Overview

Ray Downey wrote the first edition of """"The Rescue Company"""" in the early 1990s. Building on Downey's legacy, John Norman has written """"Fire Department Special Operations"""" to take into consideration the earth-shattering events, funding increases, research advances, expanded capabilities, and changes in regulations and standards that have widened the knowledge gap since the publication of Chief Downey's book. """"Fire Department Special Operations"""" is an excellent guide for agencies and individuals in establishing, staffing, operating, and maintaining heavy rescue units in the many forms they may take. It is also an ideal training resource for the officers and individuals assigned the duties that a rescue firefighter must accomplish.

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Author:   John Norman
Publisher:   Fire Engineering Books
Imprint:   Fire Engineering Books
Dimensions:   Width: 22.00cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 28.70cm
Weight:   1.533kg
ISBN:  

9781593701932

ISBN 10:   1593701934
Pages:   468
Publication Date:   07 April 2009
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part One: Getting started; What rescue is all about; Ways of providing rescue service; Recruiting and staffing; Apparatus; Tools and equipment; Maintenance; Training; The operational plan; Air tools; Rigging; Victim care, packaging, and handling; Part Two: Rescue incidents; Responses: Using special units at fires and emergencies; Buried victims: trench and other excavation rescue work; Elevators, escalators, impalements, and ""man-in-machine"" runs; High-angle rescue, scaffolds, and other events; Confined space rescue; Structural collapse rescue; Vehicle extrication: planes, trains, and automobiles; Water and ice rescue; Hazardous materials operations; Electrical emergencies; Major event planning; Part Three: Appendixes; Appendix A: Sample application; Appendix B: Operational guidelines: Rescue Company 1; Appendix C: Rescue 1 Tool list; Index; Supreme sacrifices.

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