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  • Fire Officer's Handbook of Tactics, 5th Edition

  • By: John Norman
  • Narrated by: John Norman
  • Length: 35 hrs and 36 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (62 ratings)

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Fire Officer's Handbook of Tactics, 5th Edition

By: John Norman
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The one handbook thousands of fire officers and firefighters look to for safe, fireground-tested strategies and tactics.

With his fifth edition, Chief John Norman offers lessons learned during his extensive and time-honored career. Chief Norman imparts wisdom and experience by offering advice informed by actual outcomes from the fireground. This guide continues to be invaluable for firefighters aspiring to the officer level and those seeking to promote safety and effectiveness in their organization and the communities they serve by improving their own skills.

©2019 Fire Engineering Books and Videos/Clarion Events Inc (P)2021 Fire Engineering Books and Videos/Clarion Events Inc
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PACKED WITH INFO

Replace the Fire 1 and 2 books with this book. Fantastic read. The special part of this book is hearing real life examples to learn from.

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The fire department bible

Highly recommended this book for fire officers and firefighters looking to gain knowledge and further understanding of response plans.

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Really thorough

Man... he really does a comprehensive job of taking 45+ years of experience and compacting it into one source. If you're having to read this for a promotional exam, I highly recommend getting the audio book and using it to read along.

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Great knowledge

Awesome for anyone in the fire service! Well written and packed full of knowledge for anyone in the fire service.

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Like being in class with Norman.

Enjoyed the book. Love that the author read it. Felt like taking a class with him.

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Awesome

Buy far and away the most comprehensive book on fire officer tactics 100% highly recommend

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30 year veteran of a career department

Very good content, I preferred it coming from the author. I have a BC test coming up with this being part of the test. I'll definitely be referring to this material beyond the promotional test!

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Good info

Very informative and lots of knowledge to use on the job situations for a fire officer.

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Excellent

Wish I had this early in my career! Highly recommend this book for every firefighter.

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Contradictions

Assumptions, and stories should be half the time with facts and tactics… when you hear “push the fire with water… you know you have an old timer that just won’t except how it really works…. Over and over again…

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