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contents 1 UPCOMING TITLES 2–4 NEW 5–9 STRATEGY & TACTICS 10 BREAD & BUTTER VIDEOS 11-12 LEADERSHIP/MANAGEMENT 13 CAREER ADVANCEMENT 14 INVESTIGATION 14-18 TECH RESCUE 18-20 SAFETY & RISK MANAGEMENT 20-21 TRAINING 22 BRENNAN & BRUNO VIDEOS 22-23 APPARATUS & HYDRAULICS 23 HAZ MAT 24-25 PUBLIC EDUCATION 25 EMS 26 FALLEN HEROES 26 IFSTA 26 ALSO OF INTEREST 27 COURAGE & VALOR MERCHANDISE 28 ORDER DETAILS & INDEX 29 ORDER FORM

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FIREFIGHTING OPERATIONS IN HIGH-RISE AND STANDPIPE EQUIPPED BUILDINGSBy District Chief David M. McGrail (Denver Fire Dept.)

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. District Chief McGrail draws from his 25 years of experience, along with the lessons learned from many other fire service professionals, to provide a foundation for success and safety during high-rise and standpipe operations.

Approx. 465 pages/Hardcover/Coming Spring 2007

ISBN 1-59370-054-7 ISBN13 978-1-59370-054-6 $79.00 US

STRATEGY OF FIREFIGHTINGBy Deputy Chief Vincent Dunn, Ret. (FDNY)

This is a “how to” book written by a “know how” person for anyone who practices firefighting strategy. Author Vinny Dunn is a 42-year veteran of the FDNY, a recognized authority on firefighting, and the recipient of numerous awards acknowledging his achievements. Deputy Chief Dunn is passing on to the next generation of firefighters firefighting strategies for the most common fire scenarios. He explains firefighting solutions and offers firefighting plans, standard procedures, action plans, ideas, guidelines, explanations, key steps, and systems of firefighting procedures. This book is about strategy – plans of firefighting, logical ways to solve problems at fires.

Approx. 408 pages/8.5x11/Hardcover/Coming Spring 2007

ISBN 1-59370-107-9 ISBN13 978-1-59370-107-9 $69.00 US

This picture was taken by FF West McBride with the High Point, NC Fire Department. This was a live burn conducted in High Point with on-line personnel and HPFD’s 23rd Recruit Academy.

MASTERING THE FIRE SERVICE ASSESSMENT CENTERBy Anthony Kastros, Battalion Chief, Sacramento Metro Fire District

This book identifies the key knowledge, skills and abilities required for success in the assessment center promotional process. Assessment centers are widely used by fire departments throughout the country. Unfortunately, many candidates fail to prepare for the test by failing to prepare for the position they seek. Whether aspiring to be a Lieutenant, Captain, Battalion Chief or above, this book gives the reader the tools

to establish a personal plan for success in both the test and the position. This book is written in a humorous, matter-of-fact style that makes it easy to understand and retain. The reader is taught to truly prepare for the position by making the mental paradigm shift from test candidate to incumbent officer, which is a very unique and effective method. The book provides the reader with the tools needed to create his/her own plan for success. A personal self-assessment helps the aspiring officer evaluate his/her current status and leadership style. This baseline provides the foundation to get the reader asking questions about real-world scenarios that are mimicked in the testing arena.

Features & Benefits:Gain a better understanding of what an assessment center is • Contains test exercises, sample problems, rating criteria, scoring sheets, assessor selection and common pitfalls • Learn the 27 knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA’s) spanning the 3 dimensions of leadership, management and emergency scene operations • Gain an in-depth understanding of how to develop KSAs to succeed in the test and the position

Contents• Foreword • Acknowledgments • Introduction • Elimination of Barriers • Assessment Center Orientation • The Mentality • The KSAs to be an Excellent Officer • Assessment Center Exercises and Key Points • Mock Exercises • Additional Key Points and Common Pitfalls • Developing Your Plan • Interviews

Approx. 300 pages/8.5x11/Hardcover/August 2006ISBN 1-59370-077-6 $49.00 US ISBN13 978-1-59370-077-5

FROM BUDDY TO BOSS: EFFECTIVE FIRE SERVICE LEADERSHIPBy Division Chief Chase Sargent (Ret.)

In his new book, From Buddy to Boss: Effective Fire Service Leadership, Chase Sargent discusses the path to true leadership. Written in a straightforward, passionate manner, this book will appeal especially to leaders in the fire and rescue service who want to explore what to do, how to recognize and sidestep pitfalls, and how the best of the best saw it then and see it now.

This insightful leadership guide touches on many topics, including the interconnections between politics (whether we like it or not) and leadership, the importance of good communication between the different levels of service, and the significance of focusing on one’s real responsibilities (i.e., how not to get bogged down with micro-managing).

Contents:• Preface: Leadership Lost • Introduction • Organizational Foundation for Leadership • Knowing Yourself and Others • Universal Rules for Survival • Keeping Humanity in Your Leadership • Being Tested as a New Leader • Maintaining Technical Competence • Understanding and Enforcing Policy • Evaluating and Compensating People • Prejudice, Diversity, and Sexual Harassment • Anger and Violence in the Workplace • Decision Making—It’s Not Tarot Cards • Accountability and Responsibility • Battlefield Firefighting • Transitional Team Life Cycles • Team Decision Training • Planning and Implementation • Managing Change • The Business of the Business • When Leadership Fails • Conclusion—Changing the Culture One Person At a Time • Epilogue • Appendix A: Sargent’s Critical Commandments of Leadership

Approx. 323 pages/Softcover/6x9/December 2006ISBN 1-59370-075-X $59.00 US ISBN13 978-1-59370-075-1

THE FIRE CHIEF’S TOOL BOXBy Chief Ron Graner (Ret.))

This is not another book about how to put the wet stuff on the red stuff. The Fire Chief ’s Tool Box presents a clear view of the personal and professional issues affecting a new fire chief and offers tools to address the issues successfully. The Fire Chief ’s Tool Box will provide readers with:•Realistic insight into the knowledge, skills and abilities that every fire chief must have to succeed • Guidelines for long-term career preparation • An understanding of the

job search and selection process • A fundamental plan for assuming command • An understanding of the importance of the chief’s role as a politician, educator, salesperson and marketer to assure career success • Guidance for spouses and families of those who seek to become The Chief • A reminder that the primary job of every fire chief is the safety of his or her personnel

As a future or current chief of any fire department, you will: • Benefit from the practical, straightforward and common sense advice • Discover the thought processes needed to meet the challenges that face every chief • Gain insight that will help your family cope with the stresses your job as fire chief will bring to their lives

Contents:• Table of Contents • Preface • Acknowledgments • Credentials, Philosophy and Assumptions • Career Preparation • Fire Chief Position Available • The Job Search • Researching Position Openings • Application and Selection • The Job Offer • Assuming Command • The Policy Makers • Human Resources and Labor Relations/Unions • Politics • Standards of Response Coverage • Outsourcing • Why Can’t We Run Government like a Business? • Budgets and Service Delivery • Purchasing • Ethics • View from the Fire Chief’s Office • General Management Tools • Tools for Improvement • Beyond Suppression • Fire Chief, Lessons Learned Climbing The Ladder Review • Tools for Your Family and Your Personal Values • The Golden Rule • Conclusion • Exercises, Check Lists and Reminders • References • Index

Approx. 305 pages/Hardcover/6x9/Winter 2007ISBN 1-59370-104-7 $49.00 US ISBN13 978-1-59370-104-8

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First responders who arrive on scene of a hazardous materials incident may be assigned to an engine, ladder truck, rescue, or ambulance with very little sophisticated HAZMAT equipment. Despite these limitations, their actions during the initial response will often set the stage for the success or failure of the entire event. Many incidents start out as minor “routine” events that suddenly escalate when something goes terribly wrong. Perhaps first responders did not anticipate the involvement of

hazardous materials in a response to a rear-end collision involving two passenger vehicles, an EMS call at a residence for difficulty breathing, or a trash fire. That is until it was too late! First responders, despite their best intentions, can quickly become part of any hazardous materials problem. The results can be first responders who are killed or seriously injured, or those who suffer devastating illnesses years after exposure to a hazardous material.

Features & Benefits:• Practical advice based on the real-life experiences of first responders • A one-stop source on topics such as atmospheric monitors and class B foam • Steps to managing “routine” incidents to prevent them from becoming disasters • Limitations of federal hazardous materials regulations you need to know • Real-world examples of first responders who won (or lost) the battle with hazardous materials

Contents:Beyond the Rule of Thumb • What Is a Hazardous Material? The Role of First Responders Planning for a Hazardous Materials Incident • How Not to Become Part of the Problem • Who First Responders Should Call to Get Help • Documents First Responders Can Use for Effective Decision Making • Identifying the Material Characteristics of Containers • Evaluating the Environment • Defensive Actions for First Responders • Highway Transportation Incidents • Railroad Transportation Incidents • Fixed Facility Incidents • “Routine” Hazardous Materials Incidents • Understanding Atmospheric Monitors • Understanding Class B Foam • Managing the Initial Phase of a Hazardous Materials Incident • Is the Incident a Crime Scene? • Cleanup, Recovery, Reimbursement, and Scene Restoration

259 pages/Softcover/8.5x11/July 2006ISBN 1-59370-071-7 $49.00 US ISBN13 978-1-59370-071-3

POSITIVE PRESSURE ATTACK FOR VENTILATION & FIREFIGHTINGBy Kriss Garcia, Reinhard Kauffmann, and Ray Schelble

In the past decades, lightweight building construction methods and the use of manmade materials in construction and furnishings have become more and more common. The time until structural failure can be expected in a fire has been reduced, and firefighters have faced hotter fires that generate high levels of deadly gasses. But the ventilation methods used by modern firefighters have not kept pace with the changes. Positive pressure was first used in the fire service to ventilate a structure after the fire was knocked

down. Authors Kriss Garcia, Reinhard Kauffmann and Ray Schelble have taken positive pressure a step further to achieve effective ventilation in coordination with aggressive fire attack, called positive pressure attack (PPA). Properly used PPA allows firefighters great control over the interior environment of a fire building, and starts at the earliest stages of the operation when ventilation can provide the greatest benefit for victims, firefighters, and the structure. With a small investment in equipment and a commitment to training, any fire department can implement PPA at the company level.

Contents:

•Overview of Fireground Ventilation • What is Effective Ventilation • Conventional Ventilation Methods • Limitations of Conventional Methods • Positive Pressure Attack • Understanding Positive Pressure Ventilation • PPV + Initial Fire Attack = PPA = Coordinated Attack • Precautions for Using PPV and PPA • Beyond the Basics • PPA and Beyond • Introducting PPA to the Department • Positive Pressure Evolutions • A Deeper Understanding • Final Thoughts

Features & Benefits:Basics of positive pressure and how to maximize its effectiveness for fireground ventilation. • PPA: how effective ventilation can be coordinated to support an aggressive fire attack. • Safety considerations and limitations of PPA and positive pressure. • Other ways positive pressure blowers can be used to help victims and firefighters in a variety of situations. • Implementing PPA on a department, and how to train each engine company to become its own firefighting force that can accomplish both ventilation and fire attack.

Approx. 350 pages/6x9 Hardcover/September 2006ISBN 1-59370-048-2 $59.00 US ISBN13 978-1-59370-048-5

ELEVATOR AND ESCALATOR RESCUEBy John J. O’Donoghue and Ted Jarboe

This comprehensive new guide will provide members of the fire service community a guide to proper and safe operations around elevators and escalators. Readers will learn about the history and future of these devices, as well as construction and components. Perfect for firefights of all ranks.

Features & Benefits:•Learn safe operating procedures•Gain a better understanding of the dangers that elevators present•Learn the direction and future of elevators and escalators

Contents:History of Elevators • Elevator System Overview • Traction Elevator System: Passenger • Types of Hoistway Doors • Hallway and Lobby Features • Car Interior Components and Finish • Hydraulic Elevators: Passenger • Freight Elevators and Dumbwaiters • New Technologies • Residential and Special Elevators • Safety Philosophy and Rules • Rescue Tools and Equipment • Hoistway Door Unlocking Devices (Keys) • Poling Guidelines • Top and Side Emergency Exits • Forcible Entry: Types, Use, and Safety • Managing Passenger Entrapment Incident • Managing “Victim Pinned” Incident • Managing “Victim Fell Down Hoistway” Incident • Managing Elevator Fires • Case Studies and Lessons Learned • Shunt Trip Activation • The Case for a Common Firefighters’ Service Phase I Key • Use of Elevators under Fire Conditions • Training for Safe and Successful Elevator Rescue Operations • Escalator Development History • Escalator System • Safety Philosophy and Rules • Escalator Safety Features • Rescue Tools and Equipment • Glossary of Elevator and Firefighter terminology

Approx. 400 pages/8.5x11/Hardcover/Winter 2007ISBN 1-59370-076-8 $59.00 US ISBN13 978-1-59370-076-8


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FIRE DEPARTMENT STRATEGIC PLANNING: CREATING FUTURE EXCELLENCE, 2ND EDITIONBy Mark Wallace, Chief, McKinney (TX) Fire Dept.

Successful fire service leaders know that a fire department that isn’t moving forward is dying or, at least, in danger of dying. In this second edition, author Mark Wallace succinctly points out that if you don’t know where you’re going, any road will take you there. Fire departments that know where they are going, understand the environment in which they

must operate, and have identified how to get there have the best chance of achieving their goals and desires. These concepts form the foundation of strategic planning. They challenge fire chiefs to escape from the typical operational thinking, to begin strategic thinking, and ultimately to manage their organizations strategically.

Readers will learn about the strategic planning process and why each step in the process is critical if the plan is to succeed. More importantly, while the strategic planning process may be thought of as extremely complicated this book removes the mystery that some think of when considering strategic planning by providing timely advice and easy to use tools to assist in the process.

Contents:• Overview of strategic planning • Revisiting your existing strategic plan • Speed planning for the time challenged proactive futurist • Strategic planning and the commission on fire accreditation international • Planning to plan strategically • Understanding and applying the values of the department • The value of vision to organizational change • Identifying the department’s mandates • Developing the mission of the department • Understanding and defining the philosophy of operations • Assessing the challenges and opportunities of the external environment • Identifying the strategic issues of the department • Creating strategies for strategic issues • Creating the department’s ideal future through proactive futuring • Operational planning from a strategic perspective • Strategic management and master planning • Cyclic planning • Appendices

276 pages/Softcover/7x10/March 2006ISBN 1-59370-003-2 $69.00 US ISBN13 978-1-59370-003-4

Chief, received your book (Pride & Ownership: A Firefighter’s Love for the Job) on Friday and finished it. Very, very, good. Should be a must read for everyone...I wish everyone would take the things you wrote about to heart and would practice them. Again, I thought the book was excellent.

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FLASHOVER! – NOW ON DVD!by Vincent Dunn, Deputy Chief (Ret.), FDNY

Flashover is both dramatic and deadly. Learn from Chief Dunn when flashover occurs and safety techniques that can prevent or delay this dangerous event. We’ve taken Dunn’s classic video and reproduced it on DVD! Now you can use the latest technology for timeless fireground training. Originally released on VHS in 1988.

