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Fire Engineering Books & Videos Forcible Entry Dvd Special Locking Devices Special Locking Devices Guard Plates Locks Bolts and Bars No 5
Book SynopsisOffers methods of entry for each type. This title covers identifying special locking devices; cylinder plates - exposed bolt and hidden bolt; and Fichet-type locks, Mul-T-Lock, and Police locks.
£44.55
PennWell Books Incident Management for the Street-Smart Fire
Book SynopsisIn the second edition of ""Incident Management for the Street-Smart Fire Officer"", author Skip Coleman expands on the mindset and tactics necessary to manage the fireground with more control and less chaos. Incident management system (IMS) is a tool that defines the role and responsibilities of each fire department member, allowing crew members to function quickly and efficiently upon arrival at the fireground - all the while meeting the commander's expectations. Regardless of the size or geographic location of fire department, an IMS is one of the most practical innovations available that yields measurable results. The days of chief officers pulling up to a fire and allowing the fire to run them are over. Incident management makes thinkers out of commanders.Table of ContentsForeword to the second edition; The incident management system; The essence of command; Establishing command; Command posts; Staging; Sectoring; Running incidents - how it works in the real world; Mission statements; The mission of command; The mission of attack; The mission of search; The mission of backup; The mission of ventilation; The mission of exposure; The mission of extension; The mission of overhaul and salvage; The mission of rapid; Benchmarks; Index.
£63.90
Fire Engineering Books & Videos Fire Officers Handbook of Tactics Video Series 8 Ladder Company Operations
Book SynopsisDetails tasks including LOVERS U (Laddering, Overhaul, Ventilation, Forcible Entry, Rescue and Search, Salvage, and control of Utilities). This title also describes the importance of developing a plan of action so that you may assign apparatus, manpower, and equipment; and, ladder company functions at structural fires.
£63.90
PennWell Books Disaster Planning and Control
Book SynopsisIn this new book, Bill Kramer examines the complexities of disaster planning and control, covering the concepts of disaster management, development of disaster and emergency operation plans, and much more. Through examples and case studies, the book is designed to allow the fire officer to study how the fire service has been involved with responding to various disasters and, by learning from the past and understanding the concepts presented, make a difference in the overall outcome of future events.Table of ContentsPreface; Tribute to Charles Bahme; Passing the torch; I: Disaster anticipation and preparation; Disaster planning; Historical lessons; Training and preparation; II: Managing disasters; Organizational structure and incident command; Resource management and augmentation; Communications and information management; III: Frequent threats - fire, transportation, and hazmat; Catastrophic fires; Transportation disasters; Hazardous materials disasters; IV: Growing threats, global concerns; Homeland security and civil disorder; Terrorism; Mass casualties and mass evacuation; V: Natural disasters and recovery; Weather-related natural disasters; Terrain-based natural disasters; Aftermath and recovery; Appendix A: Acronyms; Index.
£79.90
PennWell Books Fire Department Special Operations
Book SynopsisRay Downey wrote the first edition of ""The Rescue Company"" in the early 1990s. Building on Downey's legacy, John Norman has written ""Fire Department Special Operations"" to take into consideration the earth-shattering events, funding increases, research advances, expanded capabilities, and changes in regulations and standards that have widened the knowledge gap since the publication of Chief Downey's book. ""Fire Department Special Operations"" is an excellent guide for agencies and individuals in establishing, staffing, operating, and maintaining heavy rescue units in the many forms they may take. It is also an ideal training resource for the officers and individuals assigned the duties that a rescue firefighter must accomplish.Table of ContentsPart One: Getting started; What rescue is all about; Ways of providing rescue service; Recruiting and staffing; Apparatus; Tools and equipment; Maintenance; Training; The operational plan; Air tools; Rigging; Victim care, packaging, and handling; Part Two: Rescue incidents; Responses: Using special units at fires and emergencies; Buried victims: trench and other excavation rescue work; Elevators, escalators, impalements, and "man-in-machine" runs; High-angle rescue, scaffolds, and other events; Confined space rescue; Structural collapse rescue; Vehicle extrication: planes, trains, and automobiles; Water and ice rescue; Hazardous materials operations; Electrical emergencies; Major event planning; Part Three: Appendixes; Appendix A: Sample application; Appendix B: Operational guidelines: Rescue Company 1; Appendix C: Rescue 1 Tool list; Index; Supreme sacrifices.
£79.90
PennWell Books The Common Sense Approach to Hazardous Materials
Book SynopsisAn accomplished author with decades of experience working in the plastics industry and teaching the chemistry of hazardous materials to emergency responders, Frank Fire has updated his book covering the basic approach to hazardous materials. In the new third edition, each chapter has been revised (where required) to reflect changes since the second edition was published. For example, each chemical mentioned whose volume or usage has changed has been updated, including their usage as a chemical warfare agent. There is a new chapter that covers each class of chemical warfare agents. This is an excellent resource for emergency responders and those involved in departmental training programs or curriculum development.Table of ContentsIllustrations; Preface; Introduction; The chemistry of hazardous materials; Chemical compounds; Covalent bonding; Hydrocarbons; Hydrocarbon derivatives; Fire and pyrolysis; Flammable and combustible liquids; Compressed gases; Combustible solids; Cryogenic gases; Oxidizing agents; Plastics; Corrosives; Unstable materials: Organic peroxides and monomers; Toxicity; Radioactivity; Explosives; Water- and air-reactive materials; Chemical warfare agents; Glossary; Appendices; Index.
£83.00
PennWell Books Effective Fire & Emergency Services
Book SynopsisDr. Fleming's new book” drawing from an array of business and administrative disciplines” provides a solid conceptual foundation for understanding, meeting, and exceeding the expectations of organizational stakeholders and preparing for professional, personal, and organizational success in fire administration. The book addresses the various course objectives and learning outcomes for both the Introduction to Fire and Emergency Services Administration course within the FESHE Associates Model Curriculum and the corresponding bachelors course, Fire and Emergency Services Administration. Effective Fire & Emergency Services Administration will be an invaluable resource for students (both undergraduate and graduate), and current fire and emergency services personnel of all ranks who are preparing for career advancement, including promotional examinations. It also will serve as a very useful reference for current fire and emergency service operational and administrative officers.
£63.90
PennWell Books Collapse of Burning Buildings: A Guide to
Book SynopsisChief Vincent Dunn, a 42-year fire service veteran, has updated his best-selling book which examines the dangers of structural failure caused by fire. This is the second edition of the first textbook written to warn firefighters, company officers, and fire chiefs about exactly how structures collapse when destroyed by fire--and examines the subject of burning building collapse in great detail. More importantly, this book, unlike any other publication, instructs firefighters and fire officers in how to survive burning building collapse.
