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TH 9115 .N28 no.FPH 2008 v.1

Fire protection handbook - Volume 1 (20th edition)

Author(s):Cote, Arthur E., Grant, Casey C., Hall, John R., Solomon, Robert E., and Powell, Pamela A. [editor(s)].
Description: 1781 p. (20th edition).
Publication Data:Quincy, MA : National Fire Protection Association. 2008
Identifier/s:OCLC Record No.: 191823849/ ISBN: 0-87765-758-0/ ISBN: 978-0-87765-758-3/ LCCN: 2007928644/ Misc. No.: FPH2008/ Accession No.: 127661/ Accession No.: 127662/ Accession No.: 127663
Type of Item: (BOOK) BOOK
Subjects:1. BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 2. FIRE PROTECTION 3. RISK EVALUATION 4. PUBLIC EDUCATION 5. FIRE PREVENTION 6. FIRE SERVICE
Table of Contents :Volume I: Safety in the built environment -- Basics of fire and fire science -- Information and analysis for fire protection -- Human behavior in fire emergencies -- Fire and life safety education -- Characteristics of materials and products -- Storage and handling of materials -- Special equipment -- Processes and facilities -- Building services -- Fire prevention practices -- Non-Emergency fire department functions. Volume II: Organizing for public sector emergency response -- Detection and alarm -- Water supplies for fixed fire protection -- Water-based fire suppression equipment -- Fire suppression systems and portable fire extinguishers -- Confining fires -- Structural fire protection -- Protecting occupancies -- Transportation fire safety.
Availability:Not available on Interlibrary Loan
Copies:
  • c.1: DESK REFERENCE-ASK AT CIRCULATION DESK [Status: NON-CIRCULATING]
  • c.2: CIRCULATION - BOOKS [Status: IN]
  • c.3: CIRCULATION - BOOKS [Status: IN]