Evolving Fireground

Captain Sean Gray, Cobb County (GA) Fire and Emergency Services, is an appointed member to the UL-FSRI Advisory Board. He has been a UL-FSRI Technical Panel member for the Study of Residential Attic Fire Mitigation Tactics & Exterior Fire Spread Hazards, and was a participant in the IFSI Cardiovascular & Chemical Risks of Modern Firefighting research study. He is currently serving on the UL-FSRI Technical Panel for the Study of the Fire Service Training Environment: Safety, Fidelity, and Exposure. He has a bachelor’s degree in fire safety engineering from the University of Cincinnati. He has been published in multiple fire service publications, is an FDIC H.O.T lead instructor, and delivers lectures on evidence-based tactics across the United States.

• Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction 1 Fire Behavior 2 Ventilation 3 Fire Attack 4 Search and Rescue 5 Initial Incident Command 6 Size-Up and Reading Smoke 7 Modern Building Construction and How Fire Travels 8 Overcoming Firefighter Equipment Challenges 9 Lessons Learned from Line-of-Duty Deaths and Near Misses 10 Integrating Fire Behavior into Modern Firefighting 11 Emerging Technologies—A Revolution in Safety and Efficiency 12 Conclusion The Evolving Fireground—A Call to Action Appendix A Job Performance Requirement Skill Sheets Appendix B Answer Key Notes Index