Technical Rescue Operations : Planning, Training, and Command, Volume I

The new rules of rescue have improved the way firefighters and other first responders are able to detect, locate, treat, and extract trapped victims in practically any situation by emphasizing factors like innovative training, better equipment, and more intelligent planning by well-informed decision-makers. Whether you live in an urban or rural fire district, working for a paid or volunteer department, increasingly your fire department will be called upon for rescue. Technical Rescue Operations, Volume I : Planning, Training, and Command is a groundbreaking book that lays the framework for responding to technical rescues and disasters of all types in the safest and most effective manner.

Key Features & Benefits :
• Fully explains the concept and origins of rescue
• Concepts taught in this book will provide guidance for rescue teams of any size and budget
• Explains how to develop, manage, and operate a modern rescue system
• Illustrates how to apply principles of rescue to actual high-risk operations
• Includes more than 100 photos

Disclaimer
List of Acronyms
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction

Chapter 1 : Planning for Daily Urban Search and Technical Rescues
Chapter 2 : Planning for Rescue-Related Disasters
Chapter 3 : Developing Multi-Tiered Rescue Systems
Chapter 4 : Rescue Apparatus and Equipment
Chapter 5 : Rescue Training
Chapter 6 : Commanding Rescue Operations

Glossary
References
Bibliography