Firefighter's Handbook: Essentials of Firefighting (Paperback)

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Editorial Reviews

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“The manual is very well-written and provides the fire service with an all-encompassing textbook that moves a person that is interested in the fire service to someone that is proficient with the knowledge and skills to become a firefighter.”~Todd W. Haines, Fire Protection Engineer, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, TX

“Material is presented in an easy to read intuitive manner backed up with a lot of photographs and diagrams showing how to do the procedures described. The text not only explains what to do, but why to do it…[and] does a good job of including updated information from the latest standards and technology.”~Howard Sykes, Assistant Chief, Lebanon Volunteer Fire Department, Durham, NC

Product Description
The knowledge and skills you need - the way you need it. That is what Firefighter's Handbook: Essentials of Firefighting, Third Edition aims to provide with this new edition of our basic book. Consisting of the newly revised information that is offered in the Firefighting & Emergency Response book, this version of the Firefighter's Handbook removes the hazardous materials related content, providing a more affordable option for those departments, academies and schools in which hazardous materials is taught in a separate course. Current firefighting topics include a new chapter on large incident and disaster response, as well as new information on fire life safety initiatives, managing air supply and performing emergency checks, predicting building collapse, GPS technology, thermal imaging use in search and rescue, new considerations for terrorism response, and much more!

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Product Details

• Paperback: 930 pages
• Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning; 3 edition (April 10, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1418073245
• ISBN-13: 978-1418073244
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.5 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #374,993 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Firefighters Handbook:Essentials of Firefighting and Emergen, February 21, 2000

By	Wayne DePew (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Firefighter's Handbook: Essentials of Firefighting and Emergency Response (Paperback)

This book is much better than the IFSTA Essentials Manual. It does a better job on all the topics and also includes responses to Haz Mat and WMD incidents. No need to purchase another book. Excellent!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a well thought out book, March 26, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Firefighter's Handbook: Essentials of Firefighting and Emergency Response (Paperback)

This is a great improvement over the standard Essentials of Firefighting put out by IFSTA. The writing is better, the graphics are outstanding and there is great background information on each subject.
If you just want a textbook, purchase the IFSTA book. If you are interested in really reading and grasping the essentials then purchase this encyclopedia of knowledge and insight.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great handbook, March 5, 2007

By	N. Wood (Fairbanks AK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Firefighter's Handbook: Essentials of Firefighting and Emergency Response (Paperback)

This is a great resource for firefighters. I went through the fire academy and spent the past few years using IFSTA Essentials to study with. I found the Firefighter's Handbook to be much more entertaining and enlightening. The chapters read alot easier and seem to be written for firefighters rather than students. It's loaded with more fire service history and many more tips and tricks of the trade than essentials. Highly recommend it.