Safety and Survival on the Fireground, 2nd Edition

Chief Dunn—the recipient of FDNY's Lifetime Achievement Award—has updated his classic book on how to identify and survive hazards on the fireground. Dunn attempts to reduce firefighter deaths and injuries year after year by describing the 15 most dangerous tactics and the 13 most recurring fire and explosion environmental dangers, ranked by degree of danger and frequency of occurrence.

This indispensable book will help keep every first responder, firefighter, and fire officer out of harm’s way. It is a must-read and reread for every firefighter who responds to fires and emergencies, every company officer who commands a fire company, and every incident commander or safety officer who is responsible for the safety of firefighters on the fireground.

NEW TO THIS EDITION:

• Examination of “aggressive interior firefighting attack” and “nonaggressive attack”
• Discussion of risk intensity and risk frequency at the fireground
• Visual representation and discussion of the NIST five-stage time/temperature fire growth curve showing temperatures before and after firefighter venting
• Coverage of the Columbia University Capstone Project: FDNY Property Saved Indicator, with a formula to quickly calculate the dollar amount of property saved at a structure fire
• Updated statistics, graphs, and charts

Foreword
Preface

Chapter 1 : Death and Injury Statistics
Chapter 2 : Collapse Rescue Dangers
Chapter 3 : Responding and Returning Dangers
Chapter 4 : Searching for Fire Location Dangers
Chapter 5 : Advancing the Initial Attack Hoseline Dangers
Chapter 6 : Operating above Fire Dangers
Chapter 7 : Peaked and Flat Roof Dangers
Chapter 8 : Cellar Fire Dangers
Chapter 9 : Propane Gas Fire Dangers
Chapter 10 : Wildfire Dangers
Chapter 11 : Aerial Ladder Climbing Dangers
Chapter 12 : Forcible Entry Dangers
Chapter 13 : Master Stream Operation Dangers
Chapter 14 : Dangers of Outside Venting
Chapter 15 : Fire Escape Dangers
Chapter 16 : Overhauling Dangers
Chapter 17 : Risk Analysis Dangers
Chapter 18 : Interior Firefighting Dangers
Chapter 19 : Exterior Firefighting Dangers
Chapter 20 : Safe Firefighting Practices : 60 Ways to Survive Firefighting
Chapter 21 : Firefighting Dangers : Causes of Death and Injury
Chapter 22 : Fire Hazard Identification and Assessment
Chapter 23 : Safety Orders and Actions
Chapter 24 : Firefighter’s Legacy

Appendix : Is Your Fire Department Safe?
Index
About The Author