Command and Control of Fires and Emergencies begins with establishing ground rules

begins with establishing ground rules for structural firefighting and then moves to specific situations of fires and emergencies in the most common structures and occupancies

Author Dennis L

Discusses search plans

Properly used PPA allows firefighters great control over the interior environment of a fire building

Deputy Chief Michael A

Command and Control of Fires and Emergencies begins with establishing ground rulesA busy fire officer handles numerous tasks: administration, budgets, political interaction, medical response, fire prevention, inspections, etc. This book brings the active fire officer back to his job's focus: Fighting fires and responding to emergencies. Contents: Command presence Life and death decision making Locating a fire Size up of a fire Command and control at a fire Hoseline placement Preventing fire spread Changing strategy Ventilation