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Permalink Reply by Dave LeBlanc on September 19, 2010 at 7:27pm

I think that there is a lot of information there that you may have to adapt to your own needs.

My Department does not have the manpower often described in the book, yet the objectives, tactics and hazards are universal. You just just have to modify/adapt them to your Department.

It is an awesome book and a great read......

Permalink Reply by Ben 'Snapper' Auger on September 19, 2010 at 7:32pm

Yeah I thought this would be the case,

Many thanks for your response Dave, was good to get some feedback from different viewpoints before I purchased the book :)

Permalink Reply by Shareef Abdu Nur on December 31, 2010 at 6:27am

In my own personal opinion, it is very good resource but it is not always applicable for every deprtment here in the US let alone overseas. There are many good viewpoints on objectives, tactics, and strategies that could be applied but you must custom fit the ideas to your department and your crews. By all means, purchase the book and let us know what you come up with. By the way, I love New Zealand!

Permalink Reply by Randy Macey on January 5, 2011 at 4:30pm

As one of our Trainers always explains is fire fighting is like a tool box. Each time you learn something you can added something into your tool box. As a Volunteer / Composite Fire Department, we have a number of members from other fire departments. Who are career firefighters, they all bring in some great knowledge and experience to the table. But one thing that we all must follow is the Operating Guidelines for our department.

As long as you don't go against your Operating Guidelines, anything you learn or can bring to the table is a great asset. There are some great tools out there to help teach and learn new tricks of the trade.

Best Of Luck....
Randy