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Examines the dangers of structural failure caused by fire. This is the second edition of the first textbook written to warn firefighters, company officers, and fire chiefs about exactly how structures collapse when destroyed by fire. More importantly it instructs firefighters and fire officers in how to survive burning building collapse.

Chief Dunn has updated his classic book on how to identify and avoid hazards on the fire ground. In the second edition, readers will find a new chapter covering fire hazard identification and assessment, a new chapter on safety orders and actions, and updates to many chapters, including topics like flat-roof dangers and utility shutoff.

A busy fire officer handles numerous tasks: administration, budgets, political interaction, medical response, fire prevention, inspections, etc. This book brings the chief fire officer back to his job's focus: fighting fires and responding to emergencies.

Describes firefighting strategies for the most common types of fire scenarios and identifies specific firefighting problems presented to an incident commander, by occupancy and construction type. This book explains firefighting solutions and offers firefighting plans, standard procedures, action plans, ideas, guidelines, and explanations.