Computational Fluid Dynamics in Fire Engineering : Theory, Modelling and Practice
ISBN: 9780750685894 / Angielski / Twarda / 532 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Fire and combustion presents a significant engineering challenge to mechanical, civil and dedicated fire engineers, as well as specialists in the process and chemical, safety, buildings and structural fields. We are reminded of the tragic outcomes of 'untenable' fire disasters such as at King's Cross underground station or Switzerland's St Gotthard tunnel. In these and many other cases, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is at the forefront of active research into unravelling the probable causes of fires and helping to design structures and systems to ensure that they are less likely in the...
Fire and combustion presents a significant engineering challenge to mechanical, civil and dedicated fire engineers, as well as specialists in the proc...
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403,79 zł |
M31 Distribution System Requirements for Fire Protection
ISBN: 9781583215807 / Angielski / Miękka / 60 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Get specific guidance on designing, operating, and maintaining water distribution systems as they relate to fire protection and fire suppression activities and maximize fire protection benefits, while delivering safe, potable water to customers. Benefits: The fourth edition has all the information you need to
Get specific guidance on designing, operating, and maintaining water distribution systems as they relate to fire protection and fire suppression ac... |
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693,42 zł |
Fanning the Flames
ISBN: 9783639070842 / Angielski / Miękka / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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351,51 zł |
Chemicals Used for Illegal Purposes
ISBN: 9780470187807 / Angielski / Twarda / 466 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Chemicals Used for Illegal Purposes helps hazmat professionals and others determine if chemicals at a suspicious site could be used to make illegal substances such as drugs, explosives, pyrotechnics, nerve agents, and other toxins. It profiles dangerous chemicals, covering their appearance, smell, incompatibilities, and identification tests. It features diagrams to assist responders in identifying illegal laboratories. This is a hands-on reference for crime scene responders, policemen, firemen, bomb squad members, drug enforcement officials, and others who need to be able to identify...
Chemicals Used for Illegal Purposes helps hazmat professionals and others determine if chemicals at a suspicious site could be used to make ill...
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589,48 zł |
The Common Sense Approach to Hazardous Materials
ISBN: 9781593701949 / Angielski / Twarda / 591 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An accomplished author with decades of experience working in the plastics industry and teaching the chemistry of hazardous materials to emergency responders, Frank Fire has updated his book covering the basic approach to hazardous materials.
In the new third edition, each chapter has been revised (where required) to reflect changes since the second edition was published. For example, each chemical mentioned whose volume or usage has changed has been updated, including their usage as a chemical warfare agent. A new chapter covers each class of chemical warfare agents. An excellent... An accomplished author with decades of experience working in the plastics industry and teaching the chemistry of hazardous materials to emergency resp...
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440,98 zł |
The Engine Company
ISBN: 9781593700805 / Angielski / Twarda / 180 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In his new book, Battalion Chief Salka, a nationally recognized speaker and author with years of service in several career and volunteer departments, looks at both the similarities and differences in the engine company operations practiced by fire departments throughout the United States and discusses in detail the equipment, staffing, and operations of engine company firefighters at structural fires and emergencies in urban, suburban, and rural settings.
In this book, Salka teaches readers: * The abilities and limitations of engine companies, depending on equipment, staffing, and... In his new book, Battalion Chief Salka, a nationally recognized speaker and author with years of service in several career and volunteer departments, ...
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313,47 zł |
Incident Management for the Street-Smart Fire Officer
ISBN: 9781593701505 / Angielski / Twarda / 236 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A new and improved version of the original best seller, Incident Management for the Street-Smart Fire Officer, is for everyone who wants to learn new ways to enhance the flow of their fire department's management system. Whether you are a firefighter looking to become an officer, or an officer whose future probably includes the word "Chief," you will benefit from this book. The second edition of Incident Management for the Street-Smart Fire Officer provides an overview of the Incident Command System (ICS) with an expanded look at the initial firefighting tactical and strategic considerations....
A new and improved version of the original best seller, Incident Management for the Street-Smart Fire Officer, is for everyone who wants to learn new ...
