Introduction to Fire Protection
- ISBN-10
- 0766849589
- ISBN-13
- 9780766849587
- Category
- Fire prevention
- Pages
- 502
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cengage Learning
- Author
- Robert W. Klinoff
Description
In careful detail, Klinoff (a 25-year fire service veteran, he teaches at the National Fire Academy in California) lays out the protocol and method for firefighting, including sections on the job search and interview. Among the topics are career opportunities, public fire protection, chemistry and physics of fire, support organizations, resources, administration, support, training, prevention, codes, emergency incident management, and emergency operations. Appendices include numerical and alphabetical indices of the 2001 National Fire Codes and a candidate physical ability test. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
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