Safe firefighting : First things first /
Kidd, Steve.
Safe firefighting : First things first / Steve Kidd, John Czajkowski, Garry Briese. - xxiii, 296p. : col. ill ; 28 cm
Chapter 1 : Welcome to the fire service
Organisation of the fire department
Introduction to incident command
Code and standards
etc
Chapter 2 : Basic first aid and CPR
First aid training
Infection control and body substance isolation
The ABCs of first aid
Controlling bleeding
etc
Chapter 3 ; Protective equipment
Personal protective clothing
Self contained breathing apparatus (SCBA)
Personal alert safety system
Reporting to command
Chapter 4 : Reconnected attack lines
Attack lines
Hose-Handling techniques and hose tools
Hose appliance
etc
Chapter 5: Response safety and vehicle crashes
Driving safety
Driver training
Riding safety
Response safety
Chapter 6 : Extinguishing small fires
Fire characteristics and classification
Types of small fires
Chapter 7 : Ground cover fires
Small ground fires wildfires
Extinguishing ground cover fires
Ground cover fire operation
Chapter 8 : Passenger vehicle fires
Vehicle fires
Vehicle design and burn characteristics
Hybrid vehicles
Extinguishing vehicle fires
Vehicle fire overhaul
Chapter 9 : Supply hose lines
Water supplies
Supply hose
Supply hose layouts
Chapter 10 : Large attack lines
Pulling and stretching large attack lines
Flowing large attack lines
Advancing large attack lines
Chapter 11 : Single - family dwelling fires
Single family dwelling
Safe response and arrival
Incident command framework
Overall scene safety
etc
Glossary : p. 286-290 . _ index : p.291-296
9780073353166 9780072979138
2013427339
Fire extinguishing
628.925 / KID
Safe firefighting : First things first / Steve Kidd, John Czajkowski, Garry Briese. - xxiii, 296p. : col. ill ; 28 cm
Chapter 1 : Welcome to the fire service
Organisation of the fire department
Introduction to incident command
Code and standards
etc
Chapter 2 : Basic first aid and CPR
First aid training
Infection control and body substance isolation
The ABCs of first aid
Controlling bleeding
etc
Chapter 3 ; Protective equipment
Personal protective clothing
Self contained breathing apparatus (SCBA)
Personal alert safety system
Reporting to command
Chapter 4 : Reconnected attack lines
Attack lines
Hose-Handling techniques and hose tools
Hose appliance
etc
Chapter 5: Response safety and vehicle crashes
Driving safety
Driver training
Riding safety
Response safety
Chapter 6 : Extinguishing small fires
Fire characteristics and classification
Types of small fires
Chapter 7 : Ground cover fires
Small ground fires wildfires
Extinguishing ground cover fires
Ground cover fire operation
Chapter 8 : Passenger vehicle fires
Vehicle fires
Vehicle design and burn characteristics
Hybrid vehicles
Extinguishing vehicle fires
Vehicle fire overhaul
Chapter 9 : Supply hose lines
Water supplies
Supply hose
Supply hose layouts
Chapter 10 : Large attack lines
Pulling and stretching large attack lines
Flowing large attack lines
Advancing large attack lines
Chapter 11 : Single - family dwelling fires
Single family dwelling
Safe response and arrival
Incident command framework
Overall scene safety
etc
Glossary : p. 286-290 . _ index : p.291-296
9780073353166 9780072979138
2013427339
Fire extinguishing
628.925 / KID