20 minutes/DVD/July 2006ISBN 1-59370-090-3 $59.00 US ISBN13 978-1-59370-090-4

PRIDE & OWNERSHIP: A FIREFIGHTER’S LOVE OF THE JOBBy Rick Lasky, Chief, Lewisville (TX) Fire Department

FDIC favorite Rick Lasky takes a hard look at the fire service and finds it short on the only element that makes it effective: passion. Chief Lasky gives an upfront and honest criticism about the need to reignite the love of the job on every level, from chiefs on down.

Every day Chief Lasky remembers why his job is the best in the world and he brings that passion to Pride and Ownership. Lasky

revisits the proud history and tradition of the fire service and reflects on the family values and brotherhood that have made firefighting a truly family-oriented vocation.

Features & Benefits:• History and traditions of the fire service with overviews of some of the most important fire service leaders• Detailed explanation of ceremonies for all occasions from a firefighter’s initiation to retirement• More than 150 photos displaying rites and ceremonies• Helpful appendixes full of sample documents for fire company use

Contents:• Our Mission • The Firefighter • The Company Officer • The Chief • Our Two Families • Sweating the Small Stuff • Changing Shirts-The Promotion • What September 11th Did For Us-The Good and the Bad • Ceremonies • Marketing Your Fire Department • Making It All Happen-Embracing Success • Have You Forgotten.

350 pages/Hardcover/6x9/June 2006ISBN 1-59370-078-4 $49.00 US NOW AVAILABLE! ISBN13 978-1-59370-078-2

PRIDE & OWNERSHIP: A FIREFIGHTER’S LOVE OF THE JOB DVDIn this thought-provoking and inspirational session from FDIC 2001, Chief Rick Lasky gives an upfront and honest criticism about the need to reignite the love of the job on every level, from chiefs and on down. Learn what you can do to drive your members to take pride in their job and assume ownership. This great new DVD is an excellent companion to the book, Pride & Ownership: A Firefighter’s Love of the Job.

Author Rick Lasky is donating all proceeds from the royalties of this DVD to the Fire Engineering Courage & Valor Foundation. For more information on this non-profit foundation visit www.courageandvalor.org.

31 minutes/DVD/December 2006ISBN 1-59370-101-2 $39.00 US ISBN13 978-1-59370-101-7

PRIDE & OWNERSHIP POSTER

Hang this poster in your fire department to remind your crew why they do the job they do.

Size: 24x36 inches.ORDER NO. POPSTR $15.00 US

THE ART OF READING SMOKE (DVD)By David W. Dodson, former Battalion Chief and current Lead Instructor of Response Solutions

Often, smoke issuing from a building is the only clue available to predict fire behavior and the likelihood of a flashover or rapid fire spread. First-arriving officers must read smoke before choosing attack tactical priorities! Incident Commanders and Safety Officers must know how to rapidly read smoke in order to keep firefighters within an acceptable risk-profile. In this video, instructor Dave Dodson explains:

• Why we read smoke • The “advanced” basics of reading smoke • Hostile fire events and warning signs • The “reading smoke” process • Tricks and short-cuts

The video includes several practice examples that are shown twice to test your smoke-reading abilities, first without interpretation and then pointing out significant observations and what each means.

60 minutes/DVD/Winter 2007ISBN 1-59370-100-4 $79.00 US ISBN13 978-1-59370-100-0

AND THE BEAT GOES ON (DVD)By Deputy Fire Chief Billy Goldfeder, Loveland-Symmes Fire Dept. in SW Ohio

Firefighters have got to stop killing themselves! They are heroic but do many non-heroic things that may result in injury and death. Deputy Chief Billy Goldfeder, Fire Engineering contributing editor and FDIC speaker, rallies the troops to fight smarter and safer by refusing to make common mistakes that can have fatal consequences – failing to wear a seatbelt, entering a building where there is no human life at risk, failing to drive safely, failing to wear SCBA and all protective gear at every call. Chief

Goldfeder challenges chiefs to make sure everyone goes home and reminds firefighters why they must avoid unnecessary risks: the family and friends left behind when they are gone! Author Billy Goldfeder is donating proceeds from the sale of this video to the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation.

DVD/Winter 2007ISBN 1-59370-082-2 $39.00 US ISBN13 978-1-59370-082-9

COMMON SENSE DICTIONARY FOR FIRST RESPONDERSBy Frank L. Fire

The Common Sense Dictionary for First Responders is a glossary of terms that will be useful to all responders to emergency situations. Section I includes terms common in matters relating to hazardous materials, chemistry, the environment, firefighting, EMS, protective clothing, radioactivity, chemical warfare agents, and other emergency topics. Section II is a comprehensive list of abbreviations and acronyms that relate to the topics covered in the first section.

Features and benefits:

• Aids in the training and education of emergency responders• Provides a reference for defining words used by emergency responders• Promotes understanding between and among the various types and levels of emergency responders, governmental agencies, and the private sector• Valuable reference and training tool for firefighters, hazmat team members, fire department officers, EMS personnel, rescue workers, military personnel and officers, industrial safety team members, safety managers, EPA and OSHA inspectors, health officers, civil support team members, instructors at federal, state and local fire academies, insurance underwriters, fire investigators, city council members, federal, state and local legislators, activist groups, and industry trade groups

Contents:

• Introduction • Section I: Definition of Terms • Section II: General Abbreviations and Acronyms

295 pages/7x10/Softcover/December 2006ISBN 1-59370-099-7 $59.00 US ISBN13 978-1-59370-099-7

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BUY THE FIREGROUND STRATEGIES SET AND SAVE!ORDER NO. FE201 $96.90 US

BUY THE FIREGROUND SIZE-UP SET AND SAVE!ORDER NO. P7987 $93.50 US

FIREGROUND SIZE-UPby Michael A. Terpak, Chief of the 2nd Battalion, Jersey City (NJ)

Fire officers have many decisions to make when they approach a scene—decisions that could mean the difference between life and death. Pre-incident information gives fire officers the advantage of knowing what to expect when they arrive at a fire. In this definitive guide to fireground size-up, Terpak gives firefighters an in-depth and expanded review of 15 size-up points to help them make decisions that are efficient, effective, and safe. In each different type of building referenced, Terpak covers the following points:

• Construction concerns • Occupancy • Apparatus & staffing • Life hazard • Terrain • Water supply • Auxiliary appliances & aides • Street conditions • Weather • Exposures • Area • Location & extent of fire • Time • Height • Special considerations

Contents:The fifteen points of size-up • Private dwellings • Multiple dwellings • Taxpayers/strip malls and stores • Garden apartments and townhouses • Row frames and brownstones • Churches • Factories, lofts, and warehouses • High-rises • Vacant buildings

407 pages/Hardcover/7x10/2002ISBN 0-912212-99-3 $75.00 US ISBN13 978-0-912212-99-9

FIREGROUND SIZE-UP STUDY GUIDE by Michael A. Terpak and Paul Dansbach

This study guide brings the lessons learned in Fireground Size-Up to life. Authors Michael A. Terpak and Paul Dansbach use a variety of photos to illustrate lessons, allowing the student to “size up” the structure or conditions depicted and answer questions based on their observation of the photo(s).

The format includes multiple choice and scenario questions. The Fireground Size-Up Study Guide includes 10-15 questions per chapter as well as a 100-question final examination.

Contents:The fifteen points of size-up • Private dwellings • Multiple dwellings • Taxpayers/strip malls and stores • Garden apartments and townhouses • Row frames and brownstones • Churches • Factories, lofts, and warehouses • High-rise • Vacant buildings • Final exam questions

124 pages/Softcover/8.5x11/2003ISBN 0-87814-897-3 $35.00 US ISBN13 978-0-87814-897-4

FIREGROUND STRATEGIESby Anthony Avillo, Deputy Chief, North Hudson (NJ) Fire and Rescue

This text is a useful guide for both the fireground strategist/tactician and the promotional candidate in preparing for a written exam. There are text and short answer questions as well as multiple choice scenarios, which are used by many testing authorities today. Each answer is explained in depth to help the reader understand the reason for the strategy or tactic presented. This text uses case studies extensively to drive points home. The text will allow the strategist to make decisions about such activities as line placement, ventilation considerations, and resource distribution,

among other things. It will also allow the tactician to choose proper tactics in a given situation, enhancing the decision-making process on the fireground. It is the intent of this text, through diligent study and lesson reinforcement, to motivate, challenge, and strengthen the fireground strategist/tactician and/or the promotional candidate.

Contents:Size-up • Heat transfer • Building construction • Modes of operations • Private dwellings • Multiple dwellings • High rise • Contiguous structures • Taxpayers and strip malls • Commercial buildings • Hazardous materials • Operational safety

477 pages/Hardcover/6x9/2002ISBN 0-87814-840-X $59.00 US ISBN13 978-0-87814-840-0

FIREGROUND STRATEGIES SCENARIOS WORKBOOK by Anthony Avillo

This scenarios workbook is a collection of hypothetical fireground situations with questions regarding incident command concerns for each scenario. Answers are provided at the end of each scenario section along with explanations. Each set of scenarios is geared to expand and focus upon key concepts taught in the textbook chapters.

392 Pages/Softcover/8.5x11/2003ISBN 0-87814-841-8 $55.00 US ISBN13 978978-0-87814-841-7

STRUCTURE PROTECTION IN THE I-ZONEFOCUSING YOUR WILDLAND EXPERIENCE FOR THE URBAN INTERFACEby George Bradford, Fire Captain (Ret.), San Jose (CA) Fire Department

Covering mobile tactics, situational awareness, reading topographic maps and the weather, veteran firefighter George Bradford will show you how to sharpen those vital skills that you don’t get to use every day.

Contents:I. Wildland interface fundamentals • Fire orders, guidelines, and the

incident command system • Personal protective equipment • Applying water • Wildland tools for interface engines • Staying current with the weather • Training your crew for the urban interface • II. Focusing your experience • Fire behavior from the engine • Situational awareness • Communication skills • Safety on the front • Tactical considerations for the urban interface • Managing evacuations from the urban interface • III. Improving seldom-used skills • Map reading • GPS in the interface • Computers in the I-Zone • Appendix A: Answers to chapter questions • Appendix B: Topo template


FIRE OFFICER’S GUIDE TO DISASTER CONTROL, SECOND EDITION by William M. Kramer, Ph.D., and Charles W. Bahme, J.D.

This book will help you respond to disasters with the necessary operational procedures to save lives and property. Includes information on training, planning and procedures, communication, handling casualties, infrastructure assessment, recovery operations, and stress debriefing.

Contents:Disaster planning • Historical lessons • Organizational structure

and incident command • Resource management and augmentation • Training and preparation • Communications and information management • Catastrophic fires • Civil disorders and riots • Weather-related natural disasters • Terrain-based natural disasters • Transportation disasters • Hazardous materials incidents • Enemy attack and UFO potential • Mass casualties and mass evacuation • Aftermath and recovery • Glossary • Appendices



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THE RESCUE COMPANYby Ray Downey, Sr., Battalion Chief, Special Operations, FDNY; FEMA USAR Team

Chief Ray Downey developed city and national rescue teams, and was involved in numerous rescue operations, including the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center, the bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City, and various natural disasters. This text offers guidelines and recommendations on how to start a rescue company, the equipment needed, and the operational planning that is necessary for company development. Specific rescue company response incidents are also discussed.

Contents:Part I: Getting started – the rescue company and its people • What rescue is about • Recruiting and staffing • Rescue apparatus • Tools and equipment • State-of-the-art equipment • Maintenance of tools and equipment • Training • Part II: Rescue incidents • Impalement • Operating on air • Buried victims • Elevators • Air bags • Utilizing the rescue company • Water rescue teams • Confined space • Vehicle accidents • Part III: Operations and planning • Rescue operational plan • Rope and rigging • Treating victims • Concrete • Planning for major operations


SUPPLY & ATTACK FIRE STREAMS: AN INTRODUCTION VIDEOHosted by David P. Fornell

Based on the text Fire Stream Management Handbook, David Fornell explains the essentials of using fire streams. The video covers pump pressures, nozzle pressure, operational techniques, friction loss, hydrants, drafting, and more. Ideal for those just entering the fire service or for departmental training programs.

29 minutes/VHS/1993ISBN 0-912212-36-5 $89.00 US ISBN13 978-0-912212-36-4 LIMITED QUANTITIES AVAILABLE!

RESCUE OPERATIONAL PLANNING: FACTORS FOR SUCCESS VIDEODeveloped by Ray Downey, Sr., Battalion Chief Special Operations, FDNY; FEMA USAR Team

This tape is based on Chief Downey’s book and features his 12-point plan for heavy-rescue incidents. The program outlines his plan, featuring an actual heavy-rescue incident, with Chief Downey “walking the viewer” through each of the 12 points. Learn from the international experiences of renowned rescue specialist Ray Downey, Sr., as he describes his plan for operational success.

26 minutes/1994 ISBN 0-912212-37-3 $89.00 US ISBN13 978-0-912212-37-1

BUY THE SET AND SAVE! ORDER NO. FE130SET $96.90 US

THE FIRE OFFICER’S HANDBOOK OF TACTICS, THIRD EDITIONby John Norman, Chief of Special Operations, FDNY

The third edition of this best-selling book, written by John Norman, Deputy Assistant Chief of the FDNY, examines new technologies and how they affect fireground tactics. Fire Officer’s Handbook of Tactics, Third Edition, also details the new role firefighters play in homeland security.

Features & benefits:• A new chapter addressing fires in garden apartments and townhouses• A new chapter on the fire department’s role in terrorism and homeland security• Expanded chapters on high rise office building fires and construction

About the Author

John Norman is a veteran of more than 35 years in the fire service, with a wide range of experience. He has fought fires in rural, suburban, and urban settings. Since Sept. 11, 2001, Norman has been the Chief of Special Operations with the New York Fire Department. Until that date, as a Battalion Chief, he had been assigned to the 16th Battalion in Harlem. In the days after the collapse of the Twin Towers, Norman was designated as the Search and Rescue manager for the World Trade Center site. He operated in that position as a member of the Incident Commanders General Staff for two months before assuming his assignment as the Chief in Charge of the Special Operations Command on a full-time basis.

464 pages/Hardcover/August 2005ISBN 1-59370-061-X $79.00 US ISBN13 978-1-59370-061-4

FIRE OFFICER’S HANDBOOK OF TACTICS STUDY GUIDE, THIRD EDITIONBy John Norman, Chief of Special Operations, FDNY

This study guide is for all serious students of firefighting. John Norman offers lessons learned from an extensive and honored career by developing a thorough understanding of the third edition of Handbook of Tactics. This practical study guide gives updated questions and sections that offering training, development, and guidance, which can benefit every person in the fire force.

The study guide’s format includes multiple choice and short answer questions. The Fire Officer’s Handbook of Tactics Study Guide also includes a 100-question final examination, answers with corresponding textbook page numbers, and tear-out answer sheets for easy classroom use.

258 pages/Softcover/8.5x11/April 2006 ISBN 1-59370-079-2 $35.00 US ISBN13 978-1-59370-079-9

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TRUCK COMPANY OPERATIONSby John Mittendorf, Battalion Chief (Ret.), Los Angeles City (CA) Fire Department

This no-nonsense book is a necessity for all firefighters assigned to the truck, as well as members of fire departments who perform the numerous responsibilities of the truck on the fireground. Training tips are included to help you perform the various operations efficiently and effectively.

