Firefighter safety and survival
By: Don Zimmerman
Publisher: Delmar, Cengage Learning
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Clifton Park, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 498
ISBN-13: 9781111306601
Subjects: Firefighter safety; Training; Certification; Public education; Fire extinction; Investigations; Fire fighters; Technology; Survival
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Defining a Cultural Change; title: 2. Enhancing Accountability; title: 3. Applying Risk Management Techniques; title: 4. Eliminating Unsafe Acts; title: 5. Implementing Training and Certification Standards; title: 6. Developing Medical and Fitness Standards; title: 7. Creating a Research Agenda; title: 8. Utilizing Available Technology; title: 9. Investigating Fatalities, Injuries, and Near-Misses; title: 10. Blending Grants and Safety; title: 11. Establishing Response Standards; title: 12. Examining Response to Violent Incidents; title: 13. Providing Emotional Support; title: 14. Enabling Public Education; title: 15. Advocating Residential Fire Sprinklers; title: 16. Engineering Safety into Equipment; title: Appendices:  A: SOP-1 No-Fault Management; title: B: SOP-2 Crew Resource Management; title: C: SOP-3 Residential Sprinkler Retrofits; title: D: SOP-4 Purchasing Policy; title: E: SOP-5 Secured Equipment; title: F: Firefighter Injuries and Fatalities Report; title: G: Fire Department Self-Survey: Analyzing Your Profile