The third edition of Chief Anthony Avillo’s best-selling Fireground Strategies is an invaluable resource for the education and development of outstanding fire officers. Through case studies and illustrative examples, Avillo covers how to identify a strategy, develop an action plan, and implement tactics to meet the objectives of the course of action on a fireground. Fireground Strategies is a required text in senior-level undergraduate firefighting strategies courses and is recommended listening for promotional exams across the United States.

New to the third edition

Expanded incident command chapters covering all aspects of fireground control

Street-level strategies focusing on the modern fire environmentImproved section on resource management and additional alarm guidelines

Retailored strategic and tactical activities to integrate the latest attack and ventilation research

Revamped operational safety chapter including department-level safety programs and mechanisms designed to support and foster a culture of safety

New case studies designed to drive home main points including lessons learned

Strategic considerations of solar panels

Comprehensive guidelines on “Buildings That Change the Rules of the Game”

Updated vent-enter-isolate-search (VEIS) information

Expanded section on risk management and “who, what, where” vs. LUNAR

Improved operational suggestions for high-rise operations

Contents:

• Foreword by Kevin S. Malley
• Introduction
• How to Use This Book
• Incident Command I: Strategic Considerations of Size-Up
• Incident Command II: Arrival Reports and Resource Requirements
• Incident Command III: Fireground Organization, Ongoing Communications, and Post Control Activities
• Strategic Considerations of Heat Transfer
• Strategic Considerations of Building Construction
• Strategic Modes of Operation
• Private Dwelling Fires
• Multiple Dwellings
• High-Rise Operations
• Contiguous Structures: Row Houses, Garden Apartments, and Townhouses