Contents:I. The fireground: Truck company basics • Truck company response,

placement, and operations • Building construction • II. Elevator extrication • Forcible entry • III. Fireground operations: Ground ladders • Inside operations • Overhaul • Salvage • Search and rescue • IV. Utilities: Electrical utilities • Gas utilities • Water utilities • V. Ventilation: Ventilation principles • Pressurized ventilation • Ventilation rules and equipment • Roof ventilation techniques for conventional and lightweight construction • Answers to study questions

372 pages/Hardcover/8.5x11/1998ISBN 0-912212-64-0 $59.00 US ISBN13 978-0-912212-64-7

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MANAGING MAJOR FIRES by John F. “Skip” Coleman, Deputy Chief of Fire Prevention/ Communications, Toledo (OH) Department of Fire and Rescue

With 25 years of experience, Deputy Chief Coleman offers a common sense approach to handling larger, more unusual second and third alarm, or mutual-aid fires. He covers organization and structure, incident management, safety issues such as accountability systems, the rules of engagement for risk assessment and managing the Mayday, as well as fires in distinct occupancy types. Case studies are designed for departments of any size.

Contents:Part I: The form of the response • Review of incident management system • Sectoring large incidents • Resource allocation • The rules of engagement–Risk assessment in the fire service • Accountability at major incidents • Managing the Mayday • Part II: The fireground • Fighting fires in: Older apartment buildings; Garden apartments; Strip malls; Vacant commercial occupancies; Institutional occupancies; Lumberyards; Enclosed malls; Restaurants; Churches; Nursing homes; Industrial areas; Hotels; Professional buildings


INCIDENT MANAGEMENT FOR THE STREET-SMART FIRE OFFICER by John F. “Skip” Coleman, Deputy Chief of Fire Prevention/ Communications, Toledo (OH) Department of Fire and Rescue

Deputy Chief Coleman has taken a basic, no-nonsense approach toward helping you understand and implement the incident command system in a methodical and effective way, beginning with an introduction to the system and an

explanation of command operations. Staging and sectors are discussed to ensure that adequate personnel are available to command and arrive at the scene in an organized manner. Mission statements are covered to help explain the responsibilities of the various fireground sectors and the integration of “command” into their operations.

Contents:Section I: The system • Introduction to the incident management system • Command • Establishing command • The command post • The command staff • The function of command • Section II: Staging and sectorization • Staging • Sectorization • Section III: Mission statements • Defining mission statements • The mission of command • The mission of attack • The mission of search • The mission of backup • The mission of ventilation • The mission of exposure • The mission of extension • The mission of overhaul and salvage • The mission of rapid intervention • Benchmarks • Section IV: Miscellaneous incidents • Emergency medical incidents • Vehicular incidents • Hazardous-materials incidents • Miscellaneous incidents • Section V: Applying incident command • Applying incident command to various types of incidents • Appendices • Reminder sheet • Answers to chapter questions


FIREFIGHTING PRINCIPLES & PRACTICES, SECOND EDITION by William E. Clark

This classic look at the basics of firefighting provides up-to-date information on firefighting operations beginning with fire behavior and on through to fundamental approaches, strategy, coordination, and tactics.

Contents:Fire behavior • The mechanisms of fire extinguishment • The development of firefighting • Firefighting strategy • Firefighting tactics •

The action plan—working at a fire • Fireground control and coordination • Safety on the fireground • The fire building—hindrance and help • Sprinkler operations • Ladder company operations • Engine company operations • Pre-fire planning • Major fires • The everyday fire • Special-problem fires • Appendices (exercises)


RESPONDING TO “ROUTINE” EMERGENCIESby Frank C. Montagna, Battalion Chief, Fire Department of New York

This book is designed to heighten firefighter awareness of routine emergencies, to point out that a hazard potential exists at every emergency, and to open a discussion on the standard tactics used for them.

Contents:Introduction • I. Common calls • Electrical emergencies • Home heating emergencies • Natural gas fires & emergencies • Water leaks • Vehicle fires • Kitchen fires • Mattress fires • Trash fires

• II. Carbon monoxide: The new response • The medical aspects of carbon monoxide • The carbon monoxide emergency • Home CO detectors • UL 2032 • Answers to study questions


BUY THE ROUTINE EMERGENCIES SET AND SAVE!ORDER NO. FE2810SET $75.65 US

RESPONDING TO “ROUTINE” EMERGENCIES WORKBOOKby Frank C. Montagna, Battalion Chief, FDNY

This workbook is the companion to the best selling text Responding to “Routine” Emergencies. The author has developed study materials in the form of questions and scenarios that will challenge the reader to look deeper into the routine calls that all firefighters respond to so they come away with a better grasp of proper actions to take. The materials in this workbook can be used by an individual or within a group as part of an

interactive company drill. Regardless of how it is used, the reader will benefit from gaining a better knowledge of dealing with routine emergencies that the fire service comes face to face with every day. Each study question is referenced back to lessons from the original text. The scenarios are written so that firefighters can personally relate to the situations. The lessons are timeless for any member of the fire service from the biggest city to the smallest village.




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FLASHOVER! – NOW ON DVD!by Vincent Dunn, Deputy Chief (Ret.), FDNY

Flashover is both dramatic and deadly. Learn from Chief Dunn when flashover occurs and safety techniques that can prevent or delay this dangerous event. We’ve taken Dunn’s classic video and reproduced it on DVD! Now you can use the latest technology for timeless fireground training.

20 minutes/DVD/July 2006ISBN 1-59370-090-3 $59.00 US ISBN13 978-1-59370-090-4

Learn more about the author by visiting www.vincentdunn.com!

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HIGH RISE FIREFIGHTINGSTRATEGY AND TACTICSby Vincent Dunn, Deputy Chief FDNY (Ret.)

This powerful video details trends in high rise fires, two strategies taken away from the Chief at high rise fires, and how to locate a fire in a high rise building. Dunn also explains the safe use of elevators in Phase II of a high rise fire, how to divide stairs, “defend in place,” search and evacuation, venting strategies, and the importance of the first attack hose line.

His five high rise firefighting strategies are: frontal attack, flanking attack, interior defense attack, non-attack, and exterior defensive attack. Dunn also details how to assign sector commands at attack site and how fire can spread from floor to floor in a fire resistive high rise building. Each video comes

with a free booklet which contains a teacher’s guide, lesson plans, discussion questions, and multiple choice questions.

25 minutes/2001ORDER NO. FE100 $159.00 US Short discount only.

BACKDRAFT & SMOKE EXPLOSIONS VIDEOby Vincent Dunn, Deputy Chief (Ret.), Fire Department of New York

Superheated smoke is strong enough to push back the attack team and injure personnel. Chief Dunn helps you identify its causes and warning signs, and shows you how to protect yourself and your department personnel from injuries.

20 minutes/1991/VHSISBN 0-87814-953-8 $59.00 US ISBN13 978-0-87814-953-7

FLASHOVER! VIDEOby Vincent Dunn, Deputy Chief (Ret.), Fire Department of New York

Flashover is both dramatic and deadly. Learn from Chief Vincent Dunn (Ret.) when flashover occurs and safety techniques that can prevent or delay this dangerous event.


MASTER STREAM SAFETY VIDEOby Vincent Dunn, Deputy Chief (Ret.), Fire Department of New York

This video describes the safe use of one of the most important tools in the fire service, the master stream. Chief Dunn discusses general safety rules for master stream use and the safe transition from interior to exterior attack.


COLLAPSE RESCUE FOR THE FIRE SERVICE VIDEO SERIESDeveloped by Ray Downey, Sr., Battalion Chief, Special Operations, FDNY; FEMA USAR Team

This series features nationally publicized collapses, including those caused by natural disasters, terrorism, and fire. The series is consistent with NFPA 1470, outlining current techniques and procedures.

PART I: BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND COLLAPSERecognize the types of building construction • Identify the signs of building collapse


PART II: COLLAPSE CAUSES AND TYPESLearn basic load concepts and why collapse occurs • Identify collapse styles • Determine possible void space locations to facilitate rescue efforts

18 minutes/1994/VHSISBN 0-912212-42-X $89.00 US ISBN13 978-0-912212-42-5

PART III: STRATEGIC CONSIDERATIONS OF STRUCTURAL COLLAPSEImplementation of the collapse rescue response • Incident management and operation • Rescue operations and victim removal


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TOOLS OF THE TRADE FIREFIGHTING HAND TOOLS AND THEIR USEby Richard A. Fritz, Battalion Chief of Training, High Point (NC) Fire Department

Each day, firefighters throughout the country use numerous tools. Without the knowledge of how and when to effectively use the “tools of the trade”, their gear becomes ineffective and a waste of space on the apparatus.

Contents:Introduction • Cutting tools • Prying tools • Striking tools • Poles • Personal tools • Several-in-one tools • Special-purpose tools • Tool maintenance • Tool combinations • Tools on fire apparatus

177 pages/Softcover/8.5x11/1997ISBN 0-912212-62-4 $38.00 US ISBN13 978-0-912212-62-3FORCIBLE ENTRY VIDEO SERIES

Developed and Hosted by Tom Brennan, Chief (Ret.), Waterbury (CT) Fire Department and Technical Editor, Fire Engineering

One of the country’s leading forcible entry specialists, Chief (Ret.) Tom Brennan shares with you the techniques, equipment, and procedures necessary to carry out the forcible entry operation. This five-part video series introduces various locking mechanisms and security devices that you may encounter. Chief Brennan discusses safe techniques needed to bypass special locking devices, along with simple, conventional forcible entry.

#1 CONVENTIONAL FORCIBLE ENTRY: STRIKING AND PRYINGExposure problems • Door frames and walls • Forcible entry strategies • Prying and striking tools • Types of doors • Spreading and forcing techniques


#2 THROUGH THE LOCK: CYLINDERS AND KEY TOOLSBasic principles • Lock details • Night latches • Key, Sunilla, K & A tools • Mortise and rim locks • Deadbolts, tubular bolts, key-in-knob locks


#3 PADLOCKS: STANDARD AND HEAVY SECURITYLock locations and details • Standard lock techniques • Mounting devices • Heavy security opening techniques • U.S. and foreign locks • Using Halligan, bolt cutter, dent puller, and other tools


#4 HIGH SECURITY DEVICES: ROLL-DOWN METAL DOORS AND SCISSOR GATES

Recognizing the scissor gate and roll-down metal door configurations • Details of construction and the different types of operations • When to cut the lock and when to cut the door • Techniques for cutting a roll-down metal door • Dangers unique to fire incidents with high-security devices


#5 SPECIAL LOCKING DEVICES: GUARD PLATES, LOCKS, BOLTS, AND BARS

Methods of entry for each type • Identifying special locking devices • Cylinder plates—exposed bolt and hidden bolt • Fichet-type locks, Mul-T-Lock, and Police locks

30 minutes/1990/VHSORDER NO. FE426V $69.00 US

TOOLS OF THE TRADE VIDEO SERIESby Richard A. Fritz, Battalion Chief of Training, High Point (NC) Fire Department

Selecting and maintaining the correct hand tools are critical to your performance on the fireground. Instructor Richard Fritz, a 26-year veteran of the fire service, demonstrates the various techniques, offers safety tips, and provides useful hints on helping to keep you and your tools in top form and ready for actual fireground conditions. These videos will increase proficiency with the common hand tools carried on your apparatus.

#1: CUTTING AND STRIKING TOOLS22 minutes/1999/VHSISBN 0-912212-78-0 $45.00 US ISBN13 978-0-912212-78-4

#2: PUSH/PULL TOOLS35 minutes/2000/VHSISBN 0-912212-89-6 $45.00 US ISBN13 978-0-912212-89-0

#3: PRYING TOOLS22 minutes/2000/VHSISBN 0-912212-90-X $45.00 US ISBN13 978-0-912212-90-6

#4: POWER SAWS22 minutes/2001/VHSISBN 0-912212-97-7 $45.00 US ISBN13 918-0-912212-97-5

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FIGHTING CAR FIRESby Bill Gustin, Captain, Miami-Dade (FL) Fire Rescue

Captain Bill Gustin demonstrates safe and effective techniques for extinguishing car fires. He discusses the main features and components of late-model cars and how they affect firefighting efforts, as well as what to expect with fires in older makes and models. See from actual car fires how magnesium reacts to water, what happens when the fire reaches the fuel tank, how to spot apparatus, how to approach the scene, and the best ways to open hoods and trunks.

17 minutes/1998ISBN 1-59370-091-1 (DVD) $39.00 US NEW! ISBN13 978-1-59370-091-1ISBN 0-912212-73-X (VHS) $39.00 US ISBN13 978-0-912212-73-9

SCBA SAFETY AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURESby Bob Pressler, Lieutenant (Ret.), Fire Department of New York

Lieutenant Bob Pressler lends his experience and expertise to help you maintain the safe operation of your SCBA, the lifeline in the fire service. The video includes instructional footage on donning and doffing procedures, handling equipment emergencies, hazard avoidance, and techniques to use in the event of an emergency.

17 minutes/1996ISBN 1-59370-092-X (DVD) $39.00 US NEW! ISBN13 978-1-59370-092-8ISBN 0-912212-52-7 (VHS) $39.00 US ISBN13 978-0-912212-52-4

ADVANCING THE INITIAL ATTACK HANDLINEby Andrew A. Fredericks, Firefighter, Squad 18, Fire Department of New York

This video examines the safe and effective movement of the handline team into the fire area; coordinating the attack with the ventilation team; and the methods for keeping the handline moving, with an emphasis on intercompany communication.

17 minutes/1996ISBN 1-59370-093-8 (DVD) $39.00 US NEW! ISBN13 978-1-59370-093-5ISBN 0-912212-53-5 (VHS) $39.00 US ISBN13 978-0-912212-53-1

PEAKED-ROOF VENTILATIONby Bob Pressler, Lieutenant (Ret.), Fire Department of New York

Lieutenant Bob Pressler discusses roof styles often encountered by fire personnel, equipment needs, roof access, and types of cuts required for successful ventilation. Fireground safety procedures are constantly addressed, along with proper tool use and roof movement.

17 minutes/1995ISBN 1-59370-094-6 (DVD) $39.00 US NEW! ISBN13 978-1-59370-094-2

ISBN 0-912212-47-0 (VHS) $39.00 US ISBN13 978-0-912212-47-0

METHODS OF STRUCTURE FIRE ATTACKby Andrew A. Fredericks, Firefighter, Squad 18, Fire Department of New York

This video examines the three most widely recognized methods of structure fire attack—the indirect, direct, and combination methods—to help you decide which is the safest and most effective for your operations. Includes clips from “The Nozzleman”.

25 minutes/1999ISBN 1-59370-095-4 (DVD) $39.00 US NEW! ISBN13 978-1-59370-095-9

ISBN 0-912212-83-7 (VHS) $39.00 US ISBN13 978-0-912212-83-8

STRETCHING THE INITIALATTACK HANDLINEby Andrew A. Fredericks, Firefighter, Squad 18, Fire Department of New

York

Firefighter Andrew Fredericks identifies such important considerations as horizontal vs. vertical stretches and load, a formula for estimating accurate hose lengths based on the building and stair configurations, and how they affect the stretch.

