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Fire Investigation
ISBN: 9780415248914 / Angielski / Twarda / 246 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A valuable source of information for all those who are required to facilitate decisions regarding the cause and effects of fire. Students of forensic science will also find this text a useful insight into fire scene investigation.
A valuable source of information for all those who are required to facilitate decisions regarding the cause and effects of fire. Students of forensic ...
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774,06 |
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confined space entry and emergency response
ISBN: 9780471778455 / Angielski / Twarda / 512 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. EVERY SECOND COUNTS WHEN YOU'RE RESPONDING TO AN EMERGENCY INVOLVINGCONFINED SPACE-HERE'S THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO PERFORMING FLAWLESS RESCUES
Confined Space Entry and Emergency Response utilizes a realistic, scenario-based approach to teach you-and your staff-the right way to respond to an incident involving a confined space. The authors provide intensive, step-by-step guidance through the challenging maze of training regulations, equipment needs, and procedures to keep your response team finely tuned and ready to go under any conditions. You'll find expert,... EVERY SECOND COUNTS WHEN YOU'RE RESPONDING TO AN EMERGENCY INVOLVINGCONFINED SPACE-HERE'S THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO PERFORMING FLAWLESS RESCUES
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595,57 |
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The Firefighting Buff's Guide to New York City: The Five Borough, Five Alarm Reference to the Second Homes of New York's Bravest
ISBN: 9780595246021 / Angielski / Miękka / 150 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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45,30 |
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Means of Escape from Fire
ISBN: 9780632032037 / Angielski / Twarda / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The provision of an adequate means of escape from fire is fundamental to the design of new buildings and to the alteration, change of use or extension of existing buildings. It is essential that means of escape are considered at the earliest stage of a project as mistakes are very expensive to correct later in the design.
There is a great deal of legislation on means of escape design and control, but this is scattered throughout a large number of statutes, regulations and guidance documents. Many buildings need to be licensed and/or registered, as well as requiring certification and... The provision of an adequate means of escape from fire is fundamental to the design of new buildings and to the alteration, change of use or extension...
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527,09 |
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Fire Retardancy of Polymers: New Applications of Mineral Fillers
ISBN: 9780854045822 / Angielski / Twarda / 434 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book will appeal to professionals, materials scientists and engineers looking for novel ways to eliminate fire hazards and improve flame retardancy of materials.
This book will appeal to professionals, materials scientists and engineers looking for novel ways to eliminate fire hazards and improve flame retardan...
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712,90 |
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Ice Diving Operations
ISBN: 9780878148431 / Angielski / Miękka / 454 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Ice diving is one of the most technical kinds of diving--incorporating both overhead and confined space risks. The lack of proper training can have disastrous results. Ice Diving Operations is written for public safety divers, decision makers, EMS, sport divers, and instructors, and fills the void in education for each level. The extensive information presented on hypothermia, universal safety procedures and much more, make this book invaluable even for non-ice diving operations. Ice Diving Operations is designed to be used to create uniform procedures and guidelines to meet NFPA and OSHA...
Ice diving is one of the most technical kinds of diving--incorporating both overhead and confined space risks. The lack of proper training can have di...
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314,46 |
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Fireground Size-Up Study Guide
ISBN: 9780878148974 / Angielski / Miękka / 124 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This study guide brings the lessons learned in Fireground Size-Up to life. Authors Michael A. Terpak and Paul T. Dansbach use a variety of photos to illustrate lessons, allowing the student to "size up" the structure or conditions depicted and answer questions based on their observation of the photo. The format includes true and false, multiple choice, fill in the blank, and scenario questions. The Fireground Size-Up Study Guide includes 10-15 questions per chapter as well as a 100-question final examination.
This study guide brings the lessons learned in Fireground Size-Up to life. Authors Michael A. Terpak and Paul T. Dansbach use a variety of photos to i...
