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Chief Fire Officer's Desk Reference » (1st Edition)

Authors: International Association of Fire Chiefs
ISBN-13: 9780763729356, ISBN-10: 0763729353
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Jones & Barlett Learning
Date Published: January 2006
Edition: 1st Edition

This comprehensive volume covers every topic of interest to fire service officers. Every fire department needs this book!

1	Management and leadership	3
2	Strategic planning	25
3	Budgeting practices in the fire service	43
4	The U.S. legal system and the fire chief	63
5	Risk management for the emergency services	89
6	Politics and the fire chief	111
7	Human resources and personnel	127
8	Diversity and inclusion in the fire service	149
9	Occupational safety and health	157
10	Fire department training and education	167
11	Ethics in the fire service	199
12	Fire department apparatus purchasing and specifications	213
13	Emergency response facility design	237
14	Fire service technology and communications	275
15	Incident command and the national incident management system	307
16	Strategy and tactics	321
17	Technical rescue	335
18	Hazardous materials considerations for the chief officer	345
19	Wildland fire survival	359
20	The emergency medical services system	381
21	Volunteer and combination departments	397
22	The fire prevention bureau : plans review, inspection investigation, and administration	407
23	Public education	431
24	The future of the fire service	443
25	The fire chief of the future	453