20 minutes/1998ISBN 1-059370-096-2 (DVD) $39.00 US NEW! ISBN13 978-1-59370-096-6ISBN 0-912212077-2 (VHS) $39.00 US ISBN13 978-0-912212-77-7

SEARCH AND RESCUE IN PRIVATE DWELLINGS

PART 1: THE SEARCH PLAN, PART 2: OPERATIONAL CONSIDERATIONSby Bill Gustin, Captain, Miami-Dade (FL) Fire Rescue

Captain Bill Gustin, a 27-year veteran of the fire service, gives you important information to accomplish the search and rescue mission in private and multi-family dwellings. Learn how to plan your searches, coordinate them with other fireground tasks, adapt them to changing conditions, and execute them as safely as possible. Part 1 includes the elements that make for an effective search plan. Part 2 includes fireground coordination, communications, as well as tactics and procedures.

Part 1: 30 minutes/2000ISBN 1-59370-097-0 (DVD) $39.00 US NEW! ISBN13 978-1-59370-097-3

ISBN 0-912212-91-8 (VHS) $39.00 US ISBN13 978-0-912212-91-3

Part 2: 30 minutes/2000ISBN 1-59370-098-9 (DVD) $39.00 US NEW! ISBN13 978-1-59370-098-0ISBN 0-912212-93-4 (VHS) $39.00 US ISBN13 978-0-912212-93-7

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DVD!We’ve taken the classic fireground training found in the Bread & Butter video series and transferred it to DVD! These new DVDs offer the same great information firefighters have relied on for years in a format that can be viewed on a DVD player or on a computer.


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Homeland Defense classes! Learn more about the author by visiting www.vincentdunn.com

BUY THE FIRE CHIEF’S HANDBOOK SET & SAVE! ORDER NO. FCHSET $113.90 US

THE FIRE CHIEF’S HANDBOOK, SIXTH EDITION, STUDY GUIDEby Steven W. Edwards

This must-have companion to The Fire Chief’s Handbook, Sixth Edition, covers all chapters of the best-seller, breaking down important concepts into a series of questions and answers designed to help the reader retain key information.

Features & Benefits:• 20 multiple choice questions for each chapter • Answers provided at the end of each chapter • Page numbers to each answer

217 Pages/Softcover/8.5x11/2003ISBN 0-87814-899-X $45.00 US ISBN13 978-0-87814-899-8

THE FIRE CHIEF’S HANDBOOK, SIXTH EDITIONedited by Robert C. Barr and John M. Eversole .

The Fire Chief’s Handbook, Sixth Edition, continues a 71-year tradition of publishing the definitive resource for advanced fire service training. This comprehensive guidebook is designed for fire fighters, company officers, and chief officers of all ranks and of all department types who want the latest information on the fundamentals of leadership in the fire service as well as managing the day-to-day operations of a fire department.

Features & Benefits:• Edited and written by the most respected names in the fire service today• New chapter on Incident Command• Expanded chapter on Volunteer, On-Call, and Combination Departments• Compliant with all current standards as of publication date

1,153 pages/Hardcover/7x10/2003ISBN 0-87814-830-2 $89.00 US ISBN13 978-0-87814-830-1

STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES AND GUIDELINESby John Lee Cook, Jr.

Every organization needs a set of rules to govern its members. This book will help your department overcome the mystique and misunderstanding of SOPs.

Contents:Introduction • Rules and regulations • General administration • Hazardous materials • Occupational safety and health • Maintenance • Emergency operations • Emergency medical services • Communications • Fire prevention • Appendices (40-forms, reports, checklists, etc.)

318 pages/Softcover/6x9/1999ISBN 0-912212-69-1 $39.00 US ISBN13 978-0-912212-69-2

RAPID INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEMby Jack Murphy, Fire Marshal (Ret.)/Former Deputy Chief, Leonia (NJ)

Incident Command Handbook(White Notebook):A “quick guide” to fireground response • Includes sector assignments, basic size-up information, specific response information (related to carbon monoxide, collapse, confined spaces, explosive devices,

hazardous materials response, aircraft crashes, maritime fires, urban/wildland f i res , water rescue, e tc .) , and emergency te lephone numbers • Illustrations of various types of collapses, placard systems, tanker trucks, storage tanks, freight cars, and other operational diagrams

ISBN 0-912212-75-6 $29.00 US ISBN13 978-0-912212-75-3

ORDER THE SET: Distribution “Planner” Sheets (2 Sets of 19 pages packaged in a red plastic folder and 1 Incident Command Handbook):Quickly review assigned roles and responsibilities with the checklist then implement the appropriate strategies and tactics • Brief definition of the responsibilities and points to be observed • Record individual progress (valuable when debriefing the incident and as an assistant in the classroom or courtroom) • Divided into the five ICS groups: Command, Operations, Planning, Logistics, and

Finance • Document responses, tactics, and procedures used to mitigate an incident • Specific details related to that assignment, such as hydrant systems, flows, strategic goals, decon, medical treatments, weather conditions and topics related to the incident

Handbook/Binder/Command Sheets/1998ISBN 0-912212-74-8 $69.00 US ISBN13 978-0-912212-74-6

Command Sheet Refills, 40 pagesORDER NO. FE10397RF $29.00 US

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COMMAND AND CONTROL OF FIRES AND EMERGENCIES by Vincent Dunn, Deputy Chief (Ret.), Fire Department of New York

A busy fire officer handles numerous tasks: administration, budgets, political interaction, medical response, fire prevention, inspections, etc. This book brings the active fire officer back to the focus of his job: 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


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THE LAST MEN OUT: LIFE ON THE EDGE AT RESCUE 2 FIREHOUSEBy Tom Downey

Henry Holt & CompanyThe inside story of one of America’s most elite firehouses and the extraordinary brotherhood of men who face extreme danger every day.

Firefighting is a world of absolutes: evil is a red devil that wants destruction and death, good is a charged hose line, full of water to fight the flames. The best and boldest firefighters in the country, the men of Rescue 2 are hand-picked to fight not just the biggest blazes but any other emergency New York can throw at them. The sheer adrenaline of the job is perfectly captured in the dramatic story of their firehouse, a model for others

nationwide--dubbed “the cuisinart” because it slices up new recruits.

The story begins in the late 1990s as Phil Ruvolo takes command just a few years after the departure of Captain Ray Downey, a legendary FDNY leader. Ruvolo inherits a stubborn group of vets, many still loyal to Downey. He also steps into a firehouse mourning the recent loss of a brother-- Rescue 2’s first fire fatality since the 1950s.

Tom Downey, nephew of the late Ray Downey, takes us into the fireman’s world: the smell of their coats after a good fire, the hardened eyes of a veteran after a fellow fireman’s death, the humor and camaraderie. His firemen are not cardboard heroes; they’re a group of gritty, larger-than-life personalities brought together by dedication and a mission to save lives. Rescue 2 doesn’t leave a fire until everybody’s safe. They’re the last men out. Theirs is an inspiring story destined to become a classic.

320 Pages/Hardcover/2004ISBN 0-80507-169-5 $25.00 US Short discount only. ISBN13 978-0-8050-7169-6

FIRST IN, LAST OUT: LEADERSHIP LESSONS FROM THE NEW YORK FIRE DEPARTMENTBy John Salka and Barret Neville

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What does it take to lead people into a burning building? How do the leaders of the New York City Fire Department develop so much loyalty, trust, and grace under pressure that their subordinates will risk their very lives for them?

As a high-ranking officer of the FDNY, John Salka is an expert at both practicing and teaching high-stakes leadership. In First In, Last Out, he explains the department’s unique strategies and how

they can be adopted by leaders in any field—as he has taught them to organizations around the country. In a tough-talking, no-nonsense style, Salka uses real-world stories to convey leadership imperatives such as:• First in, last out—your people need to see you taking the biggest risk, as the first one to enter

the danger zone and the last to leave• Manage change—the fire you fought yesterday is not the one you’ll be fighting tomorrow• Communicate aggressively—a working radio is worth more than 20,000 gallons of water• Create an execution culture—focus your people on the flames, not the smoke• Commit to reality—never allow the way you would like things to be, color how things are• Develop your people—let them feel a little heat today or they’ll get burned tomorrow Illustrated by harrowing real-life situations, the principles in First In, Last Out will help managers become more confident, coherent, and commanding.

256 Pages/Paperback/2004ISBN 1-59184-068-6-00 $14.00 US Short discount only. ISBN13 978-1-59184-068-8

PRIDE & OWNERSHIP: A FIREFIGHTER’S LOVE OF THE JOBBy Rick Lasky, Chief, Lewisville (TX) Fire Department

FDIC favorite Rick Lasky takes a hard look at the fire service and finds it short on the only element that makes it effective: passion. Chief Lasky gives an upfront and honest criticism about the need to reignite the love of the job on every level, from chiefs on down.

Every day Chief Lasky remembers why his job is the best in the world and he brings that passion to Pride and Ownership. Lasky revisits the proud

history and tradition of the fire service and reflects on the family values and brotherhood that have made firefighting a truly family-oriented vocation.

350 pages/Hardcover/6x9/June 2006ISBN 1-59370-078-4 ISBN13 978-1-59370-078-2 $49.00 US NOW AVAILABLE!

FIRE DEPARTMENT STRATEGIC PLANNING: CREATING FUTURE EXCELLENCE, 2ND EDITIONBy Mark Wallace, Chief,McKinney (TX) Fire Dept.

Successful fire service leaders know that a fire department that isn’t moving forward is dying or, at least, in danger of dying. In this second edition, author Mark Wallace succinctly points out that if you don’t know where you’re going, any road will take you there. Fire departments that know where they are going, understand the environment in which they must operate, and

have identified how to get there have the best chance of achieving their goals and desires. These concepts form the foundation of strategic planning. They challenge fire chiefs to escape from the typical operational thinking, to begin strategic thinking, and ultimately to manage their organizations strategically.

Readers will learn about the strategic planning process and why each step in the process is critical if the plan is to succeed. More importantly, while the strategic planning process may be thought of as extremely complicated this book removes the mystery that some think of when considering strategic planning by providing timely advice and easy to use tools to assist in the process.

276 pages/Softcover/7x10/March 2006ISBN 1-59370-003-2 $69.00 US ISBN13 978-1-59370-003-4

PRIDE & OWNERSHIP: A FIREFIGHTER’S LOVE OF THE JOB DVD

This great new DVD is an excellent companion to the book, Pride & Ownership: A Firefighter’s Love of the Job.

31 minutes/DVD/December 2006 ISBN 1-59370-101-2 $39.00 US ISBN13 978-1-59370-101-7

PRIDE & OWNERSHIP: A FIREFIGHTER’S LOVE OF THE JOB POSTERHang this poster in your fire department to remind your crew why they do the job they do.

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IGNITING THE LEADER WITHIN INSPIRING, MOTIVATING, & INFLUENCING OTHERS by Michael F. Staley, Homeland Defense Team Member, Firefighter and EMT (Ret.), Port Orange (FL) Fire Department

There is no lack of available material and educational programs to teach you everything you ever wanted to know about “management”. The bad news is that management isn’t the same as leadership. Confusing management and leadership is easy. But management is how an order is carried out. Leadership is why the order was there in the first place. You want to be a leader. This book will show you how!

Contents:Leadership defined • Becoming a born leader • Climbing the ladder of success • Change is the only constant in life • Failure • Step down to step up • Listening • Motivating people • Evaluating people • Epilogue


THE ASPIRING FIREFIGHTER’S TWO-YEAR PLANFREESPOOL PUBLICATIONS

By Paul S. Lepore

This book outlines everything needed to make your dream of becoming a firefighter a reality. Author Paul LePore, a Battalion Chief with the City of Long Beach, Calif., covers preparation, the hiring process, personal attributes, and what to expect as you embark on this journey. The book also explores related careers such as paramedic and police officer.

274 pages/Softcover/2004ISBN 0-9729934-2-8 $24.95 US Short discount only. ISBN13 978-0-9729934-2-5

SMOKE YOUR FIREFIGHTER INTERVIEWFREESPOOL PUBLICATIONS

By Paul S. Lepore

This book is written for individuals who are interested in pursuing a career with the fire service. The majority of the book is made up of a series of questions and corresponding answers designed to familiarize candidates with situations and scenarios that typify life in the fire service. This book will help a candidate prepare answers for the oral interview process.

330 pages/Softcover/2004 ISBN 0-9729934-0-1 $24.95 US Short discount only. ISBN13 978-0-9729934-0-1

ALSO AVAILABLE ONLINE: •Study guides for Fire Engineer-Apparatus Driver, Fire Captain-Lieutenant, and Firefighter.• Videos for Mastering Fire Department Oral Interviews and Entrance Interviews. For information and ordering information, visit the Career Advancement section of www.FireEngineeringBooks.com.

PERSONAL EMPOWERMENT: ACHIEVING INDIVIDUAL AND DEPARTMENTAL EXCELLENCEBy Bennie L. Crane, field instructor,

University of Illinois Fire Service Institute, and Dr. Julian Williams, instructor, Nassau Community College

Diversity issues in the workplace can reduce productivity for the team and create challenges for managers. In this ground-breaking work, authors Bennie L. Crane and Dr. Julian Williams explain in a straightforward and commonsense manner how to strengthen organizations by empowering individuals. Crane uses his years as a Chicago firefighter and facilitator for

examples in a method that is applicable to teams and organizations in any work environment.

Contents:Let the healing begin • Personal agenda: Now more than ever • The human endowments • Empowerment vs. entrapment • Tragedy of the age • Interpersonal communications • Ten 7-ton elephants standing in a row • Human behavior • Conflict resolution • Communications model • Behavior/attitude/value model • Winners vs. losers • Effective leadership • The million-man march • Conclusion • Appendix A—Personal motivational workbook

161 Pages/Softcover/6x9/2002ISBN 0-87814-842-6 $29.00 US ISBN13 978-0-87814-842-4

Learn more about the author by visiting www.mpowerself.com

FACING THE PROMOTIONAL INTERVIEW by John Mittendorf

In this all-encompassing guide, veteran fire chief and best selling author John Mittendorf explains the subtle requirements of the promotional interview process. This book is designed to help fire fighters avoid the common pitfalls of poor interviews by teaching them:• How to develop a balanced study program• Why the first 60 seconds of an interview are critical, and what you

can do to make a good impression• How to relate your qualifications to the position sought

• What to expect in the opening, body, and closing questions of an interview• Typical opening questions• How to define and prepare an opening response for the positions of engineer, sergeant,

lieutenant, captain, and battalion chief

Includes audio CD featuring the author detailing proper and improper interview techniques.

Contents: Priorities before the interview • Anatomy of an interview • Opening impressions • Preparing a response to the opening question • General questions • Closing the interview • Preparing for a fire department entrance interview

206 pages/Softcover w/CD-ROM/8.5x11/2003ISBN 1-59370-0024 $49.00 US ISBN13 978-1-59370-002-7


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MULTIPLE FIRE SETTERS: THE PROCESS OF TRACKING AND IDENTIFICATIONby Brett M. Martinez, Fire Marshal, Suffolk Co. (NY) Fire Rescue and Emergency Services

The process of tracking a multiple fire setter begins before profilers are called in to help. This book will help your department identify MFS patterns, understand the motivation behind these crimes, and learn why it is so important to track this type of offender. Author Brett Martinez explains all of the basics—from setting up a suitable work environment to recording information into a final report that will be useful to all personnel involved in the investigation.

