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Title:
Fire officer's handbook of tactics / John Norman.
Author:
Norman, John, 1952-
Publication Information:
Tulsa, Okla. : Fire Engineering/PennWell, ©2012.
Call Number:
TH9145 .N59 2012
Electronic Access:
ebrary http://site.ebrary.com/id/10605561
Edition:
4th ed.
ISBN:
9781593702793
Physical Description:
xviii, 634 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
General Note:
Includes index.
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Contents:
General principles of firefighting -- Size-up -- Engine company operations -- Hoseline selection, stretching, and placement -- Water supply -- Sprinkler systems and standpipe operations -- Ladder company operations -- Forcible entry -- Ventilation -- Search and rescue -- Firefighter survival -- Operations in lightweight buildings -- Private dwellings -- Multiple dwellings -- Garden apartment and townhouse fires -- Store fires : taxpayers and strip malls -- High-rise office buildings -- Buildings under construction, renovation, and demolition -- Fire-related emergencies : incinerators, oil burners, and gas leaks -- Electrical fires and emergencies -- Structural collapse -- Fire department roles in terrorism and homeland security.
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