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| Author | : Arthur R. Couvillon |
| Publisher | : Information Guides |
| Total Pages | : 316 |
| Release | : 1993 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 9780938329664 |
320 page book with eleven chapters containing over 3000 selections of information that all Firefighters should know. This book is designed to assist Firefighters prepare for the FIRE CAPTAIN-LIEUTENANT promotional WRITTEN EXAM. Topics included: fire administration, leadership management, fire prevention, fire behavior, hazardous materials, fire-fighting, as well as a 100 question practice exam and muchmore!
| Author | : Anthony Kastros |
| Publisher | : Fire Engineering Books |
| Total Pages | : 498 |
| Release | : 2018-04-16 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 1593704224 |
Bridge the gap between where you are and where you want to be. Do you have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to evaluate behavior, performance, and readiness? Read Mastering the Fire Service Assessment Center to identify what you need to learn and understand how to learn it. There is no way you can read and reflect on the wisdom in these pages and not become a better person and a better firefighter. Why Read This Book? The American fire service is facing a new normal fueled by mass exodus, influx of new generations of firefighters, a lack of hands-on leadership training, sweeping changes in mission, decimated budgets, and the genetics of task-oriented, reactive forefathers. The greatest and perhaps only area that we can affect directly is hands-on, inspiring, realistic, and useful training for our aspiring and incumbent leaders. This book will help you regardless of the fire officer rank you seek. It will help you know where you need to improve, how to develop a specific personal plan to become an excellent officer, and how to do well with whatever assessment center exercises throw at you. NEW MATERIAL in this second edition: --Enjoy reading “Wisdom from the Masters” from 18 fire service luminaries. They provide invaluable insights and challenges you will face as you prepare to promote, whether for the first time as a company officer or up the chain as a chief officer. --Learn lessons from thousands of students from the past 12 years whose feedback will benefit you in this second edition. --Benefit from the many new elements in this book, including relevant articles, additional exercises, and content regarding the dimensions of leadership, management, and emergency operations. The complexities of being a fire officer in the 21st century require an undercurrent of humility while continually pursuing mastery of leading in the modern fire service. Learn how to lead the modern-day firefighter in a modern world, with modern technology, modern fire behavior, and modern sociopolitical and economic challenges. Many firefighters ask themselves if they really want to do this job, but nothing is as professionally rewarding and challenging as leading others in battle to save lives! “This book will give you the greatest probability of success in your assessment center process.” —Bobby Halton, editor-in-chief, Fire Engineering magazine
| Author | : Kevin O'Rourke |
| Publisher | : Casemate |
| Total Pages | : 216 |
| Release | : 2013-09-28 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1612001262 |
American military special operations forcesÑRangers, SEALs, and othersÑhave become a well-recognized and highly respected part of our popular culture. But whom do these elite warriors look to in their times of greatest need: when wounded on the battlefield, cut off deep behind enemy lines, or adrift in the expanse of the worldÕs oceans? They look skyward, hoping to catch a glimpse of their own personal guardian angel: a U.S. Air Force pararescue jumper (PJ) who lives, and sometimes dies, by the motto that others may live. Taking Fire provides an up-close look into the heroism and mystique of this little known segment of the Air Force Special Tactics community by focusing on one of the most dramatic rescues of the Vietnam War. It was June 1972 and Capt. Lynn Aikman is returning from a bombing mission over North Vietnam when his F-4 Phantom is jumped by an enemy MiG and shot down. He and his backseater Tom Hanton eject from their crippled aircraft, but Hanton lands near a village and is quickly captured by local militia. Badly injured during the ejection, Aikman lands some distance from the village, and there is a chance that he can be recovered if American rescuers can reach him before the enemy does. Now on the ground and drifting in and out of consciousness, Captain Aikman looks up and suddenly sees his guardian angel in the form of USAF Pararescue Jumper Chuck McGrath. As Sergeant McGrath is preparing to hook the downed pilot to a hoist line, he sees it fall to the ground. Hostile fire on the hovering Jolly Green Giant rescue helicopter has damaged the hoist mechanism causing the operator to cut the line. While circling A-1 Skyraiders strafe the militia to keep them away from Aikman and McGrath, the helicopter crew races to come up with a plan. ItÕs getting dark, and theyÕll only have one chance. Taking Fire is an exciting, highly dramatic story of life and death over North Vietnam. Much more than a chronicle the events of 27 June 1972, the book gives the reader an up-close look at the little known world of the U.S. Air ForceÕs elite aerial rescue force.
