A busy fire officer handles numerous tasks: administration, budgets, political interaction, medical response, fire prevention, inspections, ect. This book brings the chief fire officer back to his job's focus: Fighting fires and responding to emergencies. Contents Command presence Life-and-death decision making Locating a fire Size-up of a fire Command and control at a fire Hoseline placement Preventing a fire spread Changing strategy Ventilation Terrorism Fireground communications Demobilization Fireground dangers Products of combustion Managing fireground risks and dangers Epilogue Answers to study questions.