- Author
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International Fire Service Training Association
- Title
- Essential of Fire Fighting. 4th Edition.
- Coporate
- International Fire Service Training Association, Stillwater, OK
- Report
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4th Edition,
1998,
746 p.
- Keywords
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fire fighting
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extinction
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handbooks
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fire prevetnion
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manuals
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fire fighters
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fire safety
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NFPA 1001
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fire behavior
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building construction
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fire extinguishers
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ropes
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rescue
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extricaton
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ladders
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ventilation
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water supply
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fire hoses
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fire suppression
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fire detection
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fire alamr systems
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fire departments
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communication networks
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fire prevention
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education
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protective equipment
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protective clothing
- Identifiers
- fire fighter orientation and safety; portable extinguishers; ropes and knots; forcible entry; gound ladders; fire streams; loss control; protecting evidence for fire cause determination; fire department communications; fire prevention and public fire education
- Abstract
- The information in Essentials, 4th edition, is still the same. Addresses the 1997 edition and is correlated to the 2002 edition of NFPA 1001, Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications, Levels I and II, widely accepted as the standard of knowledge and skills measurement for all firefighters in North America and beyond. This IFSTA manual includes an appendix list of the job performance requirements from the NFPA standard and a cross reference of the NFPA requirements to the chapters of Essentials. Essentials is the "bible" on basic firefighter skills and is the required training manual in countless local fire departments and state/provincial training agencies in every region of the country. It has an easy-to-read format with extensive use of photographs and colorful illustrations, plus 17 tables. The use of skill sheets is new with this 4th edition of Essentials. Skill sheets describe the step-by-step procedures for many of the skills covered in the text. They are separated from the text to help make learning easier. Look for them at the end of many chapters.