[PDF] Rapid Intervention Teams And How To Avoid Needing Them eBook

Author : James Williams
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 19,65 MB
Release : 2003
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Rapid intervention teams are created specifically to rescue lost and trapped firefighters; rescue of civilians is the responsibility of other crews on the fire ground. There are different versions of RIT in communities throughout the country. This report provides the ground work for developing or improving the use of RITs by fire departments. Included within the report are guidelines; suggested staffing levels and associated responsibilities; recommended training and equipment; and notes on the deployment of a RIT on the fire ground.

Author : Rick Lasky
Publisher : PennWell Books
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 42,68 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1593700784

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This book serves as a guide for the seasoned veteran, the new firefighter and everyone in between, bringing them together for what it all takes to have that love for the job. Each chapter addresses the next step in the leadership chain that is necessary for a fire service professional to succeed. The chapters are as follows: Our Mission; The Firefighter; The Company Officer; The Chief; Our Two Families; Sweating the Small Stuff; Changing Shirts-The Promotion; What September 11th Did For Us-The Good and the Bad; Ceremonies; Marketing Your Fire Department; Making It All Happen-Embracing Success; Have You Forgotten.

Author : Marilyn Ridenour
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 41 pages
File Size : 46,47 MB
Release : 2010-03
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ISBN : 1437920454

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Each year in the U.S., approx. 100 fire fighters die in the line of duty. In 1998, Congress appropriated funds to NIOSH for a fire fighter safety initiative. NIOSH developed and implemented the Fire Fighter Fatality Invest. and Prevention Program (FFFIPP), the goal of which is to reduce the number of fire fighter fatalities. NIOSH conducts investigations of line-of-duty fire fighter deaths to identify contributing factors and to generate recommend. for prevention. This document is a synthesis of the 1,286 individual recommend. from the 335 FFFIPP investigations conducted from 1998 to 2005. The fire service should use this document to develop, update, and implement policies, programs, and training to prevent fatalities among fire fighters. Charts and tables.

Author : Tracy Moore
Publisher :
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 24,89 MB
Release : 2021-10-07
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ISBN : 9781634894760

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Ruby, Dana, Brazil, and Jessie--choose the extraordinary when they join the Minneapolis Fire Department. Prepared to fight literal fires, none of them anticipates the threats lurking in the dark corners of the firehouse. Is it better to secure her own place in a flawed system or fight for a better system for everyone?

Author : Mike Gagliano
Publisher : Fire Engineering Books
Page : 684 pages
File Size : 36,78 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1593701292

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The expert instructors at the Seattle Fire Department offer a comprehensive explanation of how to develop and implement an effective air management program for departments of any size. This handbook includes examples from international departments, the newest technology breakthroughs, and more.

Author : Craig M. Lilly
Publisher : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Page : 814 pages
File Size : 40,70 MB
Release : 2020-09-02
Category : Medical
ISBN : 197514497X

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Enhancing and adding to ultrasonographic text and video content in Irwin & Rippe’s Intensive Care Medicine, Eighth Edition, this easy-to-follow volume provides expert guidance on the optimal use of ultrasound in the critical care environment. Irwin & Rippe’s Ultrasonography for Management of the Critically Ill covers a wide variety of critical care procedures, explaining how to perform them and how ultrasound can be used to support evaluation and management services to patients with life-threatening illnesses or injuries.

Author : Ron Kanterman
Publisher : Fire Engineering Books
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 11,88 MB
Release : 2019-02-22
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1593704194

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There has to be accountability at every level of the organization from the chief to the rookie. Company officers have to step up and remind those under their command of safe operations and related procedures. Accountability at all levels is key to the success of any program, and it’s the key to survival when it comes to firefighter safety. Chief Ron Kanterman's Fire Officer's Guide to Occupational Safety & Health is a guide to safe operations and a healthy work force. Who needs this book? Fire chiefs, fire officers, incident safety officers, and health and safety officers Why? To gain the tools they need to operate the department within some acceptable parameters of safety and occupational health Ask yourself these questions: --Have you made firefighter safety and health a primary value of your organization? --Is there a culture of safety in your fire department? --Do the chief and line officers "walk the walk" and "talk the talk"? Key concepts and resources: --Risk management --Personnel protection (protecting the protectors) --Scene safety --The 16 Life Safety Initiatives and The Courage to be Safe/Everyone Goes Home program --Training --Occupational safety and health --Fitness --Codes and standards that dictate and/or assist within the genre of health and safety