Fire Officer: Principles and Practice - Softcover

IAoFC

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1284026671 ISBN 13: 9781284026672

Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc, 2014

Synopsis

Your Complete Fire Officer I and Fire Fighter II Training Solution! The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) are pleased to bring you the Third Edition of Fire Officer: Principles and Practice, the next step in the evolution of Fire Officer I and II training. Covering the entire spectrum of the 2014 Edition of NFPA 1021: Standard for Fire Officer Professional Qualifications, the Third Edition includes the following updates: * Separation of Fire Officer I and II Level content throughout the textbook and student, instructor, and technology resources. * The latest developments in social media and media relations; NIST research on fire dynamics; fire fighter safety and health issues; and fireground accountability and rapid intervention practices. * A reorganization of chapters to improve course delivery, including a new chapter on Rules of Engagement. * New end-of-chapter tools, including Fire Captain (Fire Officer II) activities and comprehensive case studies that progress within each chapter throughout the textbook. * All new Voices of Experience essays and Near-Miss Reports. * Addresses the course objectives for FESHE's Principles of Fire and Emergency Service Administration model curriculum The following resources will accompany the textbook and help instructors provide their students with an interactive and engaging learning experience: * Web Tools * Learning Management System * eBook * Interactive Lectures * TestPrep Build the next generation of great fire service leaders with the Third Edition of Fire Officer: Principles and Practice.

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About the Author

Michael J. Ward, MGA, MIFireE has four decades of emergency service experience in volunteer, contract and career roles. Retired as a Captain II/paramedic from Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department, was Executive Director of EMS Services for Saint Clare’s Hospital in Dover, NJ. Fire Science Program Head at Northern Virginia Community College. A dozen years as an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at The George Washington University in Washington DC. Currently a Senior Associate with Fitch and Associates.

Edition details

• Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1284026671
• ISBN 13: 9781284026672
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 438