Jeff Fortney

author and editor of "Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting," Sixth Edition

December 15, 2016

Jeff Fortney is a senior editor at Fire Protection Publications (FPP). He has served as lead editor on the following International Fire Service Training Association's (IFSTA) manuals:

• "Plans Examiner," First Edition
• "Industrial Exterior and Structural Fire Brigades," First Edition
• "Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting," Fifth Edition
• "Vehicle Extrication," Third Edition
• "Orientation and Terminology," Fifth Edition
• "Company Officer," Fifth Edition
• "Chief Officer," Third Edition
• "Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting," Sixth Edition
• "Facility Fire Brigades," Second Edition

He is currently the writer/photographer of IFSTA's Essentials of Fire Fighting," Seventh Edition. He has also served as a photographer on numerous other FPP and IFSTA projects over the last 14 years. Fortney served in the United States Air Force as a fire protection specialist, driver/operator, crew chief, and station captain. He also served as a master instructor at the USAF Fire School at Chanute AFB (IL) and later at the DOD Fire Training Academy at Goodfellow AFB, Texas. Before coming to OSU, he served as the deputy director of the Arkansas Fire Academy.

In his spare time, Fortney enjoys creative writing and has authored seven novels and one short how-to book. He is currently working on his eighth novel.

Airport firefighters, airport driver operators, and airport crew chiefs will use this text to meet the most current NFPA, FARs, and ICAO requirements.
The book includes:

• 31 new skill sheets
• Photos, illustrations and learning activities
• Review questions for all 12 chapters

This book provides the information firefighters need to effectively perform the tasks for aircraft rescue and fire fighting and to complete airport firefighter certification.

URL: https://library.okstate.edu/news/celebratingbooks/2017-honorees-b/jeff-fortney

Last Updated: 12 January 2022