The Firefighter's Handbook on Wildland Firefighting was written for the firefighter who needs a basic grasp of wildland firefighting. This includes those who have primary wildland responsibilities, and those who may intermittently be called into a wildland fire situation, such as through a mutual aid response. This, the Third Edition is totally new:

• Completely revised with over 200 pages of new stuff
• A new chapter covering the “realities” of firefighting
• Over 740 color pictures or graphics
• Over 120 “Jake isms” – based on hundreds of years of experience
• All in FULL COLOR

This new handbook has raised the bar on quality and completeness. There simply isn’t anything like in on the market today!

Firefighters, departments and community colleges throughout the United States have purchased thousands of handbooks since it was first published in 1994.

This 544-page, full color handbook includes material dealing with:

• Fireline Safety
• Fire Weather
• Topography and Fuels
• Wildland Fire Behavior
• Fire Extinguishment Methods
• Initial Attack Strategy and Tactics
• Use of Firefighting Resources
• Wildland/Urban Firefighting Strategies and Tactics
• Incident Command System
• Firefighting Realities
• Firefighting Situations
• Appendices:

Map Reading
Fire Prevention
Hazardous Materials Recognition
Use and Care of Hand Tools
Fire Ground Communications
Incident Organizer