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The author's over 40 years of experience contributes to the real-life approach of this book, blending theory with personal experience. "Strategic" "and Tactical Considerations on the Fireground "uses a systems approach to guide you through the process of problem identification and solution response. From planning to incident scene control, this book provides knowledge that can be applied to a variety of complex fire situations. This updated and expanded second edition includes an additional 25% of new material on Health Care and High Risk Populations and Commercial, Technical Operations, and Industrial Occupancies as well as scenarios, case studies, and website references to further enhance student learning.

Preparation

1

(27)

Training

2

(3)

Preincident Planning

5

(5)

Needed Fire Flow

10

(4)

The Fire Officer

14

(8)

Command Presence

22

(6)

Management Tools

28

(33)

Incident Scene Management

28

(22)

Incident Scene Control

50

(3)

Status Reports

53

(8)

Decision Making

61

(39)

Incident Scene Decision Making

62

(3)

Size-Up

65

(11)

Strategy, Tactics, and Tasks

76

(8)

Modes of Fire Attack

84

(16)

Company Operations

100

(46)

Engine Company Operations

101

(8)

Truck Company Operations

109

(37)

Building Construction

146

(49)

Fire-Resistive Construction

147

(2)

Noncombustible/Limited Combustible Construction

149

(4)

Ordinary Construction

153

(4)

Heavy Timber Construction

157

(3)

Frame Buildings

160

(5)

Timber Truss

165

(9)

Lightweight Building Components

174

(21)

Building Collapse and Scene Safety

195

(57)

Building Collapse

196

(1)

Wall Collapse

196

(27)

Collapse Search

223

(7)

Safety

230

(22)

Special Situations and Occupancies

252

(127)

Basement and Cellar Fires

253

(6)

Garden Apartments

259

(9)

Row Houses

268

(11)

Vacant Buildings

279

(8)

Renovated Buildings

287

(10)

Large Commercial Buildings and Warehouses

297

(5)

Strip Malls

302

(7)

Enclosed Shopping Malls

309

(9)

Houses of Worship

318

(15)

Lumberyards

333

(8)

Public Assembly Buildings

341

(6)

High-Rise Buildings

347

(32)

Technical Operations

379

(30)

Hazardous Materials and the Initial Responder

380

(13)

Terrorism Incidents

393

(16)

After the Incident

409

(11)

Incident Critiques

409

(5)

Critical Incident Stress

414

(4)

Epilogue

418

(2)

Appendix A Performance Standard: Stang Gun Operations

420

(2)

Appendix B Quick Access Preplan

422

(1)

Appendix C Vital Building Information Sheet

423

(3)

Appendix D Incident Command System Organizational Chart

426

(2)

Glossary

428

(5)

Acronyms

433

(1)

Index

434

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In 1985, I started writing articles for various journals. I enjoyed writing and felt that it was a great way of sharing my experiences in the fire service. In 1988, I had the opportunity to write the bimonthly Fire Studies column forFirehousemagazine.In my many years of firefighting, I have made more than my share of mistakes. I have tried through my writing to share these mistakes, along with many positive experiences, that I have learned from over the years.I consider myself fortunate to have been in the fire service during the tumultuous 1960s and 1970s both as a firefighter and a company officer. The reason I say this is that I had the ability to respond to many fires. There were many nights when we went from fire to fire. Many times we would be restoring hose-line and equipment on our apparatus at a fireground and hear another fire being dispatched. We would make ourselves available for service and immediately respond to another working fire. The ability to respond to so many fires permitted us to reach a level of teamwork where companies functioned as well-oiled machines. Another plus was that if we made a mistake, we didn't have too long to dwell upon it before we would respond to another fire and rectify the previous mistake. After a 14-hour night tour we would be dog-tired, but we had enjoyed every minute of it. My friends who were not firefighters could never understand why I did not transfer from these busy inner city areas to a quieter station closer to home. If you have never been in the fire service, you too would have a difficult time understanding. There was the feeling of accomplishment, of being challenged, and yes, on a few occasions of being scared, but the final outcome of controlling a fire and hopefully being successful in making rescues made that feeling of tiredness go away.The hardest things to deal with were the seemingly endless number of children dying in sparse surroundings. Many of them never had a chance. Fires were started by portable heaters being used to keep them from freezing to death or by candles being used because the electricity had long ago been turned off. Along with careless smoking, many fires were started by children playing with matches or by the cowardice of Molotov cocktails being thrown into a structure, stealing the lives of those sleeping within. Seeing rugged firefighters crying as they carried these lifeless children's bodies from the burned out structures is embedded in my brain. FIREFIGHTERSThe other area that made just as indelible a mark is the loss of life of fellow firefighters. Some were close personal friends, such as Lieutenant Jim Pouliot of Engine 20. Jim was a Minnesota farm boy who, after serving in the U.S. Navy at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, married and settled in Philadelphia and joined the fire department. I had the privilege of working as a firefighter with Jim for close to 7 years at Engine 30. We studied hard together for the lieutenant's test and we both were successful. Jim gave his life rescuing a fellow firefighter from certain death at the deadly Gulf Oil Refinery fire on August 17,1975.That same deadly fire took a total of eight firefighters' lives, including firefighter John Andrews of Engine 49.1 was transferred as the captain of Engine 49 on that deadly date. What a first day it was! The fire started around 6:30 A.m. and went to 12 alarms, destroying tank after tank of flammable chemicals. It engulfed the firefighters in flames around 4:30 p.m. I arrived on the fire ground with E-49's "C" platoon around 6:15 p.m. to relieve the "D" platoon, I was stunned to learn that at that time over 30 firefighters were reported missing, including 3 members of Engine 49. In the ensuing hours, I received the sad news that John Andrews had made the supreme sacrifice. I had the responsibility of informing John's wife Gertrude, his daughter Patty, and his son John of his untimely death. There is no easy way of

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Strategic and Tactical Considerations on the Fireground

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