£70.55
PennWell Books Drawn By Fire
Book SynopsisReaders will find that this book is more than a collection of 156 fire service editorial cartoons. Paul Combs is a gifted artist who uses his talent as a tool to express his passion for making a difference in the fire service, the greatest job in the world.
£35.39
PennWell Books Survival Skills for the Fire Chief
Book SynopsisSurvival Skills for the Fire Chief examines the management mistakes fire chiefs often make that compromise their effectiveness and ability to manage and lead their fire departments. In his latest book, Dr. Fleming, a nationally recognised authority on fire and emergency services, provides the understanding necessary to enhance the fire chief’s success and that of his or her fire department. The book’s themes include understanding, meeting, and, where possible, exceeding the reasonable expectations of fire department stakeholders and preparing as a fire chief for professional, personal, and organisational success. Survival Skills for the Fire Chief is ideal for current and future fire chiefs; participants in related college and university courses; and participants in training programmes, seminars, and courses offered by fire and emergency services training agencies.
£44.60
PennWell Books Fireground Operational Guides
Book SynopsisThis important new book is designed to serve many purposes in the fire service, ranging from being a starting point and refresher guide for firefighters seeking promotions at any level, to being a field operational guide for on-scene Incident Commanders and Company Officers. It offers an easy-to-follow, step-by-step action plan for firefighters working in Acting Capacities, and can be used when developing SOPís, and when organizing and planning training evolutions. Itís definitely a book every firefighter, officer, and aspiring officer will want to own!
£70.55
PennWell Books The Fire Chief's Handbook
Book SynopsisThe new Fire Chief’s Handbook, 7th Edition continues Fire Engineering’s 82-year tradition of publishing the definitive resource for advanced fire service training. The text has been completely updated to meet the changing environment and added responsibilities of the fire service. Returning authors have rewritten their chapter to address today’s leadership and administrative concerns, while new authors are also introduced to offer new perspectives.This comprehensive guidebook is designed for firefighters, company officers, and chief officers of all ranks and department types who want the latest information on the fundamentals of leadership in the fire service, as well as managing the day-to-day operations of a fire department.Features: New chapters on politics, public relations, labor relations, consolidation, and professional development. Expanded chapter on hazardous materials includes all of the specialty technical rescue Written from the perspective of a fire chief and how the topic relates to their job responsibilities Some chapters have been combined for a total perspective within one unit, such as Fire Department Apparatus
£88.50
PennWell Books Failure Point: How to Determine Burning Building Stability
Book SynopsisHoward J. Hill describes building construction features and how to recognise collapse dangers for all types of buildings and construction methods. The book contains a wealth of useful information, including discussions about: key elements that warn of imminent fire-induced collapse how to prevent injuries to operating personnel adapting risk/benefit techniques to manage firefighting personnel on the fireground how building codes affect fire-induced building collapses and much more! Failure Point is an important resource for chief officers, company officers, firefighters, and code officials. It meets Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education (FESHE) requirements for the Building Construction for Fire Protection course.
£70.55
PennWell Books Situational Awareness for Emergency Response
Book SynopsisSituational awareness is more complex than simply noticing what is happening around you. An emergency responder must capture clues and cues in the emergency environment, make sense of the information, and predict what will happen next.In Situational Awareness for Emergency Response, Richard Gasaway establishes the foundation of decision making and the role of situational awareness in high-risk public safety environments. He explains his original research on command decisions and the barriers that challenge a commander's situational awareness, and offers lessons learned and best practices that can assist responders in preventing or overcoming the situational awareness barriers. Situational Awareness for Emergency Response is an ideal resource for incident commanders, line personnel who make high-stress decisions, and students learning to develop and maintain situational awareness. Features and benefits: Realise how decisions are made in high-stress, high-consequence, and time-compressed situations Understand situational awareness and its role in making good and bad decisions Identify barriers that challenge a commander’s situational awareness Improve your decision making with the lessons learned and recommended best practices Use the 25-point checklist as an incident evaluation tool to improve safety
£62.25
PennWell Books 25 to Survive: Reducing Residential Injury and
Book SynopsisTwo seasoned fire officers take an in-depth look into the causes of line of duty deaths in residential building fires, and offer incident recommendations. This book is designed to provide firefighters and fire officers “street proven” tips, techniques, and company-level drills that address and overcome the 25 most common errors that occur at residential building fires.
£75.20
PennWell Books Elevator & Escalator Rescue: A Comprehensive Guide
Book SynopsisThe long-awaited second edition of Elevator & Escalator Rescue: A Comprehensive Guide is written by firefighters for firefighters and contains important information for technical rescue members, training officers, and fire company members alike. This book details the risks involved in elevator and escalator rescues and how to face them successfully.Key Features and Benefits: A comprehensive guide for dealing with elevator and escalator emergencies, including a complete review and updating of all chapters. Coverage spanning the evolution of elevators from their most primitive stages to include today’s high-tech innovations, modular, wind turbine, pneumatic and destination control systems as well as STM suspension belts. A new chapter (Chapter 35) containing information and the description about the Fire Service Access Elevator (FSAE). What they are, where will they be found, and building code changes that will help safeguard the firefighters using these elevators. This will include the use of a Narrative Sheet to ensure compliance with requirements. A new chapter (Chapter 33) on the Occupant Evacuation Operation (OEO) and Occupant Evacuation Elevator (OEE) elevators. These systems are already in place in new design ultra high-rise buildings in the US. They will be used to evacuate the occupants in these buildings. An updated elevator glossary of elevator and escalator terminology. Chapter ending questions to test students’ comprehension. Table of Contents The history of elevators Elevator system overview Traction elevators Types of doors, interlocks, and restrictors Hallway and elevator lobby features Car interior components and finish Hydraulic elevator systems Freight elevators and dumbwaiters Newer technologies Residential and special elevators Elevator safety philosophy and rules Rescue tools and equipment Elevator hoistway door unlocking device keys Poling guidelines Car top and side emergency exits Forcible entry: Types, use, and safety Managing passenger entrapment incidents Managing pinned-victim incidents Managing fall-from-heights incidents Managing elevator fires Case studies and lessons learned Automatic sprinkler systems and shunt trips The firefighters' emergency operation key: FEO-K1 Use of elevators during a building fire Training for safe and successful elevator rescue operations Escalator development history The escalator system Escalator safety philosophy and rules Escalator safety features Escalator rescue tools and equipment The A17 elevator task group study Fire service access elevator (FSAE) Occupant evacuation operation (OEO) and occupant evacuation elevators (OEE) Final thoughts Design guidelines for fire service access elevators (FSAE Guide) Fire service elevator narrative Sample standard operating guidelines
£71.10
PennWell Books Drawn By Fire, Too
Book SynopsisPaul Combs has returned with a second collection of his fire service editorials, Drawn by Fire, Too!An 18-year veteran firefighter and the editorial cartoonist for Fire Engineering magazine, Combs sees and captures moments that help us all take a good look at ourselves and learn from. He does it as no one else can—with humor, irreverence, respect, insight, compassion, and the skills of an award-winning illustrator.
