Fire officer's handbook of tactics
By: John Norman.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: PennWell
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Tulsa, Okla
Language: eng
Number of pages: 466
Subjects: Fire extinction
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: 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; title: pt. 2. Specific 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; title: 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.