Brannigan's Building Construction for the Fire Service - Hardcover

Corbett, Glenn P.; Brannigan, Francis L.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1449688942 ISBN 13: 9781449688943

Verlag: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc, 2013

Inhaltsangabe

For over forty years, Brannigan s Building Construction of the Fire Service has been the fire service s most trusted and comprehensive building construction resource available. Now in its Fifth Edition, this bestselling resource continues to honor Frank Brannigan s legacy by continuing his passion for detail and extensive practical experience. His motto, Know your buildings, impacts every aspect of this text.This Fifth Edition now features:Coverage of the National Fire Academy s Fire and Emergency Services in Higher Education (FESHE) Building Construction for Fire Protection course objectives.New stand-alone chapter on New, Light, Green (Solar), and Modular Construction.Enhanced emphasis on tactical considerations found throughout the text.Trust Brannigan s Building Construction of the Fire Service to provide straightforward information on different building types and their unique hazards needed to keep fire fighters safe on the job.

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Glenn Corbett, P.E. is an Assistant Professor of Fire Science at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City. He also serves as Technical Editor of Fire Engineering magazine, as an Assistant Chief of the Waldwick, New Jersey Fire Department, and a member of the New Jersey State Fire Code Council. He is a former president of the New Jersey Society of Fire Service Instructors. He was a member of the Federal Advisory Committee to the National Construction Safety Team that investigated the 9/11 World Trade Center disaster and the fire at the Station nightclub in Rhode Island. His past code enforcement experience includes serving as the Administrator of Engineering Services of the San Antonio, Texas Fire Department and as a Fire Protection Consultant in the City of Austin, Texas Fire Department.

Francis L. Brannigan has decades of experience as a professional fire protection specialist. During World War II he directed a naval fire fighting school, commanded a sea going fire fighting unit, and was chief in the Army-Navy-Pancanal fire protection organization. He served for years as Public Safety Liaison for the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. He developed programs for fire officers as well as a fire loss program. Mr. Brannigan has been honored by the Society of Fire Protection Engineers with full membership even though his degree was not taken in engineering. For various years he served on various committee on the National Fire Protection Association. In addition, the Chesapeake Chapter of International Society of Fire Instructors founded the Francis Brannigan Instructor of the Year Award in his honor.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1449688942
• ISBN 13: 9781449688943
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Auflage: 5
• Anzahl der Seiten: 504
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: JONES & BARTLETT LEARNING; https://www.jblearning.com/; ; 40 Tall Pine Drive; Sudbury; MA; 1776; USA
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