Both Marine Fire Fighting for Land-Based Firefighters manual & Study Guide * Marine Fire Fighting for Land-Based Firefighters Manual - The responsibility for fire suppression on vessels moored in or passing through an area belongs to the local jurisdiction. This text was written to provide training assistance to shoreside fire service personnel who respond to those fire emergencies. It covers subjects pertaining to the maritime environment, shipboard fire fighting strategies and tactics, and firefighter safety. It addresses the requirements of maritime regulatory organizations such as the U.S. Coast Guard, Transport Canada, and International Maritime Organization and also addresses NFPA 1405, Guide for Land-Based Fire Fighters Who Respond to Marine Vessel Fires.
Land-based firefighters need to understand their departments' policies and liabilities as they pertain to waterfront and marine incidents. Legal responsibilities and authorities aboard a vessel are different from those for a structure fire on land. This text describes the roles and responsibilities of responding agencies and the concept and implementation of a unified command structure. It also describes common situations encountered in vessel fire situations and characteristics of a shipboard fire incident plus vessel stability and ship/shore interface concerns. Vessel fires are significantly different from land-based structure fires. A vessel can move or capsize during fire fighting efforts, thus information on vessel structure, stability, and systems is essential to a successful fire fighting effort. The text contains pre-incident and tactical work sheets, stability calculation work sheets, technical data sheets, professional qualifications, and training standards ready for immediate use by fire service personnel.
* Marine Firefighting for Land-Based Fire Fighters Study Guide (Print) - designed to help the reader understand and remember the material presented in the IFSTA manual that it accompanies. The guide identifies important information and concepts from each chapter and provides questions to help the reader study and retain this information. In addition, the study guide serves as an excellent resource for individuals preparing for certification or promotional examinations. |
