Santa Clara County Fire Department

Recommended and Reference Reading

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photo: Volunteer FF Brian Floyd

This page lists all known book and periodical references to the Santa Clara County Fire Department and it's apparatus, and recommended reading for Fire Service Personnel and those that wish to become one. This list is kept as complete as possible; additional references would be appreciated.

Firefighting Reference and Study

Department History and Yearbooks

County Fire Apparatus

Magazine Articles about County Fire

Related Periodicals

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Firefighting Reference and Study

The bible of firefighting, upon which the department's training is based, and the best study book for prospective firefighters, is Essentials of Fire Fighting, Fire Protection Publications, Oklahoma State University. Currently in it's 4th edition, it is available from the International Fire Service Training Association (IFSTA). This book covers all the basic aspects of firefighting. IFSTA also publishes numerous other more specialized firefighting training manuals, many of which are used by the department.

Several reference guides used by the department were written by County Fire Volunteer FF Jill Meryl Levy. Her books include The First Responder's Pocket Guide to Hazardous Materials Emergency Response, (3rd edition), Hazmat Chemistry Study Guide (2nd edition), The Hazmat Chemistry Mini Review, Take Command of Your Writing and Crimes Against the English Language. These books can be seen at and obtained from Firebelle Productions.

County Fire FF/E Tim Jew has written NESTBOOK™, a series of translation phrasebooks for emergency service personnel. These phrasebooks, available to translate from English into more than 17 different languages, are designed to assist fire, medical and law enforcement personnel in quickly communicating during emergency situations. More information can be found at Nestbook, Inc.

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Retired County Fire Captain Bob Romanoff has put together a Firefighter Self-Guided Walking Tour of San Francisco, for those interested in San Francisco and Firefighting. This free, non-profit site can be visited at www.sanfranciscoffwalk.com.

Department History and Yearbooks

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County Fire Apparatus

Several authors of fire apparatus books are either located in the South Bay area, or acquired some of their material from the area when writing the following books. The hardcopy books listed below contain photos of current and past apparatus (and members) of the Santa Clara County Fire Department, the departments that have since joined County Fire, and neighboring fire departments.

This has made researching information about the historical apparatus shown on this site a bit easier. In addition, it's fun to be able to pick up a internationally published book and find photos of the fire engine parked across the street.

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Articles about County Fire

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Related Periodicals

Below is a list of some other firefighting-related periodicals. These do not contain information specific to the department, but are good for general reference. This list is not necessarily complete. (These listings are for reference only, and not a recommendation or endorsement by the department.)

Firefighting/Rescue:

Advanced Rescue Technology

American Fire Journal

Fire & Rescue Magazine (New Zealand Fire Service)

FireRescue Magazine

Fire Engineering Magazine

Firehouse Magazine

Homeland First Response

Industrial Fire World

London Firefighter (in-house magazine for the London Fire Brigade)

Room 421
London Fire Brigade Headquarters
8 Albert Embankment
London SE1 7SD
England
Telephone: 01189 261669

National Fire & Rescue

NFPA Journal

Wildland Firefighter

Emergency Communications:

9-1-1 Magazine

EMS/Health:

Fire Engineering's FireEMS supplement magazine

Every Second Counts

JEMS Journal of Emergency Medical Services

Safety+Health

Fire Apparatus (current and historical):

Enjine!-Enjine! magazine of SPAAMFAA (Society for the Appreciation of Antique Motor Fire Apparatus in America)

Fire Apparatus Journal

Fire Cover (England)

Utryckning! (Sweden, in Swedish only)

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