£37.00
PennWell Books The Art of Reading Buildings
Book SynopsisThe Art of Reading Buildings focuses on the practical art of reading a building and applying its positive and negative attributes in developing a size-up for fireground operations that center on structure fires. First-due company officers, incident commanders, and safety officers will appreciate the practical “street-wise” lessons captured in the book. Chief officers, training officers, engineers, firefighters, and fire science degree candidates will benefit from the wide range of building construction topics covered in this text.Features include: Understand the technical and practical aspects of building construction Learn on-the-spot building construction assessment using the authors’ custom Rapid Street-Read Guides Develop a quick construction size-up for immediate application to fireground operations Recognize firefighter traps in newer and alternative construction methods This text covers objectives for the National Fire Academy’s Fire and Emergency Services in Higher Education (FESHE) Building Construction for Fire Protection course
£79.50
PennWell Books Legal Considerations for Fire & Emergency
Book SynopsisThe third edition of Legal Considerations for Fire & Emergency Services is a reader-friendly guide to the challenging legal issues that firefighters and emergency service personnel encounter.Written by J. Curtis Varone, a practicing attorney as well as an experienced firefighter, this book explores such key topics as fire department liability, search and seizure, sovereign immunity, overtime laws, collective bargaining, OSHA compliance, workers’ compensation, physical abilities testing, medical examinations, drug testing, discrimination, and sexual harassment. It is a perfect textbook for any course on fire service law as well as an indispensable desk reference for day-to-day fire department administration.Features of the new 3rd Edition: Updated cases on several topics including residency requirements, employment discrimination, and more Expanded treatment of hot topics such as digital imagery, social media, and electronic surveillance Meets the latest requirements for FESHE’s Legal Aspects of the Fire Service curriculum Many new photos and graphics to help connect cases to day-to-day issues in the fire service Coverage of recent changes to search and seizure law, use of digital photos and social media by emergency personnel, and fire department liability
£90.10
PennWell Books Safety and Survival on the Fireground
Book SynopsisChief Dunn – the recipients of FDNY’s Lifetime Achievement Award – has updated his classic book on how to identify and avoid hazards on the fire ground.In the second edition, readers will find a new chapter covering fire hazard identification and assessment, a new chapter on safety orders and actions, and updates to many chapters, including topics like flat-roof dangers and utility shutoff.
£79.90
PennWell Books Fireground Strategies
Book SynopsisA 30-year veteran of the fire service, Chief Avillo has updated his widely adopted book, Fireground Strategies. The new third edition of Fireground Strategies is written from the viewpoint of the fire officer who must identify a strategy, develop an action plan, and implement tactics to meet that plan's objectives. Used together, Fireground Strategies and the Scenarios Workbook provide reinforcing guides for assuming a role on the fireground and making decisions aimed at bringing the incident to a safe and successful conclusion.The new third edition includes expanded incident command chapters, new street-level strategies focusing on the modern fire environment, the latest attack/ventilation study information, expanded resource management and risk management sections, strategic considerations of solar panels, new case studies, and more!
£90.10
PennWell Books Step Up Your Teamwork
Book SynopsisThrough powerful stories and proven principles, Step Up Your Teamwork teaches how to create momentum, prepare for success, prevent collapse, and turn a group of individuals into a high-functioning team. Frank Viscuso encourages each person to tap into individual talents, skills, and abilities and recognize how to use these skills to improve the team as a whole. The book discusses various proven firefighting team-building methods you can implement immediately.
£63.90
PennWell Books Preventing Firefighter Disorientation: Enclosed
Book SynopsisIn his first book, William Mora, a 30-year fire service veteran and firefighter safety advocate, discusses how to prevent traumatic structural firefighter fatalities. Firefighter disorientation can be defined as “the loss of direction due to the lack of vision in a structure fire.” To combat this problem, Mora outlines a multipronged approach to effectively address the components that contribute to disorientation and structural firefighter fatalities. This text includes many case studies and guidelines for size-up factors and is an important resource for all firefighters.
£66.40
PennWell Books The Evolving Fireground: Research-Based Tactics
Book SynopsisDeputy Chief P.J. Norwood and Captain Sean Gray discuss how fireground strategy and tactics have evolved in light of fire research conducted around the world. They discuss the fire tetrahedron and how fuel, heat, and air all affect a fire’s growth or extinguishment. Gray and Norwood take the lessons learned from the research as well as their general knowledge of the fireground to illustrate safer and more effective ways to operate on the fireground. They discuss how to apply this new understanding of fire behavior to two of the fire service’s most important tasks: search and fire attack. This book is an important resource for anyone wanting to put new fire dynamics research to action.You will learn: How firefighting activities affect the fire tetrahedron To stay safe while working in the flow path on the fireground Search methods that isolate the firefighter and victim Fire attack methods that minimize the air fed to the fire Incident command size up and decision making
£53.10
PennWell Books It's Always About Leadership
Book SynopsisOne of the most demanding and stressful management jobs in existence, fire rescue leadership requires a set of clear and distinct skills. Given today’s work environment, everyone from the chief down to the newest recruit should be strong, courageous leaders. Every aspect of a successful operation relies on capable leadership at all levels.It’s Always about Leadership is written by an active firefighter for his fellow fire-rescue service members. Author Dennis L. Rubin discusses his 13 rules for leadership, which he has developed over a 35-year career in fire service. Alongside these rules, the author has curated case studies and created critical learning points, self-improvement plans, and discussion questions for learning reinforcement and to assist real-world applications.Key features: Leadership tools with real-life applicability Time-tested advice on navigating challenges and scenarios typical to fire service life Experience and perspective from a multi-decade fire service leader
£44.06
PennWell Books EMS by Fire: The Making of a Fire Medic
