2008 Boston Fire Captain Promotional Exam Books
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This is the OFFICIAL reading list for the 2008 exam. The test will be given on November 22, 2008.
Note that candidates for this exam were also responsible for a number of "in-house" materials. This includes "Standard Operating Procedures of the Boston Fire Department", "Rules and Regulations of the Boston Fire Department", "Progressive Discipline Guidelines, Boston Fire Department", and the "Boston Fire Department Incident Command System".
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THE 2008 READING LIST:
Text (4/2007), IFSTA, 2007. 8 1/2" x 11", 908 pages, softbound, ISBN: 0-87939-281-9, BC6255 / $47.00;
Book Study Guide by IFSTA;
Software Study Guide by IFSTA (4/2007), SFC508 / $25.00
Study Guide in software form (6/2007), Rapid Fire, Windows, SFC509 / $35.95
Inspection & Code Enforcement, 6th ed. (5/98), IFSTA 1998.
Text: 8 1/2" x 11", 467 pages, hundreds of photos & illustrations, softcover BI7499 / $30.00;
Software Study Guide by IFSTA, SFI391 / $17.00;
Software Study Guide by Rapidfire , SFI390 / $35.95;
First Responder, 7th. ed., Bergeron, Bizjak, Krause, LeBaudour; 2005, Brady/Prentice Hall.
Workbook (12/2004), 8 1/2" x 11", 218 pages, softcover, ISBN: 0-13-118088-6, BF9019 / $44.00
Software Study Guide by Knightlite (7/2005), SFF902 / $26.95
Hazardous Materials for First Rsponders, 3rd ed.
Textbook (12/2004), IFSTA 2004, 8 1/2" x 11", 628 pages, softcover, ISBN: 0-87939-244-4, BH1523 / $38.00
Book Study Guide by IFSTA (3/2005), 2005, 8 1/2" x 11", 69 pages, softcover, ISBN:0-87939-248-7, BH1524 / $17.00
Software Study Guide by IFSTA (3/2005), SFH506 / $30.00
Software Study Guide by Rapidfire (3/2005), SFH507 / $35.95
Software Study Guide by Knightlite (3/2005), SFH508 / $31.95
Collapse Of Burning Buildings, Vincent Dunn , Fire Engineering Publications, 1988.
Text: 6" x 9", 287 pages, hardcover, BC3125 / $44.95;
Study guide: Fire Engineering Publications BC3125SG / $19.00
Strategic And Tactical Considerations On The Fireground, 2nd ed., J.P. Smith, 2008.
Text: 8" x 10 1/4", 500 pages, color and B&W photos & illustrations, hardcover, ISBN: 978-0-13-222901-2, BS8292 / $85.80
Study Guide: 8" x 10 1/4", 183 pages, softcover, ISBN: 978-1-4251-3686-9, BS82922 / $34.95
Supervision Today, 5th ed., Stephen P. Robbins, David A. De Cenzo, 2007. 8" x 10", 512 pages, photos & charts, softcover, ISBN: 0-13-1958283, BS9582 / $126.67