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Safe firefighting : First things first / Steve Kidd, John Czajkowski, Garry Briese.

By: Contributor(s): Publisher: Boston ; Buur ridge, IL ; DuBUQUE, IA madison : McGraw-Hill Higher Education, c2007Description: xxiii, 296p. : col. ill ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
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  • unmediated
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ISBN:
  • 9780073353166
  • 9780072979138
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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

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