Responding to Routine Emergencies

by Frank C. Montagna, Battalion Chief, Fire Department of New York

This book is designed to heighten firefighter awareness of routine emergencies, to point out that a hazard potential exists at every emergency, and to open a discussion on the standard tactics used for them.

Contents:
• Introduction

• I. Common calls

• Electrical emergencies

• Home heating emergencies

• Natural gas fires & emergencies

• Water leaks

• Vehicle fires

• Kitchen fires

• Mattress fires

• Trash fires

• II. Carbon monoxide: The new response

• The medical aspects of carbon monoxide

• The carbon monoxide emergency

• Home CO detectors

• UL 2032

• Answers to study questions