JULY 2009

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911 June/July 2009

Professional Safety August 2009

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NEW VIDEOS

Please note: use restricted to fire department personnel. O.F.M. reserves the right to restrict loans of our materials to certain individuals or groups, at our discretion.

AT OUR AGE WITH TOM BOSLEY: SENIORS PREVENTING FIRES AND FALLS
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
Quincy, MA : National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 2009.
.Reading/Viewing Length: 1 DVD (approx. 17 min.) + 1 booklet ca.: 21 p.
 Encourages and enables older adults to plan and practice home escape procedures, implement fire prevention practices in their homes, take specific actions and make lifestyle changes to prevent injuries from falls, work with family members or community caregivers to create a safer home environment. Also includes a guide for presenters. (AV TH 9187.S4. NAT 2009)

CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING: A TRUE STORY
Camas, WA : Underwriters Laboratories, [2008?]
Reading/Viewing Length: 1 DVD (approx. 8 min.)
Program presents the facts about carbon monoxide poisoning on how it occurs, how to avoid it and against the backdrop of one woman’s tragic loss of two children accidental carbon monoxide poisoning. Experts, including a toxicologist, fire chief and UL engineer, also discuss carbon monoxide alarms and their use and emphasize the importance of installing a carbon
monoxide alarm to help protect the safety of every family.
(AV TH 9186.UND 2008)

FIRE OFFICER'S HANDBOOK OF TACTICS VIDEO SERIES. PROGRAM EIGHT : ladder company operations. Norman, John
Tulsa, OK : Fire Engineering, 2008.
Reading/Viewing Length: 1 DVD (approx. 42 min.)
Eighth program in a series based on the 3rd edition of the Fire Officer's Handbook of Tactics examines ladder company operations. It discusses the importance of planning the assignment of apparatus, personnel, and equipment; proper use of ground and aerial devices; overhaul and salvage;
and utilities. (AV TH9310.5 NOR 2008g)
 

INCIDENT SAFETY OFFICER : a training program for fire departments. Poulsbo, WA : Action Training Systems, Inc. 2003. Reading/Viewing Length: Kit contains: 2 DVDs (approx. 45 min.) + 1 CD- ROM + 1 binder ca; var. pagings
kit This training program teaches the basics that prepares officers and firefighters to work together to promote safety at every emergency scene. Contains two DVDs originally released on VHS in 1996 and one CD-ROM contains a PowerPoint presentation and lessons plans. These items are also
available separately under ID# 8168 and ID#12378 respectively. (TH 9310.4 .ACT 2003a)
 

INSPECTING COMMERCIAL KITCHEN EXHAUST SYSTEMS
Ackland, Phil. Summerland, BC : Phil Ackland Holdings Ltd. 2008. Reading/Viewing Length: Kit includes: 1 DVD (approx. 110 min.) + 1 book  var. pgs.
The purpose of this training package is to inform fire inspectors, building inspectors and insurance officials on how to inspect commercial exhaust systems. Program provides a clear understanding of how these systems are supposed to be constructed, installed and maintained. It shows on-site
field footage that emphasizes the weaknesses and danger points that can develop and explains how to recognize non-compliant and dangerous systems.
(AV TX 656.ACK 2008)

INSPECTION AND TESTING OF AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS
Quincy, MA : National Fire Protection Association, 2004.
Reading/Viewing Length: 1 VHS videocassette (approx. 28 min.) + 1 book ca.: 25 p.
Reissued on DVD this program describes the four principal types of water-based systems (wet pipe, dry pipe, deluge system and preaction systems), their main components and the methods of operation. Demonstrates procedures for the principal tests, explains the purpose of each test and
points out conditions that may require further maintenance or repair. Detailed graphics are used to depict principles of operation and the importance of methodical record keeping to create a history of the system. A presenter's guide is also included. (V9-1-2A)
 

PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER : a training program for fire departments. Poulsbo, WA : Action Training Systems, Inc. 2003.
Reading/Viewing Length: Kit contains: 1 DVD (approx. 30 min.) + 1 CD-ROM .+ 1 binder ca; var. pagings
This training program teaches the basics that every fire department needs kit to know to establish and maintain excellent media relations in your community. Contains one DVD originally released on VHS in 1996 and one CD-ROM contains a PowerPoint presentation and lessons plans. These items are
also available separately under ID# 7937 and ID#12377 respectively. (AV TH 9140.M4.ACT 2006a)
 

New Books

FORENSIC FIRE SCENE RECONSTRUCTION
Icove, David J.; DeHaan, John D.
2nd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ : Prentice Hall, 2009.
(TH 9180 .ICO 2009)

FUNDAMENTALS OF FIRE FIGHTER SKILLS : student review manual National Fire Protection Association
2nd ed. Sudbury, MA : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2009.   (TH 9310.5 .NAT 2009)                                       

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INCIDENTS
Hawley, Chris. 3rd ed. Clifton Park, NY : Thomson Delmar Learning, 2008. (T55.3 .H31 2008)

MANAGEMENT OF EMS. Evans, Bruce E.; Dyar, Jeff T.
Upper Saddle River, NJ : Pearson Education, Inc. 2010.
(RA 645.5 .EVA 2010)