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THE FIRE CHIEF'S HANDBOOK is the complete reference source for today's Chief, departmental officers, and aspiring personnel. The 28 chapters, divided into six sections, are written by leading experts in the fire service, such as Ronny Coleman, Steven Foley, William Peters, Bruce Varner, Gene Carlson, William Clark, Frank Borden, Gregory Noll, John Carr, Leslie Omans, James McFadden, John Hawkins, Gordon Sachs, Richard Marinucci, Glenn Corbett, John Granito, and many others. The authors share their 'hands-on approach' and expertise on issues such as... MANAGEMENT: resource management, office management, finance, legal issues, insurance grading, leadership concepts, and more. HUMAN RESOURCES: personnel, safety and health, professional qualifications, training, and education. EQUIPMENT: apparatus, apparatus specification and purchasing, protective clothing, and fire station design. OPERATIONS: communications, water supply, strategy and tactics, rescue, hazmat, aircraft rescue firefighting, wildland firefighting, EMS, volunteer operations, and more. FIRE PREVENTION AND LOSS REDUCTION: community planning, fire protection codes and systems, public education, fire investigation and more. The final chapter, written by John Granito, includes a look at the future and the role of the department in the next generation. The Fire Chief's Handbook is a complete source of information that you can refer to time and time again.

Contents:
• Fire department management • Office management & work flow • Financial management • Management & the law • Insurance grading of fire departments • Leadership for today & tomorrow • Personnel administration • Safety & occupational health • The national professional qualifications system • Training & education • Fire department apparatus • Apparatus specification & purchasing • Protective clothing & equipment • Fire station & facility design • Fire department communications • Fire department water safety • Fire company operations • Rescue operations • Hazardous materials operations • Aircraft crash rescue & firefighting • Wildland firefighting • Emergency medical services • Volunteer fire services • Planning community fire defenses • The fire prevention bureau • Fire protection systems • Public education • Arson detection & investigation • The next generation • Glossary • Bibliography & technical resources

1,100 pages/Hardcover/1995
0-912212-40-3