The Fire Chief S Handbook 7th Edition

The Fire Chief’s Handbook, 7th Edition continues Fire Engineering’s 82-year tradition of publishing the definitive resource for advanced fire service training. The text has been completely updated to meet the changing environment and added responsibilities of the fire service. Returning authors have rewritten their chapter to address today’s leadership and administrative concerns, while new authors are also introduced to offer new perspectives. This comprehensive guidebook is designed for firefighters, company officers, and chief officers of all ranks and department types who want the latest information on the fundamentals of leadership in the fire service, as well as managing the day-to-day operations of a fire department.

Contines a 71-year tradition of publishing the definitve guide for advanced fire service training.

This is not another book about how to put the wet stuff on the red stuff. The Fire Chief's Tool Box presents a clear view of the personal and professional issues affecting a new fire chief and offers tools to address the issues successfully. The Fire Chief's Tool Box will provide readers with: - Realistic insight into the knowledge, skills and abilities that every fire chief must have to succeed. - Guidelines for long-term career preparation. - An understanding of the job search and selection process. - A fundamental plan for assuming command. - An understanding of the importance of the chief's role as a politician, educator, salesperson and marketer to assure career success. - Guidance for spouses and families of those who seek to become The Chief. - A reminder that the primary job of every fire chief is the safety of his or her personnel. As a future or current chief of any fire department, you will: - Benefit from the practical, straightforward and common sense advice. - Discover the thought processes needed to meet the challenges that face every chief. - Gain insight that will help your family cope with the stresses your job as fire chief will bring to their lives.

There has to be accountability at every level of the organization from the chief to the rookie. Company officers have to step up and remind those under their command of safe operations and related procedures. Accountability at all levels is key to the success of any program, and it’s the key to survival when it comes to firefighter safety. Chief Ron Kanterman's Fire Officer's Guide to Occupational Safety & Health is a guide to safe operations and a healthy work force. Who needs this book? Fire chiefs, fire officers, incident safety officers, and health and safety officers Why? To gain the tools they need to operate the department within some acceptable parameters of safety and occupational health Ask yourself these questions: --Have you made firefighter safety and health a primary value of your organization? --Is there a culture of safety in your fire department? --Do the chief and line officers "walk the walk" and "talk the talk"? Key concepts and resources: --Risk management --Personnel protection (protecting the protectors) --Scene safety --The 16 Life Safety Initiatives and The Courage to be Safe/Everyone Goes Home program --Training --Occupational safety and health --Fitness --Codes and standards that dictate and/or assist within the genre of health and safety

Written to 2019 NFPA Standards 1072 Includes Skill Drills & Study Guide Contents: Introduction to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Hazmat laws and regulations Managing hazmat/WMD incidents Safety considerations Awareness Response to Hazardous Materials Recognition and identification Initiate protective actions Facility and transportation Markings Operations Response to Hazardous Materials Container breaches Health hazards Incident Command System Mission Specific: Response to Hazardous Materials Types of PPE Testing, maintenance, and inspection Training Medical monitoring Victim and rescue recovery Response to illicit laboratories Incidents Involving Terrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction Chemicals and Their Properties Basic chemistry concepts Toxic materials Radioactivity and explosives Irritants and asphyxiants

John Norman has updated his best-selling book, a guide for the firefighter and fire officer who, having learned the basic mechanics of the trade, are looking for specific methods for handling specific situations. In this new fourth edition, readers will find a new chapter on lightweight construction, a new chapter on electrical fires and emergencies, updates to many chapters including such topics as wind-driven fires, and many new illustrations.

Survival Skills for the Fire Chief examines the management mistakes fire chiefs often make that compromise their effectiveness and ability to manage and lead their fire departments. In his latest book, Dr. Fleming, a nationally recognized authority on fire and emergency services, provides the understanding necessary to enhance the fire chief's success and that of his or her fire department. The book's themes include understanding, meeting, and, where possible, exceeding the reasonable expectations of fire department stakeholders and preparing as a fire chief for professional, personal, and organizational success. Survival Skills for the Fire Chief is ideal for current and future fire chiefs; participants in related college and university courses; and participants in training programs, seminars, and courses offered by fire and emergency services training agencies.