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377,22 zł |
Conducting Prescribed Fires: A Comprehensive Manual
ISBN: 9781603441346 / Angielski / Miękka Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Landowners and managers, municipalities, the logging and livestock industries, and conservation professionals all increasingly recognize that setting prescribed fires may reduce the devastating effects of wildfire, control invasive brush and weeds, improve livestock range and health, maintain wildlife habitat, control parasites, manage forest lands, remove hazardous fuel in the wildland-urban interface, and create residential buffer zones.
In this practical and helpful manual, John R. Weir, who has conducted more than 720 burns in four states, offers a step-by-step guide to the systematic... Landowners and managers, municipalities, the logging and livestock industries, and conservation professionals all increasingly recognize that setting ...
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173,82 zł |
Industrial Fire Safety Guidebook
ISBN: 9780815514206 / Angielski / Twarda / 539 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Offers technical information that can assist in responding to a hazard material incident that could lead to a fire hazard situation. This book gives information and technical data on petroleum based products since these are among the widely consumed products.
Offers technical information that can assist in responding to a hazard material incident that could lead to a fire hazard situation. This book gives i...
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757,10 zł |
Fire Department Special Operations
ISBN: 9781593701932 / Angielski / Twarda / 456 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Ray Downey wrote the first edition of The Rescue Company in the early 1990s. Building on Downey's legacy, John Norman has written Fire Department Special Operations to take into consideration the earth-shattering events, funding increases, research advances, expanded capabilities, and changes in regulations and standards that have widened the knowledge gap since the publication of Chief Downey's book.
Fire Department Special Operations is an excellent guide for agencies and individuals in establishing, staffing, operating, and maintaining heavy rescue units in the many forms they may... Ray Downey wrote the first edition of The Rescue Company in the early 1990s. Building on Downey's legacy, John Norman has written Fire Department Spec...
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499,42 zł |
Flame Retardants: Functions, Properties & Safety
ISBN: 9781607415015 / Angielski / Twarda / 236 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Flame retardants are designed to prevent the spread of fire and have thereby helped to save many lives while also dramatically reducing the economic impact of fires. This book gathers the research from around the globe in the study of flame retardants and
Flame retardants are designed to prevent the spread of fire and have thereby helped to save many lives while also dramatically reducing the economic i...
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Fireground Strategies Scenarios Workbook
ISBN: 9781593702274 / Angielski / Miękka / 275 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the new second edition of the Scenarios Workbook, Chief Avillo presents all new scenarios, taking advantage of his method of "challenge-based learning" to reinforce the lessons learned from the Fireground Strategies textbook. As with his first Scenarios Workbook, the new edition is a workable study guide that serves as a companion to the textbook, giving students the opportunity to test themselves in simulated fireground situations.
Following each scenario section, there are multiple-choice and short-answer questions, along with answers and explanations. Chief Avillo has provided... In the new second edition of the Scenarios Workbook, Chief Avillo presents all new scenarios, taking advantage of his method of "challenge-based learn...
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377,22 zł |
Effective Fire and Emergency Services Administration
ISBN: 9781593702298 / Angielski / Twarda / 346 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Dr. Fleming's new book -- drawing from an array of business and administrative disciplines -- provides a solid conceptual foundation for understanding, meeting, and exceeding the expectations of organizational stakeholders and preparing for professional, personal, and organizational success in fire administration. The book addresses the various course objectives and learning outcomes for both the Introduction to Fire and Emergency Services Administration course within the FESHE Associate's Model Curriculum and the corresponding bachelor's course, Fire and Emergency Services Administration....
Dr. Fleming's new book -- drawing from an array of business and administrative disciplines -- provides a solid conceptual foundation for understanding...
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377,22 zł |
Disaster Planning and Control
ISBN: 9781593701895 / Angielski / Twarda / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this new book, Bill Kramer examines the complexities of disaster planning and control, covering the concepts of disaster management, development of disaster and emergency operation plans, and much more. Through examples and case studies, the book is designed to allow the fire officer to study how the fire service has been involved with responding to various disasters and, by learning from the past and understanding the concepts presented, make a difference in the overall outcome of future events.
