Introduction to Fire Protection and Emergency Services includes Navigate Advantage Access | 6 Edition

Details about Introduction to Fire Protection and Emergency Services includes Navigate Advantage Access:

The sixth edition of Introduction to Fire Protection and Emergency Services meets and exceeds the National Fire Academy's Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education (FESHE) course objectives and outcomes for the Associate's (Core) course called Principles of Emergency Services (C0273). The Sixth Edition provides a comprehensive and concise overview of the broad spectrum of the fire service, from the selection process, fire and emergency services careers, the fire and rescue problem in the United States, history and future of the fire service, chemistry and physics of fire, to fire prevention, training, department administration and emergency incident management.

The Sixth Edition delivers future fire service candidates a head start in the competitive selection process by familiarizing students with a comprehensive description of the selection process. It also includes the primary duties of the modern fire department, including fire suppression, fire prevention, public education, emergency medical service, hazardous materials response, wildland fires, and swiftwater and urban search and rescue.

The Sixth Edition includes:

An emphasis on safety throughout - professionalism is stressed and reinforced through discussions of incident effectiveness, firefighter ethics, customer service, physical fitness, training, decision making, fire prevention, and behavioral health. Additional organizations that support the fire service have been added such as;
Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance.
Firefighter Cancer Support Network.
Leary Firefighter Foundation
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Repeated Exposure to Trauma (RET) and their effects on firefighters.
A continuing and expanded discussion of the possible future effects of global warming and its effect on the fire and rescue service.