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Essentials of Fire Fighting

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This manual is designed to provide the firefighter candidate with the information needed to meet the fire related performance objectives in NFPA 1001, Levels one and two

716 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1983

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Richard Hall

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May 16, 2024
Tyler read this textbook for his firefighter training and wanted to put it on my good reads so here ya go
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April 6, 2024
Is it douchey to add this to my Goodreads goal? Yes. But I spent the last year reading it so I don’t care
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May 30, 2011

This book assumes you don't know anything. Which at first is rather condescending until you later realize the audience it is intended for could probably use the added obvious dose of common sense. The main purpose of this book is "Don't be stupid, Don't Get hurt, and Don't try to be a hero". Which is necessary given that many of the people who become firefighters are adrenaline junkies. There are so many ways to get hurt both in the short-term and the long-term that it almost makes you question whether being a firefighter is all its cracked up to be.
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June 22, 2009
Well, this book is not desinged to be read while curled up in a blanket next to a fire...it was designed to help you learn how to put out that fire....
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17 reviews
March 21, 2009
Everyone trying to pass their MOD I in fire fighting will have to study the hell out of this book.
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May 21, 2012
THE book on how to learn the art of firefighting. I had an early digital (CD) version that was excellent.
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March 20, 2013
For what I was looking for, namely basic info and entertainment, the audiobook was good. The book however is excellent and anyone interested should use both.
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June 24, 2014
A wealth of life saving knowledge
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