Structural Fire Fighting: High-Rise Fire Fighting, 2nd Edition

Structural Fire Fighting: High-Rise Fire Fighting, 2nd Edition is designed to be a companion to IFSTA's other structural fire fighting manuals: Truck Company Skills and Tactics, 2nd Edition and Initial Response Strategy and Tactics, 1st Edition. This manual provides an overview of historical high-rise fires, construction features, fire behavior, water supply, fire protection systems, elevators and escalators, evacuation procedures, preincident planning, incident command, strategy and tactics, and special situations. Topics such as hazardous exposures, wind-driven fires, staging and communications, and working with fire protection systems are given special emphasis.