Product Description
The best way to reduce firefighter injuries and deaths at incidents is the appointment of a well-prepared proactive Incident Safety Officer(ISO). This book primes aspiring and current Safety Officers to meet and exceed the specific job functions outlined in the 2007 Edition of NFPA 1521: Standard for Fire Department Safety Officer, as well as to aggressively pursue the operation of a highly efficient safety program. Extensively revised, the second edition of Fir… More >>
Fire Department Incident Safety Officer
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#1 by Anonymous on April 17, 2010 - 6:02 pm
The lessons presented by Dodson are grossly oversimplified and the book is an injustice to fire fighters who use it. In addition, it is only written to an eighth grade level. Save your money and maybe your life.
Rating: 1 / 5
#2 by Floyd Salazar on April 17, 2010 - 6:41 pm
If this book was written at the 8th grade level, then it must’ve been proof read by an 8th grader. There are mistakes in this book that spell check could’ve fixed. As for content, George Carlin says that the “quality of our thoughts is only as good as the quality of our language.” This book is so poorly written, I couldn’t find anything of practical value. I can only hope that in the far distant future, historians will not judge our beloved job by the quality and content of this book.
Rating: 1 / 5
#3 by Back Draft on April 17, 2010 - 8:40 pm
I purchased two Fire Department Incident Safety officers manual for myself and a friend. When reading the manual I found that both books had several chapters missing.When I contacted Amazon they quickly sent me new manuals with no charge and pre-paid return labels to cover the return of the defective manuals. Even though there was an initial problem, I am very pleased with the service I received.
Rating: 4 / 5
#4 by William L. Tuttle on April 17, 2010 - 9:57 pm
The book was well written and easy to read. I found it helpful in my safety officer class.
Rating: 4 / 5
#5 by Truckie on April 17, 2010 - 10:21 pm
I found this book very informative, ignore Safety-Command’s review. I attended David Dodson’s 16 hour class during the FDIC conference in Indianapolis in 2005. The class was an overview of the book and the more important skill of learning to read smoke. Mr. Dodson also taught an Art of Reading Smoke class that was attended by over 1,000 people. This book is the basis for the FDSOA certification test. It is a must read for any Department who has not established procedures for implementing a scene safety officer. Read and learn. The book is simplified to better understand and function in the role of a Safety Officer.
Rating: 5 / 5