Safety and Survival On The Fireground, 2nd Edition

Chief Dunn—the recipient of FDNY's Lifetime Achievement Award—has updated his classic book on how to identify and avoid hazards on the fireground. In the second edition, readers will find a new chapter covering fire hazard identification and assessment, a new chapter on safety orders and actions, and updates to many chapters, including topics like flat-roof dangers and utility shutoff. Contents: Death and injury statistics Collapse rescue dangers Responding and returning dangers Searching for fire location dangers Advancing the initial attack hoseline dangers Operating above fire dangers Peaked and flat roof dangers Cellar fire dangers Propane gas fire dangers Wildfire dangers Aerial ladder climbing dangers Forcible entry dangers Master stream operation dangers Dangers of outside venting Fire escape dangers Overhauling dangers Risk analysis dangers Interior firefighting dangers Exterior firefighting dangers Safe firefighting practices: 60 ways to survive firefighting Firefighting dangers: causes of death and injury Fire hazard identification and assessment Safety orders and actions Firefighter’s legacy Appendix: Is your fire department safe? Index About the author