Product Description

This award-winning textbook is a basic-to-intermediate study of wildland firefighting. It includes weather, fire behavior, use of aircraft, engines and bulldozers, as well as strategies and tactics. Over 40 community colleges and hundreds of fire departments, and state and federal agencies use this textbook. It is also used as a training manual in such countries as the Peoples Republic of China, Spain, and Argentina.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #362282 in Books
• Published on: 2005-01-25
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 544 pages

Review
At times we all need to go back to the basics. That is what Chief Teie has done in the Firefighter's Handbook on Wildland Firefighting. This book accomplishes what many others do not. It is aimed at the entry-level position, or as a pre-fire season refresher for those wishing to brush-up (so to speak!). It is well grounded in theory but offers practical explanations based upon the author's many years of experience with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CDF). -- Wildland Firefighter Magazine, October 1997

Teie's handbook was written by a firefighter for firefighters and is an important tool for all fire service personnel who are faced with the threat of wildland fire. Its emphasis on safety and making full use of the resources at hand makes it a must read. -- Fire Chief Magazine, July 1995

From the Publisher
The Firefighter's Handbook on Wildland Firefighting was the winner of the Benjamin Franklin Award as the Best Professional/Technical Book of 1995, by the Publisher's Marketing Association.

From the Author
Chief Teie worked for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection for 34 years. He worked up through the ranks, from seasonal firefighter to Deputy Director for Fire Protection. In this position he was responsible for all of CDF's fire protection programs. He retired in February 1993. Chief Teie is also very active as a fire protection consultant. He is working with Rockwell International on the application of space and military technology to emergency management and operational support. In August 1996, Chief Teie conducted a review of the 37,000-acre Miller's Reach Fire in Alaska for the Governor's Office. He acted as a consultant for the State of Washington after their fire siege during the 1994-fire season and conducted an operational review for the Montana Department of State Lands. He was the fire protection expert used by OSHA in their report on the tragedy in Colorado in July 1994. He also consulted for ABC Nightline and ABC News Los Angeles on their coverage of the 1993 fires in Southern California.

Customer Reviews

FIREFIGHTER'S HANDBOOK ON WILDLAND FIREFIGHTING
This book is absolutely essential to anyone involved in wildland firefighting. It is full of basic information as well as "oh, I remember now" information most of us forget after time. I loved this book for teaching new recruits, and seasoned veterans, and encourage any training officers to purchase this book ASAP.

A great deal of Information, But shallow
I felt that William Teire wrote a great deal of information that he understands, but didn't always make it understandable for the learner. An example is his chapter on map reading. He talks about townships and quadrants without really expalining to the reader how to read a map. With a little more in depth work in some areas of this book it could be the best handbook out there.

Excellent Training Book!
This book is quite informative. The NDF (Nevada Division of Forestry) is now using this book, and the accompanying workbook, for Wildland Firefighting Training. It is written in a very detailed manner, and covers just about every aspect that a firefighter may come across in fighting wildland fires. Even if the reader fights wildland fires from their truck, other sections that are included in the book will give the reader another aspect to think about. What is the IC thinking? What are the hand crews doing and where? Where are the firelines being cut? Even though these items don't mean much to the firefighter on the engine, they give the reader the means and information to know what to expect.