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Text and black-and-white photographs present modern weapons and methods used to fight many kinds of fires including waterfront and forest fires.

This book provides state-of-the-art advances in several areas of importance in energy, combustion, power, propulsion, environment using fossil fuels and alternative fuels, and biofuels production and utilization. Availability of clean and sustainable energy is of greater importance now than ever before in all sectors of energy, power, mobility and propulsion. Written by internationally renowned experts, the latest fundamental and applied research innovations on cleaner energy production as wel...

This text details the step-by-step instructions needed to write specifications, go out to bid, evaluate the bids, inspect the apparatus, and save your department money. Chief Peters provides insights into various apparatus features, real-life mishaps, maintenance programs, and warranty information that will help you and the department purchase the right vehicle for the job.

This manual presents five 50-question practice exams, two 100-question practice exams, plus a 100-question diagnostic exam, with all questions answered and explained. Practice exams include two New York City Fire Department exams and five composite exams that reflect tests given across the country. A subject review covers all firefighter exam test topics with more than 850 questions. There are extensive subject-matter reviews.

The Second Edition of Exam Prep: Hazardous Materials Awareness and Operations is designed to thoroughly prepare you for a Hazardous Materials certification, promotion, or training examination by including the same type of multiple-choice questions you are likely to encounter on the actual exam. To help improve examination scores, this preparation guide follows Performance Training Systems, Inc.'s Systematic Approach to Examination Preparation. Exam Prep: Hazardous Materials Awareness and Operati...

On the afternoon of August 20, 1910, a battering ram of wind moved through the drought-stricken national forests of Washington, Idaho, and Montana, whipping the hundreds of small blazes burning across the forest floor into a roaring inferno. Forest rangers had assembled nearly ten thousand men - college boys, day workers, immigrants from mining camps - to fight the fire. But no living person had seen anything like those flames, and neither the rangers nor anyone else knew how to subdue them. Ega...

Developed by Action Training Systems, the Vehicle Extrication DVD Series includes 10 DVDs packaged at a reduced price. The series is comprised of the following DVDs: Advanced Steel Door and Sidewall Procedures Hand Tools Only Hazard Control and Safety Hybrid & Electric Vehicles Incident Overview Initial Procedures Interior Procedures Roof and Trunk Procedures Stabilization These DVDs may be purchased individually or as part of this series. Please contact your Public Safety Specialist to learn...

Developed by Action Training Systems, the Firefighter I DVD Series includes 10 DVDs packaged at a reduced price. The series is comprised of the following DVDs: Advanced Ventilation Building Construction Fire Control 2 Fire Hose Appliances Fire Origin & Cause Fire Prevention & Public Education Foam Fire Streams Pre-Incident & Fire Safety Surveys Rescue Operations Water Supply These DVDs may be purchased individually or as part of this series. Please contact your Public Safety Specialist to lea...

In the United States alone, deaths due to furniture and bed fires still rank as the top-most category of fire losses. The flammability of upholstered furniture is a major concern of engineers and others across a wide swath of organizations. This book was written to provide its audience with the science and engineering need to better understand the combustibility of the products they manufacture, purchase, and try to extinguish. Beginning with a brief overview of materials, safety design and st...