NFPA's Residential Wiring

NFPA's Residential Wiring
Author: H. Brooke Stauffer
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Total Pages: 398
Release: 2005
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780877657057

New from the leaders in electrical safety. Get step-by-step advice for working in homes, and concentrate on cable wiring methods used in over 90% of dwellings! NFPA teamed up with well-known electrical safety expert H. Brooke Stauffer, NECA's Executive Director of Standards and Safety, to create this essential primer for designing and installing house wiring. NFPA's Residential Wiring outlines the steps and precautions needed to install power wiring, residential smoke detectors, and systems covered in Article 800 of the NEC(R)--such as telephone, cable TV, and broadband. With easy-to-read text and detailed illustrations, it addresses specific challenges room by room, including: AFCI protection for bedrooms, small appliance branch circuits for kitchens and dining rooms, GFCI protection for bathrooms and outdoor areas, finished and unfinished basements, HVAC equipment including water heaters, laundry rooms, general living areas, pools, fountains, spas, hot tubs, and more! The guide makes an excellent on-the-job source for beginning practicing electrical professionals, plus it's the ideal text for classroom instruction.

Forests at the Wildland-Urban Interface

Forests at the Wildland-Urban Interface
Author: Susan W. Vince
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2004-11-29
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0203484460

Forests at the wildland-urban interface are at increasing risk due to the impacts of urbanization. Conserving and managing these forestlands for continued ecological and social benefits is a critical and complex challenge facing natural resource managers, land-use planners, and policymakers. Forests at the Wildland-Urban Interface: Conservat

Organizing for Fire and Rescue Services

Organizing for Fire and Rescue Services
Author: Arthur E. Cote
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Total Pages: 616
Release: 2003
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780877655770

Apply the experience of dozens of leading authorities with the new Organizing for Fire and Rescue Services. This special fire service edition of NFPA's Fire Protection Handbook is comprised of 35 informative chapters that present the big picture in a single volume. All the topics fire service managers and fire and life safety educators need to know about are here including: Fire and fire science basics including fire data collection and databases, and use of incident data and statistics Information on fire and life safety education including how to reach high-risk groups, understanding media, and evaluation techniques Guidance on fire department administration and operations, pre-incident planning, EMS, training, apparatus and equipment, PPE, managing response to haz-mat incidents, rescue operations, fireground operations, and more! Order your copy today and put time-tested knowledge to work for you!

Fire Investigator: Principles and Practice

Fire Investigator: Principles and Practice
Author: International Association of Arson Investigators
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Total Pages: 521
Release: 2022-04-29
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1284247058

"This is a curriculum based on the 2022 Edition of NFPA 1033: Standard for Professional Qualifications for Fire Investigators. This is a major overhaul from the previous edition which was organized to follow the structure of NFPA 921: Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations. After meeting with the Executive Director of IAAI and the Director of Training and Education at IAAI, it was decided the structure of the program needs to drop the 921 structure and be based solely on NFPA 1033 and the associated JPRs"--

Federal Wildland Fire Management

Federal Wildland Fire Management
Author: DIANE Publishing Company
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 56
Release: 1997-08
Genre:
ISBN: 0788146793

Managing wildland fire in the U.S. is a challenge increasing in complexity & magnitude. The goals & actions presented in this report encourage a proactive approach to wildland fire to reduce its threat. Five major topic areas on the subject are addressed: the role of wildland fire in resource management; the use of wildland fire; preparedness & suppression; wildland/urban interface protection; & coordinated program management. Also presented are the guiding principle that are fundamental to wildland fire management & recommendations for fire management policies. Photos, graphs, & references.