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CONTENTS Dedication . xvi Specialty/Combination Units . 31 Foreword . xvii Emergency Medical Services . 32 About Our Authors. xviii The Chief Officers . 32 Preface . xxii Additional Fire Department Functions . 32 Acknowledgments . xxx Fire Prevention and Life Safety . 32 NFPA 1001 Correlation Guide . xxxiii Training . 33 NFPA 472 Correlation Guide . xxxv Emergency Medical Services . 34 Job Performance Requirement Correlation Guide . xxxviii Apparatus Maintenance and Purchasing . 34 Special Operations . 34 CHAPTER 1 OVERVIEW Regulations, Policies, Bylaws, OF THE HISTORY, TRADITION, and Procedures . 34 AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE Regulations . 34 AMERICAN FIRE SERVICE Policies . 34 Bylaws. 35 Objectives . 4 Procedures . 35 Allied Agencies and Organizations . 35 The Mission of the Fire Service . 4 Incident Management. 36 Roots in the Past . 4 Command and Control . 36 Ancient Beliefs . 5 Recorded History. 6 Incident Management System (IMS) . 37 Early History and Symbols of the Fire Service. 7 Five Major Functions of an Incident The Middle Ages . 7 Management System . 39 Early American History . 8 Lessons Learned . 42 The Civil War . 13 Key Terms. 42 The Industrial Revolution . 14 Review Questions . 44 The Beginning of the Twentieth Century . 15 Additional Resources . 44 Technology, Transition, and Times of Change . 16 The Effects of World War II . 17 Modernization of the Fire Service . 17 CHAPTER 3 The Fire Service of Today . 18 COMMUNICATIONS AND ALARMS Lessons Learned . 19 Key Terms. 19 Objectives . 47 Review Questions . 20 Introduction . 47 Additional Resources . 20 Communications Personnel. 48 The Communications Facility . 49 CHAPTER 2 Computers in the Fire Service. 51 FIRE DEPARTMENT Receiving Reports of Emergencies . 51 ORGANIZATION, COMMAND, Methods of Receiving Reports AND CONTROL of Emergencies . 53 Emergency Services Deployment . 58 Objectives . 23 Traffic Control Systems . 62 Introduction . 23 Radio Systems and Procedures . 63 Fire Department Organization . 23 Arrival Reports . 67 The Business of Fire Protection . 24 Mobile Support Vehicles. 68 Mission Statement . 24 Records . 68 Organizational Structure . 24 Lessons Learned . 70 The Firefighter . 26 Key Terms. 71 The Company . 28 The Engine Company . 29 Review Questions . 72 The Truck Company . 29 Endnote . 72 The Rescue Company . 29 Additional Resources . 73 vi CONTENTS Firefighter’s Handbook Safety Issues . 108 Firefighter Injury and Death Causes. 108 Safety Standards and Regulations. 109 CHAPTER 4 Accident Prevention. 110 FIRE BEHAVIOR The Safety Triad . 111 Procedures . 111 Objectives . 76 Equipment . 112 Introduction . 76 Personnel . 114 Fire Triangle, Tetrahedron, and Pyramid . 77 Firefighter Safety Responsibilities . 117 Measurements . 77 The Department . 117 Chemistry and Physics of Fire . 78 The Team. 118 Sources of Heat . 82 The Individual Firefighter . 119 Chemical . 83 Lessons Learned . 120 Mechanical . 83 Key Terms. 121 Electrical . 83 Review Questions . ..