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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 628 EAN: 9781593700614 Edition: 3 ISBN: 159370061X Label: Fire Engineering Books & Videos Manufacturer: Fire Engineering Books & Videos Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 452 Publication Date: June 15, 2005 Publisher: Fire Engineering Books & Videos Release Date: May 01, 2005 Studio: Fire Engineering Books & Videos Editorial Review: Product Description: Modern firefighting is a continually evolving science. New technologies are constantly being applied to the fire service, both from within and without. In the latest edition of this perennial favorite, author John Norman examines these new technologies and how they affect fireground tactics. He also details the new role firefighters play in homeland security. What is offered here is a guide for the firefighter and the fire officer who, having learned the basic mechanics of the trade, are now looking for specific methods for handling specific situations. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Best firefighting book I have read (and reread, and reread).If there was only one book I could recommend about firefighting, this would be it. It is filled with easy to read, interesting, and quite possibly life saving tips and techniques based upon the real world experience of Chief Norman and the many other leaders in the fire service that he has learned from. I had the first edition, then the second edition, and now the third. If there is ever a fourth, I'll probably buy that too. Rating: - A CLASSICTHIS BOOK HAS TO BE A CLASSIC AS FAR AS FIREFIGHTING IS CONCERNED. IF YOU ARE A FIREFIGHTER, THIS BOOK SHOULD BE IN YOUR LIBRARY. YOUR LIFE MAY DEPEND UPON IT. Rating:  - Practical and worthwhile, even if you aren't a member of the FDNYIt is widely discussed in fire service circles that this text is an amalgom of FDNY tactical bulletins and other internal documents, such as Ladders 3 and Ladders 4. If so, it offers useful information for fire problems most of us routinely encounter. The 3rd edition has hideously tiny print and is over run by wordiness, but does have additional chapters on WMD issues as well as townhouse/garden apartment fires. There is new text intersprised all through out the book. Norman is a tough read ... Read More Rating: - Very informative!I found this book to be very informative. It helps answer the "what if this happens" questions that every firefighter ponders when they have time to reflect. I definitely recommend picking up this book whether you are an actual officer or firefighter. Rating: - Good Book for Rook or VetI bought this as a text for a class but I'm finding it very thorough and easy to follow with tons of good info. |
