Fire officer's handbook of tactics

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Main Author: Norman, John 1952-
Format: Book
Published: Tulsa, Okla PennWell 2005
Edition:3rd ed
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Table of Contents:
  • Pt. 1: General firefighting tactics. [ch.] 1. General principles of firefighting
  • [ch.] 2. Size-up
  • [ch.] 3. Engine company operations
  • [ch.] 4. Hoseline selection, stretching, and placement
  • [ch.] 5. Water supply
  • [ch.] 6. Sprinkler systems and standpipe operations
  • [ch.] 7. Ladder company operations
  • [ch.] 8. Forcible entry
  • [ch.] 9. Ventilation
  • [ch.] 10. Search and rescue
  • pt. 2: Specifice fire situations. [ch.] 11. Firefighter safety and survival
  • [ch.] 12. Private dwellings
  • [ch.] 13. Multiple dwellings
  • [ch.] 14. Garden apartment and townhouse fires
  • [ch.] 15. Store fires--taxpayers and strip malls
  • [ch.] 16. High-rise office buildings
  • [ch.] 17. Buildings under construction, renovation, and demolition
  • [ch.] 18. Fire-related emergencies : incinerators, oil burners, gas-leaks
  • [ch.] 19. Structural collapse
  • [ch.] 20. Fire department roles in terrorism and homeland security