The first - arriving engine company confirms a large volume of fire and smoke issuing from the bell tower . The fire appears to be confined to the bell tower at this time , and the doors to the church are locked .
This manual is a companion to Structural Fire Fighting: Truck Company Skills and Tactics, 2nd edition and the soon to be released Structural Fire Fighting: High Rise Fire Fighting.
Covers forcible entry, fireground search and rescue, horizontal and vertical ventilation, rapid intervention, loss control, and many other responsibilities traditionally assigned to truck companies.
This manual builds on the information contained in Fireground Support Operations 1st Edition and has a special focus on safe fireground operations.
" ... Be a better decision maker and incident commander at structure fires! This all new book provides strategy and tactics for the incident commander arriving at structure fire incidents using the available responding resources.
Structural Fire Fighting: High-rise Fire Fighting
This manual delves deep into topics such as historical high-rise fires, construction features, fire behavior, water supply, fire protection systems, elevators and escalators, evacuation procedures, preincident planning, incident command, ...