FIREFIGHTER SAFETY AND SURVIVAL is a must-have resource for all levels and branches of the emergency services. Supported by the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF), the book introduces the history and principles of the 16 Fire and Life Safety Initiatives safety program, and encourages its adoption. Using data and real scenarios from the National Fire Fighter Near-Miss Reports, Firefighter Safety and Survival illustrates and analyzes situations in fire service, as well as other high-risk industries, to help readers employ critical safety practices.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
1. Defining a Cultural Change. 2. Enhancing Accountability. 3. Applying Risk Management Techniques. 4. Eliminating Unsafe Acts. 5. Implementing Training and Certification Standards. 6. Developing Medical and Fitness Standards. 7. Creating a Research Agenda. 8. Utilizing Available Technology. 9. Investigating Fatalities, Injuries, and Near Misses. 10. Blending Grants and Safety. 11. Establishing Response Standards. 12. Examining Response to Violent Incidents. 13. Providing Emotional Support. 14. Enabling Public Education. 15. Advocating Residential Fire Sprinklers. 16. Engineering Safety into Equipment. Appendix A: Sample Policies.
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Verlagsort
Verlagsgruppe
Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Maße
Höhe: 19 mm
Breite: 184 mm
Dicke: 233 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-1-111-30660-1 (9781111306601)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Lieutenant Don Zimmerman is a firefighter instructor and paramedic instructor for Lakeland Community College, Auburn Career Center, and University Hospitals E.M.S. Training & Disaster Preparedness Institute, as well as a professional firefighter and paramedic with a municipal engine company. A retired Assistant Fire Chief with twenty-seven years of experience, he began his career as a volunteer firefighter. Lieutenant Zimmerman is also the president of a non-profit organization committed to fire and life safety education, and the author of several articles on advances in volunteer management, fire prevention, and safety.
Autor*in
City of Mentor, Ohio Fire Department (Retired)
1. Defining a Cultural Change.
2. Enhancing Accountability.
3. Applying Risk Management Techniques.
4. Eliminating Unsafe Acts.
5. Implementing Training and Certification Standards.
6. Developing Medical and Fitness Standards.
7. Creating a Research Agenda.
8. Utilizing Available Technology.
9. Investigating Fatalities, Injuries, and Near Misses.
10. Blending Grants and Safety.
11. Establishing Response Standards.
12. Examining Response to Violent Incidents.
13. Providing Emotional Support.
14. Enabling Public Education.
15. Advocating Residential Fire Sprinklers.
16. Engineering Safety into Equipment.
Appendix A: Sample Policies.
