BIBFRAME Work

Title

Structural fire fighting : initial response strategy and tactics

Type

• Monograph
• Text

Contribution

• Brakhage, Cynthia (editor)
• Fortney, Jeff (editor)
• Bigler, Beckie (editor)
• International Fire Service Training Association (contributor)

Subject

• Fire extinction--Methodology (LCSH)
• Fire extinction (FAST)
• Decision Making (NETC)
• Tactics (NETC)
• Incendies--Extinction (RVM)
• First Responders (NETC)
• Fire prevention (LCSH)
• Incendies--Prévention (RVM)
• Deployment (NETC)
• Fire extinction (LCSH)
• Organizational Effectiveness (NETC)
• Incendies--Extinction--Méthodologie (RVM)
• Firefighting Operations (NETC)
• Strategies (NETC)
• Fire prevention (FAST)
• Size Up (NETC)
• fire prevention (AAT)

Language

• English

Illustrative Content

• illustrations

Classification

LCC: TH9310.5 .S87 2022 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)

Content

• text

Supplementary content

• index

Summary

IFSTA's Structural Fire Fighting: Initial Response Strategy and Tactics, 3rd Edition prepares the reader to serve as the Incident Commander who must evaluate an incident, assign resources and coordinate the incident plan. This new edition encompasses decision-making during emergency response, especially initial decisions upon arrival, and incident planning. The purpose of this manual is to provide the initial Incident Commander with the strategic and tactical concepts that can be applied to various situations using available resources. This manual meets the requirements of the Fire and Emergency Services for Higher Education (FESHE) course outcome and outlines for the associates level, noncore course, Strategy and Tactics. This manual broadens the knowledge applicable to the emergency response requirements included in NFPA 1021, Standard for Fire Officer Professional Qualifications. Publisher's website.

Table of Contents

Fire Dynamics -- Building Construction and Prefire Surveys -- Managing the Incident -- Size-up: Evaluation and Assessment -- Strategy -- Tactics -- Residential Scenarios -- Commercial Scenarios -- Special Hazard Scenarios -- APPENDIX A: Chapter and Page Correlation to FESHE Requirements, Appendix B: Initial Action Worksheet.

Authorized Access Point

Structural fire fighting : initial response strategy and tactics

Intended audience

• specialized

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-11T20:17:53.495532+00:00
• Agent: cbc
• Status: c
• Derived from: 22673309

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• Date: 2026-09-11
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