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91,88 |
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Emergency Rescue Shoring Techniques
ISBN: 9780912212593 / Angielski / Miękka / 512 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Finally, a complete resource on shoring and stabilization of emergency scenes. This new book takes the reader step-by-step through the basic principles of emergency shoring operations so they may learn to operate in a safe and efficient atmosphere while conducting search and rescue operations in unstable environments. O'Connell thoroughly covers the engineering aspects involved in shoring and stabilization, carefully explaining how to maintain the strength and integrity of any and all structurally damaged or unstable elements such as beams, joists, girders, columns, arches, headers, or...
Finally, a complete resource on shoring and stabilization of emergency scenes. This new book takes the reader step-by-step through the basic principle...
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198,36 |
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Public & Media Relations for the Fire Service
ISBN: 9780912212791 / Angielski / Miękka / 156 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Many fire chiefs have been overwhelmed by the sudden appearance of satellite trucks, news helicopters, and media personnel when an incident in their jurisdiction attracts the media's attention. If reporters cannot get fast, accurate information from fire officials, they'll get it from whomever they can. This book is intended to help fire departments master the basics of the game and begins with an overview of public relations and the role of reporters. The middle of the book provides insight into how to choose a PIO and the role of that person. This is followed by a brief discussion of skills...
Many fire chiefs have been overwhelmed by the sudden appearance of satellite trucks, news helicopters, and media personnel when an incident in their j...
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116,06 |
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Officer's Guide to Fire Service EMS
ISBN: 9780912212807 / Angielski / Miękka / 137 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Emergency medical service represents more than 80 per cent of the response activity in emergency response agencies. The whole concept of EMS has undergone drastic changes and improvements over the past three decades. With the ongoing threat of deadly diseases, the methods once practiced to treat trauma victims are not necessarily the best, or safest, procedures. In this day and age, change is the only constant. This book is designed to improve the quality of your EMS delivery.
Emergency medical service represents more than 80 per cent of the response activity in emergency response agencies. The whole concept of EMS has under...
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116,06 |
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Firehouse
ISBN: 9781401300050 / Angielski / Twarda / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "If you have tears, prepare to shed them."
--Frank McCourt "In the firehouse, the men not only live and eat with each other, they play sports together, go off to drink together, help repair one another's houses, and, most important, share terrifying risks; their loyalties to each other must, by the demands of the dangers they face, be instinctive and absolute." So writes David Halberstam, one of America's most distinguished reporters and historians, in this stunning New York Times bestselling book about Engine 40, Ladder 35, located on the West Side of... "If you have tears, prepare to shed them."
--Frank McCourt "In the firehouse, the men not only live and eat with each other, they play... |
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157,61 |
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Learning from Fire: A Fire Protection Primer for Architects
ISBN: 9781410216038 / Angielski / Miękka / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This study represents a new and promising approach to the fire question - an approach in which the issue of fire safety is taken as an opportunity for the designer. The members of the Architecture Life Safety Group (of the University of California) have taken the position that the protection of life and property from the devastation of fire is a significant and exciting architectural problem, the solution of which is an important element in the achievement of a humane, useful and attractive environment.
This study represents a new and promising approach to the fire question - an approach in which the issue of fire safety is taken as an opportunity for...
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148,59 |
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Vehicle Extrication: A Practical Guide
ISBN: 9781593700218 / Angielski / Miękka / 573 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Extricating trapped victims from vehicles is the most common type of rescue performed by firefighters. By mastering the basic tools used in extrication, departments of all types can increase their effectiveness at the rescue scene. In this book, author Brian G. Anderson presents an all-inclusive guide to vehicle extrication covering: • Scene management • Tool design, operation, and maintenance • Step-by-step illustrated procedures using: hand tools, electric tools, hydraulic tools, and pneumatic tools • Procedures for automobiles, trucks, and buses •...
Extricating trapped victims from vehicles is the most common type of rescue performed by firefighters. By mastering the basic tools used in extricatio...
