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Fire and Emergency Services Safety & Survival, 2nd edition

Published by Pearson (August 25, 2016) © 2017

  • Travis M. Ford

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Modern solutions, procedures, and recommendations that put safety first
  • Meets the updated FESHE guidelines for Principles of Fire and Emergency Services Safety and Survival
  • Covers the complex, challenging, and unforgiving environments that fire professionals find themselves in everyday.
  • Includes references to professional organizations and initiatives, including the National Firefighter Life Safety Summit, the 16 Life Safety Initiatives, and the Everyone Goes Home® Program.
  • Accessible to all fire service personnel interested in developing and maintaining safe practices and habits in the line of duty and creating a culture of change.
  • Engages readers with the four-color Brady Fire Series Design.
  • Reinforces learning and retention with Introductions, Key Terms, and End-of-Chapter Review Questions used throughout

Updated coverage of the latest guidelines, standards, trends, and practices
  • UPDATED: “A Review of Fire and Emergency Services Line-of-Duty Deaths”: All the statistics have been updated.
  • NEW: Chapter 1, “Fire and Emergency Services Culture”: An explanation of the normalization of deviance has been added, as has information on the National Safety Culture Change Initiative. Also, new sections have been added on the national EMS culture of safety including the theory of planned behavior, the SLICE-RS model, and the Courage to Be Safe program.
  • NEW: Chapter 2, “Personal and Departmental Accountability”: New sections on the training officer and EMS have been added.
  • NEW: Chapter 3, “Risk Management”: New discussions have been added on the Admiral Rickover approach, Dynamic Risk Assessment, risk management during wildland urban interface operations, fire department and community preparedness for wildland/urban interface, and use of technology for wildland/urban interface.
  • UPDATED: Chapter 4, “Unsafe Practices”: Added to this chapter are new sections on the generations working together, on teamwork, and on barriers. Also, the crew resource management section has been updated.
  • UPDATED: Chapter 5, “Professional Development”: New sections on FRESHE, EMS, ACE, needs assessment, the national professional development initiative, and looking to the future have been added. Discussions on human resources decisions and on the individual commitment to professional development process have been updated.
  • UPDATED: Chapter 6, “Medical, Fitness, Performance, and Rehab Standards”: More information has been added to the sections on nutrition and counseling, as well as on the subject of sleep deprivation. Sections on recommended standards, factors that threaten emergency responders, and all research information have been updated.
  • UPDATED: Chapter 7, “Data Collection and Research”: All fire and emergency service research areas have been updated, as has the discussion of Fire and Emergency Services University Collaboration. Information on the National Fire Incident Reporting System and the Underwriters Laboratories has been added.
  • UPDATED: Chapter 8, “Emerging Technologies”: Sections on GIS, training technology, and radio interoperability have been updated. A new section on unmanned vehicles and mobile devices has been added.
  • UPDATED: Chapter 9, “Fatality and Injury Investigations”: The section on the investigative team, scene security, the investigation, and outside investigators has been updated. Discussion on emergency responder responsibility, investigator personal protective measures, report writing, and on arson reporting has been added.
  • UPDATED: Chapter 10, “Grant Programs”: Discussion on post award procedures has been revised. A new section on sustainability and turndown notice has been added.
  • UPDATED: Chapter 11, “Emergency Re
Updated coverage of the latest guidelines, standards, trends, and practices
  • “A Review of Fire and Emergency Services Line-of-Duty Deaths”: All the statistics have been updated.
  • Chapter 1, “Fire and Emergency Services Culture”: An explanation of the normalization of deviance has been added, as has information on the National Safety Culture Change Initiative. Also, new sections have been added on the national EMS culture of safety including the theory of planned behavior, the SLICE-RS model, and the Courage to Be Safe program.
  • Chapter 2, “Personal and Departmental Accountability”: New sections on the training officer and EMS have been added.
  • Chapter 3, “Risk Management”: New discussions have been added on the Admiral Rickover approach, Dynamic Risk Assessment, risk management during wildland urban interface operations, fire department and community preparedness for wildland/urban interface, and use of technology for wildland/urban interface.
  • Chapter 4, “Unsafe Practices”: Added to this chapter are new sections on the generations working together, on teamwork, and on barriers. Also, the crew resource management section has been updated.
  • Chapter 5, “Professional Development”: New sections on FRESHE, EMS, ACE, needs assessment, the national professional development initiative, and looking to the future have been added. Discussions on human resources decisions and on the individual commitment to professional development process have been updated.
  • Chapter 6, “Medical, Fitness, Performance, and Rehab Standards”: More information has been added to the sections on nutrition and counseling, as well as on the subject of sleep deprivation. Sections on recommended standards, factors that threaten emergency responders, and all research information have been updated.
  • Chapter 7, “Data Collection and Research”: All fire and emergency service research areas have been updated, as has the discussion of Fire and Emergency Services University Collaboration. Information on the National Fire Incident Reporting System and the Underwriters Laboratories has been added.
  • Chapter 8, “Emerging Technologies”: Sections on GIS, training technology, and radio interoperability have been updated. A new section on unmanned vehicles and mobile devices has been added.
  • Chapter 9, “Fatality and Injury Investigations”: The section on the investigative team, scene security, the investigation, and outside investigators has been updated. Discussion on emergency responder responsibility, investigator personal protective measures, report writing, and on arson reporting has been added.
  • Chapter 10, “Grant Programs”: Discussion on post award procedures has been revised. A new section on sustainability and turndown notice has been added.
  • Chapter 11, “Emergency Response”: Discussion on emergency vehicle response crashes, privately owned vehicles, emergency vehicle driver/operators, and responding to violent incidents has been updated. New sections on the distracted driver, active shooter, civil disturbance, and unusual responses have been added.
  • Chapter 12, “Occupational Behavioral Health in the Fire and Emergency Services”: New sections on stress first aid, suicide, and emergency responder families have been added.
  • Chapter 13, “Fire Prevention, Community Risk Reduction, and Sprinklers”: Sections on professional qualification standards, departmental commitment, national involvement, and risk reduction through enforcement have been updated. New sections on emerging trends and risk versus response have been added.
  • Chapter 14, “Emergency Response Vehicles and Equipment”: The role of NFPA 1912 and 1917 has been added. The sections on NFPA 1901 and personal protective ensembles have been updated.