Contents:List of tables, maps, and photographs • Why bother tracking someone? • How do we do it? • How to get started • Where to get the information • What information is required? • How to analyze the information collected • How to avoid false tracks • How to place the information on a map to create the calendar plot • What to do with the results • What type of equipment is required to track multiple fire setters? • How can you be sure the process worked? • The future of tracking and the process


INVESTIGATING THE FIREGROUND, SECOND EDITION by Calvin C. Phillipps and David A. McFadden

This second edition provides you with additional insight on the topic of fireground investigation, taking you through the various procedures necessary for reconstructing the events that led to the fire. Included are discussions related to fire behavior, heat sources, interior and exterior evidence, documentation, and reporting procedures, as well as new case studies.

Contents:The scope and purpose of fireground investigation • The influence

of fire behavior on fire investigation • Factors that influence fire behavior • Heat/ignition sources • Fireground observations • Investigating the fire: building exterior • Investigating the fire: building interior • Vehicle fires • Evidence • Motivation for arson • Answers to study questions


Tech RescueEMERGENCY RESCUE SHORING TECHNIQUESby John O’Connell, (Ret.) FDNY

Finally, a complete resource on shoring and stabilization of emergency scenes. This new book takes the reader step-by-step through the basic principles of emergency shoring operations so they may learn to operate in a safe and efficient atmosphere while conducting search and rescue operations in unstable environments. O’Connell thoroughly covers the engineering aspects involved in shoring and stabilization, carefully explaining how to maintain the strength and integrity of any and all structurally damaged or unstable elements such as beams, joists, girders, columns, arches,

headers, or bearing walls. This book includes a glossary and covers the basic terminology and instructions for shoring.

Key Features & Benefits:• Teaches safe & effective size-up techniques for shoring operations• Detailed descriptions of tools needed for rescue shoring• Detailed shoring construction • Outlines the risks involved in stabilization • Suitable for all firefighters, military, and construction

personnel, as well as urban search and rescue teams• More than 400 illustrations

Contents:An introduction to rescue shoring concepts • The use and training of rescue personnel in shoring operations • Setting up your shoring operations • Interior rescue shoring procedures • Exterior rescue shoring procedures • Shoring and cribbing of sloped surfaces • Tools and equipment utilized in rescue shoring • Glossary • Appendix: Tools to order for a shoring operation


NEW LOWPRICE

SCHOOL BUS EXTRICATION VIDEOby Leigh T. Hollins, Battalion Chief, Cedar Hammock Fire Rescue, Manatee County (Fla.)

Do you think of young children in large, yellow vehicles when you hear the words “school bus”? Think again. School buses today come in a variety of sizes, and are used by everyone from church groups to river rafting outfits. These buses are on the road every day of the week, every hour of the day. Responders who may be well trained and experienced at car and light truck extrication techniques will be confronted with a much different challenge at a school bus incident.

Approx. 40 minutes/2001ISBN 0-912212-98-5 $60.00 US ISBN13 978-0-912212-98-2

PUBLIC SAFETY DIVINGby Walt “Butch” Hendrick and Andrea Zaferes, Lifeguard Systems, Inc.

Written for instructors, dive team captains, surface teams, and underwater personnel alike, this book offers definitive information on procedures for safe operations, proper methods of training, and how to make appropriate purchasing decisions.

Contents:The foundations of a public safety dive team • Dive team command • Dive team personnel • Diver training • Equipment for shore

personnel • Diving equipment • Cylinder safety • The initial response • Deploying the team • The search • Search patterns • Communication and line signals • Contingency procedures and scene safety • Physiological components of diving • Diving maladies • Contaminated water • Handling the drowning victim • Submerged vehicles • Boat operations • Law enforcement operations • Special considerations and technology • Appendix • Answers to study questions


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ICE DIVING OPERATIONS By Walt “Butch” Hendrick, founder and president of Lifeguard Systems Inc., and Andrea Zaferes, vice president and program director of Lifeguard Systems Inc.

This work is designed to fill the void in education for one of the most technical kinds of diving—overhead/confined space ice diving. This text is written for both sport and public safety divers; the book meets the need of both markets to create a uniform set of procedures and guidelines to meet NFPA and OSHA standards.

Contents:Introduction – Ice diving: an operation • Personnel • Certification

• Ice courses and training • Equipment • Tethering • Cold stress, immersion hypothermia, drowning, and other immersion factors • Cold stress, immersion hypothermia, drowning recognition, and first aid • Ice diving procedures • Spring pre-planning for safe ice diving operations • Recreational and public safety diving training sites • Communications • Public safety diving operations • Contingency planning for underwater emergencies • Appendices


ON ROPENORTH AMERICAN VERTICAL ROPE TECHNIQUES NEW REVISED EDITIONby Bruce Smith and Allen Padgett, illustrations by Ron Buffington

This edition is a practical approach to North American vertical ropework. It contains 384 pages with more than 700 detailed drawings. Home workshops are included to show you how to assemble your own ascending and descending gear.

On Rope covers everything you need to know about the techniques and equipment needed for vertical work — including ropes, knots, rigging, harnesses, rappelling, ascending, and belaying. It also contains a detailed program for training and practicing ropework skills. The book is equally valuable for both beginning and experienced users of vertical rope techniques.

Contents:The Challenge • Rope • Ties • Rigging • Rappelling • Ascending • Long Drops and Deep Expeditions • Domes and Walls • Belaying • Vertical potpourri • Other rope uses • Vertical skills and rescue training • Sources of information • History • Glossary • Index

382 pages/Hardcover/1996ISBN 1-879961-05-9 $32.00 US Short discount only. ISBN13 978-1-879961-05-0

CONFINED SPACE RESCUEby Division Cheif Chase Sargent (Ret.)

This book is a comprehensive, single-source guide to such subject areas as hazardous atmospheres, detection equipment, breathing apparatus, ventilation, retrieval systems, backup teams, and operational procedures. Effective methods of training and regulations governing operations in confined spaces are also discussed at length.

Contents:Toward forming a confined-space team • Managing the risks • Planning • Training the team • Equipment • Commanding the incident • The initial response • Operations prior to entr y

• Entr y and rescue operat ions • Removing the v ic t im • Termination activities • Appendix • Answers to chapter questions


VEHICLE EXTRICATION: A PRACTICAL GUIDEby Brian G. Anderson, Battalion Chief, Miami-Dade (FL) Fire Rescue

Extricating trapped victims from vehicles is the most common type of rescue performed by firefighters. By mastering the basic tools used in extrication, departments of all types can increase their effectiveness at the rescue scene. In this book, author Brian G. Anderson presents an all-inclusive guide to vehicle extrication covering:

• Scene management• Tool design, operation, and maintenance• Step-by-step illustrated procedures using: hand tools, electric tools, hydraulic tools, and pneumatic

tools• Procedures for automobiles, trucks, and buses• Overview of wreckers

The extensive use of pictures and detailed descriptions used in Vehicle Extrication: A Practical Guide are sure to make this book an industry standard for training firefighters and other first responders.

Key Features & Benefits:• Detailed descriptions of procedures, tools, apparatus, and equipment needed• Offers a real-world guide to scene management, command, and making tough

decisions• Suitable for both beginning and advanced levels• More than 1,000 photos

Contents:Getting organized • Tools, equipment, and apparatus • Stabilization • Door and side procedures • Roof procedures • Interior procedures • Related impalement • Entrapment beneath and between vehicles • Trucks and tractor trailers • Extrication procedures for school and transit buses • Sport and race vehicles


ROPE RESCUE FOR FIREFIGHTING by Ken Brennan, Captain, City of Dover (NH) Fire and Rescue Services and NH and ME State Fire Instructor

A wide variety of situations may require fire and rescue services to perform a rope rescue. Operations on tall buildings, towers, or bridges; below grade; in confined spaces, swift water, rugged terrain, and on ice all require the systematic use of lifesaving rope techniques. This book helps to establish effective and safe technical rope rescue operations. It is packed with illustrations and pictures to help readers better understand the material.

Contents:Assessing a community’s needs • Organization • Safety and personal

protective equipment • Rope • Hardware • Knots • Anchor points • Anchor systems • Belaying and running protection • Access and packaging • Descending • Mechanical advantage systems • Transportation systems • Personal ascending • Traversing • Glossary • Answers to study questions • Endnotes • Bibliography



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TECHNICAL RESCUE OPERATIONS, VOLUME I: PLANNING, TRAINING, AND COMMANDby Larry Collins, Captain, Los Angeles County Fire Department

The new rules of rescue have improved the way firefighters and other first responders are able to detect, locate, treat, and extract trapped victims in practically any situation by emphasizing factors like innovative training, better equipment, and more intelligent planning by well-informed decision-makers.

Whether you live in an urban or rural fire district, working for a paid or volunteer department, increasingly your fire department will be called upon for rescue. Technical Rescue Operations, Volume I is a groundbreaking new book that lays the framework for responding to disasters and technical rescues of all types in the safest and most effective manner.

Key Features & Benefits:• Fully explains the concept and origins of rescue• Concepts taught in this book will provide guidance for rescue teams of any size and

budget• Explains how to develop, manage, and operate a modern rescue system• Illustrates how to apply principles of rescue to actual high-risk operations• Includes more than 100 photos

Contents:Introduction • Planning for “daily” urban search and technical rescues • Planning for disaster search and technical rescue operations • Developing multi-tiered USAR/rescue systems • Rescue apparatus and equipment • Rescue training • Commanding urban search and technical rescue operations • References • Appendix • Bibliography


TECHNICAL RESCUE OPERATIONS, VOLUME II: COMMON EMERGENCIESby Larry Collins, Captain, Los Angeles County Fire Department

Technical Rescue Operations, Volume II: Common Emergencies is the second in a series by Larry Collins. Volume II covers responding to, managing, and conducting rescues in the “daily” setting of fire/rescue agencies. This includes the kind of technical rescues that confront firefighters and rescuers on practically a daily basis. This volume also explains how to handle more complex and large-scale rescue operations

that challenge responders to apply solid rescue principals for longer periods of time.

Features & Benefits:• Learn from the author’s repeated “once in a career” incidents that are commonplace for busy fire/rescue

units such as the L.A. County Fire Department’s USAR task force/USAR Company• Maximize the base of knowledge developed by leading international rescuers and fire/rescue agencies,

taught by a current practitioner assigned as an officer of one of the most experienced and battle-hardened fire department rescue units in the nation

• Contains “best practices” from fire/rescue agencies from around the world, showing how technical rescues and disasters can be managed faster, safer, and more efficiently

Contents:• Preface • Table of contents • Introduction • Terrorism • Structure collapse search and rescue operations • Water rescue • Mud and debris flow search and rescue operations • Helicopter rescue operations • Bibliography • Appendices • Index

438 pages/Hardcover/8.5x11/ 2005ISBN 1-59370-020-2 $109.00 US ISBN13 978-1-59370-020-1

BUY THE COLLAPSE SET AND SAVE!ORDER NO. FE812SET $54.40 US

COLLAPSE OF BURNING BUILDINGS: A GUIDE TO FIREGROUND SAFETY

by Vincent Dunn, Deputy Chief (Ret.), Fire Department of New York

Learn how to protect yourself from collapse by understanding why it occurs and the signs that lead to it. Dunn reviews general building design and construction methods, along with the types of collapses that may occur. He also documents hazards that occur with master stream operations and buildings under construction.

Contents:General collapse information • Constructive terms of building design • Building construction: Firefighting problems and structural hazards • Masonry wall collapse • Collapse dangers of parapet walls • Wood floor collapse • Sloping peak roof collapse • Timber truss roof collapse • Flat roof collapse • Lightweight steel roof collapse • Lightweight wood truss collapse • Ceiling collapse • Stairway collapse • Fire escape collapse • Wood-frame building collapse • Collapse hazards of buildings under construction • Collapse caused by master stream operation • Search and rescue at a building collapse • Safety precautions prior to collapse • Post-fire analysis • Appendix: Post-fire analysis


COLLAPSE OF BURNING BUILDINGS STUDY GUIDE

Contains multiple-choice, matching, short answer, true/false, and “pictorial” questions, as well as a glossary, final examination questions, and answers to all questions.

Contents:Part one: Chapter questions • Part two: Pictorial questions • Part three: Glossary • Part four: Final examination questions


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THE CARBUSTERS EXTRICATION SERIES — ON VHS & DVD!by J. Steven Kidd and John D. Czajkowski, Company Officers, Orange County (FL) Fire/Rescue Division

THE CARBUSTERS video series provides you with the knowledge and information you need to make safe, successful extrications in a shorter period of time. Produced by ASVP.

Short discount only.

EXTRICATION PRINCIPLES & VEHICLE DESIGNThe basic team approach focuses on reducing extrication time by 15 minutes, and is the building block for the rest of the series. Additional topics covered include airbag restraints, vehicle anatomy, surveys, and the “Golden Hour.”

VHS/35 minutes/1999 ISBN 0-323-00293-5 $165.00 US ISBN13 978-0-323-00293-6 VHS Instructors Guide ISBN 0-323-00299-4 $ 39.95 US

ISBN13 978-0-323-00299-8DVD ISBN 0-323-02286-3 $170.00 US

ISBN13 978-0-323-02286-6

ADVANCED EXTRICATIONThis video focuses on how to reduce confusion at the rescue scene and the procedures involved in scene control. It also provides information on responding to head-on vs. T-bone accidents, cars under trucks, vehicles on their side, and staging training drills.

VHS/35 minutes/1999 ISBN 0-323-00297-8 $165.00 US

ISBN13 978-0-323-00297-4

VHS Instructors Guide ISBN 0-323-00735-X $ 39.95 US

ISBN13 978-0-323-00735-1DVD ISBN 0-323-02287-1 $170.00 US

ISBN13 978-0-323-02287-3

HAND TOOLS AND PNEUMATICSHand tools can be as effective as power tools in facilitating extrication, and in some instances, they may be better suited to the task. This video provides information on the safe use of pneumatic tools and small hand tools. Additional topics covered include air bag restraints and the use of come-alongs for extrication and stabilization.

VHS/35 minutes/1999 ISBN 0-323-00295-1 $165.00 US ISBN13 978-0-323-00295-0VHS Instructors Guide ISBN 0-323-00733-3 $ 39.95 US

ISBN13 978-0-323-00733-7DVD ISBN 0-323-02283-9 $170.00 US

ISBN13 978-0-323-02283-5

EXTRICATION TECHNIQUESHeavy power tools can be valuable resources in extrication. This video provides step-by-step procedures for tool use and safe extrication methods. Topics covered include stabilization, door removal, dash lifting, glass and roof removal, along with third-door conversions.

VHS/35 minutes/1999 ISBN 0-323-00294-3 $165.00 US

ISBN13 978-0-323-00294-3

VHS Instructors Guide ISBN 0-323-00732-5 $ 39.95 US

ISBN13 978-0-323-00732-0DVD ISBN 0-323-02285-5 $170.00 US

ISBN13 978-0-323-02285-9

PATIENT CONSIDERATIONS AND MECHANISMS OF INJURYDuring extrication, the focus must be on the victim whose condition—physical and psychological—must be taken into consideration during the extrication process. This video demonstrates methods of rapid patient assessment, mechanisms of injury, victim protection, immobilization, and efficient victim removal.

