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Firefighter's Handbook on Wildland Firefighting.


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 and expanded third addition that has added new material, more than 200 pages of additional information, and over 260 pictures or graphics printed in full color, Chief William Teie's Firefighter's Handbook On Wildland Firefighting: Strategy, Tactics And Safety deserves to be called "the bible" of modern wildland and forestry firefighting. Chief Teie covers fireline safety, fire weather, topography and fuels, wildland fire behavior, fire extinguishment methods, initial attack strategy and tactics, the use of firefighting resources, wildland/urban firefighting strategy and tactics, incident command system, firefighting realities, and firefighting situations. Enhanced with appendices on map reading, fire prevention, hazardous materials recognition, the use and care of hand tools, fire ground communications, incident organizer, Firefighter's Handbook On Wildland Firefighting also features an extensive Glossary and a "user friendly" index. Highly recommended, essential reading for aspiring wildland and forestry firefighters, Firefighter's Handbook On Wildland Firefighting is also invaluable reading for anyone with property at risk of a forest fire or drought conditions "Drought Conditions" is episode 126 of The West Wing. Plot
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