Command and Control of Fires and Emergencies
Ship Directly From Manufacturer Click Here For Current Manufacturer Lead Times Fire Engineering Books: Command and Control of Fires and Emergencies by Deputy Chief (Ret.) Vincent Dunn, FDNY Learn about command presence Develop a fireground strategy A busy fire officer handles multiple tasks: administration, budgets, political interaction, medical response, fire prevention, inspections, etc. This book brings the fire officer back to his job's focus: Fighting fires and responding to emergencies. Contents: Command presence Life-and-death decision making Locating a fire Size-up of a fire Command and control at a fire Hoseline placement Preventing fire spread Changing strategy Ventilation Terrorism Fireground communications Demobilization Fireground dangers Products of combustion Managing fireground risks and dangers Epilogue Answers to study questions 293 pages/Softcover/1999