Firefighting Strategy and Tactics (Paperback)

by Harry R. Carter (Author), Lynne Murnane (Editor)

Product Details

• Paperback: 188 pages
• Publisher: Intl Fire Service Training Assn; 1st edition (December 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 087939160X
• ISBN-13: 978-0879391607
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #361,061 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Do some research before buying this book, December 18, 2003

By	ROBERT SUAREZ (MIAMI, FL United States) - See all my reviews

Please, if you've never read Carter's material look for some of his articles before you spend money on this. His tactics and strategies are near ubsurd. Its obvious anyone who suggests pulling 2 seperate 1 3/4 lines on a car fire has no real world experience. That is just a taste of what he believes. Do yourself a favor and see for yourself before you spend money on this.

16 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars I rated this a One Star, because ZERO Stars isn't an option., September 22, 2000

By	Should've Been Your Conscience (or your edito... (Columbus, OH USA) - See all my reviews

This book is a waste of paper, ink, money, and time.

Harry Carter's Fire Fighting Strategy and Tactics, is another extension of Harry's style: incoherent, irrelevant, and unreadable.

For instance, Harry states on page 3, that "As an Incident Commander . . . You will need to know about each [of the following] if you are to become knowledgeable in the use of fire fighting strategy and tactics . . ." The list includes the following: sturdier ground ladders, improved hydrant security devices and wrenches, better SCBA seat-mounted brackets (that was my personal favorite), and stronger ground ladders. (WELCOME TO THE DEPARTMENT OF REDUNDANCY DEPARTMENT, HARRY!!)

For Harry, this book is yet another attempt to feign his way into the circle of the true leaders in today's fire service. In it's truest form, it is a pulpit from which Harry seeks to convince us that he really does have something both original and provocative to say. Unfortunately for Harry, it is just a rerun of what little we learned at Harry's train-wreck talk at FDIC 2000.

His sentences are verbose and muddy, and he lacks a direction in his style, content, and in the arrangement of his outdated ideas.

Please don't waste time reading such junk...

Give up, Harry.

PLEASE?!!

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A simple look at a complex subject, September 26, 1999

By A Customer

Firefighting is a serious undertaking. It is best done by people who know what they are doing. In this text, I have set down the wisdom that I spent 30-plus years accumulating.

My theory revolves around an eight-step method of assessing a fire potential, and developing an attack capable of controlling the situation at. The principles of this text are summed up in the eight steps which form my core philosophy.

1. What have I got? 2. Where is it? 3. Where is it going? 4. What have I got to stop it? 5. What do I do? 6. Where can I get more help? 7. How am I doing? 8. Can I terminate?

A series of thoughts and check lists lie under each of the core questions. The object is to create a basic thinking process that will help you handle a wide range of incidents.

We have used a great many illustrations to show you what you may face. And there are a number of practical clues to operating on the fire ground.

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In a world driven by incident management, I have written a text which tells you how to fight fire.