint Fire Engineering BooksPublisher Fire Engineering BooksWeight(grams) 254g

Best-selling author Frank Viscuso (Step Up and Lead) and renowned artist and author Paul Combs (Drawn by Fire) have teamed up again to bring you Sprinkles the Fire Dog 2: Making a Difference, the second book of the popular series about the little puppy...

Gas leaks can turn deadly in an instant. The firefighter’s mission at gas emergencies is life safety. A near-death experience at a routine gas leak is the genesis for this book, which incorporates hard-won experience, expertise, and battle-tested...

In his new book, Battalion Chief Salka, a nationally recognized speaker and author with years of service in several career and volunteer departments, looks at both the similarities and differences in the engine company operations practiced by fire...

Survival Skills for the Fire Chief examines the management mistakes fire chiefs often make that compromise their effectiveness and ability to manage and lead their fire departments. In his latest book, Dr. Fleming, a nationally recognised authority on...

In the second edition of ""Incident Management for the Street-Smart Fire Officer"", author Skip Coleman expands on the mindset and tactics necessary to manage the fireground with more control and less chaos. Incident management system...

Editor’s Opinion is a compilation of columns Bobby Halton wrote for Fire Engineering magazine. Bobby penned the column for 18 years while serving as editor in chief and education director for FDIC. In his 18-year run as editor, he was given a platform to...

This classic look at the basics of firefighting provides up-to-date information on firefighting operations beginning with fire behavior and on through to fundamental approaches, strategy, coordination, and tactics of safe fireground activities. The book...

A busy fire officer handles numerous tasks: administration, budgets, political interaction, medical response, fire prevention, inspections, ect. This book brings the chief fire officer back to his job's focus: Fighting fires and responding to emergencies...

Chief Dunn - the recipients of FDNY's Lifetime Achievement Award - has updated his classic book on how to identify and avoid hazards on the fire ground. In the second edition, readers will find a new chapter covering fire hazard identification and...

Now in its second edition, Tools of the Trade: Firefighting Tools and Their Use covers more than 100 different hand and power tools. It is a one-stop source to learn new skills or hone current skills with a wide variety of firefighting tools. With...

Chief Dennis Rubin, a 40-year fire service veteran and author of Rube's Rules for Survival, offers his newest leadership text based on his tenure as chief of Washington, D.C. Fire & EMS. This fast-paced collection of behind-the-scenes stories and...

Three Key Messages: This is important. You can do it. I won't give up on you. Training ordinary people to do extraordinary things requires an understanding of how we learn. Developing Firefighter Resiliency starts with the basic psychophysical aspects of...

A collection of fire scene photography by Tim Olk, who has been capturing the history of the Chicago Fire Department, the second largest in the United States with about 5,000 firefighters and 96 fire houses. He has covered fires, explosions, wrecks,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781006916267Author Jannah Firdaus MediaproFormat HardbackPage Count 30Imprint Jannah Firdaus Mediapro StudioPublisher Jannah Firdaus Mediapro...

Through powerful stories and proven principles, Step Up Your Teamwork teaches how to create momentum, prepare for success, prevent collapse, and turn a group of individuals into a high-functioning team. Frank Viscuso encourages each person to tap into...

This text details the step-by-step instructions needed to write specifications, go out to bid, evaluate the bids, inspect the apparatus, and save your department money. Chief Peters provides insights into various apparatus features, real-life mishaps,...

Fire Engineering’s 2019 Handbook for Hazardous Materials Response provides education on the following:Introduction to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass DestructionHazmat laws and regulationsManaging hazmat/WMD incidentsSafety considerationsAwareness...

This book covers all the skills outlined in our 2019 update for Firefighter I&II with instructional images and easy-to-follow guidelines. Features: This sturdy, wire-bound companion to Fire Engineering's Handbook for Firefighter I & II takes you...

Large Volume Water Delivery keeps an open mind about old and new concepts in hose evolutions and fire stream productions. Large diameter hose is not the only fix; it needs to be blended with the latest innovations in moving water.Offensive large flow...

This new edition of the Scenarios Workbook is a must-have companion to the third edition of Fireground Strategies. The workbook provides a collection of hypothetical fireground situations with questions regarding command concerns for each scenario. It...

This important new book is designed to serve many purposes in the fire service, ranging from being a starting point and refresher guide for firefighters seeking promotions at any level, to being a field operational guide for on-scene Incident Commanders...

In the new second edition of the Scenarios Workbook, Chief Avillo presents all new scenarios, taking advantage of his method of "challenge-based learning" to reinforce the lessons learned from the Fireground Strategies textbook. As with his...

While fire academies teach the fundamentals and technical skills of firefighting, ""life as a rookie"" is an area that is mostly overlooked. Three fire service veterans wrote The Station-Ready Rookie to help new firefighters know and...

Suburban Fire Tactics is a guide for suburban-based fire operations. All fire departments share the same common objectives: to save lives, protect and conserve property, and limit harm to the environment. How urban, rural, and suburban agencies differ is...

Chief Vincent Dunn, a 42-year fire service veteran, has updated his best-selling book which examines the dangers of structural failure caused by fire. This is the second edition of the first textbook written to warn firefighters, company officers, and...

Two seasoned fire officers take an in-depth look into the causes of line of duty deaths in residential building fires, and offer incident recommendations. This book is designed to provide firefighters and fire officers "street proven" tips,...

This is a 'how to' book written by a 'know how' person for anyone who practices firefighting strategy. Deputy Chief Vincent Dunn is passing on to the next generation of firefighters the lessons he learned from his years of firefighting experience. He...

Author Paul Spurgeon, engineer/pump operator with the Denver Fire Department, breaks down into easily learned steps the sometimes difficult-to-understand formulas of hydraulics and pumps, taking care to explain the how's and whys of each formula...

Paul Combs has returned with a second collection of his fire service editorials, Drawn by Fire, Too! An 18-year veteran firefighter and the editorial cartoonist for Fire Engineering magazine, Combs sees and captures moments that help us all take a good...

In his first book, William Mora, a 30-year fire service veteran and firefighter safety advocate, discusses how to prevent traumatic structural firefighter fatalities. Firefighter disorientation can be defined as "the loss of direction due to the...

Pride and Ownership holds no punches. Chief Rick Lasky takes a hard look at the fire service and finds it short on the only element that makes it effective: passion. Chief Lasky gives an upfront and honest criticism about the need to reignite the love of...

Authors Mark van der Feyst, Eric Wissner and James Petruzzi wrote their new book to serve as a much-needed sole source reference for rescuing an occupant from a residential structure. Residential Fire Rescue covers the theory of search and rescue,...

What does Boston Fire Commissioner Joe Finn think is the ""insidious, darker side"" of the fire service? Find out from highly respected veteran FDNY Chief Frank Montagna how you should be spending just 20 minutes a day. Read what...

The Fundamentals of Fire Fighter Skills and Hazardous Materials Response, Fourth Edition Student Workbook is designed to encourage critical thinking and aid comprehension of course material through use of the following materials: Case studies and...

When John Salka joined his first fire department, he was an 18-year-old who just wanted to be a firefighter. Today, he looks back in amazement remembering the thrills, the shock and disappointments. But mostly he gives thanks for a wonderful ride. The...