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A must read for those who battle hostile fires Firefighters owe it to the public they protect, as well as to themselves and their families, to be as proficient as they can be at residential fire suppression. There are no second chances to do it right. We must be at the top of our game every time we go out the door on a residential fire call. The greatest asset we have is a thinking, knowledgeable, well-trained, sensibly aggressive, physically fit firefighter. They should: Participate in frequent hands-on training. Learn lessons from those who paid the ultimate price. Make sure fire service members know their sacrifice. Do something each day to improve through drills. Be the best trained, ready and prepared firefighter you can be.

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9781593705824

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"""I have the honor of having known Dave Clark since 1984 when I was a student in IFSI's Officer's Fireground School where he was an instructor. Throughout Dave's career he has always been a student of the game. Because of his dedication, experience, research, and years of hands-on instructing, this great book tells how to do the job aggressively and--most importantly--safely."" --Robert S. Hoff, Chicago Fire Commissioner (ret.) and IFSI Field Instructor ""Dave Clark brings decades of experience combating residential fires and presents a commonsense approach to firefighting, addressing 'what's the building going to do with the fire and what's the fire going to do with the building.'"" --Lew Lake, Battalion Chief, Wheaton FD (ret.) and IFSI Chicago Training Program director ""I've heard 'Get ready . . . we're going in!' many times over the past 40 years working with Chief Dave Clark at IFSI. He's fought fires in big cities and small towns teaching streams and ventilation but mostly fire behavior and how to use it to your advantage. He is the best at passing along lessons to the fire service."" --Jack ""Jr."" Rutledge, Illinois Fire Service Institute senior instructor; Delta Air Lines (ret.)"

"I have the honor of having known Dave Clark since 1984 when I was a student in IFSI’s Officer’s Fireground School where he was an instructor. Throughout Dave’s career he has always been a student of the game. Because of his dedication, experience, research, and years of hands-on instructing, this great book tells how to do the job aggressively and—most importantly—safely."" - Robert S. Hoff, Chicago Fire Commissioner (ret.) and IFSI Field Instructor ""Dave Clark brings decades of experience combating residential fires and presents a commonsense approach to firefighting, addressing ‘what’s the building going to do with the fire and what’s the fire going to do with the building."" - Lew Lake, Battalion Chief, Wheaton FD (ret.) and IFSI Chicago Training Program director ""I’ve heard ‘Get ready . . . we’re going in!’ many times over the past 40 years working with Chief Dave Clark at IFSI. He’s fought fires in big cities and small towns teaching streams and ventilation but mostly fire behavior and how to use it to your advantage. He is the best at passing along lessons to the fire service."" - Jack “Jr.” Rutledge, Illinois Fire Service Institute senior instructor; Delta Air Lines (ret.)"

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David F. Clark served as a firefighter and fire chief and fought fires with rural, suburban, and metropolitan fire departments. He became a field instructor and later a full-time instructor for the state fire academy (now the Illinois Fire Service Institute). As IFSI’s deputy director, he oversaw more than 600 instructors and staff, curriculum, training, academic, and research activities for the Institute, which has about 60,000 students per year from Illinois, the United States, and around the world. He served as an instructor at the Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC) and numerous conferences and fire schools, provided technical assistance and review of several fire service books and videos, and is author of more than 20 articles in fire service journals. He participated in curriculum development and helped write training manuals for IFSI, Illinois’s Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM), the International Fire Service Training Association (IFSTA), and the National Fire Academy (NFA). He holds degrees in history, fire science, and adult technical and vocational education. He served as a sergeant in the Army’s Third Infantry Regiment (Old Guard), on the Illinois Terrorism Task Force, and on the Central Illinois Critical Incident Stress Debriefing Team. He retired after 45 years in the fire service.

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