Command and Control of Fires and Emergencies

* Learn about command presence
* Develop a fireground strategy

A busy fire officer handles numerous tasks: administration, budgets, political interaction, medical response, fire prevention, inspections, etc. This book brings the active fire officer back to his job’s focus: Fighting fires and responding to emergencies.

Contents:

• ŒCommand presence Œ
• Life-and-death decision making
• Locating a fire Œ
• Size-up of a fire
• Command and control at a fire
• Hoseline placement
• Preventing fire spread
• Changing strategy Œ
• Ventilation
• Terrorism
• Fireground communications Œ
• Demobilization Œ
• Fireground dangers
• Products of combustion
• Managing fireground risks and dangers Œ
• Epilogue Œ
• Answers to study questions