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  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 592 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 100x100x100 mm, kaal: 100 g
  • Sari: Strategy and Tactics
  • Ilmumisaeg: 15-Sep-2016
  • Kirjastus: Pearson
  • ISBN-10: 0134442644
  • ISBN-13: 9780134442648
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  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 592 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 100x100x100 mm, kaal: 100 g
  • Sari: Strategy and Tactics
  • Ilmumisaeg: 15-Sep-2016
  • Kirjastus: Pearson
  • ISBN-10: 0134442644
  • ISBN-13: 9780134442648
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This book is written for firefighters, fire officers, and chief officers who hope to improve their firefighting skills. It can be utilized in college fire science courses, or at a fire training academy. It can be beneficial for a candidate preparing for promotion to company or chief officer.







Improve readers understanding with real-world insight and research Blending research and over 40 years of personal experience in the field, Strategic and Tactical Considerations on the Fireground, Fourth Edition, draws on author Chief Smiths career operating in one of the largest fire departments in the United States. This authoritative text covers strategic decisions as well as tactical operations, guiding readers through the process of problem identification and solution response. From planning to incident scene control, this text exposes readers to almost every possible tactical scenario and provides knowledge that can be applied to a variety of complex fire situations. The Fourth Edition is updated and expanded to include information that addresses evolving fire service operational approaches.
Foreword ix
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xv
About the Author xvii
Introduction xix
Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education (FESHE) Grid xxi
Chapter 1 Preparation
1(35)
Behavior of Fire
2(7)
Training
9(3)
Preincident Planning
12(4)
Needed Fire Flow
16(3)
The Fire Officer
19(6)
Command Presence
25(2)
Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives
27(2)
Safe Operation of Fire Department Apparatus
29(5)
Summary
34(1)
Review Questions
34(1)
Suggested Readings, References, or Standards for Additional Information
35(1)
Chapter 2 Management Tools
36(46)
Incident Scene Management
36(5)
US Department of Homeland Security
41(4)
Emergency Operations Center
45(8)
The Incident Commander
53(1)
Unified Command
54(2)
Defining Command
56(16)
Incident Scene Control
72(3)
Status Reports
75(5)
Summary
80(1)
Review Questions
80(1)
Suggested Readings, References, or Standards for Additional Information
81(1)
Chapter 3 Decision Making
82(48)
Incident Action Plan and the Planning "P"
83(7)
Incident Scene Decision Making
90(2)
Size-Up
92(14)
Objectives: Strategy, Tactics, and Tasks
106(6)
Crew Resource Management
112(1)
Firefighting Ventilation Practices and Tactics
113(6)
Modes of Fire Attack
119(9)
Summary
128(1)
Review Questions
128(1)
Suggested Reading, References, or Standards for Additional Information
128(2)
Chapter 4 Company Operations
130(42)
Engine Company Operations
132(9)
Truck Company Operations
141(29)
Summary
170(1)
Review Questions
170(1)
Suggested Reading, References, or Standards for Additional Information
170(2)
Chapter 5 Building Construction
172(37)
Fire-Resistive Construction
173(1)
Noncombustible/Limited Combustible Construction
174(4)
Ordinary Construction
178(5)
Heavy Timber Construction
183(3)
Frame Buildings
186(4)
Timber Truss
190(5)
Lightweight Building Components
195(13)
Summary
208(1)
Review Questions
208(1)
Suggested Readings, References, and Standards for Additional Information
208(1)
Chapter 6 Building Collapse and Scene Safety
209(53)
Building Collapse
210(1)
Wall Collapse
210(19)
Collapse Search
229(5)
Safety
234(15)
Electricity and Firefighting
249(11)
Summary
260(1)
Review Questions
260(1)
Suggested Reading, References, or Standards for Additional Information
260(2)
Chapter 7 Special Situations and Occupancies
262(57)
Basement and Cellar Fires
263(5)
Garden Apartments
268(6)
Row Houses and Town Houses
274(8)
Renovated Buildings
282(6)
Hotels and Motels
288(9)
Vacant Buildings
297(6)
Wildland Urban Interface
303(14)
Summary
317(1)
Review Questions
317(1)
Suggested Reading, References, or Standards for Additional Information
318(1)
Chapter 8 Health Care and High-Risk Populations
319(75)
Hospitals
320(9)
Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities
329(7)
Mass Casualty Incidents (MCIs)
336(10)
Houses of Worship
346(13)
Penal Institutions
359(8)
Public Assembly Buildings
367(6)
School Fires
373(6)
Schools and Other Active Shooter Incidents
379(13)
Summary
392(1)
Review Questions
392(1)
Suggested Reading, References, or Standards for Additional Information
393(1)
Chapter 9 Commercial and Industrial
394(63)
Commercial Buildings and Warehouses
395(8)
Strip Malls
403(6)
Enclosed Shopping Malls
409(6)
Supermarkets
415(8)
Lumberyards
423(5)
High-Rise Buildings
428(27)
Summary
455(1)
Review Questions
455(1)
Suggested Reading, References, or Standards for Additional Information
456(1)
Chapter 10 Technical Operations
457(69)
Hazardous Materials and the Initial Responder
458(15)
Tank Farm/Refinery Fires
473(9)
Terrorism Incidents
482(12)
Dirty Bombs
494(7)
Clandestine Drug Labs
501(10)
Natural Disasters
511(13)
Summary
524(1)
Review Questions
524(1)
Suggested Reading, References, or Standards for Additional Information
525(1)
Chapter 11 After the Incident
526(9)
Incident Critiques
526(6)
Critical Incident Stress
532(2)
Summary
534(1)
Review Questions
534(1)
Suggested Readings, References, or Standards for Additional Information
534(1)
Epilogue 535(1)
Acronyms 536(1)
Glossary 537(8)
Index 545
James P. Smith was appointed to the Philadelphia Fire Department on June 29, 1966. He was promoted to lieutenant on December 18, 1972; to captain on December 30, 1974; to battalion chief on August 3, 1981; and to deputy chief on June 27, 1987. Deputy chief is the highest fire department civil service position. Chief Smith reported to the deputy commissioner. He retired on July 7, 2007, and continues to lecture and write on firefighting.

Chief Smith has worked on both engine and ladder companies and in every section of the city. He has served as director of the Philadelphia Fire Academy. In this role, he was the departmental Safety Officer and responded on multiple alarm fires performing the Safety Officers function. Additional areas of responsibility included the research and planning unit. In his role as a field deputy chief, Chief Smith had responsibility for operations for one half of the city. Currently he is a member of the Atlantic County New Jersey All-Hazard Incident Management Team, serving as a Safety Officer.

Chief Smith has developed and taught many programs. He has been associated with the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, Maryland, since 1982. As an adjunct instructor since 1984, he has taught numerous operational courses. He is a graduate of the prestigious Executive Fire Officers Program. He also teaches courses for the Emergency Management Institute.

Chief Smith has authored the Fire Studies column in Firehouse magazine since 1987. He has served as a technical consultant for numerous textbooks, and has lectured throughout the United States on incident management, officer development, safety, church fires, building construction, building collapse, strategy and tactics, incident command systems, tank farm fires, and high-rise firefighting.

Chief Smith has also served as a subject matter expert and testified as a technical expert on firefighting strategy and tactics, operations in vacant buildings, dangers of vacant buildings, and the training needs of fire departments.

Chief Smith has also been involved in independent fire investigations involving fire fatalities and firefighter injuries, to determine whether the strategy and tactics that were employed at those fires met national standards.

Chief Smith can be contacted at  JPSMITHPFD@aol.com.