Crew Resource Management for the Fire Service

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 300 pages
• Published by: Fire Engineering Books January 30, 2004
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 1593700067
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1593700065
• Book Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 0.9 inches
• Weighs: 1.2 pounds

Product Description
Crew Resource Management for the Fire Service will provide fire service professionals with the necessary communication, leadership, and decision-making tools to operate safely and effectively under stressful conditions, thereby reducing injuries and deaths on the emergency scene. Although the concept of crew resource management has been around since the 1970s, this is the first book to apply CRM to the fire service industry. CRM emphasizes that in most cases technology isn’t the root cause of catastrophe—human error is the culprit. Therefore steps taken to minimize the impact of errors are the keys to reducing the magnitude of the inevitable human failing. This book will be valuable for college classes, and may be used internationally by the fire service, emergency medical services, industrial fire brigades, technical rescue teams, and any other emergency service provider systems.

Features & benefits:

Explains the predictable manner in which firefighters react to stressful situations

Teaches methods and tools to combat these problems to provide safer and more effective operations

Provides a framework for cultural change in fire departments

Perfectly suited for both wildland and structural firefighters

About The Author
Randy Okray has been a member of the Campbell County (WY) Fire Department since 1987, where he serves as training officer. Okray earned an A.A.S. degree in Fire Science from Casper College. He is certified as a Fire Instructor III, Fire Officer III, Fire Apparatus Operator, and EMT-Basic, as well as being Wildland Certified as a Task Force Leader. Okray has been published in Fire Engineering magazine, and has presented programs at the International Wildfire Safety Summit in Alberta, Canada, the 11th International Aviation Psychology Symposium in Columbus, Ohio, and the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, MD. Tom Lubnau II, B.S., J.D., has been a member of the Campbell County Fire Department since 1990. He is certified as a Fire Officer I, Fire Apparatus Operator, Hazardous Materials Technician, EMT-Basic, and Fire Instructor III. He is a founding member of Lubnau, Bailey and Dumbrill, PC, a law firm that represents fire departments and hospitals throughout Wyoming. He has been an instructor at several conferences on legal issues in the fire service and crew resource management.