Book SynopsisFirefighter, medic and author Michael Morse bares his soul with first-person accounts from a 25-year career vividly defining the first responder’s vital role as a medical professional.EMS by Fire: The Making of a Fire Medic puts the reader at the scene “where people desperately wait, frantic, impatient, lonely, dying or dead ... the public we serve is not interested in who arrives at their emergency, as long somebody comes, preferably well trained and well equipped.” “Writing for and about firefighters and EMS personnel from the ambulance officer’s seat is tricky on the good days, career suicide on the bad, and quite gratifying on the rest. “The truth is that the ratio of misery to inspiration is greatly exaggerated in my writings, with misery beating inspiration by a 20-1 margin. Yet, it is those moments of inspiration that make the misery bearable ...”Features: Gain a better understanding of the jobs of fire-based EMS personnel Improve your skills and build teamwork between firefighters and EMS True stories and real-life scenarios from a veteran of the EMS and Fire service
£27.50
PennWell Books Challenges of the Firefighter Marriage
Book SynopsisIn Challenges of the Firefighter Marriage, author Anne Gagliano, the widely read Fire Engineering and FireLife.com columnist, has teamed up with her husband, Captain Mike Gagliano, to share their 30-plus years of personal experience on how marriage can thrive in the chaotic world of firefighting. In addition, they have called upon well-known and respected couples who share their stories of comfort and guidance for firefighter families everywhere.What you will learn: Aspects of this occupation that differentiate it from any other and how these impact marriage Essential conversations every firefighter couple should have The reality of sleep disruption and how to minimize its impact The importance of healthy intimacy in your relationship Why finances can be such a problem and ways to make it a solution Advice on how to deal with time off, kids, firefighter health, and so much more
£23.70
PennWell Books The Functional Fire Company: Positioning Small
Book Synopsis“Chief Scott Thompson combines his decades of experience and years of observation with today’s leadership skills and provides a path for the successful fire department to follow. The Functional Fire Company will take you step by step from being an ordinary fire department to one that defines excellence.” —Rick Lasky, Fire Chief (ret.)Table of Contents The Colony project Don't neglect the culture Sizing up fire department organizations for change and culture modification Fire service success: The basics Positioning the fire company for success and survival Effective supervision Courageous leadership Training essentials Training basics Being safe and managing risks: The functional fire company way The seven pillars of smart firefighting Coaching the functional fire company
£62.10
PennWell Books Large Volume Water Delivery
Book SynopsisLarge Volume Water Delivery keeps an open mind about old and new concepts in hose evolutions and fire stream productions. Large diameter hose is not the only fix; it needs to be blended with the latest innovations in moving water.Offensive large flow water delivery operations are critical to the fireground operations. Sometimes you need more than a single supply line. Sometimes you need dual pumping and a relay that extends 1,300 feet. Features: How to measure water flow for fire suppression How to develop pump discharge pressures Discover new concepts of moving big water and the improved methods of moving big water on the fireground
£53.10
PennWell Books Fire Department Strategic Planning: Creating Future Excellence
Book SynopsisThis book (3rd edition) is a book about organized common sense in the fire service.Section One of the 3rd edition provides support to fire departments that already have a strategic plan and just need to update and revise their existing plan. I have found over my 30 years of consulting with fire department's that they want to accomplish their next iteration of their strategic plan as rapidly as possible.Section Two of the book provides a detailed "How-to" guide to help a fire department create its first strategic plan.Section Two is divided into four parts: (1) Understanding the Department, (2) Understanding the Situation, (3) Understanding the Strategic Issues Facing the Department, and (4) Creating Organizational Change.A new chapter (Chapter 20) provides assistance to those departments having challenges with their strategic plan and obtaining the desired outcomes/results. It adds a new troubleshooting process for those departments having challenges to creating an effective and successful strategic plan.The book is designed to be effective as a manual to develop an individual fire department's strategic plan as well as a textbook for use in upper division college/university courses or as a text for post-graduate courses. The accompanying Instructor's Guide (new with the 3rd edition) is being designed for use in a 15-week semester course.Table of Contents Introduction Revisiting your existing strategic plan Speed planning for the time-challenged proactive futurist Strategic planning for accreditation by the CPSE/CFAI and National Professional Development Planning to plan strategically Understanding and applying the values of the department The value of vision to organizational change Identifying the department's mandates Developing the mission of the department Understanding and defining the philosophy of operations Assessing the challenges and opportunities of the external environment Assessing the weaknesses and strengths of the internal environment Identifying the strategic issues of the department Creating strategies for strategic issues Creating the department's ideal future through proactive futuring Operational planning from a strategic perspective Operational and master planning: The rest of the story Cyclic planning Organizational change for the creation of future excellence Troubleshooting and the strategic planning challenge wheel: Why strategic plans fail Workbook
£62.10
PennWell Books Legal Considerations for Fire & Emergency
Book SynopsisTHE LAW HAS EVOLVED & SO HAS LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS The long-awaited 4th edition of Legal Considerations for Fire & Emergency Services is an essential textbook for any course on fire service law as well as an indispensable desk reference for day-to-day fire department administration.Author J. Curtis Varone, a practicing attorney and experienced firefighter explores comprehensive coverage of the major legal issues in the fire and EMS services, such as: Negligence Immunity Criminal law Arson Search and seizure FLSA wage and hour overtime issues Employment discrimination Sexual harassment FMLA Americans with Disabilities Act Public records laws Open meetings requirements Drug testing Due process Collective bargaining OSHA and the relationship between NFPA standards and OSHA enforcement EMS-related topics such as consent, DNR orders, living wills, durable powers of attorney for healthcare decisions, and refusals against medical advice Table of Contents Preface Acknowledgments Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education (FESHE) Correlations Grid Introduction Chapter 1: TYPES AND SOURCES OF LAWS 1.1 Introduction 1.2 What Is “The Law”? 1.3 Where Do Laws Come From? 1.4 Standards and Codes 1.5 Civil versus Criminal 1.6 Jurisdiction Summary Review Questions Discussion Questions Chapter 2: COURTS AND COURT SYSTEMS 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Courts in General 2.3 Jurisdiction 2.4 Trial Courts and Appellate Courts 2.5 Evidence 2.6 Anatomy of a Civil Lawsuit 2.7 Federal Court System 2.8 State Courts 2.9 Stare Decisis and Precedence 2.10 How “Decisis” Is “Decisis”? 2.11 Lawsuits and the Media 2.12 Legal Research 2.13 Legal Arguments Summary Review Questions Discussion Questions Chapter 3: TYPES OF FIRE DEPARTMENTS 3.1 Introduction 3.2 What Is a Fire Department? 