Fred Stowell

editor of Structural Fire Fighting: Initial Response Strategy and Tactics

February 4, 2012

Fred Stowell is a retired Tulsa Fire Department Chief Officer and has worked for Fire Protection Publications/IFSTA since 2001. He is the author of numerous manuals including, Fire and Emergency Services Company Officer, Fire and Emergency Services Instructor, Chief Officer, and the up and coming edition of Essentials of Fire Fighting.

The 1st edition of Structural Fire Fighting: Initial Strategy and Tactics is intended to provide fire personnel with the knowledge needed to deploy resources in the first 10 minutes of any structural fire incident. The manual is designed to help the reader develop a logical decision-making process for determining incident priorities, strategies, and tactics regardless of the available resources or configuration of the emergency services organization. Scenarios for residential, commercial, and special hazard incidents are included with recommended best practices and considerations. Training officers can use these scenarios, modified to local resources and realities, to develop classroom discussions or field simulations.

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Last Updated: 12 January 2022