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Truck Company Operations
Truck Company Operations
by John Mittendorf
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This basic, no-nonsense book is a necessity for all firefighters assigned to the truck, as well as members of fire departments who perform the numerous responsibilities of the truck on the fireground. Throughout the book, training tips are included to... (read more)

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Electrostatic Hazards
Electrostatic Hazards
by Günter Luttgens
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In the US, UK and Europe there is in excess of one notifiable dust or electrostatic explosion every day of the year. This clearly makes the hazards associated with the handling of materials subject to either cause or react to electrostatic discharge of... (read more)

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Assessment Center Strategy and Tactics
Assessment Center Strategy and Tactics
by Michael Terpak
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Firefighters who want to advance must be skilled not only on the fireground, but in the assessment center as well. In Assessment Center Strategy and Tactics, Battalion Chief Michael A. Terpak provides a comprehensive approach to the assessment process... (read more)

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Command and Control of Fires and Emergencies
Command and Control of Fires and Emergencies
by Vincent Dunn
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A busy fire officer handles numerous tasks: administration, budgets, political interaction, medical response, fire prevention, inspections, etc. This book brings the active fire officer back to his job's focus: Fighting fires and responding to... (read more)

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Rope Rescue for Firefighting
Rope Rescue for Firefighting
by Ken Brennan
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This book helps to establish effective and safe technical rope rescue operations. Brennan begins by aiding you in identifying the risks in the area that you are operating in and assessing your organizational strengths and needs, then follows with a... (read more)

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Volunteer Training Officer's Handbook
Volunteer Training Officer's Handbook
by W. Edward Buchanan
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This comprehensive guide, by Eddie Buchanan, Jr., will provide the volunteer training officer everything needed to develop and implement a successful program while promoting quality and discipline in today's volunteer firefighter. Alternative delivery... (read more)

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Introduction to Fire Apparatus and Equipment
Introduction to Fire Apparatus and Equipment
by Gene Mahoney
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Technology is constantly changing, but the basic principles stay the same. This publication provides a detailed look into the operation of fire apparatus and equipment. The text covers the various engine systems, chassis and component parts, pump... (read more)

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An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Building and Fire Research Laboratory: Fiscal Year 2010
An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Building and Fire Research Laboratory: Fiscal Year 2010
by Panel on Building and Fire Research
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"A panel of experts appointed by the National Research Council assessed the scientific and technical work of the Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The scope of the assessment... (read more)

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Distribution System Requirements for Fire Protection
Distribution System Requirements for Fire Protection
by American Water Works Association
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This updated operations manual provides specific guidance on the design, operation, and maintenance of water distribution systems that supply water for fire protection and suppression. This work is an industry peer-reviewed reference that lays out... (read more)

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Fire Officer's Handbook of Tactics Study Guide
Fire Officer's Handbook of Tactics Study Guide
by John Norman
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This study guide is for all serious students of firefighting. John Norman offers lessons learned from an extensive and honored career by developing a thorough understanding of the third edition of Fire Officer's Handbook of Tactics. This practical study... (read more)

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Pride & Ownership: A Firefighter's Love of the Job
Pride & Ownership: A Firefighter's Love of the Job
by Rick Lasky
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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 o... (read more)

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The Engine Company
The Engine Company
by John Salka
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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... (read more)

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Firefighting Operations in High-Rise and Standpipe-Equipped Buildings
Firefighting Operations in High-Rise and Standpipe-Equipped Buildings
by David M. McGrail
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This book establishes a proper firefighting mindset and promotes maintaining preparedness for the extreme physical and mental demands of firefighting operations in high-rise and standpipe equipped buildings. Armed with firefighting weapons that would be... (read more)

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Firefighter Rescue & Survival
Firefighter Rescue & Survival
by Richard Kolomay
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Deliberate training in firefigher rescue and survival is a field that is new to many in the fire service and private industry alike. For those firefighters and company officers assigned to a Rapid Intervention Team (RIT), not making the correct split... (read more)

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Day in the Life of a Firefighter
Day in the Life of a Firefighter
by Heather Adamson
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This book follows a firefighter through the work day, and describes the occupation and what the job requires.... (read more)

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Fire Trucks in Action
Fire Trucks in Action
by Mari C. Schuh
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With lights flashing and sirens blaring, fire trucks race to fires. See the different fire trucks and their special equipment in action fighting fires and saving people.... (read more)

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Fireground Strategies: Scenarios Workbook
Fireground Strategies: Scenarios Workbook
by Anthony Avillo
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This scenarios workbook is a collection of hypothetical fireground situations with questions regarding incident command concerns for each scenario. Answers are provided at the end of each scenario section along with explanations. Each set of scenarios is... (read more)

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Tom Brennan's Random Thoughts
Tom Brennan's Random Thoughts
by Tom Brennan
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Former New York City captain and former editor of Fire Engineering, Tom Brennan was a true legend in the fire service. For nearly two decades he wrote the most widely read column in Fire Engineering magazine, Random Thoughts by Tom Brennan. For the first... (read more)

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Explosives Detection Using Magnetic and Nuclear Resonance Techniques
Explosives Detection Using Magnetic and Nuclear Resonance Techniques
by Jacques Fraissard
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Nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR) a highly promising new technique for bulk explosives detection: relatively inexpensive, more compact than NMR, but with considerable selectivity. Since the NQR frequency is insensitive to long-range variations in... (read more)

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Fireground size-up
Fireground size-up
by Michael A. Terpak
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This book is designed to give the reader an in-depth review of 15 recognized size-up points for the different occupancies listed. In each different type of building referenced, the author covers the following: construction concerns, occupancy, apparatus... (read more)

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