Disaster Planning and Control will be an invaluable resource for anyone involved in... In this new book, Bill Kramer examines the complexities of disaster planning and control, covering the concepts of disaster management, development of...
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499,42 zł |
Positive Pressure Attack for Ventilation & Firefighting
ISBN: 9781593700485 / Angielski / Twarda / 330 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the past decades, lightweight building construction methods and the use of manmade materials in construction and furnishings have become more and more common. The time until structural failure can be expected in a fire has been reduced, and firefighters have seen hotter fires that generate high levels of deadly gasses. But the ventilation methods used by modern firefighters have not kept pace.
Positive pressure was first used in the fire service to ventilate a structure after the fire was knocked down. Authors Kriss Garcia and Reinhard Kauffmann have taken positive pressure a step... In the past decades, lightweight building construction methods and the use of manmade materials in construction and furnishings have become more and m...
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313,47 zł |
Strategy of Firefighting
ISBN: 9781593701079 / Angielski / Twarda / 413 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a "how to" book written by a "know how" person for anyone who practices firefighting strategy. Deputy Chief Vincent Dunn is passing on to the next generation of firefighters the lessons ("strategy summaries") he learned from his years of firefighting experience. He describes firefighting strategies for the most common types of fire scenarios and identifies specific firefighting problems presented to an incident commander by occupancy and construction type. More importantly, he explains firefighting solutions and offers firefighting plans, standard procedures, action plans, ideas,...
This is a "how to" book written by a "know how" person for anyone who practices firefighting strategy. Deputy Chief Vincent Dunn is passing on to the ...
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377,22 zł |
Collapse of Burning Buildings: A Guide to Fireground Safety
ISBN: 9781593702335 / Angielski / Twarda / 347 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Chief Vincent Dunn, a 42-year fire service veteran, has updated his best-selling book which examines the dangers of structural failure caused by fire. This is the second edition of the first textbook written to warn firefighters, company officers, and fire chiefs about exactly how structures collapse when destroyed by fire--and examines the subject of burning building collapse in great detail. More importantly, this book, unlike any other publication, instructs firefighters and fire officers in how to survive burning building collapse.
Chief Vincent Dunn, a 42-year fire service veteran, has updated his best-selling book which examines the dangers of structural failure caused by fire....
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440,98 zł |
Survival Skills for the Fire Chief
ISBN: 9781593702564 / Angielski / Twarda / 271 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Survival Skills for the Fire Chief examines the management mistakes fire chiefs often make that compromise their effectiveness and ability to manage and lead their fire departments. In his latest book, Dr. Fleming, a nationally recognized authority on fire and emergency services, provides the understanding necessary to enhance the fire chief's success and that of his or her fire department. The book's themes include understanding, meeting, and, where possible, exceeding the reasonable expectations of fire department stakeholders and preparing as a fire chief for professional, personal, and...
Survival Skills for the Fire Chief examines the management mistakes fire chiefs often make that compromise their effectiveness and ability to manage a...
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249,45 zł |
25 to Survive: Reducing Residential Injury and Lodd
ISBN: 9781593703097 / Angielski / Twarda / 340 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Two seasoned fire officers take an in-depth look into the causes line of duty deaths in residential building fires, and offer incident recommendations. This book is designed to provide firefighters and fire officers "street proven" tips, techniques, and company-level drills that address and overcome the 25 most common errors that occur at residential building fires.
Two seasoned fire officers take an in-depth look into the causes line of duty deaths in residential building fires, and offer incident recommendations...
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499,42 zł |
Fireground Operational Guides [With CDROM]
ISBN: 9781593702595 / Angielski / Twarda / 285 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This important new book is designed to serve many purposes in the fire service, ranging from being a starting point and refresher guide for firefighters seeking promotions at any level, to being a field operational guide for on-scene Incident Commanders and Company Officers. It offers an easy-to-follow, step-by-step action plan for firefighters working in Acting Capacities, and can be used when developing SOPis, and when organizing and planning training evolutions. Itis definitely a book every firefighter, officer, and aspiring officer will want to own!
This important new book is designed to serve many purposes in the fire service, ranging from being a starting point and refresher guide for firefighte...
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440,98 zł |