VHS/35 minutes/1999 ISBN 0-323-00296-X $165.00 US

ISBN13 978-0-323-00296-7

VHS Instructors Guide ISBN 0-323-00734-1 $ 39.95 US

ISBN13 978-0-323-00734-4DVD ISBN 0-323-02282-0 $170.00 US

ISBN13 978-0-323-02282-8

LARGE VEHICLE CONSIDERATIONSAddresses extrication principles for larger trucks and buses, including safety concerns unique to these large vehicles. Coverage includes: • Large truck and bus design characteristics • Rescue tactics for large truck and bus vehicles • Hazard control and stabilization considerations • Patient access considerations • Working around large vehicles (from ladders and platforms) • Moving and removing wreckage (roof and door openings, panel access, dash lift maneuvers, freeing and removing the driver, freeing and removing trapped bus vehicle occupants).

DVD Only/2003 ISBN 0-323-02284-7 $170.00 US

ISBN13 978-0-323-02284-2

BUY ALL 5 VHS AND THE INSTRUCTORS GUIDES AND SAVE! ORDER NO. 0-323-00292-7 $865.00 US 978-0-323-00292-9

BUY THE 6 DVD SET (NO INSTRUCTORS GUIDES) AND SAVE! ORDER NO. 0-323-02281-2 $865.00 US 978-0-323-02281-1


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Safety & Risk ManagementFIREFIGHTER RESCUE & SURVIVAL

by Richard Kolomay and Robert Hoff

Deliberate training in firefighter rescue and survival is a field that is new to many in the fire service and private industry alike. For those firefighters and company officers assigned to a Rapid Intervention Team (RIT), not making the correct split-second decisions—such as immediately recognizing changes in fire behavior or failing to evaluate their level of SCBA air—can result in the loss of the lives of the entire team. In an effort to reduce the number of line-of-duty firefighting injuries and deaths, while at the same time being proactive in the fire service training

and leadership, authors Richard Kolomay and Robert Hoff have drawn upon their combined 50+ years of firefighting experience to put together this comprehensive guide.

Key Features & Benefits:• Provides an awareness of firefighter safety and proactive fire service training• Describes various types of serious firefighter injuries and fatality incidents during emergency incident

operations• Details recommended Rapid Intervention Team operating methods and procedures, as well as how to

activate a Rapid Intervention TeamContents:• Proactive firefighting tactics and training • Rapid intervention operations • Rapid intervention deployment operations • Firefighter survival rules • Firefighter survival emergencies • Search operations for missing and lost firefighters • Firefighter rescue removal methods • Upper and lower level and confined-space rescue methods • Firefighter rescue & survival training methods


RISK MANAGEMENT IN THE FIRE SERVICEby Steven S. Wilder

This book defines risk management and the aspects of loss, including safety committees, accident investigation, risk management on the fireground, and the issues surrounding sexual harassment.

Contents:Risk management defined • The nature of loss • The five-step risk management process • Methods of managing risk • The safety committee • Incident investigation • Managing risks and emergency operations • Risk management and the quality

management program • Putting it all together • Sexual harassment in the fire service • Studies in case law • Common departmental loss exposures

110 pages/Softcover/5.5x8.5/1997ISBN 0-912212-63-2 $29.00 US ISBN13 978-0-912212-63-0

RUBE’S RULES FOR SURVIVAL: A COLLECTION OF CASE STUDIESby Dennis L. Rubin, Chief, Atlanta Fire Dept.

Follow Dennis L. Rubin, aka “The Rube,” as he traces the ups and downs of his distinguished career, in a lively, entertaining, and educational manner. Each case study, ranging from gas leaks to structure collapse, ends with: Lessons learned, chapter review questions, and Rube’s Rules for Survival for each specific incident. You’ll take these timeless truths to heart as well as back to the job!

Contents:Section I: Johnny New Boots • Tunnel vision • The day the world

crumbled • Hey kid: Can you drive? • Section II: Big City Jake • The truck can handle • Gracie to the rescue • Valor medal? • Hot-hot-hot! • Are those handcuffs? • Section III: The gold badge club • Oh, I thought you said a hand line • The Greg Fleger story • Epilogue • A quick reference guide

107 pages/Softcover/6x9/2001 ISBN 0-87814-826-4 $19.00 US ISBN13 978-0-87814-826-4

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ELEVATOR AND ESCALATOR RESCUEBy John J. O’Donoghue and Ted Jarboe

This comprehensive new guide will provide members of the fire service community a guide to proper and safe operations around elevators and escalators. Readers will learn about the history and future of these devices, as well as construction and components. Perfect for firefights of all ranks.

Features & Benefits:•Learn safe operating procedures•Gain a better understanding of the dangers that elevators present

•Learn the direction and future of elevators and escalators

Approx. 400 pages/8.5x11/Hardcover/Winter 2007ISBN 1-59370-076-8 $59.00 US ISBN13 978-1-59370-076-8

TRENCH RESCUETraining Levels: Awareness • Operations • Technicianby C.V. “Buddy” Martinette, Jr.

This clearly written text will walk the reader through all aspects of trench rescue. Photos and technical illustrations reinforce chapter objectives. In addition, each informative unit features valuable tips and concludes with a chapter summary and test questions to help the reader understand and retain important information. Includes requirements of the 1999 Edition of NFPA 1670 Chapter 9 Trench and Excavation Rescue.

264 pages/Softcover/7x10/2002ISBN 1-89030-6428 $42.95 US Short discount only ISBN13 978-1-890306-42-7

BIG TRUCKS VIDEOA focus on the extrication methods when big trucks are involved in accidents. Teamwork and safety are emphasized. Also covers fuel fires, vehicle anatomy, stabilization techniques, patient assessment, access, and transportation.

30 minutes/VHS/1995ISBN 0-8151-5259-0 $165.00 US Short discount only. ISBN13 978-0-8151-5259-0

SURFACE ICE RESCUEby Walt “Butch” Hendrick and Andrea Zaferes, Lifeguard Systems, Inc.

This book provides practical, up-to-date information on training, team management, equipment, and techniques for ice rescue teams.

Contents:No ice is safe ice • Preplanning the surface ice rescue response • The three levels of training • Who responds to ice rescue incidents? • Managing an operation • Surface ice rescue equipment • Awareness-level duties and responses • Operational-level duties and responses • Technical-level duties and

responsibilities • Communication and line tending • Special ice rescue situations • Ice formation and types • Cold stress and hypothermia • The four processes of heat loss • Heat and fluid loss • How repeated exposure to cold affects us • Cold stress, immersion, and fluid loss • Chilblains, frostnip, frostbite, and freezing • Drowning • References and additional reading • Answers to study questions


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NEW!

PART 1: WALL COLLAPSE New conclusions based on observing hundreds of fires. Learn how firefighters are as likely to get killed outside a burning building as inside, the different kinds of walls, the three ways they collapse, how far they fall, establishing a danger zone, proper use of hose stream, flanking, responsibilities of officers, and more.

17 minutesVHS 1988 ISBN 0-87814-932-5 $39.00 US

ISBN13 978-0-87814-932-2DVD 2004 ISBN 1-59370-037-7 $39.00 US

ISBN13 978-1-59370-037-9

PART 2: PEAKED ROOF COLLAPSEThe most common and dangerous roof for firefighters. This video explains the types and construction, three ways they can collapse, protection, firefighter falls, slope or pitch, most dangerous surfaces, and safety procedures.


ISBN13 978-0-87814-934-6DVD 2004 ISBN 1-59370-036-9 $39.00 US

ISBN13 978-1-59370-036-2

PART 3: TRUSS ROOF COLLAPSEThese roofs are the cause of numerous deaths and serious injuries, and yet their use is increasing. Case studies, definitions and terms, lightweight and timber trusses, construction features, conflicting size-ups, and safe operating procedures.


ISBN13 978-0-87814-936-0DVD 2004 ISBN 1-59370-035-0 $39.00 US

ISBN13 978-1-59370-035-5

ORDER THE COMPLETE VHS SERIES AND SAVE!ORDER NO. 0-87814-951-1 $165.75 USISBN13 978-0-87814-951-3OR BUY THE DVD SET & SAVE!ORDER NO. FE810DVD $165.75 US

PART 4: FLOOR COLLAPSEThe most deadly structural failure. On-scene account and case study analysis of tragic examples of floor collapse, floor deck failure, floor beam support, floor systems, warning signs of collapse, and firefighter evacuation.


ISBN13 978-0-87814-938-4DVD 2004 ISBN 1-59370-034-2 $39.00 US

ISBN13 978-1-59370-034-8

PART 5: WOOD FRAME BUILDING COLLAPSEMost common U.S. building. Types, kinds of collapse and causes, fire spread, case studies, special dangers, porch and chimney collapse, and protection.


ISBN13 978-0-87814-940-7DVD 2004 ISBN 1-59370-033-4 $39.00 US

ISBN13 978-1-59370-033-1

COLLAPSE OF BURNING BUILDINGS VIDEO TRAINING PROGRAM by Vincent Dunn, Deputy Chief (Ret.), Fire Department of New York

In this five-part series, Chief Vincent Dunn (Ret.) shares his experiences and knowledge about size-up, specific collapse types, patterns that occur, warning signs, and dangers inside as well as outside the structure.

On DVD or VHS!

Each DVD has been updated to include downloadable quiz questions for use on your PC, as well as new introductions by author Vincent Dunn. Discussion questions are presented at the end of the program.

NOW ON

DVD!NEW LOWPRICE


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Training

VOLUNTEER TRAINING OFFICER’S HANDBOOKby Eddie Buchanan, Division Chief, Hanover County (VA) Fire Dept.

New training officers have the challenging and rewarding task of finding the proper balance between change and tradition as the fire service evolves.

This comprehensive guide, by Eddie Buchanan, will provide the volunteer training officer everything needed to develop and implement a successful program while promoting quality and discipline in today’s volunteer

firefighter. Alternative delivery options will be presented that allow the volunteer to achieve their training goals while meeting their responsibilities at home.

Each book comes with a CD-ROM that includes appendices and instructor materials such as roll call forms, PowerPoint presentations, and note-taking sheets for students.

Features & Benefits:• Step-by-step implementation process for the volunteer training officer• Scheduling templates that meet the training officer’s core needs• Core training values such as accountability, discipline, and pride

Contents:• Self-preparation • Assessing department needs • A systems approach to training • The Academy, Part I: Laying the training foundation • The Academy, Part 2: The key components • In-service training options • Comprehensive scheduling • Alternative training options and marketing • Biography


VOLUNTEER TRAINING DRILLS A YEAR OF WEEKLY DRILLS by Howard A. Chatterton, Firefighter/ EMT, Bowie (MD) Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad, and Field Instructor for the Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute

Training is about learning new skills and certifying the ability to perform them to a given standard. Section 1 begins with a one-year outline for training officers. Section 2 follows with a table of listings for each outline given in the book, indicating whether the drill is inside or outside and the preparation time needed for it. Section 3 consists of general guidelines for the

training officer on how to conduct drills in a safe but effective manner. Section 4 contains the outlines of the various drills that should be conducted. They can be customized and altered, but the basic concept will provide you with a solid place to start. The safety of the members is paramount. Follow all safety precautions and conduct the drills in accordance with standards and company policies.

Contents:Planning your drill program • Table of drills • Guidelines for the training officer: Drill safety officer’s checklist • Drill outlines: Driver proficiency • Ropes and knots • Roof operations • Ground ladders • Rescue by ladder • Preplans • Physical fitness I • Physical fitness II • SCBA I • SCBA II • Explosive devices • Arson investigation • CPR/AED • Forcible entry • Hose handling I • Pipeline emergencies • Electric utility emergencies • Hose testing • Vehicle extrication • Foam hoselines • Elevated stream operations • Engine company evolutions • Residential fires SOP—combined evolutions • Advancing hoselines by ladder • Drowning response • Swimming accidents • Area familiarization • Apparatus and equipment • Ventilation • High-rise response • Multiple-casualty incidents • Haz-mat operations with multiple casualties • Railroad emergencies • Military aircraft emergencies • Hose handling II • Forcible entry—through-the-lock methods • Medevac helicopter operations • Burns • Fractures • Soft tissue and penetrating wounds • Cold weather emergencies • Hot weather emergencies


SAFETY AND SURVIVAL ON THE FIREGROUNDby Vincent Dunn, Deputy Chief (Ret.), Fire Department of New York

Learn from one of the leading authorities on how to identify hazards and avoid them. Dunn discusses the 15 most common hazards faced by firefighters, including cellar fires, collapse, peaked roofs, wildfires, interior operations, ladder operations, forcible entry, and others.

Contents:Death and injury statistics • Collapse rescue dangers • Responding

and returning dangers • Searching for the fire location • Advancing the initial attack hose line • Operating above a fire • Peaked roof operations • Cellar fire dangers • Propane gas • Wildfire dangers • Aerial ladder climbing • Forcible entry dangers • Master stream operation • Outside venting danger • Dangers of fire escapes • Overhauling dangers • Risk analysis • Interior fire • Exterior firefighting • Safe firefighting procedures • Firefighters’ death and injury

377 pages/Hardcover/7x10/1992 ISBN 0-912212-23-3 $39.00 US ISBN13 918-0-912212-23-4

SAFETY AND SURVIVAL ON THE FIREGROUND STUDY GUIDEORDER NO. FE809 $15.00 US Short discount only on study guide.

CREW RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FOR THEFIRE SERVICEby Randy Okray and Thomas Lubnau II, Campbell Co.(WY) Fire Dept.

This book will provide fire service professionals with the necessary communication, leadership, and decision-making tools to operate safely and effectively under stressful conditions, thereby reducing injuries and deaths on the emergency scene.

Although the concept of crew resource management has been around since the 1970s, this is the first book to apply CRM to the fire service industry. CRM emphasizes that in most cases technology isn’t the root cause of catastrophe—human error is the culprit. Therefore steps taken to minimize the impact of errors are the keys to reducing the magnitude of the inevitable human failing. This book will be valuable for college classes, and may be used internationally by the fire service, emergency medical services, industrial fire brigades, technical rescue teams, and any other emergency service provider systems.

Contents:Crew Resource Management (CRM): Purpose of this book • Organizational safety culture • Mission analysis and planning • Situation awareness • Communications • It’s CRM leadership • Followership • Decision-making • Debriefing and critiques • Strategies for implementation


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THE RURAL FIREFIGHTING HANDBOOKby Larry Davis and Dominic Colletti

This “Seminar in a Book” is intended to help rural fire departments take a look at the fire service of today, examine how their departments fit into the fire service, and determine what they need to do to meet the fire protection needs of their communities. Included are numerous SOPs to provide tools with which rural fire departments can survey their service areas, determine its needs, and then evaluate their capabilities of meeting those needs.

The bulk of the fire service in the United States is delivered by rural fire departments—those that serve populations of less than 2,500. This book, written by experienced instructors, addresses the situations unique to these departments—response time, staffing, resources, water issues, and NFPA standards.

Each book comes with a CD-ROM featuring 10 short video clips and approximately 400 color jpegs of the photos used in the book, perfect for incorporating into presentations.

242 pages/Softcover/8.5x11/2002ISBN 0-96634-6831 $40.00 US Short discount only. ISBN13 978-0-9663468-3-1

DESIGNING THE FITNESS PROGRAMA GUIDE FOR PUBLIC SAFETY ORGANIZATIONSby John LeCuyer, Lieutenant, Aurora (CO) Fire Dept.

Designing the Fitness Program examines the physical demands on public safety officers, as well as an array of related health and safety issues. The author’s unique, thought-provoking analysis of test protocols will help organizations avoid many of the pitfalls associated with modern labor laws and declaring anyone, whether rehabilitated member or new recruit, fit for duty.

