Fire Officer's Handbook of Tactics
Third edition
by John Norman

In the latest edition of this perennial favorite, author John Norman examines these new technologies and how they affect fireground tactics. He also details the new role firefighters play in homeland security.

Fire Officer's Handbook of Tactics is a guide for the firefighter and the fire officer who, having learned the basic mechanics of the trade, are now looking for methods for handling specific situations.

Features & benefits:

• A new chapter addressing fires in garden apartments and townhouses, a growing problem throughout the country.
• A new chapter on the fire department's role in homeland security and preventing terrorism -- the first fire service text to address the new roles first responders play in detecting, preventing, and responding to the newest threats America faces.
• The chapters on high rise office building fires and sections on building construction have been expanded to include the lessons learned from the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center.

Contents

General Firefighting Tactics

• General Principles of Firefighting
• Size-Up
• Engine Company Operations
• Hoseline Selection, Stretching, and Placement
• Water Supply
• Standpipe and Sprinkler Operations
• Ladder Coompany Operations
• Forcible Entry
• Ventilation
• Search and Rescue

Specific Fire Situations

• Firefighter Safety and Survival
• Private Dwellings
• Multiple Dwellings
• Garden Apartments and Townhouses
• Commercial Buildings -- Taxpayers
• High-rise Office Buildings
• Buildings Under Construction, REnovation, Demolition
• Fire-related Emergencies: Incinerators, Oil Burners, Gas Leaks
• Fire Department Operations at Potential Terrorist Acts

Index

Fire Officer's Handbook of Tactics accompanies Fire Officer's Handbook of Tactics, 3rd Edition Study Book

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