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Essentials of Fire Fighting and Fire Department Operations (5th Edition)

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Well it's finally here! The long awaited 5th edition. It was worth the wait. They went back to the basics and didn't miss a beat. All the things they took out of the 4th edition are back plus more and it's well explained. They covered each subject in more depth than ever before. In this particular edition they added first aid for firefighters and Haz-mat/Decon. You won't be a Haz-mat tech or an EMT after reading it but it covers enough. It's pricier than earlier editions but it comes with its own study guide on CD. Well worth the price. The other edition only covers the firefighting aspect without the first aid and haz-mat. Go out and get yours today! You won't be disappointed.

Nicely done!
After reading through this book one will know there's more to firefighting than putting the wet stuff on the hot stuff!
This book is divided into sensible segments and all the information is pertinent to the tasks at hand!
An excellent tool for training!

Doug Neath
Training Chief, City of Concord VFD

I am very pleased with IFSTA's new Essentials book. The updated material, pictures and sections have taken this fire training manual to another level. This is the book for you if you are serious about learning NFPA standards and common fire service strategies and tactics.

As we all know, over the years any Essentials to Firefighting manual has pretty much been the bible to the fire service. When I started my career in 1995 the 3rd edition was out. I recently purchased this 5th edition Essentials with the extra 3 chapters. This edition, which still has all the information I learned from earlier editions, is loaded with alot more advanced, detailed pertinent information. It puts things in perspective 10x better and with the rapid growing fire service, we don't just fight fires any more, the Haz-Mat and Emergency Care chapters are excellent and deals with these issues as related to the fire service. I purchased this edition kind of a refresher after almost 14 years in the business and it has helped me immensly with promotional exams as well. The 5th edition is second to none!

Book arrived quicker than expected and in perfect condition. Not a mark in it , totally clean, and saved me money!

It's realy a great guide for firefighters. I think that it serves a primary text as for the firefighter candidate or as a reference text for firefighters who are already on the job.
I look forward for the next edition of Emergency Responce Guide and the 6th edition of Essentials. I hope both of the them to be more friendly to the Europians Codes, espesially on Hazmat Incidents (CLP/GHS - Classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, The European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR), etc.

Bought this book for my Fire 1 class and so it hasn't let me down! Hopefully it will last me a while.

I bought this book for my boys who are studying to become fire fighters. Absolutly fantastic book! They both said it is going to help them a great deal. They would highly recommened it. Worth the money!

This book was very helpful. I also have the 4th edition, it does not contain half the information that the 5th edition has.

everything went according to plan i got 2 day shipping and the book is in great condition what else can i ask for?