3.3 The Role of a Fire Department 3.4 Public Sector versus Private Sector 3.5 Types of Entities 3.6 Public Sector Fire Organizations 3.7 Private Sector Fire Organizations 3.8 Conclusions on Fire Department Authority 3.9 Volunteer Fire Company Authority Summary Review Questions Discussion Questions Chapter 4: ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Administrative Agencies 4.3 Occupational Safety and Health Administration 4.4 Getting the Job Done 4.5 OSHA Inspections 4.6 Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission 4.7 OSHRC and OSHA 4.8 OSHA Violations and Sanctions 4.9 Administrative Agencies and Separation of Powers 4.10 Exhaustion of Remedies 4.11 Jurisdiction and the Term “OSHA State” 4.12 State and Local Agencies 4.13 Administrative Law Making 4.14 OSHA and the NFPA Standards 4.15 Application of OSHA to Volunteers and Part-Time Personnel Summary Review Questions Discussion Questions Chapter 5: CRIMINAL LAW 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Statutory and Common-Law Crimes 5.3 Federal versus State Jurisdiction 5.4 Crimes Must Be Specifically Declared to Be Criminal 5.5 Felonies and Misdemeanors 5.6 Elements 5.7 Criminal Offenses Summary Review Questions Discussion Questions Chapter 6: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 6.1 Introduction 6.2 What Is an Arrest? 6.3 Authority to Make an Arrest 6.4 Asserting the Authority 6.5 False Arrest 6.6 Firefighters and Arrest Powers 6.7 Arrest Warrants 6.8 Criminal Procedure 6.9 Search and Seizure 6.10 Chain of Custody 6.11 Custodial Interrogations and Miranda Warnings 6.12 Accomplice Liability: Parties to a Crime 6.13 Conspiracy 6.14 Attempts 6.15 Criminal Defenses Summary Review Questions Discussion Questions Chapter 7: CIVIL LIABILITY ISSUES 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Intentional Torts 7.3 Battery 7.4 Assault 7.5 False Imprisonment 7.6 Intentional Infliction of Severe Emotional Distress 7.7 Trespass to Land 7.8 Trespass to Chattels 7.9 Conversion 7.10 Misrepresentation 7.11 Bad Faith 7.12 Defamation 7.13 Invasion of Privacy Summary Review Questions Discussion Questions Chapter 8: NEGLIGENCE 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Elements of Negligence 8.3 Fire Service Negligence Cases 8.4 Emergency Medical Care and Negligence 8.5 Beyond Negligence 8.6 Defenses to Negligence 8.7 Strict Liability 8.8 Respondeat Superior 8.9 Joint Liability Summary Review Questions Discussion Questions Chapter 9: IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Tort Claims Acts 9.3 Discretionary versus Functionary Acts 9.4 What Is Discretion? 9.5 The Other Distinction: Governmental Versus Proprietary 9.6 Statutory Immunity 9.7 Volunteer Protection Act 9.8 Private Nonprofit Volunteer Fire Companies 9.9 Limitations on Immunity 9.10 The Flip Side of the Special Duty Exception: The Public Duty Doctrine Summary Review Questions Discussion Questions Chapter 10: CONTRACT LAW AND EMPLOYMENT ISSUES 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Offer and Acceptance 10.3 Contract Formality 10.4 Breach and Damages 10.5 Authority to Contract 10.6 Void or Voidable Agreements 10.7 Promissory Estoppel 10.8 Fire Service Contracts 10.9 Mutual Aid Agreements 10.10 Insurance Policies 10.11 Purchasing 10.12 Employment Agreements 10.13 Workers’ Compensation Summary Review Questions Discussion Questions Chapter 11: LABOR LAW AND COLLECTIVE BARGAINING 11.1 Introduction 11.2 Collective Bargaining 11.3 Private Sector versus Public Sector 11.4 Labor Relations Acts 11.5 Good-Faith Bargaining 11.6 Impasse Disputes 11.7 Scope of Bargaining 11.8 Impact Bargaining 11.9 Unilateral Changes to Mandatory Subjects 11.10 Past Practices 11.11 Union Security Provisions 11.12 Duty of Fair Representation 11.13 Strikes, Slowdowns, Picketing, and Concerted Job Actions 11.14 Weingarten Rights 11.15 Garrity Rights Summary Review Questions Discussion Questions Chapter 12: EMPLOYEE RIGHTS AND DISCRIMINATION 12.1 Introduction 12.2 Constitutional Rights 12.3 Civil Rights Laws 12.4 What Is Discrimination? 12.5 Proof of Discrimination 12.6 Procedural Issues in Employment Discrimination 12.7 Affirmative Action—Equal Opportunity 12.8 Standard of Review for Constitutional Claims of Discrimination 12.9 Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) 12.10 State Law Disability Discrimination 12.11 Age Discrimination Summary Review Questions Discussion Questions Chapter 13: SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND OTHER FORMS OF EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION 13.1 Introduction 13.2 Sexual Harassment 13.3 Pregnancy Discrimination 13.4 Religious Accommodation 13.5 Clothing, Uniforms, and Grooming Issues 13.6 Tattoos, Body Piercings, and Related Issues Summary Review Questions Discussion Questions Chapter 14: FAIR LABOR, FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE, RESIDENCY, DRUG TESTING, ELECTRONIC MONITORING, DIGITAL IMAGERY, AND SOCIAL NETWORKING 14.1 Introduction 14.2 Fair Labor Standards Act 14.3 Family Medical Leave 14.4 Residency Requirements 14.5 Drug Testing 14.6 Electronic Monitoring in the Workplace 14.7 Digital Imagery and Social Networking Review Questions Discussion Questions Summary Chapter 15: PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY LAWS 15.1 Introduction 15.2 Conflicts of Interest and Ethical Codes 15.3 Open Government Laws 15.4 Whistleblower Acts and Provisions Summary Review Questions Discussion Questions Chapter 16: EMS LAW 16.1 Introduction 16.2 Law Governing EMS 16.3 Assault—Battery—Consent— Capacity 16.4 Negligence and the Standard of Care for EMS 16.5 Immunity 16.6 Confidentiality of Medical Information Summary Review Questions Discussion Questions Appendix A: CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Appendix B: FOR FURTHER REFERENCE Glossary Index
£90.10
Fire Engineering Books & Videos,a Division of PennWell Corporation The Professional Volunteer Fire Department
Book SynopsisDeveloping, maintaining, and upholding a professional reputation is the duty and responsibility of all firefighters—paid or volunteer. Being a professional firefighter has absolutely nothing to do with earning a paycheck. It has everything to do with attitude, appearance, competency, commitment, and dedication.Trade ReviewIf you can read this book and not feel a sense of pride, that overwhelming feeling of service above self, the feeling that what you do as a volunteer firefighter matters, then maybe it’s time for a change. But if you are the one who reads it and gets fired up about what we do, then you’re in for a very special ride!" - Chief Rick Lasky, Fire Chief (ret.), Lewisville Texas"Tom Merrill is a true gentleman and a professional. His classes and articles detailing professionalism in the volunteer fire service are captivating and informative. This book is no different and should be on the must-read list of all volunteer firefighters, regardless of rank, title, or experience." - Brandon S. Fletcher, Fire Chief, Gilt Edge (TN) Fire Department"Tom Merrill has spent his life working to improve the ‘professional’ image of the volunteer firefighter. This book is a compilation of his experiences and what works and doesn’t work in the recruiting, retaining, and development of the professional volunteer firefighter. His writing challenges you to raise your standard of performance." - Chief John M. Buckman III, State Fire Training Director at Indiana State Fire Marshal’s OfficeTable of ContentsForewordPrefaceAcknowledgments1. A Proud Tradition Confronted by Challenging TimesThere Is Still a Need for VolunteersPerception Versus RealityThe Social Club Volunteer Fire DepartmentToday’s Challenging TimesVolunteer Responsibilities Versus Community ExpectationsProfessional Firefighters Must Maintain the Trust of Their CommunityProfessional Development for the Professional FirefighterAll Members Contribute to a Professional Image and ReputationProfessionalism on Every