Safe Firefighting Levels I & II w/ Student DVD, Steve Kidd, John Czajkowski, Garry Briese, McGraw Hill, 2008

The writers of Safe Firefighting have decades of dirty, hands-on fire and rescue experience. They understood the need for a "new approach" in training firefighters, one way off the “traditional” scale, and they did something about it.

Why this book? Because this book is different. It helps us focus on what really matters—and what is just not that important. Make no mistake about it—this book was written 100% outside the box.

This is what matters: Identifying the fire "problem" on the scene, getting water on the fire, venting, staffing, protecting ourselves first, arriving in one piece, having applicable building construction info, understanding and applying "go in/don't go in," and having competent command officers.

What doesn’t matter: How a smoke detector works and what the inside of a hydrant looks like. This can be important info and may be worthwhile to know, but this info won't save your life as a firefighter.

The writers have tried their best to present the information in a way that is clear and makes sense by using real-world examples of where the skills and knowledge will be used. It is one thing to learn a bunch of facts to pass a test. They go the next step in helping the student apply their skills and abilities when they need it most…at the fire or rescue.

Features:

  • What You Will Learn in This Chapter: Each chapter opens with an overview of the topics covered in the chapter.
  • Reality!: These brief readings present a combination of real-life situations and motivational introductions by the authors that set the stage for the training in the chapter, stressing the reasons firefighters need to learn the materials.
  • Safety Lesson: A NIOSH Report: Provided as appropriate to the text chapters, this feature details true, documented events reported to NIOSH about injuries and fatalities to firefighters on the job. This feature also includes recommendations to prevent similar tragic events.
  • View It!: This icon indicates the chapter skills presented on the DVDs located in the back of the book.
  • Practice It!: This feature provides step-by-step instructions and photographs that detail many of the day-to-day individual skills firefighters will use.
  • Evolution: Here the reader will find step-by-step instructions and photographs that detail an essential firefighting process. The steps and photos work together to depict an evolution of tasks.
  • Safety Tips!: This feature provides information firefighters should use to keep themselves safe while performing their varied duties.
  • Do It!: This feature summarizes the key information covered in the chapter, focusing on what the firefighter should do after reading the chapter.
  • Prove It: This assessment section includes knowledge and skills assessments.
  • Knowledge Assessment: This documentation tear-out sheet is a multiple-choice quiz the firefighter can take and submit to his or her Instructor or Company Officer. Each quiz allows the reader to ensure that he or she has mastered the information before moving on to the next chapter.
  • Skills Assessment: This documentation tear-out sheet allows the firefighter to demonstrate to his or her Instructor or Company Officer the skills acquired after reading the text and practicing the skills.
  • More!

    Student DVDs include firefighting skills packaged in the back of the text with more than 100 essential skills demonstrated by video and 280 Digital Flashcards for self-study. NEW iPod (MP4) DVD includes 116 MP4 videos for portable MP4 video player self-study

    8 1/2" x 11", 726 pages, 1000+ color photos and illustrations, softbound, ISBN: 978-0-07-335316-6, BS6140 / $68.67

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