Structural Fire Fighting: High Rise Fire Fighting, Second Edition Manual

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January 2011

September 2019

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Structural Fire Fighting: High-Rise Fire Fighting, Second Edition is designed to be a companion to IFSTA's other structural fire fighting manuals: Truck Company Skills and Tactics, Second Edition and Initial Response Strategy and Tactics, First Edition. This manual provides an overview of historical high-rise fires, construction features, fire behavior, water supply, fire protection systems, elevators and escalators, evacuation procedures, preincident planning, incident command, strategy and tactics, and special situations. Topics such as hazardous exposures, wind-driven fires, staging and communications, and working with fire protection systems are given special emphasis.