LevelProfessional Development Tip #12. Recruiting New Members in Today’s Challenging TimesBe a Recruitment AmbassadorFirehouse Visits and Special Recruitment ProgramsDiversity and InclusionYouth and Junior ProgramsHighlight the Intangible BenefitsUse Social Media to Help Get the Word OutBe Open-Minded to New IdeasProfessional Development Tip #23. The Application ProcessKeep Applicants in the LoopBackground ChecksThe Membership ApplicationProfessional Development Tip #34. Orientation, Mentoring, and Mutual RespectThe Orientation ProgramWhat to CoverThe Mentor ProgramMutual RespectProfessional Development Tip #45. Drills and TrainingThe Need for a Professional-Grade Training ProgramOrganized DrillsRegular DrillsPertinent DrillsWidespread Acceptance of DrillsOther ConsiderationsProfessional Development Tip #56. Preparation Preparedness Is a Professional TrademarkThe PlaybookPreplan ProgramsThe “What If” DrillDriver TrainingHealth and WellnessSituational AwarenessProfessional Development Tip #67. Performance, Appearance, and Behavior PerformanceAppearanceBehaviorAlcohol in the FirehouseProfessional Development Tip #78. Using Social Media and Contributing to the Brand Your Social Media PolicySocial Media PostingProfessional Development Tip #89. Community Events and Interactions A Long-Standing TraditionShow Off Your Skills and Talents Every Chance You GetThe Open HouseDress and Act Like a ProfessionalAlcohol Consumption at Community EventsDonations and Thank-You CardsProfessional Development Tip #910. Succession Management and Preparing Future Officers The Succession Management PlanThe Succession Management PlaybookForms and Document Storage and AccessibilityPersonal Preparedness and Professional DevelopmentProfessional Development Tip #1011. Financial Management and Theft Prevention Financial ManagementInventory ManagementProfessional Development Tip #1112. History, Heritage, and Pride Understanding Our Fire Service HistoryUnderstanding the History of Our Fire DepartmentHouse PrideProfessional Development Tip #1213. Where Do We Go from Here? Building a Professional Foundation Is Under Your Own Personal ControlProfessional Development Tip #13Notes Index
£37.00
Nova Science Publishers Inc Wildfire Terminology
Book SynopsisThis glossary provides the wildland fire and fire use communities a single source document that covers wildland fire, prescribed fire, fire use and incident management terminology commonly used by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) and its Working Teams.
£39.74
Nova Science Publishers Inc Federal Firefighter Funding & Fire Assistance
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£59.24
She Writes Press Flash Point: A Firefighter's Journey Through PTSD
Book SynopsisFor twenty-five years, paramedic and firefighter Christy Warren put each tragic, traumatizing call she responded to in a box and closed the lid. One day, however, the box got too full and the lid blew open—and she found herself unable to close it again. Her brain locked her inside a movie theater in which film after film of gut-wrenching scenes from her career played over and over again; she found herself incapable of forgiving herself for what happened at one call in particular. Caught in a loop of shame, anger, irritability, and hypervigilance—classic signs of PTSD—she began to spiral, even to the point of considering suicide, and yet still she was reluctant to seek help.In the end, it took almost losing her marriage to force Christy into action—but once she began to reach out, she found a whole army of folks waiting and ready to help her. The team of people supporting her eventually grew to include an EMDR therapist, a psychiatrist, her peers at a trauma retreat, and a lawyer who made the case for medical retirement and workers compensation. Along the way, Christy learned the vital truths that made it possible to keep going even in her darkest moments—that post-traumatic stress was literally a brain injury; that suicide and alcohol were not the only ways out; that asking for help was a sign of strength, not weakness; and that although it was ultimately up to her to do the work to change the dialogue in her head, she was not alone.Trade Review“Despite focusing on harrowing subjects, Warren maintains an approachable style that has an endearing buoyancy . . . The result is a well-balanced, courageously candid memoir that moves toward a note of hope, reassuring others that the grip of PTSD need not last forever. An honest, informative, emotionally stirring memoir.”—Kirkus Reviews“[Flash Point is] an intriguing and at times harrowing memoir. . . . Warren has created a paean to the difficult work done by all first responders. It’s eye-opening, even awe-inspiring.”—The Indypendent“Flash Point is essential reading. We depend on first responders who are willing to race to a crisis and put themselves in the path of danger. It’s time for us to tell the truth about the immense toll this career can take on a mind and body. I commend Warren for her deeply principled authenticity in this beautiful, heartbreaking, honest, laugh-out-loud funny, and ultimately triumphant memoir.”—Julie Barton, New York Times best-selling author of Dog Medicine: How My Dog Saved Me from Myself“Flash Point is a book for all of us. What author Christy Warren has captured is every human’s struggle to feel safe, secure, attached, and connected. This is a life-saving book with the understanding that we must take care of ourselves along the way. Warren expertly outlines how she worked through many of her struggles and realistically writes to her failures along her journey even while trying to heal. Her journey is many of ours—her recovery can also be ours.”—Tom Satterly, retired CSM Delta Force, and author of All Secure: A Special Operations Soldier's Fight to Survive on the Battlefield and the Homefront“Christy Warren's powerful memoir of her struggle with PTSD is both heartbreaking and inspiring. It's a must-read for first responders and the clinicians who help them heal.”—Ellen Kirschman, PhD, public safety psychologist and the author of I Love a Fire Fighter, I Love a Cop, and co-author of Counseling Cops“Christy Warren brings her incredible heart and psychological wisdom to this page-turner of a book. She engages with topics that most people would find too scary to even approach, and dives into them without fear of what she might find. What emerges from her efforts is a memoir about bravery, vulnerability, and the complexities of surviving complicated lives. This book is a gift for first responders everywhere, for the communities who support them, and for humanity at large. It is a must-read for anyone striving to become a better person.”—Maya Shankar, cognitive scientist and host of the podcast A Slight Change of Plans“A tough and emotional read but a must-read. Christy dives deep into her life's journey of trauma and, more importantly, her healing and ultimate recovery. I cried and I laughed and I can honestly say this book has helped me dig into my never ending healing process. If you need inspiration, Christy nails it. Thanks for helping me with my journey Christy.”—Clint Malarchuk, former NHL goaltender and author of A Matter of Inches“Christy captures the constant exposure to exigent calls a firefighter faces. Over time it takes a toll on our brains.”—Sig Wallen, San Francisco Fire Department
£12.34
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Fire Engines
