The National Fire Protection Association® and International
Association of Fire Chiefs are pleased to bring you Fire
Service Pump Operator: Principles and Practice, a modern
integrated teaching and learning system for the fire pumper
driver/operator. This textbook meets and exceeds the job performance
requirements of Chapters 4, 5, and 10 of NFPA 1002, Fire Apparatus
Driver/Operator Professional Qualifications, 2009 Edition. It also
addresses all of the course outcomes from the National Fire Academy’s
Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education (FESHE) Associates (Core)
Fire Protection Hydraulics and Water Supply course.
Fire
Service Pump Operator: Principles and Practice features:
- A
laser-like focus on driver/operator safety and responsibility with
dedicated chapters on safety.
- Actual Near-Miss Reporting System
cases are discussed to drive home important points about safety and the
lessons learned from these real-life incidents.
- Detailed
step-by-step skill drills with which include the corresponding NFPA job
performance requirement.
- Page references for quick access to
coverage of NFPA 1002 objectives and FESHE’s Fire Protection Hydraulics
and Water Supply course outcomes at the beginning of each chapter.
- Scenario
based learning tools including You are the Driver/Operator,
Driver/Operator in Action, and Voices of Experience case studies to
encourage critical thinking skills
- Driver/Operator Tips and
Safety Tips to provide helpful advice from fireground veterans.
