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January 2009

Journal Table of Contents

9-1-1 Magazine January/February 2009

Accident Prevention January 2009

Canadian Firefighter & EMS Quarterly January 2009

Canadian Security December 2008

Fire Chief December 2008

Firefighting in Canada December 2008

Firehouse December 2008

Fire Engineering January 2009

Fire Protection Engineering Current Issue

Fire Risk Management January 2009

Fire Safety Journal  January & February

Fire Technology December 2008

Frontline Security Winter 2008

HazMat Management Fall 2008

Industrial Fire Journal January 2009

Industrial Fire World Nov/Dec 2008

Industrial Firefighter November 2008  Reader

Journal of Applied Fire Science v15 no4

JEMS Journal of Emergency Medical Services January

Journal of Fire Sciences November 2008 ; January 2009

NFPA Journal Jan/Feb 2009

OH&S Canada January/February 2009

Plumbing Engineer January 2009

Professional Safety January 2009

 

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New Books

EXAM PREP TECHNICAL RESCUE HIGH ANGLE
Hirst. Ben A. Sudbury, MA : Jones & Bartlett, 2008.   (TH 9119.HIR 2008)

EXAM PREP TECHNICAL RESCUE SWIFT WATER
Hirst, Ben A. Sudbury, MA : Jones & Bartlett, 2008.  (TH 9119.HIR 2008)

EXAM PREP BUILDING CONSTRUCTION FOR THE FIRE SERVICE Hirst. Ben A. Sudbury, MA : Jones & Bartlett, 2008. (TH 9119.HIR 2008)

FIRE SERVICE LEADERSHIP : theories and practices. Waite, Mitchell R. Sudbury, MA : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2008. (TH 9140.WAI 2008)



New Videos


    

BREAD AND BUTTER OPERATIONS. ADVANCING THE INITIAL ATTACK HANDLINE
Fredericks, Andrew A. Tulsa, OK : Fire Engineering, 2006.  (V1-6-B 2006)
Reissued on DVD this program presents live fire footage to demonstrate the various techniques and procedures for deploying and operating initial attack lines. Discusses fireground operations and safety, coordinating the attack with the ventilation team, and the methods for keeping the handline moving. Stresses importance of communications.

BREAD AND BUTTER OPERATIONS. STRETCHING THE INITIAL ATTACK HANDLINE
Fredericks, Andrew A. Tulsa, OK : Fire Engineering, 2006. (V19-11-0 2006)
Reissued on DVD this program identifies important considerations for laying hose. Topic covered include: horizontal versus vertical stretches and loads, stair configurations and how they effect the stretch; common stretching pitfalls and how to avoid them; and a formula for estimating accurate hose lengths based on the structure.

BREAD AND BUTTER OPERATIONS. METHODS OF STRUCTURE FIRE ATTACK
Fredericks, Andrew A. Tulsa, OK : Fire Engineering, 2006. (V13-4-B 2006)
Reissued on DVD this program examines the three most widely recognized methods of structure fire attack: the indirect, direct and combination methods. 

BREAD AND BUTTER OPERATIONS. PEAKED-ROOF VENTILATION Pressler, Bob. Tulsa, OK : Fire Engineering, 2006. (V16-0-1 2006)

Reissued on DVD this program covers different types of roof styles encountered by fire personnel, equipment needs, roof access, and types of cuts required for ventilation. Fireground safety procedures are addressed, along with proper tool use and roof movement. 

BREAD AND BUTTER OPERATIONS. SEARCH AND RESCUE IN PRIVATE DWELLINGS : part 2: operational considerations
Gustin, Bill. Tulsa, OK : Fire Engineering/PennWell Publishing, 2006. (V19-4-2 no. 2 2006)
Reissued on DVD this is part two of a two-part series on search and rescue. Part two focuses on fireground coordination, communications, tactics and procedures. Covers; ventilation procedures, basic search and rescue techniques, primary and secondary searches, thermal imaging devices and ladder rescues.

BREAD AND BUTTER OPERATIONS. SEARCH AND RESCUE IN PRIVATE DWELLINGS : part 1: the search plan
Gustin, Bill. Tulsa, OK : Fire Engineering/PennWell Publishing, 2006. (V19-4-2 no. 1 2006)
Reissued on DVD this is part one of a two-part series on search and rescue. Part one discusses how to plan and size-up search and rescue efforts, adopt them to changing conditions, and execute them as safely as possible. It focuses on single family dwellings, although many of the practices and principles are applicable to performing searches in other residential dwellings. 

 

BREAD AND BUTTER OPERATIONS. SCBA SAFETY AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
Pressler, Bob Tulsa, OK : Fire Engineering, 2006.      (V19-5-0-A 2006)  

Reissued on DVD this program outlines the safe operation of self contained breathing apparatus (SCBA). Includes instructional footage on donning and doffing procedures, handling equipment emergencies, hazard avoidance, and techniques used in the event of an emergency. 

BREAD AND BUTTER OPERATIONS. FIGHTING CAR FIRES Gustin, Bill Tulsa, OK : Fire Engineering, 2006. (V6-1-B 2006)                                   Reissued on DVD this program demonstrates, using live footage, safe and effective techniques for extinguishing car fires. Topics covered include: apparatus placement and approach; features and components of newer versus older car models and how they effect operations. Presents fuel tank fires and the hazards encountered. 


 

 

 

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