Firefighter's Handbook on Wildland Firefighting: Strategy, Tactics and Safety

Firefighter's Handbook on Wildland Firefighting: Strategy, Tactics and Safety
by William C. Teie

Firefighter's Handbook on Wildland Firefighting: Strategy, Tactics and Safety
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Author: William C. Teie
Editor: Judy R. Craig
Illustrator: Dave Hubert
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2005-01-25
ISBN: 1931301166
Number of pages: 544
Publisher: Deer Valley Press

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Book Review: Invaluable reading for anyone with property at risk
Summary: 5 Stars

Now in an undated and expanded third addition that has added new material, more than 200 pages of additional information, and over 260 pictures or graphics printed in full color, Chief William Teie's Firefighter's Handbook On Wildland Firefighting: Strategy, Tactics And Safety deserves to be called "the bible" of modern wildland and forestry firefighting. Chief Teie covers fireline safety, fire weather, topography and fuels, wildland fire behavior, fire extinguishment methods, initial attack strategy and tactics, the use of firefighting resources, wildland/urban firefighting strategy and tactics, incident command system, firefighting realities, and firefighting situations. Enhanced with appendices on map reading, fire prevention, hazardous materials recognition, the use and care of hand tools, fire ground communications, incident organizer, Firefighter's Handbook On Wildland Firefighting also features an extensive Glossary and a "user friendly" index. Highly recommended, essential reading for aspiring wildland and forestry firefighters, Firefighter's Handbook On Wildland Firefighting is also invaluable reading for anyone with property at risk of a forest fire or drought conditions in an otherwise wetlands area.
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Summary of Firefighter's Handbook on Wildland Firefighting: Strategy, Tactics and Safety

This award-winning textbook is a basic-to-intermediate study of wildland firefighting. It includes weather, fire behavior, use of aircraft, engines and bulldozers, strategies and tactics, as well as sections on map reading and the use and care of hand tools. Over 60 community colleges and hundreds of fire departments, and state and federal agencies use this textbook. It is also used as a training manual in such countries as the Peoples Republic of China, Spain, and Argentina.

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