Fire suppression practices and procedures
(Book - Regular Print)

1. Fire behavior and combustion -- Objectives -- Introduction -- Fire chemistry -- The fire triangle -- The oxygen side of the triangle -- The heat side of the triangle -- The fuel side of the triangle -- Fire behavior -- The ignition stage -- The growth stage -- The flashover stage -- The fully developed stage -- The decay stage -- The phenomena of the fire triangle -- Backdrafts -- Flashovers -- Rollovers -- Fire extinguishment -- The fire tetrahedron -- Classification of fires -- Extinguishment of Class A fires -- Extinguishment of Class B fires -- Extinguishment of Class C fires -- Extinguishment of Class D fires -- Summary -- Review questions -- 2. Fire ground tactical tasks -- Objectives -- Introduction -- Rescue -- Panic -- Search procedures -- Removal of victims -- Summary -- Exposures -- Internal exposures -- External exposures -- Confinement -- Extinguishment -- Overhaul -- Objectives -- Planning overhaul operations -- Putting the plan into operation -- Securing the building -- Ventilation -- Roof ventilation -- Trench cut -- Use of vertical openings -- Horizontal ventilation -- Positive pressure ventilation -- Basement ventilation -- Additional ventilation practices and principles -- Salvage -- Water removal -- Fires in sprinklered buildings -- Postsalvage operations -- Summary -- Review questions --

3. The model incident command system and firefighters' safety -- Objectives -- Introduction -- Fire ground management -- An overview of the incident command system (ICS) -- The model incident command system -- Common terminology -- Organization and operations of the incident command system -- The command function -- The operations function -- Planning -- Logistics -- Finance/administration -- Implementation of the ICS -- Passing the command -- Expanding the organization -- Terminating the incident -- Firefighter safety and survival -- Background -- Civil disturbances -- Terrorism -- Fire ground safety -- Personal safety responsibility -- Summary -- Review questions -- 4. Fire ground planning and tactics -- Objectives -- Introduction -- Pre-incident planning -- The size-up -- The pre-alarm size-up -- The response size-up -- The fire ground size-up -- Fire companies -- Engine company operations -- Truck company operations -- Forcible entry -- Controlling the utilities -- Summary -- Review questions --

5. Fire ground operations -- Objectives -- Introduction -- Before the alarm sounds -- When the alarm sounds -- Geographical information system/geographical positioning system (GIS/GPS) -- Responding to the alarm -- Three possibilities -- Condition number one -- Condition number two -- Condition number three -- Multiple-alarm fires -- Taking command -- Changing command -- Fire attack modes -- Offensive mode -- Defensive mode -- Offensive/defensive mode -- Collapse zone -- Defensive/offensive mode -- Summary -- Review questions -- 6. Fires in buildings -- Objectives -- Introduction -- Attic fires -- Basement fires -- Chimney fires -- Partition fires -- Dwelling fires -- Single-story, single-family dwellings fires -- Multiple-story dwelling fires -- Garage fires -- Mercantile fires -- Industrial fires -- Places of public assembly -- Taxpayer fires -- Strip mall fires -- Church fires -- Fires in buildings under construction -- High-rise fires -- Construction features -- Firefighting problems -- Initial response responsibilities -- Access operations -- Rescue operations -- Firefighting tactics -- Movement of personnel and equipment -- Rapid intervention teams -- Maintaining records -- Air support -- Water supply -- Additional consideration factors -- Multiple-alarm fires -- Demob/reentry -- Incident command system considerations -- Summary -- Review questions --

7. Fires in mobile equipment

Objectives

Introduction

Car fires

Truck fires

Aircraft fires

Engine fires

Wheel fires

Interior fires

Aircraft crashes

Small boat fires

Ship fires

Cargo ships

Passenger ships

Tank ships

Incident command system considerations

Summary

Review questions

8. Special-interest fires

Objectives

Introduction

Flammable liquid fires

Spill fires

Tank fires

Fires resulting from breaks in transportation lines

Oil tank fires

Flammable gas emergencies

Fire incidents

Electrical fires

Silo fires

Types of silos

Wildfires

Classification of wildland fires

Wildland fires terminology

Fire causes

Factors affecting fire behavior

Topography

Fire suppression methods

Air operations

Mop-up

Fire control

Firefighter safety

Use of the incident command system

Brush fires

Factors to consider

Fire extinguishment

Personnel considerations

Apparatus considerations

Pier and wharf fires

Summary

Review questions

Glossary.