Industrial fire brigade:principles and practice
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Published: |
Jones and Bartlett,
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Publisher Address: | Sudbury, Mass. |
Publication Dates: | c2008. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | xxxi, 832 p.: col. ill. ; 28 cm. |
ISBN: |
9780763735029 (pbk.) 0763735027 (pbk.) |
Index Number: | X932 |
CLC: | X932 |
Call Number: | X932/D713 |
Contents: |
Includes index. Brigade member qualifications and safety -- Standard operating procedures and guidelines -- Fire service communications -- Incident management system -- Fire behavior -- Building construction -- Portable fire extinguishers -- Brigade member tools and equipment -- Ropes and knots -- Response and size-up -- Forcible entry -- Ladders -- Search and rescue -- Ventilation -- Water supply -- Fire hose, nozzles, and streams -- Foam -- Brigade member survival -- Salvage and overhaul -- Brigade member rehabilitation -- Fire suppression -- Preincident planning -- Assisting special rescue teams -- Terrorism awareness -- Fire detection, protection, and suppression systems -- Fire cause determination -- Fire brigade leader. |