消防专业英语实用教程

Unit 1 Fire Training
Introduction
Conversations
Text A Introduction to Firefighter Training Works
Text B Fire Chief Debate: Book Smarts vs Street Smarts
Further Reading The Faces of Fire Training: Five Instructors from Different Training Facilities Around the World
Unit 2 Essential Skills
Introduction
Conversations
Text A The Engine Firefighter: Mastering the Basics
Text B Securing Portable Ladders’ Streams: the Hose Strap
Further Reading Searching for Life on the Fireground
Unit 3 Structural Fire
Introduction
Conversations
Text A New Haven Condo Fire
Text B Strategy and Tactics for Large Enclosed Structures
Further Reading Residential Search: Applying the Principles
Unit 4 Industrial Fire
Introduction
Conversations
Text A Industrial Inferno: Fighting the Mother of All Fires
Text B What Industrial Firefighting can Teach Municipal Departments
Further Reading From the Buncefield Fire Ground: Recollections, Lessons Learned and Effects on Industry Practice
Unit 5 Hazardous Materials
Introduction
Conversations
Text A Safety Precautions: Resist Rushing In!
Text B Effective Management of Pipeline Emergencies
Further Reading Quick Reference Checklists for Mass Casualty Decontamination
Unit 6 Rope Rescue
Introduction
Conversations
Text A Rope Rescue Incidents
Text B Equipments and Techniques about Ascending and Descending
Further Reading Knots
Unit 7 Vehicle Rescue
Introduction
Conversations
Text A Cutting Tips for Vehicle Extrication
Text B Time Notifications: An Asset in Tracking the Effectiveness of Extrication Operations and Making Timely Decisions
Further Reading Quick Strut Size-Up for Side-Resting Vehicles
Unit 8 Structural Collapse Rescue
Introduction
Conversations
Text A Lushan Earthquake Rescue and Relief Operation
Text B The Risk Factors of Building Collapse Rescue
Further Reading Structural Collapse Rescue Operations
Glossary
Extensive Reading
Article 1 Top 10 Most Famous Fires in History
Article 2 Fighting Fire with Data. Using Technology and Data t Improve Operations in the Field
Article 3 Operational Guidance: Guiding Fire Departments in the United Kingdom to Operational Excellence
Article 4 Up in the Air: Drone-Assisted Disaster Response is Taking Off
Article 5 Are You Ready to Perform Vent-Enter-Isolate-Search?
Article 6 Explosion in West, Texas： Lessons Learned from Multiple Deaths
Article 7 Haz-Mat Response. The Fire Service’s Bastard Child
Article 8 FDNY Rope Rescue
Article 9 First-Due Response to Auto Accidents
Article 10 Keep Your Hazmat Team on Its Toes
References
Appendix
Appendix 1 Journals and Magazines
Appendix 2 Websites