Pressure Proof

A Guide to Performing Under Stress

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

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Accidents, workplace pressures, deadlines. We are assaulted each day by many forms of stress ranging from the routine trials of life to the unexpected trauma of fires and other disasters. In Pressure Proof: A Guide to Performing Under Stress, Chief Thomas Dunne draws on his decades of experience with the New York City Fire Department to develop techniques for performing effectively in stressful situations.Topics covered include: Decision making Accepting and managing risks Controlling your fear Developing confidence Mastering communication skills And much more See how the decision-making process that happens on the fireground can work in all aspects of your work and personal life. Learn the tools that allow you to maintain a command presence and refocus from disabling fear to positive action in any challenging scenario.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-05-31
Mått152 x 229 x undefined mm
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor220
FörlagFire Engineering Books
ISBN9781593705275

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Thomas Dunne is a retired deputy chief and a thirty-three-year veteran of the New York City Fire Department with extensive experience working in mid-Manhattan and the Bronx. He has been the incident commander at hundreds of fires and emergencies in residential, commercial, and high-rise buildings. Chief Dunne lectures on commanding emergency incidents, human behavior in disaster, and stress management at conferences and colleges across the country. He has written numerous articles for Fire Engineering magazine and serves as an adjunct instructor for Kean University. He is the author of Notes from the Fireground: Memoir of a New York Firefighter and a novel titled A Moment in Time. Visit his website at www.chieftomdunne.com

Foreword Acknowledgments 1. Seeing the Elephant 2. Who, Me? 3. The Loneliness of Command 4. Yeah, I See 5. Command Presence 6. Can You Hear Me Now? 7. That Golden Moment 8. Feeling Lucky? 9. It’s a Long Way to Headquarters 10. How’d I Do? 11. The Ticking Clock 12. Wadda Ya Got? 13. They’re Only Human 14. Stress, What Stress? 15. The Beast Within 16. Decisions, Decisions 17. Burnout 18. Think Like an Incident Commander Notes Index