Contents:Part I: Analysis • Identifying the problem • Standards and legal aspects • The labor/management agreement • Part II: Design • Fitness defined • Basic design plan • The design matrix • Part III: Development • Staff and resources • Test selection and development • Developing the pilot study • Part IV: Implementation • Conducting the pilot study • Part V: Education • Standards and statistics • Exercise recommendations and training • Evaluating the program • Part VI: Supplemental programs • Work/injury management • Wellness • Physical performance • Appendices

338 pages/Softcover/8.5x11/2001 ISBN 0-912212-92-6 $39.00 US ISBN13 978-0-912212-92-0

Beef up your training library with a collection of Fire Engineering Books. We’ve put together a few selections that you can buy at discount. Or put together your own group of 5 or more titles and receive a quantity discount.

DISASTER PLANNING LIBRARYTechnical Rescue Operations, Vol. I ($89.00)Technical Rescue Operations, Vol. 2 ($109.00)Integrated Business Continuity ($69.00)Emergency Rescue Shoring Techniques ($69.00)Firefighter Rescue & Survival ($55.00)

REG. PRICE: $391.00 / SPECIAL PRICE: $313.00 USE COUPON CODE IPG-DISLIB TO RECEIVE SPECIAL PRICE.

CLASSIC FIREGROUND TRAININGFire Officer’s Handbook of Tactics, Third Edition ($79.00)Vehicle Extrication ($69.00)Truck Company Operations ($59.00)Collapse of Burning Buildings ($45.00)Firefighting Principles & Practices ($49.00)

REG. PRICE: $301.00 / SPECIAL PRICE: $240.00 USE COUPON CODE IPG-CLSLIB TO RECEIVE SPECIAL PRICE. FIREGROUND FAVORITESFireground Strategies ($59.00)Fireground Size-Up ($75.00)Managing Major Fires ($55.00)Incident Management for the Street-Smart Fire Officer ($53.00)Tools of the Trade ($38.00)

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VOLUNTEER ESSENTIALSVolunteer Training Officer’s Handbook ($55.00)Volunteer Training Drills ($35.00)Public & Media Relations for the Fire Service ($39.00)Fire Apparatus Purchasing Handbook ($49.00)Rube’s Rules for Survival ($19.00)

REG. PRICE: $197.00 / SPECIAL PRICE: $167.00 USE COUPON CODE IPG-VOLLIB TO RECEIVE SPECIAL PRICE.

SPECIALTY LIBRARYRope Rescue for Firefighting ($39.00)Crew Resource Management ($55.00)Public Safety Diving ($39.00)The Common Sense Approach to Hazardous Materials ($49.00)Multiple Fire Setters ($69.00)

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SPECIAL COLLECTIONS

FIREFIGHTER PHYSICAL FITNESS VIDEOS: STRENGTH AND STAMINAdeveloped by Frank L. Fire, Jr.

Poor conditioning leads to injuries, fatigue, and, like half of the fire service fatalities, heart attacks. Many of today’s fire departments are implementing suggested physical fitness and wellness programs. The videos include special pull-out charts to help you keep track of your progress.

Strength: Focuses on proper weight training techniques. Special emphasis is placed on certain muscle groups that you use in firefighting tasks.

27 minutes/1994ISBN 0-912212-48-9 $49.00 US ISBN13 978-0-912212-48-7

Stamina: Focuses on the aerobic and cardiovascular aspects of conditioning. Proper techniques are discussed, along with options to help you customize your program to your own physical fitness needs.

27 minutes/1994 ISBN 0-912212-49-7 $49.00 US ISBN13 978-0-912212-49-4


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BRENNAN AND BRUNO “UNPLUGGED” VIDEO SERIESTom Brennan and Alan Brunacini bring down the house as they destroy the “East vs. West” stereotypes. These two fire service luminaries engage in a tailboard one-on-one about leadership, the future, and important issues of the day.Limited quantities available on both volumes!

BRENNAN & BRUNO II45 minutes/1999 ISBN 0-87814-814-0 $19.00 US ISBN13 978-0-87814-814-1

BRENNAN & BRUNO I45 minutes/1998 ISBN 0-912212-86-1 $4.00 US SALE! ISBN13 978-0-912212-86-9

Apparatus & Hydraulics

THE SAFE & EFFECTIVE USE OF FOG NOZZLES: RESEARCH AND PRACTICE by John D. Wiseman and John E. Bertrand

Finally, a book that describes the research, both historical and recent, which leads to the proper use of fog nozzles. The Safe & Effective Use of Fog Nozzles: Research and Practice suggests the most appropriate types of fires, situations, tactics, and strategies that lead to the greater and better utilization of this often misused tool. Authors John E. Bertrand and John D. Wiseman examine a number of myths connected with firefighting that have contributed to tactics and tools that may produce greater risk to the firefighter and less

efficient knock-down.

Contents:• Dedication • Table of contents • List of tables and figures • Preface • The beginning • Success and failure • U.S. Naval Research Laboratory • European research • The scientific foundation for fighting fires • Strategic principles for fog attack • Tactics • The mechanics of fog nozzles • Research highlights • Bibliography • Index


INTRODUCTION TO FIRE APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT, SECOND EDITIONby Gene Mahoney

Technology is constantly changing, but the basic principles stay the same. This publication provides a detailed look into the operation of fire apparatus and equipment. The text covers the various engine systems, chassis and component parts, pump operations, aerial operations and driving procedures.

Contents:The Engine • Engine systems • The chassis and component parts • Engine and systems troubleshooting • Apparatus testing • Driving procedures • Fire pumps • Pump accessories • Pumper operations

• Aerial ladder operations • Elevated platforms


INTRODUCTION TO FIRE APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT STUDY GUIDE

ISBN 0-912212-13-6 $10.00 US NO DISCOUNT. ISBN13 978-0-912212-13-5

Very good experience with this purchase. I look forward to my next one.— Bryan C., Ochlocknee, GA

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FIRE SERVICE HYDRAULICS, SECOND EDITION by Dick Sylvia, edited by James F. Casey

This time-honored classic has been used to help instruct personnel throughout the country in the science and art of fire service hydraulics. The fundamentals of hydraulics are unchanging. Topics discussed include water distribution systems, friction loss calculations, discharge and nozzle pressures, fire streams, standpipe systems, sprinkler systems, and foam systems.

Contents:Part I: Theory • Water—at rest and in motion • Velocity and discharge • Part II: Water • Water distribution systems • Fire service pumps • Part III: Practice • Friction loss calculations • Engine and nozzle pressures • Fire streams • Standpipe systems • Automatic sprinkler systems • Part IV: Foam • Fire fighting foams and foam systems • Appendices: Fire stream tables • Friction loss table • Conversion tables • Contents of cylinders • Circumferences and areas of circles • Square roots


FIRE SERVICE HYDRAULICS, SECOND EDITION STUDY GUIDE

200 pages/Softcover/8.5x11/1971ISBN 0-912212-03-9SG $19.00 US ISBN13 978-0-912212-03-6

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HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INCIDENTS: SURVIVING THE INITIAL RESPONSE By Steven M. DeLisi

First responders who arrive on scene of a hazardous materials incident may be assigned to an engine, ladder truck, rescue, or ambulance with very little sophisticated HAZMAT equipment. Despite these limitations, their actions during the initial response will often set the stage for the success or failure of the entire event. Many incidents start out as minor “routine” events that suddenly escalate when something goes terribly wrong. Perhaps first responders did not anticipate the involvement of hazardous materials in a response

to a rear-end collision involving two passenger vehicles, an EMS call at a residence for difficulty breathing, or a trash fire. That is until it was too late! First responders, despite their best intentions, can quickly become part of any hazardous materials problem. The results can be first responders who are killed or seriously injured, or those who suffer devastating illnesses years after exposure to a hazardous material.

259 pages/Softcover/8.5x11/July 2006ISBN 1-59370-071-7 $49.00 US ISBN13 978-1-59370-071-3

PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS VIDEOHOW TO SELECT AND SAFELY USEThe Idea Bank

This video shows people how to select and safely operate portable fire extinguishers. The video is designed to be used either as a stand-alone program or as a training aid for public, corporate, or private training sessions. The video is available in English and in Spanish and comes with reproducible reference guides.

10 minutes/1997/VHSISBN 1-884684-06-8 $195.00 US Short discount only. ISBN13 978-1-884684-06-7

THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WATER SUPPLY HANDBOOKby William F. Eckman, Municipal Water Supply and Fire Protection Consultant, Retired Chief, and Maryland Fire & Rescue Institute Instructor

Without a good understanding of the water supply, suppression activities could be limited and lives endangered. The author discusses various planning strategies, departmental water supply needs, shuttle operations, and water sources. In addition, he gives you ideas on writing specifications for water supply apparatus, specific SOPs, and how the water supply officer can coordinate many tasks into an efficient operation.

Contents:Introduction • An introduction to fire department water supply • Water supply master planning • Risk analysis in fire protection planning • The use of fire hose in a water delivery system • Testing water supply apparatus • Fire hydrants as a water source • Suction supply as a water source •Relay operations • Water shuttle operations • Water shuttle dump site operations • High-capacity water shuttle • Specifications for mobile water supply apparatus • Standard operating procedures • Water supply officer • Glossary • Index

440 pages/Hardcover/7x10/1994 ISBN 0-912212-35-7 $29.00 US Limited quantities available! ISBN13 978-0-912212-35-7

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THE COMMON SENSE APPROACH TO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, SECOND EDITION by Frank L. Fire, Sr., VP, Americhem, and Haz Mat Instructor

This updated book covers the basic approach to hazardous materials. The revision includes the HM-181 standards and government regulations. It focuses on the basic aspects of chemistry with regard to the specific fire theories and classes of hazardous materials that the responder is likely to face. Ideal for the emergency responder and those involved in departmental training programs or curriculum development. Chapter questions included.

Contents:List of tables • Preface • Introduction • The chemistry of hazardous materials • Chemical compounds • Covalent bonding • Hydrocarbons • Hydrocarbon derivatives • Fire & pyrolysis • Flammable & combustible liquids • Compressed gases • Combustible solids • Cryogenic gases • Oxidizing agents • Plastics • Corrosives • Unstable materials: organic peroxides and monomers • Toxicity • Radioactivity • Explosives • Water & air reactive materials • Glossary • Appendices • Index


BUY THE FACTORY INSPECTION SET AND SAVE!ORDER NO. 898330772 $83.30 US

FACTORY INSPECTIONS OF NEW FIRE APPARATUS VIDEOby William C. Peters, Battalion Chief and Apparatus Supervisor, Jersey City (NJ) Fire Department

Battalion Chief William Peters, 28-year veteran of the fire service walks you through a step-by-step tour of a typical factory inspection from the fire department’s point of view. A pamphlet is included with tips for participation in a preconstruction conference and an example of the final apparatus checklist.

22 minutes/1998ISBN 0-912212-70-5 $49.00 US ISBN13 978-0-912212-70-8

FIRE APPARATUS PURCHASING HANDBOOK by William C. Peters, Battalion Chief and Apparatus Supervisor, Jersey City (NJ) Fire Department

This text details the step-by-step instructions needed to write specifications, go out to bid, evaluate the bids, inspect the apparatus, and save your department money. Chief Peters provides insight into various apparatus features, real-life mishaps, maintenance programs, and warranty information that will help you and the department purchase the right vehicle for the job.

Contents:Do we need a new rig? Justifying the purchase • Apparatus types and features • Refurbishment vs. new purchase • Getting started • Documenting your needs • Special apparatus features • Apparatus electrical and warning signals • Equipment • Writing the final specifications • Going to bid • Bid evaluation • Preconstruction conference and intermediate factory inspection • Final inspections • Delivery and training • Preventive maintenance and warranty • Epilogue • Index


ALSO AVAILABLE:

COMMON SENSE DICTIONARY FOR FIRST RESPONDERS

By Frank L. Fire

* See page 4 for details.


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Shop Fire Engineering Books & Videos at the following trade shows to save with our show discount, browse our titles, and

meet the authors!

July 24-29, 2007

Baltimore Convention Center

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April 16-21, 2007

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February 25- March 1, 2007

San Diego Convention Center

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GO FOR SAFETY AUDIO CD & BOOKThe Idea Bank

Each year, more than 30,000 children in the United States are injured or killed by fire. Eighty percent of the fires occur in the home, and one out of four are caused by child curiosity and fireplay. Go For Safety shows children how to prevent fires at home and ways to protect themselves in a fire emergency. Includes a 36-page illustrated book with companion audio CD that features five songs: Matches and Lighters, Smoke Alarms, Escape Plans,

Crawl Low Under Smoke, and Stop, Drop, and Roll. Intended audience is children 5-8 years old. Go For Safety also comes with lesson plans, sheet music and coloring activities to make it effective for both guided reading groups as well as individual use.

36 Pages/Spiralbound/2001ORDER NO. FEIDEABK01 $29.95 us Short discount only.

GO FOR SAFETY DVD SETThe Idea Bank

Go For Safety helps kids learn fire-safe behavior through interactive lessons. This new DVD features more than 60 minutes of video clips, multiple choice, and true/false questions, songs, and animation. It is aimed at children 8-9

years of age, and can be used effectively in a classroom setting as well as by a child at a computer. In addition to the DVD, this set also contains the booklet, lesson plans, and audio CD listed and described above.

DVD/2004ORDER NO. FEIDABK05 $195.00 us Short discount only.

MANUFACTURED HOME FIRE SAFETY DVDThis program shows manufactured homeowners how to make their home more fire safe, specific ways to prepare for a fire emergency, and how to evacuate safely if a fire breaks out. More than 200 fire professionals throughout the United States and Canada contributed to the research for this program. Covers pre-fire planning and causes of fire in manufactured homes. In both English or Spanish language on the same DVD. Also includes review questions and safety information.

17 minutes/DVD format/2003ORDER NO. FEIDEABK03 $195.00 us Short discount only.

“THE BEST OF” FIRE PREVENTION DVDby The Idea Bank

This DVD features three titles: Getting Out Alive (15 min.), Public Assembly Fire Safety (15 min.), and How to Select & Safely Use Portable Fire Extinguishers (10 min.), in both English and Spanish. The DVD comes with reproducible group training guides in both languages. These award-winning titles are perfect for employee groups and safety demonstrations.

DVD/40 minutes/2004ORDER NO. FEIDEABK04 $295.00 US Short discount only.

WHEN FIRE STRIKES FOR COMMERCIAL KITCHEN EMPLOYEESby The Idea Bank

When Fire Strikes is an excellent training tool for restaurants, schools and hospitals. Kitchen employees work different shifts, there is a high turnover rate and, in many regions, language barriers exist. That’s why this video is a valuable tool for your training library. Divided into three special segments, it sends a strong safety message employees will remember.

The video comes with reproducible reference guides, plus a 27-page booklet.

15 minutes/VHS formatORDER NO. FEIDB297 $195.00 US Short discount only.

FIRE SAFETY IN THE HOME DVD by Wisk Away Concepts

This 8 minute user friendly educational DVD is packed full of life saving information that will give people the motivation to make that fire escape plan, the knowledge to know when it’s safe for them to attempt to fight a fire with an extinguisher, and just as importantly, when it is not. Includes a live demonstration with graphics of how and when to use a fire extinguisher.

The focus is on making and implementing a fire escape safety plan, the enormous value of smoke detectors in the home and using the 911 system correctly.

