Fundamentals of Fire Fighter Skills

Jones & Bartlett Learning, in partnership with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA®) and the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC), are pleased to bring you the Third Edition of Fundamentals of Fire Fighter Skills, the most advanced teaching and learning system ever developed for Fire Fighter I and II level training. Fundamentals of Fire Fighter Skills, Third Edition features an incredible focus on fire fighter safety, including:New dedicated chapters on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA). Near Miss Reports featured throughout the text that use real incident data to showcase lessons learned in order to keep fire fighters safe.Coverage of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation#146;s "Everyone Goes Home" program and the 16 Life Safety Initiatives.Voices of Experience sections in each chapter to allow students to benefit from masters of the trade that share expert advice to help stay safe on the job. The Third Edition covers the entire spectrum of the 2013 Edition of NFPA 1001: Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifcations. It also covers all of the Job Performance Requirements (JPRs) listed in the 2013 edition of NFPA 472, Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents, at the awareness and operations levels.