Elizabeth Clark

Ms. Fordyce

Senior Project

November 16, 2012

Fire Safety and What it takes to become a fire fighter

Fire Protection Publications. Fireground Support Operations. First Edition. United States of America: Oklahoma State University, 2002. Print.

This text book is also used by the recruits who are training to be fire fighters. It is 13 chapters long and covers subjects focusing on sizing up the situation on scene of a fire, finding access to the structures such as gates, fences, security measures, doors, windows and walls. Different ventilation tatics, controlling utilities and building systems such as heating, air conditioning, lighting, conveyance systems and how to go about a scenario where control is lost.

This was a very helpful source because this is also used in the class room as a direct reference for recruits to use when training to become fire fighters. They rely on this information to be accurate so they can learn the proper procedures when out in the field. The International Fire Service Training Association is dedicated to the education of fire safety and procedures.

The Fireground Support Operations text book was a helpful resource for my research because it explained the process of reaching the scene of a fire and what variables there are to look for and how to deal with them.