Fire chief's handbook, 6th ed

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" ... This comprehensive guidebook is designed for fire fighters, company officers, and chief officers of all ranks and of all department types who want the latest information on the fundamentals of leadership in the fire service as well as managing the day-to-day operations of a fire department. Features & benefits: edited and written by the most respected names in the fire service today; new chapter on incident command; expanded chapter on volunteer, on-call, and combination departments. Sections include: management; human resources; equipment; operations; fire prevention and loss reduction; the future." �Read more... Abstract: Twenty-eight contributions offer fire chiefs advice and guidelines for managing a fire department and its personnel, equipment, and operations. Topics include insurance grading of fire departments, fire service training, apparatus specification and purchasing, communications, wildland fire fighting, �Read more...