Publisher's Synopsis
Structural Fire Fighting: High-Rise Fire Fighting, Second Edition is designed to be a companion to IFSTA's other structural fire fighting manuals:Truck Company Skills and Tactics, Second Edition andInitial Response Strategy and Tactics, First Edition. This manual delves deep into topics such as historical high-rise fires, construction features, fire behavior, water supply, fire protection systems, elevators and escalators, evacuation procedures, preincident planning, incident command, strategy and tactics, and special situations. Special emphasis is also given to topics such as hazardous exposures, wind-driven fires, staging and communications, and working with fire protection systems.
