House Fires

House Fires
ISBN-10
1593704127
ISBN-13
9781593704124
Category
Technology & Engineering
Pages
278
Language
English
Published
2019-03-04
Publisher
Fire Engineering Books
Authors
Jerry Knapp, Chris Flatley

Description

House Fires provides a practical and comprehensive guide to strategy and tactics to fight house fires. Features and Benefits: Interactive scenarios based on fireground experience to help develop your fireground decision making Compilation of the best strategy and tactics for house fires from many experienced fire service experts Firefighters: critical information, insight, and understanding of strategies you will be expected to execute on the fireground including size up, search/rescue, fire attack, ventilation, and engine and truck operations Fire officers: scenario-based practical application of traditional and modern approaches to house fires Students of fire suppression: a comprehensive text including the latest research on our most important alarm Examine and practice what must be done for you to determine how best to develop your strategy and tactics at your most important alarm--the house fire. Use this book as a reference as your career progresses--from firefighter to line officer to chief-- after you experience different fire situations. You will gain a deeper understanding from the practical scenarios to improve your decision-making skills.

Other editions

  • House Fires
    • 2021-10-19
    • 304 pages
    • Ebook
    • Simon and Schuster
  • House Fires
    • 2021-10-19
    • 304 pages
    • Paperback
    • Simon and Schuster
  • House Fires
    • 1999
    • 207 pages
    • Paperback
    • University of Iowa Press

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