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2) Firehouse
4) Fire command
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Illustrated dictionary features approximately 4,000 firefighting, fire safety and electrical terms and their definitions. Special features of this dictionary include reference to NFPA code of origin following each definition, a complete listing of NFPA's standards and common firefighting acronyms.
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"This text meets the course outcomes of the National Fire Academy's Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education (FESHE) associate level strategy and tactics course. It provides an overview of common firefighting concepts from fire dynamics to extinguishing agents, to incident management, to fire fighter safety, to building construction, to preincident planning to post incident analysis"--Back cover.
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"This updated, comprehensive guide is for new career firefighters as well as current volunteers turning firefighting into a full-time profession. You'll find critical information on the firefighter career path, including important homeland security measures and concerns. In addition, this guide offers a detailed, realistic study plan for the firefighter exam, insider advice on the physical fitness test and oral interview, and full-length practice...
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Fire service is a dynamic profession with ever increasing challenges. Along with the added responsibilities of EMS, Heavy Rescue, and Hazardous Materials comes the duty of acting as an educated, critically thinking firefighter. In this text, the authors expound upon the history of the fire service, career opportunities, and education, in addition to fire dynamics, fire prevention, and more, in order to provide a comprehensive overview of the fundamentals...
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A brief history of firefighting and fire equipment in America with chapters on some of the most famous fires in American history including the Chicago Fire of 1871, the Peshtigo forest fire of 1871, San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906, Triangle Shirtwaist fire of 1911, The fire at Boston's Cocoanut Grove in 1942, the Ringling Brothers circus fire of 1944, and the fires caused by riots in Los Angeles (Watts), Detroit, and Newark in the 1960's....
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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 ... Among the many valuable topics covered in this book are: standpipe system pressure regulating devices, pressure restricting devices and pressure reducing valves; cautious and disciplined elevator use during high-rise operations; elevator rescue...
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All Fire Fighters Need The Safe And Controlled "Real-Life" Training Offered Through Live-Fire Exercises In Order To Be Fully Prepared For The Hazards Of The Fireground. Live Fire Training: Principles And Practice Provides A Definitive Guide On How To Ensure Safe And Realistic Live-Fire Training For Both Students And Instructors. Based On NFPA 1403, Standard On Live Fire Training Evolutions, This Essential Resource Features: Detailed Instructions On...
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This episode of Modern Marvels examines the most extreme raging fires and the firefighters who tame them. The program features interviews with a World War II firefighter who helped contain the London's blitz fire. We also meet "Hell Fighters" who fight raging oil well fires, and "smoke jumpers" who parachute into forest fires. Firefighting: Extreme Conditions also takes a look at how NASA guards against the very real risk of a fire aboard a space...
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Both a blessing and a curse, fire has long intrigued and confounded mankind. This episode of Modern Marvels: Firefighting! examines historical attempts to control fire, from ancient Rome to today's high-tech attempts. Profiling major fires in Chicago, San Francisco, and New York, the show discusses efforts of city planning to reduce fire risk.
19) Company officer
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Study more effectively and improve your performance at exam time with this comprehensive guide. Written to work hand-in hand with COMPANY OFFICER, 3rd Edition, this user-friendly guide includes a wide variety of learning tools to help you master the key concepts of the course.
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This 7th edition meets all of the NFPA 1001, 2019 JPR's. Essentials 7 is the complete source for firefighter recruit and refresher training. IFSTA worked with the UL Firefighter Safety Research Institute (UL-FSRI) staff to incorporate the latest research on fire behavior and fire attack. This updated research is found throughout the text. Hazardous Materials content is enhanced and meets Awareness and Operations levels of NFPA 1072, 2017 Edition....
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