Page Tools:

Texas Edition- Fundamentals of Fire Fighter Skills, Second Edition

Author(s): International Association of Fire Chiefs
National Fire Protection Association
Details:
  • ISBN-13: 9780763761219
  • Paperback    1068 pages      © 2009
Price: International Sales $102.95 US List
Training Site Discount
Add to Cart

Overview

With the release of the Second Edition, Jones and Bartlett Publishers, the National Fire Protection Association®, and the International Association of Fire Chiefs have joined forces to raise the bar for the fire service once again.

Safety Is Fundamentals!
The Second Edition features a laser-like focus on fire fighter injury prevention, including a dedicated chapter on safety. Reducing fire fighter injuries and deaths requires the dedicated efforts of every fire fighter, of every fire department, and of the entire fire community working together. It is with this goal in mind that we have integrated the 16 Fire Fighter Life Safety Initiatives developed by the National Fallen Fire Fighter Foundation into Chapter 2, Fire Fighter Safety. In most of the chapters, actual National Fire Fighter Near-Miss Reporting System cases are discussed to drive home important points about safety and the lessons learned from those real-life incidents. It is our profound hope that this textbook will contribute to the goal of reducing line-of-duty deaths by 25 percent in the next 5 years.

Fundamentals of Fire Fighter Skills, Second Edition thoroughly supports instructors and prepares students for the job. This one-volume text meets and exceeds the Fire Fighter I and II professional qualifications levels as outlined in the 2008 edition of NFPA 1001, Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications. It also covers all of the Job Performance Requirements (JPRs) listed in the 2008 edition of NFPA 472, Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents, at the awareness and operations levels, including Section 6.2, Mission-Specific Competencies: Personal Protective Equipment and Section 6.6, Mission-Specific Competencies: Product Control.

ShowTable of Contents

Chapter 1: The History and Orientation of the Fire Service
Chapter 2: Fire Fighter Safety
Chapter 3: Fire Service Communications
Chapter 4: Incident Command System
Chapter 5: Fire Behavior
Chapter 6: Building Construction
Chapter 7: Portable Fire Extinguishers
Chapter 8: Fire Fighter Tools and Equipment
Chapter 9: Ropes and Knots
Chapter 10: Response and Size-Up
Chapter 11: Forcible Entry
Chapter 12: Ladders
Chapter 13: Search and Rescue
Chapter 14: Ventilation
Chapter 15: Water Supply
Chapter 16: Fire Hose, Nozzles, Streams, and Foam
Chapter 17: Fire Fighter Survival
Chapter 18: Salvage and Overhaul
Chapter 19: Fire Fighter Rehabilitation
Chapter 20: Wildland and Ground Fires
Chapter 21: Fire Suppression
Chapter 22: Preincident Planning
Chapter 23: Fire and Emergency Medical Care
Chapter 24: Emergency Medical Care
Chapter 25: Vehicle Rescue and Extrication
Chapter 26: Assisting Special Rescue Teams
Chapter 27: Hazardous Materials: Overview
Chapter 28: Hazardous Materials: Properties and Effects
Chapter 29: Hazardous Materials: Recognizing and Identifying the Hazards
Chapter 30: Hazardous Materials: Implementing a Response
Chapter 31: Hazardous Materials: Personal Protective Equipment, Scene Safety, and Scene Control
Chapter 32: Hazardous Materials: Response Priorities and Actions
Chapter 33: Hazardous Materials: Decontamination Techniques
Chapter 34: Terrorism Awareness
Chapter 35: Fire Prevention and Public Education
Chapter 36: Fire Detection, Protection, and Suppression Systems
Chapter 37: Fire Cause Determination

Appendix A: An Extract From: NFPA 1001, Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications, 2008 Edition

Appendix B: An Extract From: NFPA 472, Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents, 2008 Edition

Appendix C: NFPA 1001 and 472 Correlation Guide
 
Glossary
Index
Credits


Back to top

ShowAbout the Author(s)

International Association of Fire Chiefs

Established in 1873, the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) is a powerful, professional membership organization of more than 12,600 chief fire and emergency officers. The mission of the IAFC is to provide leadership to career and volunteer chiefs, chief fire officers, and managers of emergency service organizations throughout the international community through vision, information, education, services, and representation to enhance their professionalism and capabilities. Members of the IAFC are the world’s leading experts in fire fighting, emergency medical services, terrorism response, hazardous materials spills, natural disasters, search and rescue, and public safety legislation.

Additional Titles by this Author

National Fire Protection Association

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has been a worldwide leader in providing fire, building, electrical, and life safety to the public since 1896. The mission of the international nonprofit organization is to reduce the worldwide burden for fire and other hazards on the quality of life by providing and advocating scientifically-based consensus codes and standards, research, training, and education. Developer of the National Electrical Code®, and 300 other codes and standards through a full, open-consensus process, NFPA also produces educational curricula, including the Risk Watch® community-based injury prevention curriculum and the Learn Not to Burn® fire safety curriculum. NFPA headquarters is in Quincy, Massachusetts.

Additional Titles by this Author

Back to top