Responding to Routine Emergencies

by Frank C. Montagna, Battalion Chief, Fire Department of New York

This book is designed to heighten firefighter awareness of routine emergencies, to point out that a hazard potential exists at every emergency, and to open a discussion on the standard tactics used for them.

Contents:

• ŒIntroduction

• I. Common calls Œ

  • Electrical emergencies

  • Home heating emergencies

  • Natural gas fires & emergencies

  • Water leaks

  • Vehicle fires

  • Kitchen fires Œ

  • Mattress fires Œ

  • Trash fires

• II. Carbon monoxide:

  • The new response Œ

  • The medical aspects of carbon monoxide Œ

  • The carbon monoxide emergency

  • Home CO detectors

  • UL 2032 Œ

• Answers to study questions

245 pages/Hardcover/1999, ISBN 13: 9780912212814