Book SynopsisMore complex and imposing than any other vehicle in the British emergency services, the fire engine has a long and interesting history. The earliest water pumps had been developed by the eighteenth century – basic manual pumps that had to be hauled around by people or horses, and were often only used on fire-insured premises. In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries horse-drawn, steam-powered fire engines, and eventually motorised fire engines, came to revolutionise firefighting, offering far greater versatility and the brigades came to be run by the municipalities. In this beautifully illustrated introduction, Eddie Baker charts the history of fire engines and their variants, and the increasingly complex equipment they have carried, such as high-rise ladders and high-pressure hoses. He also explains the wider history of the fire service and how the engines have been shaped by its needs and, most importantly, those of the firefighters themselves.Table of ContentsEarly Days 1900-1920 1921-1939 The Second World War 1945-1959 The 1960s and 1970s The 1980s and 1990s The Twenty-first Century Airports and Industrial Brigades Glossary Places to Visit Further Reading Index
£8.54
Jessica Kingsley Publishers Children and Teenagers Who Set Fires: Why They Do
Book SynopsisThis book helps adults to understand firesetting behaviour in children and teens and provides strategies to work with them to address the behaviour. Drawing upon the latest juvenile firesetting research and utilising child development theory to underpin its safety messages, the book explores why young people might set fires in the first place and contextualises firesetting in terms of communication and gaining the attention of carers and other adults.The chapters lay out practical, tried-and-tested steps that professionals and carers can take to address firesetting behaviour, and suggests how to further support any child or teen who sets fires. This includes summaries of the latest evidence-based support strategies and a range of creative activities that can be used in direct work with children and teenagers who set fires, tailored to specific age ranges. Combining expert advice on firesetting behaviour with straightforward practices, this comprehensive book can be used by anyone working with young people to help them intervene and prevent it.Trade ReviewChildren and teenagerswho set fires is anabsorbing and accessibleintroduction to understandingjuvenile firesetting. Part manual,part paean to her roots in theWelsh Valleys, Joanna Foster'sfirst book is a well-judged andacutely observed insight into anarea that she has worked in formany years and clearly loves.All fire and rescue serviceshave some form of juvenilefiresetting interventionprogramme; Joanna used tomanage the London Fire Brigadeteam before striking out on herown a few years ago. It is not anarea that gets a lot of attention -it is not mentioned once in theState of Fire and it is unlikely to bein any of the individual fire andrescue service inspection reportseither. It is a specialist corner runby dedicated staff who should allread this book... This book has a naturallylimited audience but reallyit should have wider appeal.Children need adults whoare kind, caring and above allable to help them navigate thecomplexities of life. Joanna'sbook provides the tools to helppractitioners be their guides. * Fire Magazine *It's a handbook that provides intelligent, highly effective, practical approaches to understanding young people who set fires. Foster writes with warmth and passion giving insightful, sensitive advice grounded in a caring, child-centred philosophy that will be beneficial to anyone who works with vulnerable young people. A must-read for educators everywhere. This book has the power to save lives. -- Tamsin Winter, author of Being Miss Nobody and Jemima Small Versus the UniverseJoanna Foster has done a wonderful job of producing a highly accessible text that introduces the reader to best practice in fire safety work with children and young people. This book is highly engaging to read and should be essential reading for those tasked with the difficult job of addressing fire setting in children and young people. -- Professor Theresa A. Gannon, Director of CORE-FP, University of KentWhat a wonderful read. The author's warmth, care, love and commitment to this important area of work is evident in every word on the page. The book is informative and provides a great deal of insight into the area of fire setting. This book generously provides practitioners with practical tools, confidence and inspiration to undertake work in this area. The exercises are brilliant in their simplicity and in my view are transferable to a variety of other disciplines. A superb book. -- Roz Morrison, Criminal Justice SpecialistTable of ContentsAbout the authorAcknowledgementsForewordPrefaceChapter One - What Exactly is Juvenile Firesetting Behaviour?Chapter Two - Whose Problem and Who's Listening?Chapter Three - Why Does it Happen? Chapter Four - What Works?Chapter Five - Working with Children Aged 0 - 7 YearsChapter Six - Working with Children Aged 8 - 11 YearsChapter Seven - Working with AdolescentsChapter Eight - Adapting our Work and Providing Additional SupportChapter Nine - Working with Jenny-Lee: A case studyChapter Ten - EndingsAppendix I - SUGGESTIONS FOR GIVING POSITIVE FEEDBACK AND APPROVAL Appendix II - NFPA® Sparky® ACTIVITIESAppendix III - QUESTIONS FOR TUMBLING TOWERAppendix IV - FIRE SAFETY QUIZAppendix V - FIRE TRIANGLEAppendix VI - HOUSE OF DREAMSAppendix VII - FIRE SCENARIOSAppendix VIII - GRAPHING TECHNIQUEAppendix IX - M1 CASE STUDYAppendix X - RIPPLE EFFECTAppendix XI - HEART EXERCISE (EXAMPLE ONE)Appendix XII - HEART EXERCISE (EXAMPLE TWO)Appendix XIII - JOANNA'S MAGIC ONIONAppendix XIV - CINQUAINSAppendix XV - FIRE SAFETY JOURNEYReferencesFurther ReadingOrganisations, Helplines and Websites Offering Support and Advice
£18.99
Emerald Publishing Limited Rebuilding the Fire and Rescue Services: Policy
Book SynopsisContemporary reforms of the fire and rescue service result from two excoriating reports from the National Audit Office and the Public Accounts Committee that demonstrated the inadequacy of contemporary policy, service delivery and public assurance for fire and rescue services in England. This book focuses on the key reforms proposed by Theresa May when she was Home Secretary in response to these reports and critically examines the new National Framework and the new external Inspectorate that were created as a result. Rebuilding the Fire and Rescue Services will prove invaluable for both academics and practitioners in order to build a more efficient and effective performance regime for this essential emergency service. It demonstrates the context, the parameters, the agencies and the inter-relationships that operate within the areas of policy development, service delivery and public assurance in the service. It shows how the new national framework and the new inspectorate can be improved. Most of all it shows the need for robust data and intelligence at both the national and local levels.Trade ReviewThe authors have produced a small tour de force that combines comprehensive knowledge of performance management, a holistic systemic perspective, and real affinity for the fire and rescue services and the improvement of services to the public. -- Andrew LynchThis is an instant, knowledgeable and very practical response to some of the most urgent contemporary issues facing the management of fire and rescue services. It effortlessly transcends policy and practice with clear practical and realistic recommendations for improving this vital public service. -- Paresh WankhadeIn the best tradition of Emerald Points, this book has clear implications and lessons for policy development, the delivery of fire and rescue services and the assurance that the sector owes to the public. It should be compulsory reading for senior civil servants, chief fire officers and their regulatory colleagues. -- Craig ParkinThis book provides a comprehensive understanding of performance management and adopts a critical friend perspective that epitomises the best of such a position: a rigorous critical analysis of the sector with constructive advice on how to improve. -- Kirsten GreenhalghTable of ContentsChapter 1. Alarm Bells Ringing: Introduction Chapter 2. The Gold Standard: An Evaluative Model Chapter 3. A Sinking Platform: The Data Dilemma Chapter 4. Two Steps Forward and One Back: The 2018 National Framework Chapter 5. So Near and Yet So Far: A Rigorous and Independent Inspectorate? Chapter 6. A Glass Half-full or a Glass Half-empty: Conclusions, Reflections and Reactions