| Author | : Arthur R. Couvillon |
| Publisher | : Information Guides |
| Total Pages | : 254 |
| Release | : 1995 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 9780938329572 |
228 page book with ten chapters of information designed to prepare FIREFIGHTERS for the ORAL INTERVIEW portion of the FIRE CAPTAIN and/or LIEUTENANT EXAM. Topics included: oral interview preparation, job knowledge, general knowledge, situation questions with suggested responses, valid simulator preparation, assessment center preparation and more!
| Author | : J. S. Marcus |
| Publisher | : Knopf Publishing Group |
| Total Pages | : 346 |
| Release | : 1996 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : |
Most people can name some famous artists and recognize their best-known works. But what's behind all that painting, drawing, and sculpting? What was Leonardo da Vinci's snack of choice while he painted Mona Lisa’s mysterious smile? Why did Georgia O'Keeffe find bones so appealing? Who called Diego Rivera "Frog-Face"? And what is it about artists that makes both their work and their lives so fascinating—to themselves, to their curious neighbors, and to all of us? This book presents the humor and the tragedy in twenty artists' lives as no biography has done before.
| Author | : Brent Gaskey |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 171 |
| Release | : 2021-06-13 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : |
How to pass probation, excel at being a firefighter, and not die on the job! This humorous book of hard-earned wisdom, is a quick read that will have you understanding the modern fire service, and how to navigate your way through it. It covers tough subjects to help you get through your day when the going gets tough. The purpose of the book is not necessarily to help you with firefighting skills (although there is some of that), it's here to assist you with the day-to-day life of living with your new fire service family for the next twenty five plus years. This book is a concise guide filled with practical "boots on the ground" advice on the best ways to make it through the initial stages of your firefighting career. It's a hands-on, how-to approach to making the most of your early career in the fire service, and how to get noticed for the right reasons. This invaluable tool is decades of hard fought wisdom from multiple firefighters that you don't have to pay for with your own mistakes. Topics cover everything from daily work schedules, to how to interact with your fellow firefighters. It's a no-holds-barred look at how a firehouse truly functions and how to navigate your early steps into that world. Suitable for those already in the job, and for those looking to make the fire service their career, it will help you navigate the sometimes rough waters of fire service life. Subjects include: Firefighter Expectations Fire Service Commandments Three Tenants to Live By Earning It A Day in the Life of a Rookie When you've had enough Your Tech and When to Use It Rules for Rookies Fire Service History and How It Relates to You Driving and Operating Apparatus Rules for Driving Academy and Training What to Bring Home to Your Family When You Are Not the Perfect Candidate How to Handle Difficult People ...And more Note - A portion of each book that is purchased will go directly back to first responders.
| Author | : Vanessa Collingridge |
| Publisher | : Random House |
| Total Pages | : 482 |
| Release | : 2011-11-30 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 144811716X |
A uniquely woven story encompassing three separate centuries and three different lives. Captain Cook, best known for his heroic voyages through the Pacific Ocean, is brought to life in vivid detail. We follow his humble beginnings as the son of a farm labourer, through his convention-shattering treatment of the indigenous groups he met on his travels, and then onto his final tragic voyage which signalled the end of his revered reputation. One hundred years on from the death of Cook, another great man, George Collingridge begins his own adventure. He, like Cook was oblivious to the implications his journey would have. Along the way he unfolds ancient maps, secret tales and unearths hidden lands and buried treasure. He is also said to have realised that it was not Cook who discovered Australia - it was the Portugese. This firm belief was the eventual cause of his self-destruction. Another hundred years later Vanessa Collingridge, is searching for books on her lifelong hero Captain Cook in a university library. She discovers the name of a distant cousin, George Collingridge, in a dusty card index. And so a new journey of discovery begins - in the footsteps of her hero and his nemesis.
