David DeStefano

author of "Fire and Emergency Services Orientation and Terminology," Sixth Edition and co-author of "Pumping and Aerial Apparatus Driver/Operator Handbook," Third Edition

December 15, 2016

David DeStefano is a 28 year veteran of the North Providence Fire Department where he serves as captain of Ladder Co. 1. Additionally, Captain DeStefano has instructed numerous recruit academies for the NPFD and is currently Chairman of the Health & Safety Committee for IAFF Local 2334. He is also an Instructor/Coordinator for the Rhode Island Fire Academy and frequent contributor to Fire Engineering Magazine. Captain DeStefano presents fire service training on a variety of topics throughout Southern New England and is selected as a classroom presenter for the 2017 Fire Department Instructor's Conference in Indianapolis. His previous writing for IFSTA includes "Structural Firefighting: High Rise Firefighting," Second Edition and "Pumping Apparatus Driver/Operator," Third Edition.

The purpose of this manual is to acquaint new firefighters with the history, traditions, terminology, organization, and operation of the fire and emergency services. In addition, the manual contains typical job and operation descriptions that should provide insight into the inner workings of the fire service. An extensive fire and emergency services glossary is included. The manual is also intended for college students who are beginning their associate's level studies in fire related fields.

The scope of this manual is to meet the learning outcomes of the National Fire Academy (NFA) Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education (FESHE) Principles of Emergency Services associate's level course. In addition, information in this manual addresses numerous requisite knowledge items identified in Chapter 5, Fire Fighter I, and Chapter 6, Fire Fighter II, of NFPA^® 1001, Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications. The manual is intended to be used in a college classroom, but is also an excellent companion text to IFSTA's "Essentials of Fire Fighting," Sixth Edition and "Essentials of Fire Fighting and Fire Department Operations," Sixth Edition.

The "Pumping Apparatus Driver/Operator Handbook," Third Edition covers pumping apparatus only, the second book in the pair, "Pumping and Aerial Apparatus Driver/Operator Handbook," Third Edition contains the same 15 chapters as the pumping apparatus textbook, plus an additional five chapters relevant to aerial apparatus. Personnel on departments that operate both types of apparatus now only need one manual and one curriculum for training. Students only need one exam prep to prepare for testing. If a fire department does not use aerial apparatus, they use the "Pumping Apparatus Driver/Operator Handbook," Third Edition and omit the aerial sections of the curriculum and exam prep which include all 20 chapters.

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Last Updated: 12 January 2022