  1. Fire and Emergency Services Culture

  2. Personal and Organizational Accountability

  3. Risk Management

  4. Unsafe Practices

  5. Professional Development

  6. Medical, Fitness, Rehab and Performance Standards

  7. Data Collection and Research

  8. Emerging Technologies

  9. Fatality and Injury Investigations

10. Grant Programs

11. Emergency Response

12. Occupational and Behavioral Health in the Emergency Services

13. Public Education, Code Enforcement, and Residential Sprinklers

14. Emergency Response Vehicles and Equipment

Travis Ford is currently serving as a district chief on shift at Station 9, known as “The Bottoms,” with the Nashville Fire Department in the busiest district and at the busiest house in the city with 39 stations. Station 9 finished fifth on the list of busiest firehouses in Firehouse Magazine in 2014. He has ascended the ranks over his 30-year career in Nashville. He has been responsible for developing and presenting programs in leadership for company and chief officer training and high-rise operations around the country, and served as vice-chair of the high-rise committee for the International Fire Service Training Association (IFSTA). Mr. Ford has also served as the vice-chair of the National Fire Science Associate’s Degree Program Committee and is currently serving on the High School to College Pathways Committee as part of the Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education professional development committee in the development of model fire science course curriculum.

Mr. Ford is the director of the Fire Science Technology Program at Volunteer State Community College in Gallatin, Tennessee. In addition, he serves as an adjunct instructor for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s National Emergency Training Center in several areas, including the National Incident Management System, Incident Command for High-Rise Operations, and Fire Protection Systems for Emergency Operations. Mr. Ford holds an associate’s degree in Fire Science from Tennessee State University, a bachelor’s degree in Fire Administration from the University of Memphis, and a master’s of science degree in Human Resource Development from the University of Tennessee. He has also completed the Executive Fire Officer Program at the National Fire Academy.

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