| Author | : Anne Gagliano |
| Publisher | : Fire Engineering Books |
| Total Pages | : 329 |
| Release | : 2018-04-13 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 1593704461 |
In Challenges of the Firefighter Marriage, author Anne Gagliano, the widely read Fire Engineering and FireLife.com columnist, has teamed up with her husband, Captain Mike Gagliano, to share their 30-plus years of personal experience on how marriage can thrive in the chaotic world of firefighting. In addition, they have called upon well-known and respected couples who share their stories of comfort and guidance for firefighter families everywhere. What you will learn: Aspects of this occupation that differentiate it from any other and how these impact marriage Essential conversations every firefighter couple should have The reality of sleep disruption and how to minimize its impact The importance of healthy intimacy in your relationship Why finances can be such a problem and ways to make it a solution Advice on how to deal with time off, kids, firefighter health, and so much more
| Author | : Steve Prziborowski |
| Publisher | : Lulu.com |
| Total Pages | : 279 |
| Release | : 2013-10 |
| Genre | : Reference |
| ISBN | : 1483403955 |
Getting promoted in the fire service is not an easy process. Many people have that desire to promote, but for whatever reason cannot put the pieces together to make it a reality. Over the 20 plus years I have been in the fire service, I have had the opportunity to be on both sides of the promotional process - as a candidate, and as a rater and proctor. This book will assist fire department personnel specifically prepare for their next promotional exam. Promotional candidates will be exposed to and offered key points for the most common tasks and events within a fire department promotional process including, but not limited to: promotional preparation, completing the application, resume preparation, the written exam, the oral interview, the personnel problem, the oral presentation, and the emergency simulation.
| Author | : Brendan McDonough |
| Publisher | : Hachette+ORM |
| Total Pages | : 229 |
| Release | : 2015-05-12 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 0316308153 |
The true story behind the events that inspired the major motion picture Only the Brave. A "unique and bracing" (Booklist) first-person account by the sole survivor of Arizona's disastrous 2013 Yarnell Hill Fire, which took the lives of 19 "hotshots" -- firefighters trained specifically to battle wildfires. Brendan McDonough was on the verge of becoming a hopeless, inveterate heroin addict when he, for the sake of his young daughter, decided to turn his life around. He enlisted in the Granite Mountain Hotshots, a team of elite firefighters based in Prescott, Arizona. Their leader, Eric Marsh, was in a desperate crunch after four hotshots left the unit, and perhaps seeing a glimmer of promise in the skinny would-be recruit, he took a chance on the unlikely McDonough, and the chance paid off. Despite the crew's skepticism, and thanks in large part to Marsh's firm but loving encouragement, McDonough unlocked a latent drive and dedication, going on to successfully battle a number of blazes and eventually win the confidence of the men he came to call his brothers. Then, on June 30, 2013, while McDonough -- "Donut" as he'd been dubbed by his team--served as lookout, they confronted a freak, 3,000-degree inferno in nearby Yarnell, Arizona. The relentless firestorm ultimately trapped his hotshot brothers, tragically killing all 19 of them within minutes. Nationwide, it was the greatest loss of firefighter lives since the 9/11 attacks. Granite Mountain is a gripping memoir that traces McDonough's story of finding his way out of the dead end of drugs, finding his purpose among the Granite Mountain Hotshots, and the minute-by-minute account of the fateful day he lost the very men who had saved him. A harrowing and redemptive tale of resilience in the face of tragedy, Granite Mountain is also a powerful reminder of the heroism of the people who put themselves in harm's way to protect us every day.
