Management in the Fire Service (Hardcover)

by Harry R. Carter (Author), Erwin Rausch (Author), Arthur Kiamie (Author), National Fire Protection Association (Corporate Author), Erwin Rausch (Author)

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Product Description
The Fourth Edition of Management in the Fire Service provides systematic guidance to help you implement enhanced leadership and decision-making skills. Loaded with thought-provoking managerial insights, this textbook is designed to be a current and future fire service leader s how to guide into evaluating the critical decisions that impact a fire department s internal and external functions. Through the use of straight forward advice, the Fourth Edition will help you make the right call when faced with challenges relating to fire prevention and code enforcement, preincident planning, personnel issues, financial resource management, and emergency incident response. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 499 pages
• Publisher: Natl Fire Protection Assoc; 3 Sub edition (June 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0877654417
• ISBN-13: 978-0877654414
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,499,894 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for serious fire service practitioners., September 16, 1999

By	(Dr. Harry R. Carter)[e-mail] (Adelphia, New Jersey (USA)) - See all my reviews

This newly-revised standard text for fire service management is a must-read selection for the serious fire service manager (or those who aspire to such positions). In this latest edition, my co-author and I have revised, updated, and reoriented the chapters on every aspect of fire service management, leadership, administration, and operations.

We have added case studies to emphasize the facts which are being taught in each chapter.

A new chapter has been added on the latest service delivery developments. EMS, Hazardous Materials, and specialzied rescue topics, among others, are now covered.

We have added an extensive list of related management reading recommendations to assist those who will teach their fire service management courses from our text.

It is our hope that you will enjoy our efforts at improving the ways in which fire service people will look at managing fire and related emergency service organizations.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Skip this one!, January 24, 2004

By	Dick Biggerstaff "DB" (Dallas/Ft. Worth) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Management in the Fire Service (2nd Edition) (Hardcover)

I have ENDURED the last two weeks reading this book. It was required reading for me because it was listed on my FD's source list for our upcoming promotional exams. I had to read each chapter a MINIMUM of three times before attempting the next one.

My primary complaint is the wording of the text. It was not written for firefighters. It reads as if one was attempting to impress a review board with "scholarly" words and abstract ideas. If you thrive in academia, then this is the book for you. If you are looking to gain insight to real world, firefighter-motivated management - skip this book. It's content reads "sluggishly" and "rambles on" like Brannigan's "Building Contruction for the Fire Service". An abridged version of this textbook would be MAYBE 100 pages.

My secondary complaint is that it appears to be written for either volunteer or small combination fire departments - not for large career organizations.

Being a management major in college and MBA candidate, I was initially excited about studying a fire service oriented management book. After reading it, my study group of firefighters and I were disppointed.

1.0 out of 5 stars Save your Money, buy something else., May 4, 2009

By	Timothy M Lurkins - See all my reviews

This book was ridiculous. In the first chapter, it suggests on a fire ground when a subordinate makes a suggestion, you should stop what you're doing so they can quickly explain their reasoning so you don't stomp their ambition. While hearing that reasoning is important so your guys feel like a part of the team, the fire ground is not the place to be getting touchy feely and worrying that you might hurt someone's feelings. This book was a bad account about what leadership is, and is apparent by its title. People are led, not managed and this is important to remember for anyone working up the fire service ladder.