Title: Fireground Strategies, 3rd Edition Author: Anthony Avillo ISBN: 1593703538 / 9781593703530 Format: Hard Cover Pages: 623 Publisher: Fire Engineering Year: 2015 Availability: In Stock
Description
Contents
The third edition of Chief Anthony Avillo’s bestselling Fireground Strategies is an invaluable resource for the education and development of outstanding fire officers. Through case studies and illustrative examples, Avillo covers how to identify a strategy, develop an action plan, and implement tactics to meet the objectives of the course of action on a fireground. Fireground Strategies is a required text in senior-level undergraduate firefighting strategies courses and is recommended reading for promotional exams across the United States.
New to the third edition
Expanded incident command chapters covering all aspects of fireground control
Street-level strategies focusing on the modern fire environment
Improved section on resource management and additional alarm guidelines
Retailored strategic and tactical activities to integrate the latest attack and ventilation research
Revamped operational safety chapter including department-level safety programs and mechanisms designed to support and foster a culture of safety
New case studies designed to drive home main points including lessons learned
Strategic considerations of solar panels
Comprehensive guidelines on “Buildings that Change the Rules of the Game”
Updated vent-enter-isolate-search (VEIS) information
Expanded section on risk management and “who, what, where” vs. LUNAR
Improved operational suggestions for high-rise operations
Foreword by Kevin S. Malley
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1 : Incident Command I : Strategic Considerations of Size-Up Chapter 2 : Incident Command II : Arrival Reports and Resource Requirements Chapter 3 : Incident Command III : Fireground Organization, Ongoing Communications, and Post Control Activities Chapter 4 : Strategic Considerations of Heat Transfer Chapter 5 : Strategic Considerations of Building Construction Chapter 6 : Strategic Modes of Operation Chapter 7 : Private Dwelling Fires Chapter 8 : Multiple Dwellings Chapter 9 : High-Rise Operations Chapter 10 : Contiguous Structures : Row Houses, Garden Apartments, and Townhouses Chapter 11 : Small Commercial Occupancies : Mixed-Use Cccupancies, Taxpayers, and Strip Malls Chapter 12 : Large Commercial and Storage Occupancies Chapter 13 : Strategic Considerations for Vacant and Renovated Structures Chapter 14 : Limited Intervention Incidents : Strategic Considerations of the First Responder Chapter 15 : Fostering a Culture of Safety Chapter 16 : Conclusion