Fundamentals of Fire Fighter Skills

By Jones and Bartlett Publishers

Book Overview

Evidence-Based Practices for Strategic and Tactical Firefighting is a synopsis of the UL/NIST research studies and experiments on fire behavior and techniques for ventilation, fire suppression, and search and rescue as a result of the changes in modern building construction and furnishing materials. As a result of these changes, today's fires release energy faster, reach flashover potential sooner, may reach higher temperatures, and are much more likely to become ventilation-limited than building fires of even a few years ago. Developed in partnership with the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) and National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), Evidence-Based Practices for Strategic and Tactical Firefighting details many of the- findings discovered as the result of an ongoing series of experiments conducted by NIST, UL, and the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) and provides the most up-to-date information available today for Fire Fighter, Fire Officer, and Fire Science students. Additional information about these -and other fire experiments can be obtained online at the NIST website by searching under Fire- Fighting Technology and at the UL website by searching under Fire- Fighter Safety Research Institute. (c) 2016 24 pages

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1284072029
• ISBN13: 9781284072020
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
• Length: 1188 Pages
• Weight: 4.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 9.0" x 10.7"