Command and Control of Fires and Emergencies each addressing a specific management

each addressing a specific management survival skill

Accessing knowledge under extreme circumstances cannot be left to chance

Firefighting is a truckie blindly crawling down a smoke-filled hallway

Preparing yourself for success

Command and Control of Fires and Emergencies each addressing a specific managementA busy fire officer handles numerous tasks: administration, budgets, political interaction, medical response, fire prevention, inspections, etc. This book brings the active fire officer back to his job's focus: Fighting fires and responding to emergencies. Contents: Command presence Life and death decision making Locating a fire Size up of a fire Command and control at a fire Hoseline placement Preventing fire spread Changing strategy Ventilation