FIREFIGHTING PRINCIPLES & PRACTICES Wm Clark 2nd Ed '91

FIREFIGHTING PRINCIPLES

& PRACTICES, 2^nd Ed.

By

William E. Clark

1991

Fire Engineering Books & Videos

Hard Cover / No DJ * Good Condition *

474 Pages * 8-1/2” x 11”

Indexed, illustrated

Condition: Good to very good condition. Sturdy, intact spine. Some mild bumping and a small amount of underlining/highlighting, otherwise a sound, clean copy.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Foreword

Foreword to the First Edition

Preface

1 – Fire Behavior: Combustion, heat, determining flashover time, flashover, backdraft

2 – The Mechanisms of Fire Extinguishment: Water flow & form; Fog theory and practice; critical rate for each fire; steam extinguishments; solid and straight streams; disadvantages of fog; when to use water; firefighting foams; other water additives; fire-extinguishing chemicals

3 – The Development of Firefigthting: Expansion of ladder company functions; staffing a company; staffing trials; personnel on first alarm; establishment of rescue companies; salvage; influence on the fire service by the insurance industry; progress in firefighting; European methods.

4 – Firefighting Strategy: Personnel requirements; apparatus response time; need for communications; chain of command at fires; establishment of a command post; span of control; incident command system

5 – Firefighting Tactics: Tactical considerations; life hazard; location of the fire; extension probability; type of fire; size of the fire; analysis of the fire situation.

6 – The Action Plan – Working at a Fire: Finding the fire; rescue; search; entry; ventilation; protection of exposures; safety; communication; call for additional help; extinguishments; salvage; cooperation of other agencies; overhauling.

7 – Fireground Control and Coordination: Stress situations; coordination; tactical errors and weaknesses; application of the tactics.

8 – Safety on the Fireground: Building collapse; burns; smoke inhalation; electrocution; safety and building collapse; safety AIDS; work on peaked roofs; use of safety belts; laddering damaged stairs; rescue carry; smoke-a high hazard; heat hazard and clothing; clothing limitations and problems; importance of visibility; protection of the head and extremities; electrical hazards; handling live wires; secondary injuries; getting lost; critical incident stress.

9 – The Fire Building – Hindrance and Help: Vertical spread of heat and smoke; clues given by a building’s age; structural failure; building collapse; mill construction; collapse from water

10 – Sprinkler Operations: Checking the supply; sprinkler flow; automatic wet pipe system; automatic dry pipe system; deluge systems; non-automatic systems.

11 – Ladder Company Operations: Some common mistakes; ladder company positioning; necessity of assigning tools; use of ground ladders; need for scaling ladders.

12 – Engine Company Operations: Hydrants; tandem pumping; hydrant-to-pumper layouts; hose operations; large-diameter hose; hydrant selection; lines taken from a pumper; restricted inlet flow; delivering the water; interior firefighting; exterior attack.

13 – Pre-Fire Planning: Stress on non-variables; post-fire analysis; a questionnaire guide; evaluation standards

14 – Major Fires: Logistical factors; command structure; staging area; lack of experience; need for brand patrols; learning from the past; holding actions; fire officials of disaster area; mutual-aid providers.

15 – The Everyday Fire: Plastics; oil burners; chimney fires; basement fires in dwellings; attic fires; mercantile fires; taxpayer fires; multiple-dwelling fires; garden apartments; factory fires

16 – Special-problem Fires: High-rise buildings; electrical fires; flammable-liquid fires; pyrophoric metals; hazardous materials; chemical fires; radioactive materials; aircraft fires; fires in places of assembly; fires in places of worship; school fires; motor vehicle fires; rapid transit fires; freight train fires; ship fires; pier fires; rural fires; fires in hospitals and nursing homes; fires in enclosed malls; lumber and other outdoor storage fires

Appendix: Four Exercises: One-Family House; A Small Department Store; A Hospital; An Old-Law Tenement

Index