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358,01 |
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Street-Smart Spanish for First Responders
ISBN: 9781593701413 / Angielski / Twarda / 84 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This quick-reference guide was written to help anyone who's ever arrived on a scene only to find a language barrier hampering their response. Spanish is the second most-common language spoken in the United States after English. As a first responder, it's vital to be able to communicate with victims and witnesses without delay. This handy guide will help you ascertain a patient's condition, get descriptions, and assess situations. Forget your high school Spanish class This book uses phonetics and tables so you don't have to wade through unnecessary dialogue.
Topics covered include: This quick-reference guide was written to help anyone who's ever arrived on a scene only to find a language barrier hampering their response. Spanish ...
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33,82 |
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Fire Protection: Systems and Response
ISBN: 9781566706223 / Angielski / Twarda / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Firefighters and other emergency responders deal with a number of fire protection systems in their daily response to emergencies. This book provides a straightforward overview of the functions and benefits of these systems and how they can assist with fire suppression, code enforcement, alarm response, and elevator rescue. Its comprehensive discussion of elevators, fire command centers, emergency generators and lighting, and HVAC systems sets this book apart from other fire protection books currently available. Fire protection systems continue to be an important part of fire protection....
Firefighters and other emergency responders deal with a number of fire protection systems in their daily response to emergencies. This book provides a...
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846,63 |
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Fire Ecology in Rocky Mountain Landscapes
ISBN: 9781597261821 / Angielski / Twarda / 628 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Fire Ecology in Rocky Mountain Landscapes brings a century of scientific research to bear on improving the relationship between people and fire.In recent years, some scientists have argued that current patterns of fire are significantly different from historical patterns, and thatlandscapes should be managed with an eye toward reestablishing past fire regimes. At the policy level, state and federal agencies have focused on fuel reduction and fire suppression as a means of controlling fire.Geographer William L. Baker takes a different view, making the case that the available scientific...
Fire Ecology in Rocky Mountain Landscapes brings a century of scientific research to bear on improving the relationship between people and fire...
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565,27 |
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Firefighter!: The Drama and Humour of a Dangerous Profession
ISBN: 9781906600174 / Angielski / Miękka / 194 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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151,19 |
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Crucible of Fire: Nineteenth-Century Urban Fires and the Making of the Modern Fire Service
ISBN: 9781597976848 / Angielski / Twarda / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Urban conflagrations, such as the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 and the Great Boston Fire the following year, terrorized the citizens of nineteenth-century American cities. However, urban rebirth in the aftermath of great fires offered a chance to shape the future. Ultimately residents and planners created sweeping changes in the methods of constructing buildings, planning city streets, engineering water distribution systems, underwriting fire insurance, and firefighting itself. Crucible of Fire describes how the practical knowledge gained from fighting nineteenth-century fires gave form...
Urban conflagrations, such as the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 and the Great Boston Fire the following year, terrorized the citizens of nineteenth-centu...
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113,53 |
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Labor Relations for the Fire Service
ISBN: 9781593702847 / Angielski / Twarda / 294 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In his highly regarded new book, Paul Antonellis -- fire service veteran, training/education consultant, instructor, author -- explores the aspects of labor relations that are intertwined with human resource management in today's fire service organizations.
Intended as a text for college-level fire service programs, Labor Relations for the Fire Service meets USFA's FESHE requirement for the Personnel Management for the Fire and Emergency Services course. In his highly regarded new book, Paul Antonellis -- fire service veteran, training/education consultant, instructor, author -- explores the aspects of...
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367,68 |
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The Northern Rockies: A Fire Survey
ISBN: 9780816533510 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. It's a place of big skies and big fires, big burns like those of 1910 and 1988 that riveted national attention. Conflagrations like those of 1934 and 2007 that reformed national policy. Blowups like that in Mann Gulch that shaped the literature of American fire. Big fires mostly hidden in the backcountry like the Fitz Creek and Howler fires that inspired the practice of managed wildfires. Until the fire revolution of the 1960s, no region so shaped the American way of fire. The Northern Rockies remain one of three major hearths for America's fire culture. They hold a major fire...
It's a place of big skies and big fires, big burns like those of 1910 and 1988 that riveted national attention. Conflagrations like those of 1934 and ...
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72,52 |
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