Collapse of Burning Buildings: A Guide to Fireground Safety

By Vincent Dunn

Book Overview

Chief Vincent Dunn, a 42-year fire service veteran, has updated his best-selling book which examines the dangers of structural failure caused by fire. This is the second edition of the first textbook written to warn firefighters, company officers, and fire chiefs about exactly how structures collapse when destroyed by fire--and examines the subject of burning building collapse in great detail. More importantly, this book, unlike any other publication, instructs firefighters and fire officers in how to survive burning building collapse.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1593702337
• ISBN13: 9781593702335
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Fire Engineering Books
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 2.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.2" x 10.2"