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Buy Fire Officer's Handbook Of Tactics (3rd Edition) by John Norman available and for sale on Brightsurf
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by John Norman
| | List Price: | $79.00 | | Price: | $59.61 | | You Save: | $19.39 (25%) |  | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours | | | | | Sales Rank: | 21677 | | Studio: | Fire Engineering Books & Videos | | | Binding: | Hardcover | | Number Of Pages: | 452 | | Publication Date: | June 15, 2005 | | Publisher: | Fire Engineering Books & Videos |
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Product Description
Modern firefighting is a continually evolving science. New technologies are constantly being applied to the fire service, both from within and without. In the latest edition of this perennial favorite, author John Norman examines these new technologies and how they affect fireground tactics. He also details the new role firefighters play in homeland security. What is offered here is a guide for the firefighter and the fire officer who, having learned the basic mechanics of the trade, are now looking for specific methods for handling specific situations. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 11 reviews)
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Best firefighting book I have read (and reread, and reread). 
If there was only one book I could recommend about firefighting, this would be it. It is filled with easy to read, interesting, and quite possibly life saving tips and techniques based upon the real world experience of Chief Norman and the many other leaders in the fire service that he has learned from. I had the first edition, then the second edition, and now the third. If there is ever a fourth, I'll probably buy that too.
June 29, 2008 | |
A CLASSIC
THIS BOOK HAS TO BE A CLASSIC AS FAR AS FIREFIGHTING IS CONCERNED. IF YOU ARE A FIREFIGHTER, THIS BOOK SHOULD BE IN YOUR LIBRARY. YOUR LIFE MAY DEPEND UPON IT.
February 17, 2008 | |
Practical and worthwhile, even if you aren't a member of the FDNY 
It is widely discussed in fire service circles that this text is an amalgom of FDNY tactical bulletins and other internal documents, such as Ladders 3 and Ladders 4. If so, it offers useful information for fire problems most of us routinely encounter. The 3rd edition has hideously tiny print and is over run by wordiness, but does have additional chapters on WMD issues as well as townhouse/garden apartment fires. There is new text intersprised all through out the book. Norman is a tough read - passive voice, run on sentences and double negatives - but the material is still worth digging through. And hey, the bulding classification codes from the 1st and 2nd editions got corrected.
A must for any working firefighter.
April 08, 2007 | |
Very informative!
I found this book to be very informative. It helps answer the "what if this happens" questions that every firefighter ponders when they have time to reflect. I definitely recommend picking up this book whether you are an actual officer or firefighter.
March 17, 2007 | |
Good Book for Rook or Vet
I bought this as a text for a class but I'm finding it very thorough and easy to follow with tons of good info.
February 10, 2007 | |
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