Firefighter's Handbook: Essentials of Firefighting and Emergency Response [Paperback]

Thomson Delmar Learning (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 6, 2000 | ISBN-10: 0766805816 | ISBN-13: 978-0766805811 | Edition: 1

Firefighter's Handbook: Essentials of Firefighting and Emergency Response is the newest full-color, comprehensive book detailing the job of today's firefighter. Beginning with the basic requirements of Firefighter I + II, and including extensive information on subjects such as Hazardous Materials and Terrorism, this is the most up-to-date and relevant book on the market. It was written by a variety of experts with many years of practical as well as training experience. The all-in-one format of the book provides a new alternative to using several different manuals to train students for the Firefighter I + II and Hazardous Materials Operations levels. Clear and consistent coverage throughout the book will make this resource a must-have for every firefighter!

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Product Details

• Paperback: 916 pages
• Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning; 1 edition (January 6, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0766805816
• ISBN-13: 978-0766805811
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,046,247 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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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

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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

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

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars five stars for this book!, October 6, 2004

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Luke Ian - See all my reviews

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

I'm a firefighter in the other side of the world, where firefighting has still a
great need of improvement. Firefigthing here is in the stone age. This book help me improve my knowledge and technical skills of firefighting as a whole. Since I've read this book it made me feel more confident when I'm in the fire scene knowing that I have greater knowldege in my work because of the things I've got from this book. From the basics to the more complicated.

Also, the streetsmart tips and job performance task with pictures makes this book really an instructional and real life guide to firefigthing.

This is the real deal! Buy now its worth every penny!