£43.69
Orion Publishing Co Going to Blazes: Further Tales of a Country
Book SynopsisTales of a country fireman from Shropshire, by the author of ALL FIRED UP and GREAT BALES OF FIRE. A perfect combination of heroism and nostalgia.Ideal for fans of the brand new series ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALLIt's 1987 and 26-year-old Malcolm Castle is going up in the world. He's made it through eight long years as a rookie fire-fighter and he's become an accepted member of Red Watch in Shrewsbury. The town's glorious medieval streets and the rolling hills of Shropshire look infinitely peaceful. But Malcolm knows they will always spring plenty of surprises.In Going to Blazes the endlessly varied nature of Malcolm's work triggers plenty of laughs, as he comes to the aid of different sorts of animals, vehicles and people in difficulty - and sometimes a combination of all three. Some of the most surprising incidents he recalls include a road blocked with 35 tonnes of turnips, and a call-out to a woman stuck between the floorboards of her upstairs bathroom. But he also faces some of the most emotional rescues of his career. Both funny and touching, Malcolm Castle's book is a unique celebration of the glorious English countryside.Trade ReviewHumorous and surprising in equal measure. Hilarious * DAILY EXPRESS *A hugely interesting read, one of those books that you finish and want more. It captures the camaraderie of the crews, their banter and humour and recall some of the more memorable call-outs, some tragic but others the stuff of lasting anecdotes * SHROPSHIRE STAR *
£8.54
Pearson Education Limited BTEC Level 3 National Public Services Student
Book Synopsis Combined with our Student Book 2, these resources cover all mandatory and optional units for the extended diploma in uniformed Public Services, and all mandatory and optional units for the diploma in non-uniformed Public Services. Written by an expert author team - including Public Services expert Debra Gray, verifiers and former Public Services professionals – so you can have total confidence students will have everything they need. WorkSpace case studies throughout both Student Books put work in context for the student, and bring learning to life. Case studies are relevant and engaging, such as commentary on the situation in Afghanistan. Assessment activities in each unit provide practice for students so that they can achieve their best possible grades. Edexcel’s Assignment tips offer invaluable unit-by-unit advice on how students can get the most from their BTEC course.
£34.69
Lawrence & Wishart Ltd United They Stood: The Story of the UK
Book SynopsisDuring the winter months of 2002-03 there was played out the most significant and bitter industrial dispute in the UK since the miners' strike of 1984-85. There then followed a further eighteen months of protracted negotiations, overshadowed by the Government's preparations for invasion of Iraq, constant threats to ban strikes, and the passing of draconian anti-union laws. This book tells the story of the firefighters' dispute and shines a beacon on the way the New Labour Government was prepared to go extraordinary lengths - though it was not always successful - to thwart the ambitions of a relatively small and dedicated group of public servants, who were seeking pay justice after years of decline in their relative pay, despite significant increases in productivity and skill levels.Trade Review'This book successfully captures the spirit and essence of the FBU's Pay Campaign and the avoidable confrontation which stemmed directly from the Government's actions to block the search for a negotiated settlement. This New Labour ministers did firstly by preventing the employers from making realistic offers, then by setting up the unnecessary Bain inquiry, and later on by directly intervening to block a framework settlement agreed between the union and the employers' side. I hope that all in the labour movement will learn the lessons of this dispute. I believe that this book makes a valuable contribution to our collective understanding of an extraordinary campaign conducted by a group of the UK's finest public servants, and the obstacles they were faced with in their struggle for pay justice.' - Andy Gilchrist, FBU General Secretary 'This book is likely to take its place among the classic literature of industrial relations. The authors have succeeded in combining objectivity with a clear sense of commitment to the necessity for collective bargaining as a basis for industrial relations.' Jim Mortimer, Socialist Campaign Group News July 2005 An excellent account ... The great strength of United They Stood is that it exposes the motivations of the government and thereby the wider relevance of the strike for all trade unionists - indeed, for everyone who wishes to understand the nature of New Labour and its strategic failings. John Foster, Morning Star, July 2005
£19.00
Jeremy Mills Publishing Underfire: The Dramatic Life of a London Fireman
£19.48
Jeremy Mills Publishing Firefighter!: The Drama and Humour of a Dangerous Profession
£22.51
Jeremy Mills Publishing Euro Firefighter: Global Firefighting Strategy and Tactics
£56.71
How2become Ltd Firefighter Interview Questions and Answers
£11.70
How2become Ltd How to Become a Firefighter: The Ultimate
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£13.50
Jacaranda Books Art Music Ltd Lifting the Fire Hydrant Lid: Female Firefighter
Book SynopsisA raw, eye-opening memoir from a North East firefighter, charting her journey into the male dominated heart of the British Fire and Rescue Service.Lifting the Fire Hydrant Lid follows young, idealistic recruit, Kate Fullen, as she negotiates training school and settles into life on the watch. With incidents and routine tasks woven into the fabric of the story, it describes the consuming pressure, emotional turmoil and unpredictable nature of the job.Utilising the rare perspective of a northern, queer, working-class female firefighter, Lifting the Fire Hydrant Lid examines the more intricate difficulties experienced by minority groups and gives a voice to a profession that is seldom heard and rarely seen.
£9.49
Pavilion Publishing and Media Ltd Fire Dynamics for Firefighters: Compartment
Book SynopsisFire Dynamics for Firefighters simplifies the science behind fire dynamics for all frontline and trainee firefighters. Firefighters are accountable for keeping up to date with their professional development and training through self-study.Table of ContentsContents 1. Basic Fire Dynamics Science for Firefighters 2. The Combustion Process 3. Flames 4. Fire Growth 5. Rapid Fire Developments: Flashover 6. Rapid Fire Developments: Backdraft 7. Rapid Fire Developments: Fire Gas Ignition 8. Rapid Fire Developments: Blowtorch & Wind Driven Fires 9. The Effect of Building & Construction on Fire Dynamics 10. Water Application: Droplet Theory & Flow Rates 11. Fire Dynamics "Notable Events" & Case Studies 12. Summary
£23.95
