Reading Suggestions

[HFXFFF]

Does anyone have any good reading material that they can recommend (other than IFSTA material)?

[eCappy]

Two books saved my life: Collapse of Burning Buildings by Vincent Dunn, and Fire Department Operations with Modern Elevators by Max McRae. Oldies? Yes, but real goodies!

[eelamb]

I recently read FIGHTING FIRE, by Caroline Paul. The book was awesome. It doesn't go into tactics, or truck company operations, but it goes into being a paid/full time female firefighter. It made me realize how bad it use to be, and how much things have changed.

[Diane]

Brannigan's Building Construction book (I don't recall the exact name of it) -- I used for a college course and it was one the few fire science texts that teaches you everything you ever needed to know.

[Eng522ine]

Fighting Fire is HIGHLY recommended. Even though I'm a guy the book made some really strong points and made me reexamine the way I treat the females on my company. Just to clarify that, I never treated them badly, just different, as if they were my little sisters. Which I guess made them feel as if I thought they couldn't do anything dangerous, which wasn't the case, I just didn't want to see them take a chance at getting hurt. Oh well, I'm now reformed. lol

Diane... Building Construction for the Fire Service By Frank Brannigan. I also highly recommend this book.