Ladder company fireground operations /
Richman, Harold, 1926-1999.
Ladder company fireground operations / Harold Richman. - 3rd ed. - Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, - xiii, 251 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
"NFPA, National Fire Protection Association." Revised edition of: Truck company fireground operations / Harold Richman. c1986. Includes index.
Initial assignments -- Rescue -- Ventilation techniques -- Ventilation operations -- Checking for fire extension -- Forcible entry -- Aerial operations -- Ground ladders -- Property conservation -- Elevated streams -- Control of utilities -- Overhaul operations.
This text covers the basic objectives of ladder company work, including the assignments of conducting a primary search, rescuing victims, forcing entry, and conducting proper ventilation techniques. This book also emphasizes other areas of importance, including pre-incident planning, using standing operating guidelines (SOPs) and working within an Incident Management Sstem (IMS).-Back cover.
9780763744960 0763744964
2006037061
Fire extinction.
Fire engines.
Aerial ladders.
Ladder companies.
Aerial ladders.
Fire engines.
Fire extinction.
Ladder companies.
TH9310.5 / .R53 2008
628.9/25
Ladder company fireground operations / Harold Richman. - 3rd ed. - Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, - xiii, 251 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
"NFPA, National Fire Protection Association." Revised edition of: Truck company fireground operations / Harold Richman. c1986. Includes index.
Initial assignments -- Rescue -- Ventilation techniques -- Ventilation operations -- Checking for fire extension -- Forcible entry -- Aerial operations -- Ground ladders -- Property conservation -- Elevated streams -- Control of utilities -- Overhaul operations.
This text covers the basic objectives of ladder company work, including the assignments of conducting a primary search, rescuing victims, forcing entry, and conducting proper ventilation techniques. This book also emphasizes other areas of importance, including pre-incident planning, using standing operating guidelines (SOPs) and working within an Incident Management Sstem (IMS).-Back cover.
9780763744960 0763744964
2006037061
Fire extinction.
Fire engines.
Aerial ladders.
Ladder companies.
Aerial ladders.
Fire engines.
Fire extinction.
Ladder companies.
TH9310.5 / .R53 2008
628.9/25