Fire Officer 5e
Fire Officer: Principles and Practice, Fifth Edition with Navigate Premier Access is a print and digital solution that prepares today's firefighters for successful leadership and management in the fire service, with an emphasis on how effective leadership skills can be used to meet the challenges fire officers face. The fifth edition has been updated to meet the job performance requirements for Chapters 9: Fire Officer I and 10: Fire Officer II of NFPA 1020, Standard for Fire and Emergency Services Instructor, Fire Officer, and Emergency Medical Services Officer Professional Qualifications, 2025 Edition.
Numerous updates make this renowned fire text the most comprehensive training resource for students studying to become fire officers. New content includes the following:
Summary, review questions, discussion questions, and a progressive case study with critical-thinking questions in each chapterUpdated correlation grid featuring the detailed knowledge and skill objectives for each JPR requirementNew chapter: "Crew Resource Management"New content on leadership, retention, and managing crew member expectationsNew community risk reduction (CRR) discussions on creating buy-in, population health, the economic impact of commercial fires, and moreNew discussion of the incident command system, five types of ICS incidents, and a seven-step process for making decisionsNew content on active shooter/hostile events, catastrophic events, mass volunteer resignations, and labor relationsNew section on behavioral health resourcesNew discussion on eyewitness accounts and when to suspect arson in vehicle firesMuch moreOur Premier print and digital resources include a printed textbook, eBook, audiobook, lesson plans, lecture outlines, slides, interactive lectures, flashcards, and TestPrep.
Table of Contents
Fire Officer I
Chapter 1 The Fire Officer as Company Officer
Chapter 2 Understanding Leadership and Management Theories
Chapter 3 Crew Resource Management
Chapter 4 Leading a Team
Chapter 5 Community Relations and Risk Reduction
Chapter 6 Fire Department Administration
Chapter 7 Preincident Planning and Code Enforcement
Chapter 8 Command of Initial Emergency Operations
Chapter 9 Safety and Risk Management
Fire Officer II
Chapter 10 The Fire Officer II as a Manager
Chapter 11 Applications of Leadership
Chapter 12 Managing Community Risk Reduction Programs
Chapter 13 Administrative Communications
Chapter 14 Fire Cause Determination
Chapter 15 Managing Major Incidents
Appendix: NFPA 1020 Correlation Grid
Glossary
Index
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