Revised edition of: Introduction to fire protection / Robert W. Klinoff. Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Fire science education and the fire fighter selection process -- College fire science programs -- Career potential assessment -- Human relations and work ethics -- Training programs -- Personnel development programs -- 2. Fire protection career opportunities -- Public fire protection careers -- Fire fighter recruit -- Fire fighter -- Fire fighter : Federal -- Paramedic -- Heavy equipment specialist -- Safety section retirement -- Fire fighter (forestry aid) Wildland General -- Civilian positions in the fire service -- Fire prevention specialist-- Fire hazardous materials program specialist -- Fire department training specialist -- Public fire safety/education specialist -- Dispatcher/telecommunication -- Emergency services planner/manager -- Private fire protection careers -- Fire fighter -- Insurance companies -- Industry -- Fire protection systems engineer -- Fire protection system maintenance specialist -- Invention and innovation -- 3. Public fire education -- Evolution of fire protection -- History of wildland fire in America -- Equipment -- Fire service symbols -- Maltese Cross -- Dalmatians -- Fire losses -- The U.S. fire problem -- Purpose and scope of fire agencies -- The future of fire protection -- 4. Chemistry and physics of fire -- Fire defined -- Chemistry of fire -- Physics of fire -- Heat and temperature -- Heat transfer -- Classification of fires -- Stages of fire -- 5. Public and private support organizations -- National and international organizations -- National Fire Protection Association -- Transportation and storage of hazardous materials -- Fire protection systems and equipment -- Codes and standards -- Disaster assistance and recovery -- Professional accreditation and certification -- Professional research -- Fire apparatus and equipment -- Personnel and training support -- Incident management -- Insurance providers -- Emergency medical services -- Department of Defense -- Department of Labor -- Emergency Management Institute -- National Emergency Training Center -- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health -- National Incident Management System -- National Integration Center -- National Institute of Standards and Technology -- U.S. Department of Agriculture and Forest Service -- U.S. Department of Homeland Security -- U.S. Department of Interior -- National Firefighting Equipment System -- National Interagency Fire Center -- Federal Emergency Management Agency -- United States Fire Administration -- National Fire Academy -- Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education Conference -- Department of Justice Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives -- Occupational Safety and Health Administration -- Environmental Protection Agency -- Nuclear Regulatory Commission -- U.S. Coast Guard -- State organizations -- Office of the State Fire Marshall -- State fire training -- State Emergency Management Agency -- Fire commissions -- State Fire Chiefs Associations -- State Fire Fighter Associations -- State Police -- State Environmental Protection Agency -- State Occupational Safety and Health Administrations -- State Forestry Department -- Special task forces -- National Guard -- Local organizations. 6. Fire department resources -- Fire department facilities -- Fire apparatus -- Fire tools and appliances -- Heavy equipment -- Personal protective equipment -- Aircraft -- Fixed-wing -- Rotary wing -- 7. Fire department administration -- Principles of command -- The management cycle -- Fire department types -- Volunteer fire department -- Combination fire department -- Public safety department -- Career fire department -- Industrial fire brigade -- Contract fire protection service -- Communications -- 8. Support functions -- Dispatch -- Transmission of alarms -- GIS/mapping -- Fire investigation unit -- Arson bureau -- Cost recovery -- Hazardous materials control unit -- Adjutant/aide -- Technical support -- Legal issues -- Crime investigation -- Weather -- Hazardous materials -- Special hazards -- Emergency medical services -- Information systems -- Personnel/human resources -- Business manager -- Incident business management -- Warehouse/central stores -- Repair garage -- Radio shop -- 9. Training -- Training bureau -- Interagency training -- Ambulance companies -- Off-site training -- Technical training -- Manipulative training -- Performance standards -- Skill development, maintenance, and assessment -- Standard Operating Procedures -- 10. Fire prevention -- Fire prevention bureau -- Fire prevention activities -- Methods of fire prevention -- Hazard evaluation and control -- Public education and public information -- Company-level fire prevention activities -- Fire prevention inspection -- Determination of fire cause -- Fire information reporting -- 11. Codes and ordinances -- Definitions of laws -- The court system -- Liability -- Lawsuits -- Personnel complaints -- Fire prevention -- Relationship of Federal, State and local regulations -- Model fire codes -- Code development -- Relationship of code to standards -- Legal considerations at emergency incidents -- Scene management -- Personnel safety -- Operation of emergency vehicles -- Good Samaritan laws -- Infectious disease -- 12. Fire protection systems and equipment -- Water companies -- Water supply systems -- Private fire protection systems -- Extinguishing agents -- Foam -- Fire retardant -- Extinguishing systems -- Sprinkler systems -- 13. Emergency incident management -- Management responsibility -- Incident planning -- National Incident Management System -- The Incident Command System (ICS) -- ICS organization -- 14. Emergency operations -- Personnel -- Firefighter life safety initiatives -- Structural firefighting -- High-rise buildings -- Electrical distribution equipment and installations -- Wildland firefighting -- Wildland-urban interface/intermix firefighting -- Petroleum firefighting -- Gasoline -- Liquefied petroleum gas -- Natural gas -- Hazardous materials incidents -- Weapons of mass destruction -- Emergency medical service operations -- Highway incident safety -- Vehicle accidents -- Vehicle fires- -- Aircraft firefighting -- EMS and firefighting with aircraft -- Technical rescue -- Decision making -- Crew resource management -- Appendix A. FESHE correlation guide -- Appendix B. Imperial and metric conversions -- Glossary. "Designed for use within courses based on the Fire and Emergency Services in Higher Education (FESHE) Principles of Emergency Services model curriculum, this new Fifth Edition will prepare readers for a career in the fire or emergency services. Introduction to Fire Protection and Emergency Services provides an overview of the fire service, from history and culture to the basics of chemistry and physics, fire protection systems, and strategic and tactical considerations for wildland or structural fires. The Fifth Edition has also been updated to include new or expanded coverage of risk management, Next Generation (NG) 9-1-1, the U.S. Fire Problem from local and federal perspectives, wildfire issues and the impacts of global warming, and much more."--Publisher's website.