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Deliberate training in firefigher rescue and survival is a field that is new to many in the fire service and private industry alike. For those firefighters and company officers assigned to a Rapid Intervention Team (RIT), not making the correct split-second decisions--such as immediately recognizing changes in fire behavior or failing to evaluate their level of SCBA air--can result in the loss of the lives of the entire team. In an effort to reduce the number of line-of-duty firefighting injuries and deaths, while at the same time being proactive in the fire service training and leadership, authors Richard Kolomay and Robert Hoff have drawn upon their combined 50 years of firefighting experience to put together this comprehensive guide.
• Provides an awareness of firefighter safety and proactive fire service training
• Describes various types of serious firefighter injuries and fatality incidents during emergency incident operations
• Details recommended Rapid Intervention Team operating methods and procedures, as well as how to activate a Rapid Intervention Team
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1 : Proactive Firefighting Tactics and Training
Chapter 2 : Rapid Intervention Operations
Chapter 3 : Rapid Intervention Deployment Operations
Chapter 4 : Firefighter Survival Rules
Chapter 5 : Firefighter Survival Emergencies
Chapter 6 : Search Operations for Missing and Lost Firefighters
Chapter 7 : Firefighter Rescue Removal Methods
Chapter 8 : Upper- and Lower-Level and Confined-Space Rescue Methods
Chapter 9 : Firefighter Rescue and Survival Training Methods
Epilogue—The Call
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
