Fire Protection: Systems and Response

by Burke Burke and Robert Burke

The modern definition of firefighter no longer means "putting the wet stuff on the red stuff." Emergency responders answer incidents ranging from fire alarm activations to elevator rescues and medical emergencies more often than full-blown fires. Consequently, responders increasingly interface with a wide array of building systems. Underscoring the changing role of firefighters, Fire Protection: Systems and Response presents the basic knowledge...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 156670622X
• ISBN13: 9781566706223
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"