The 5th Essentials of Fire Fighting and Fire Department Operations Complete Student Package includes the following components:
- 5th Essentials of Fire Fighting and Fire Department Operations Manual - an expanded version of IFSTA’s classic Essentials of Fire Fighting manual. Essentials of Fire Fighting and Fire Department Operations contains the exact same 20 chapters as the basic Essentials of Fire Fighting manual, plus additional chapters on first aid and hazardous materials response. These additional chapters allow firefighters to have the information they need to meet all of the requirements for Fire Fighter I and II Levels of NFPA® 1001 (2008 edition), not just the fire fighting requirements that are addressed in the basic version of Essentials of Fire Fighting. The first aid information in this text is provided by Brady, whose various EMS texts are the industry standard. The hazardous material information is adapted from IFSTA’s Office for Domestic Preparedness (ODP)-approved Hazardous Materials for First Responders manual and is intended to prepare firefighters to meet NFPA 472, Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents, and OSHA 1910.120 requirements for first responders at the Awareness and Operations Levels. These bonus chapters also include skill sheets and all of the other features of the chapters in the basic fire fighting sections of the manual. This manual is, by far, the most comprehensive basic firefighter training text ever developed.
Each manual includes a bonus CD-ROM that provides additional learning materials, case studies, animations, and learning activities.
- 5th Essentials of Fire Fighting and Fire Department Operations Study Guide (print) - may be used to supplement both the basic Essentials of Fire Fighting (5th edition) manual and the Essentials of Fire Fighting and Fire Department Operations (5th edition) manual. The questions contained in this study guide are intended to help students check their own learning progress as they read the book and advance through it or a training course. Questions are provided in a multiple-choice format because it is the most common type of question format used in fire service testing processes. The heavy-duty wire binding allows the study guide to lay flat. The questions in each chapter are separated into Fire Fighter I and II sections so that students can focus on the level they are currently pursuing. The questions also reference the page where the relevant information may be found in the main manuals. The answers are listed in the back of the manual according to chapter and level.
- 5th Essentials of Fire Fighting and Fire Department Operations Study Guide (CD-ROM) - as with the print version, this CD-ROM study guide may be used with both the Essentials of Fire Fighting (5th edition) manual and the Essentials of Fire Fighting and Fire Department Operations (5th edition) manual. All of the questions are multiple choice and arranged by chapter. The student can specify the number of questions and the range of pages in the manual from which the study questions are chosen. Each time the student uses the program, the questions appear in random order. The student receives immediate feedback as to whether each question was answered correctly or incorrectly. If answered incorrectly, the student is given the page number where the information appears in the manual so that he/she can review the material.
When the student completes the questions, the percent of correct answers is reported. The student can print a study sheet to help review topics that need further study.
- 5th Essentials of Fire Fighting and Fire Department Operations Skills Handbook - this new addition to the Essentials product line is a sturdy, wire-bound handbook containing all of the skill sheets found in both the Essentials of Fire Fighting (5th edition) manual and the Essentials of Fire Fighting and Fire Department Operations (5th edition) manual. The skills sheets in the handbook provide more detail and are more heavily illustrated than those in the manuals. It is intended to serve as a supplemental quick reference for students as well as a valuable instructor resource tool. Instructors will find this handbook helpful in referencing particular skills while performing evolutions on the training ground. It is also helpful as a reference tool for test evaluators to ensure that the evolutions are being performed correctly. If there are any questions as to the appropriateness of a technique being used, the instructor can open the handbook to the correct skill sheet and review it with the student right there in the field. The sturdy design and wire binding allow it to lay flat on any object in the field.
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