What is on your bookshelf

Besides Brannigan's Building Construction for the Fire Service, what other books are a must have for all firefighters?

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Permalink Reply by Mick Shelley on April 24, 2009 at 7:29pm

Dust

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Permalink Reply by Mike Lintz on April 24, 2009 at 8:12pm

Ifsta's Aerial Apparatus Driver/Operator Handbook

Air Management for the Fire Service
By:Mike Gagliano, Phillip Jose, Casey Phillips, Steve Bernocco

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Permalink Reply by Fireyladd - Retired Chief Sharp on April 24, 2009 at 8:34pm

IFSTA Firefighters Essentials volume 5.

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Permalink Reply by DUST on April 25, 2009 at 6:18am

What?

Oh, I'm reading Dennis Smith's Report from Ground Zero now. Enlightening book.

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Permalink Reply by Trainer on April 25, 2009 at 8:14am

If you can get the whole set of IFSTA manuals it’s a real plus and ISO likes it, but they are expensive and want them updated every year. I can’t remember what we have, several, but mostly the ones that are pertinent to us.

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Permalink Reply by Doug on April 26, 2009 at 9:15am

on my bookshelf at home are, fire protection handbook by nfpa, nfpa 1500 handbook, building construction for the fire service, modern subur. fire fighting, fire chief handbook, fire fighter practices and procedures, structual fire fighting, fire ground tatics, rural fire fighting operation 1,2,3,. breathing apparatus, respiratory proctection, fire cause determination, ventilation, appartatus, water supply, fire detection, ground coverage, fire essentials, emt, engine company, truck company, pump operations ifsta manuals, just to name a few.

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Permalink Reply by Jim on June 3, 2009 at 5:14pm

John Norman's Fire Officers' Handbook of Tactics, even if you're not an officer.

Vincent Dunn's Safety and Survival on the Fireground

Anthony Avillo's Fireground Tactics

Anything by Alan or Nick Brunacini

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Permalink Reply by Mick Shelley on June 3, 2009 at 5:52pm

Fire Department nic nac's, pictures, No books.
All my books are in boxes on the floor.

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Permalink Reply by Paul Montpetit on June 3, 2009 at 6:16pm

If you really want to get into what ideally would be great to have...(but who can afford the cost or the room) How about a copy of NFPA Standards....

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Permalink Reply by Robert Owens on June 3, 2009 at 7:38pm

3000 Degrees

Incident Command by Bruno
Timeless Tactical Truths by Bruno

First in Last Out by Salka

Tools of the Trade (cant remember the author)

All of thr other books listed here are on my list as well.

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Permalink Reply by Jake Fireman on June 3, 2009 at 9:13pm

Yup Brannigans is for sure there, Truck Company Ops by Mittendorf, IFSTA 3, 4 and 5, IFSTA pump ops, company officer, intro, wildland, haz mat, history, orientation, ground ladders, aeriel ladders, about 20 books on history, all the Dunn collection, all the Smith books, CSTI HM FRA FRO IC WMD WMDIC books, Brunacini books, tools of the trade, LAFD training manual 1926, nozzles, shields, extinguishers, grenades, pike heads.....