SENTIALS OF FIRE FIGHTING® AND RESCUE CTURAL FIRE FIGHTING: INITIAL RESPONSE STRATEGY AND TACTICS
PUMPING AND AERIAL APPARATUS DRIVER/OPERATOR HANDBOOK
CHIEF OFFICER OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY, HEALTH, AND WELLNESS FIRE INSPECTION AND CODE ENFORCEMENT
VE FIRE INSTRUCTOR
started selling them in August of 2015. At the time this document was developed, FPP had 78 eBooks available to the fire service. This included present and past editions of many of the manuals. Initially, there was concern that eBooks would eventually have a strong impact or exceed the sales of the print versions. This could have a negative impact on overall sales income and warehousing inventories of the print manuals. At the time this document was developed, although eBook sales were steadily rising, the concern about sale of the print version was unfounded. Print versions were still selling at considerably higher numbers than the eBooks. FPP had been receiving requests for audio files or books going back to the early 1990s. The requests were typically directly from individuals who had reading disabilities or from organizations who were assisting these individuals. Some requested files of our manuals in a certain format that they could use them to develop their own. Of course, sending our files out was not an acceptable option for us. Several options for developing them in-house were explored. FPP’s first venture into audio books was the development of one for Essentials of Fire Fighting (7 th edition). It went on the market in December 2019. It was developed in partnership with a company named NextThought. The second audio book to be developed was Hazardous Materials for First Responders (5 th edition) that was released July, 2021. Fire and Emergency Services Company Officer (6 th edition) was released early in 2022 and Chief Officer (4 th edition) followed later that year. More audio books would soon follow. FPP developed the concept of an eLibrary late in 2019. With a yearly subscription, the eLibrary provided access to all IFSTA manuals for every member of a fire department. It was actually a modern version of the print version of the IFSTA library that had gone on the market with a number of years earlier. Customers could purchase either the entire suite of print manuals or select a custom package to meet their needs. They could purchase one for use at a single location or purchase multiple sets and place them at multiple locations within their agency, such as fire stations and the training facility. For career fire departments, it was common for the labor agreement to require that at least one copy of every manual to be used on a promotional exam be placed in each station for candidates to study. The eLibrary made this even easier. Historically, the FPP Customer Service unit was a standalone department within the business section of FPP. They were responsible for taking customer inquiries that came in by phone or mail. In later years, they also processed the orders that came in digitally. As interest and demand increased for the growing number of eProducts FPP was putting on the market, a large percentage of the inquiries were related to those products. FPP leadership determined that the process could be streamlined if Customer Service was merged into the eProducts unit. They would still take traditional orders, but have more direct assistance when eProducts orders and inquiries came in. This merger occurred on October 18, 2021. A similar experience was noted on the “Ask an Editor” portal on the IFSTA website. Originally intended to make it easy for customers to contact IFSTA/FPP with questions on manuals or instructional materials, by the early 2020s, a high percentage of these inquiries were regarding assistance with eProducts. Essentials of Fire Fighting ® Following the establishment of the Joint Council of National Fire Service Organizations in 1970, they established the National Professional Qualifications Board (ProBoard) in 1972. One of the ProBoard’s missions was to develop a set of consensus standards for various positions within the fire service. This would help standardize the manner that firefighters and other fire service positions would be trained and qualified throughout fire service and provide more consistency in operations involving more than one department. It would also allow a certification process to be developed. The first committee that was formed was charged with developing a standard for the firefighter level. This group was called the Committee on Fire Service Professional Standards Development for Fire Fighter Qualifications . FPP Director Harold Mace was chosen to chair that committee. FPP Editor Everett
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