An important additional benefit of our product is that we take a portion of our profits from the sale of each video and direct it right back to local fire departments. Bulk volumes available for fundraising purposes.

DVD/8 minutes/2003ITEM NO. FEFSH01 $24.95 US Short discount only.

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EMSOFFICER’S GUIDE TO FIRE SERVICE EMSby Gordon M. Sachs, Director, IOCAD Emergency Services Group; Chief, Fairfield (PA) Fire and EMS

Emergency medical service represents more than 80 percent of the response activity in emergency response agencies. The whole concept of EMS has undergone drastic changes and improvements over the past three decades. With the ongoing threat of deadly diseases, the methods once practiced to treat trauma victims are not necessarily the best, or safest, procedures. In this day and age, change is the only constant. This book is designed to improve the quality of your EMS

delivery.

Contents:What does EMS mean to the fire service? • What is EMS? • Delivering fire service EMS • Interfacing fire and EMS operations • EMS management requirements • Ancillary program requirements • Expanding EMS • EMS in the near future • Building for tomorrow • EMS supervision • Glossary • EMS organizations & agencies


BUY THE SET AND SAVE!ORDER NO. FE108SET $57.80 US

CREATING A FIRE-SAFE COMMUNITY: A GUIDE FOR FIRE SAFETY EDUCATORSby Tom Kiurski, Paramedic/Lieutenant, Livonia (MI) Fire and Rescue

All too often firefighters are called on at the last minute to present information about fire safety. Teaching fire safety to the public requires formal training in fire education, which may not be readily available. This book is designed to assist any person assigned to public fire education. Learn how to relate to audiences of all ages—whether it’s giving a fire station tour,

explaining fire safety in schools or installing smoke detectors for the elderly—and make a lasting impression, one that could one day save a life.

The information found in this book will enable you to start new fire safety education program(s) or to improve existing ones. You will learn the various components of fire prevention and what makes public fire education fun and worthwhile.

Contents:Planning a public education presentation • Basic fire safety concepts • Schools • Scouts • Water safety • Industrial safety • Medical emergencies • Evacuation drills • Adult education • Seasonal safety programs • Preventing a poisoning • Public service announcements • Print messages • Props, gifts, and books • Games and tests • Sample handouts


JUVENILE FIRESETTING: A COMMUNITY GUIDE TO PREVENTION AND INTERVENTIONFireproof Children/Prevention First

This guide is for fire service, teachers and daycare providers, social workers, mental health professionals, and everyone concerned with children and fire. It summarizes more than 25 years of research, training and hands-on experience by fire investigators and experts in child development, as well as the collective wisdom of thousands of participants in NASFM-sponsored workshops presented by Fireproof Children/Prevention First in 36 states.

Key features & benefits:• Section on effective information gathering, including a step-by-step interviewing guide, tips on building rapport, and suggested interview sequence

• Section on building and sustaining community coalitions to deal with the challenges of juvenile firesetting, including ‘nuts and bolts’ tips from successful coalitions nationwide.

• Extensive material on intervention, including new chapters for mental health professionals.

• Bonus materials including forms and checklists for data collection, coalition planning and partnership agreements, and sample classroom lesson plans

140 pages/2006/Spiral boundISBN 0-9626076-5-7 $79.95 US Short discount only. ISBN13 978-0-9626076-5-3

PUBLIC AND MEDIA RELATIONS FOR THE FIRE SERVICEby Tim Birr, Division Chief (Ret.), Tualatin Valley (OR) Fire and Rescue

Many fire chiefs have been overwhelmed by the sudden appearance of satellite trucks, news helicopters, and media personnel when an incident in their jurisdiction attracts the media’s attention. If reporters cannot get fast, accurate information from fire officials, they’ll get it from whomever they can. This book is intended to help fire departments master the basics of public relations.

Contents:Public relations 101 • Who are these reporters and what do they want, anyway? • Communicating with the communicators • Who can we get to do this stuff? Choosing a PIO • Where does it say that? A primer on legal considerations • The PIO at the incident scene • Q&A: Basic skills for news interviews • When the news hits the fan: Preparing for the inevitable • Connecting with the community • Model public information: Policy and procedure • Model public information: Plan for major emergencies • Oregon bar/press/broadcasters: joint statement of principles • Bibliography • Selected sources for additional training

156 pages/Softcover/5.5x8.5/1999ISBN 0-912212-79-9 $39.00 US ISBN13 978-0-912212-79-1

MARKETING THE MISSIONby David Rhodes, Lieutenant, and Matt Moseley, Firefighter, Atlanta (GA) Fire Department

America watched, spellbound, as Firefighter Matt Moseley and a local helicopter pilot performed the spectacular rescue of a crane operator trapped more than 200 feet in the air by the extreme radiant heat from a raging fire below. What happened after the rescue and extinguishment of the near-conflagration-size fire should make the fire service take double notice. Firefighter Moseley and Lt. Rhodes, veterans of the Atlanta Fire Department and FDIC H.O.T. instructors, present what it takes to turn a fire department response into a

powerful tool to move the fire service ahead and secure gains that impact firefighters.

1 hour/2000 ISBN 0-87814-806-X $29.00 US No discount. Limited quantities available. ISBN13 978-0-87814-806-6


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ESSENTIALS OF FIRE FIGHTING, FOURTH EDITIONfrom IFSTA/FPP

This manual is designed to provide the firefighter candidate with the information needed to meet the fire-related performance objectives in NFPA 1001, Levels I and II.

Contents:Firefighter orientation and safety • Fire behavior • Building construction

• Firefighter personal protective equipment • Portable extinguishers • Ropes and knots • Rescue and extrication • Forcible entry • Ground ladders • Ventilation • Water supply • Fire hose • Fire streams • Fire control • Fire detection, alarm, and suppression systems • Loss control • Protective evidence for fire cause determination • Fire department communications • Fire prevention and public fire education

716 pages/Softcover/8.5x11/1998ISBN 0-87939-149-9 $40.00 US Short discount only. ISBN13 978-0-87939-149-2

ESSENTIALS OF FIRE FIGHTING STUDY GUIDE, 4TH EDITIONfrom IFSTA/FPP

This guide has been separated into Firefighter I and Firefighter II sections to make the study process applicable to the various training entities that train to these levels. The guide has a total of 2,037 questions. The Firefighter I section is broken down as follows: 614 multiple choice, 205 matching, 399 true/false, 258 identify, 7 case study, and 11 label. The Firefighter II section is broken down as follows: 184 multiple choice, 74

matching, 121 true/false, 79 identify, 13 list, and 11 label. The answers, found in the back of the study guide, are listed by chapter and level. Each answer is referenced to the Essentials of Fire Fighting manual page on which the answer can be found.


FIRE SERVICE ORIENTATION AND TERMINOLOGY, FOURTH EDITIONBy IFSTA

This book acquaints new firefighters with a wide array of topics relating to the fire service. It describes the fire service as a career and explains the various roles of fire service personnel by illustrating the typical job and operation descriptions that should provide insight into the inner workings of the fire service. The manual also covers the traditions and history of the fire service. In addition to providing an overview of the fire service, Orientation and Terminology addresses such vital background work as fire prevention,

firefighter safety, public fire and life safety education, and fire investigation. Also covers basic terminology, fire department equipment and facilities, as well as fire department organization and management.


MARINE FIRE FIGHTING FOR LAND-BASED FIREFIGHTERSfrom IFSTA

This text provides training assistance to shoreside fire service personnel who respond to those fire emergencies.


Also of InterestTHIRTY YEARS ON THE LINEBy Leo D. Stapleton, DMC Associates

Author Leo Stapleton was a member of the Boston Fire Department for 39 years; during the last seven years of his career he served as both Commissioner and Chief of Department. This book, which debuted in 1983 (and quickly became a classic) educates and entertains the average reader in addition to providing information for those in the fire industry. The author attempts to relate actual events that take place under fire conditions; the methods he employs may differ dramatically from the textbooks.

315 Pages/Hardcover/1983ISBN 1-879848-05-8 $27.95 US ISBN13 978-1-879848-05-4

It’s been five years since that terrible day of the attacks on America and the loss of 343 firefighters at the World Trade Center. Fallen Heroes: A Tribute from Fire Engineering was published to honor the courageous firefighters who lost their lives on September 11, 2001.

This beautifully-bound, 8 1/2 x 11 keepsake tastefully details the tragic events of the attacks on America. The book includes a photo gallery with biographies of the fallen firefighters, firsthand reports from Ground Zero and the Pentagon, and reactions from around the world. Profits will benefit the Fire Engineering Courage and Valor Foundation.

Each year’s income from the Foundation will be awarded to the firefighter (or his or her family) who has exhibited exemplary courage and valor in a rescue operation during the preceding year and in honor of the firefighters who sacrificed their lives on September 11. The Ray Downey Courage and Valor Award will be presented annually at the FDIC Conference and Exhibition in Indianapolis, with the first presentation occurring in April 2002. The award is named after NYC Deputy Chief Ray Downey, who lost his life in the Sept. 11 tragedy. Downey was an author for Fire Engineering Books and an instructor at FDIC.Quantities are limited, so order your copy of Fallen Heroes: A Tribute from Fire Engineering today!160 Pages/Hardcover/2001

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BOOKS & SOFTWAREAspiring Firefighter’s Two-year Plan, The . . . . . . 13

Collapse of Burning Buildings and Study Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Command and Control of Fires and Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Common Sense Approach to Hazardous Materials, Second Edition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Common Sense Dictionary for First Responders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Confined Space Rescue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Creating a Fire-Safe Community: A Guide for Fire Safety Educators . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Crew Resource Management for the Fire Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Designing the Fitness Program: A Guide for Public Safety Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Elevator and Escalator Rescue . . . . . . . . . . 18

Emergency Rescue Shoring Techniques. . . . . . . . 14

Essentials of Fire Fighting, Fourth Edition and Study Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Essentials IV Curriculum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Facing the Promotional Interview . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Fallen Heroes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Fire Apparatus Purchasing Handbook . . . . . . . . . 23

Fire Chief’s Handbook, The, Sixth Edition and Study Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Fire Chief’s Tool Box, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Fire Department Strategic Planning, Second Edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,12

Fire Department Water Supply Handbook, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Fire Officer’s Guide to Disaster Control, Second Edition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Fire Officer’s Handbook of Tactics, Third Edition, and Study Guide . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Fire Service Hydraulics, Second Edition & Study Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Fire Service Orientation and Terminology . . . . . . 26

Firefighter Rescue and Survival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Firefighting Operations in High-Rise and Standpipe Equipped Buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Firefighting Principles & Practices, Second Edition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Fireground Size-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Fireground Size-Up Study Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Fireground Strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Fireground Strategies Scenarios Workbook . . . . . . 5

First In, Last Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

From Buddy to Boss: Effective Fire Service Leadership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Go for Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Hazardous Materials Incidents:Surviving the Initial Response. . . . . . . . . .2,23

Ice Diving Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Igniting the Leader Within . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Incident Management for the Street-Smart Fire Officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Introduction to Fire Apparatus and Equipment and Study Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Investigating the Fireground, Second Edition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Last Men Out, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Managing Major Fires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Marine Fire Fighting for Land-Based Firefighters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Mastering the Fire Service Assessment Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Multiple Fire Setters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Officer’s Guide to Fire Service EMS. . . . . . . . . . . . 25

On Rope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Personal Empowerment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Positive Pressure Attack forVentilation & Firefighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Pride & Ownership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,12

Public and Media Relations for the Fire Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Public Safety Diving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

RICS: Rapid Incident Command System . . . . . . . 11

Rescue Company, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Responding to “Routine” Emergencies . . . . . . . . . 7

Responding to “Routine” Emergencies Workbook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Risk Management in the Fire Service. . . . . . . . . . 18

Rope Rescue for Firefighting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Rube’s Rules for Survival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Rural Firefighting Handbook, The . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Safe & Effective Use of Fog Nozzles, The . . . . . . . . 22

Safety and Survival on the Fireground. . . . . . . . . 20

Smoke Your Firefighter Interview . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Standard Operating Procedures and Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Strategy of Firefighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Structure Protection in the I-Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Surface Ice Rescue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Technical Rescue Operations Vol.1 . . . . . . . . . . .16

Technical Rescue Operations Vol.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Thirty Years on the Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Tools of the Trade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Trench Rescue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Truck Company Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Vehicle Extrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Volunteer Training Drills – A Year of Weekly Drills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Volunteer Training Officer’s Handbook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

VIDEOS/DVDSAdvanced Extrication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Advancing the Initial Attack Handline . . . . . . . . . 10

And the Beat Goes On DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Art of Reading Smoke, The DVD . . . . . . . . . . 4

Backdraft and Smoke Explosions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

“Best of” First Prevention DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Big Trucks Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Bread and Butter Operations Video Series . . . . . . 10

Brennan and Bruno Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Building Construction and Collapse. . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Carbusters Video Series, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Collapse Causes and Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Collapse of Burning Buildings Videos/DVDs. . . . . 19

Collapse Rescue for the Fire Service Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Conventional Forcible Entry: Striking and Prying. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Cutting and Striking Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Extrication Principles & Vehicle Design. . . . . . . . 17

Extrication Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Factory Inspections of New Fire Apparatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Fighting Car Fires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Fire Safety in the Home DVD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Firefighter Physical Fitness Videos Strength and Stamina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Flashover! DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4,8

Flashover! VHS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Floor Collapse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Forcible Entry Video Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Go For Safety DVD Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Hand Tools & Pneumatics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

High Rise Firefighting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

High Security Devices: Roll-Down Metal Doors and Scissor Gates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Juvenile Firesetting: A Community Guide Intervention & Prevention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Large Vehicle Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Manufactured Home Fire Safety DVD . . . . . . . . . 24

Marketing the Mission Video. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Master Stream Safety Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Methods of Structure Fire Attack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Padlocks: Standard and Heavy Security . . . . . . . . . 9

Patient Considerations and Mechanisms of Injury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Peaked Roof Collapse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Peaked Roof Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Portable Fire Extinguishers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Power Saws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Pride & Ownership DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,12

Prying Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Push/Pull Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Rescue Operational Planning: Factors for Success. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

SCBA Safety and Emergency Procedures . . . . . . . 10

School Bus Extrication Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Search and Rescue in Private Dwellings . . . . . . . 10

Special Locking Devices: Guard Plates, Locks, Bolts, and Bars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Stamina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Strategic Considerations of Structural Collapse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Strength . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Stretching the Initial Attack Handline . . . . . . . . . 10

Supply & Attack Fire Streams: An Introduction Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Through the Lock: Cylinders and Key Tools. . . . . . 9

Tools of the Trade Video Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Truss Roof Collapse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Wall Collapse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

When Fire Strikes: For Commercial Kitchen Employees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Wood Frame Building Collapse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

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THE ART OF READING SMOKEBy David W. Dodson, former Battalion Chief and current Lead Instructor of Response Solutions

Often, smoke issuing from a building is the only clue available to predict fire behavior and the likelihood of a flashover or rapid fire spread. First-arriving officers must read smoke before choosing attack tactical priorities! Incident Commanders and Safety Officers must know how to rapidly read smoke in order to keep firefighters within an acceptable risk-profile. In this video, instructor Dave Dodson explains:

• Why we read smoke • The “advanced” basics of reading smoke • Hostile fire events and warning signs • The “reading smoke” process • Tricks and short-cuts

The video includes several practice examples that are shown twice to test your smoke-reading abilities, first without interpretation and then pointing out significant observations and what each means.

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