IFSTA/FPP

ESSENTIALS OF FIREFIGHTING, SEVENTH EDITION

• IFSTA worked with the UL Firefighter Safety Research Institute (UL-FSRI) to incorporate the latest research on fire behavior and fire attack. This research is throughout the text. Essentials 7 uses text, photos, illustrations, key terms and plain language for greater comprehension of this new content.
• Hazardous Materials content is enhanced and meets Awareness and Operations of NFPA 1072, 2017 JPRs.
• The NEW IFSTA ONE COLUMN format means more photos, more illustrations, and more tables. More visuals enhance the student learning experience.
• The Essentials 7th Edition App – a student companion app is FREE to download. Stream all 173 skills videos FREE. Practice tool identification FREE. Sample the Essentials 7 Interactive Course and Exam Prep.
• A complete line of support products for students and instructors include the Curriculum, Workbook, Exam Prep, Interactive Course, Skills Videos, and eBook.
• The new Fire Dynamics research from UL-FSRI is the basis for extensive changes in the Fire Dynamics and Ventilation chapters. These chapters tackle the complexities of fire behavior that new knowledge provides. The information is applied to structure fires and the effects of fire on buildings. Applying this new science to fire attack means understanding fuel, the stages of fire, the critical need to control the sources of oxygen, and the value of cooling a fire before making entry into a structure. Go to IFSTA.org to see a sample chapter and for more information

ESSENTIALS 7: CURRICULUM

Instructors know they can count on IFSTA to provide comprehensive and easy to customize curriculum. The Essentials 7 Curriculum includes all 27 chapters. Find these curriculum components on a Flash Drive and ResourceOne:

• Plan of Instruction and Syllabus templates
• Lesson Outlines and PowerPoint® Presentations
• Chapter Quizzes
• Chapter Tests in Exam View
• Workbook Key
• Training Evolutions from Combined Skill Sheets
• Skills Evaluation Checklist

ESSENTIALS 7: EXAM PREP

Exam Prep is a self-study tool for students to prepare for end of course tests and the written portion of a certification exam. This popular student product includes 1,541 questions divided among all 27 chapters of Essentials 7. Each question is page referenced so the user can quickly find the topic in Essentials 7. All items are multiple choice so the student practices the way they will be tested instilling confidence and reducing test anxiety. The answers for each question are in the back of the Exam Prep Print.

ESSENTIALS 7: COURSE WORKBOOK

The Workbook is for the student to review the material in each chapter, to support classroom and online instruction. It is ideal for homework assignments. The Workbook includes more than 3,000 questions and activities covering all 27 chapters of Essentials 7. Instructors can include the activities and questions in lesson plans and for review after the initial presentation of chapter content. Each item is page referenced so the user can quickly find the topic to review in Essentials 7. Students will also find value in using the Workbook if the instructor does not incorporate it as a part of a course. Different types of questions and activities reinforce various learning styles. Activities include:

• Key Terms

• True/False

• Matching

• Fill in the Blank

• Picture Identification

• Short Answer

• Multiple Choice

• Scenarios

ESSENTIALS 7: SKILLS VIDEO SERIES DVD SET

The 173 videos follow the skill sheet instructions provided at the end of Essentials 7 chapters. The skill requirements of NFPA® 1001, Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications (2019), are presented in action videos. These videos assist visual learners and insure hands on training corresponds with the certification exam skill sheet checklists. Fire Fighter I and II skills are demonstrated in these videos. 

ESSENTIALS 7: ESSENTIALS 7TH EDITION COMPANION APP

Find the Essentials 7th Edition App on the App Store. Download the app for FREE. Stream all 173 skills videos FREE. Practice tool identification FREE. Sample the Essentials 7 FFI & FFII Interactive Course and Exam Prep before you make an in-app purchase.

In-App Purchase Items:

• Exam Prep with 1,541 questions

• Essentials 7 FFI & FFII Interactive Course

• Download all 173 Skills Videos for off line viewing

Fire and Emergency Services Instructor, 9^th Edition State-of-the-Art Instructor Textbook and Curriculum

A safe and effective fire service must have capable instructors delivering effective training. Fire and Emergency Services Instructor, 9^th Edition, is THE IFSTA source for instructor training.

This NEW text includes all NFPA 1041, Standard for Fire Service Instructor Professional Qualifications, (2019) Levels I, II, and III JPRs.

• Level I ..........................Chapters 1-10

• Level II .......................Chapters 11-15

• Level III.......................Chapters 16-18

• Appendix A - Correlation to NFPA 1041 JPRs

NFPA 1021, Standard for Fire Officer Professional Qualifications requires Instructor Level I certification as a prerequisite for Fire Officer Level I. This NEW IFSTA Instructor text is ideal for these Level I learners.

NEW! Forty-three skill sheets across Instructor Levels I, II and III assist the instructor and the student to prepare for skills evaluations. The Instructor 9 Curriculum includes a NEW feature: The Instructor Tool Kit.

The Instructor Tool Kit is part of the Instructor 9 curriculum and reflects the January 2019 certification decision of an accreditation body including the documents needed to instruct and evaluate students' cognitive based JPRs utilizing multiple grading methods.

Review Boxes are added in this NEW edition to review previous content and highlight prerequisite knowledge for the advancing instructor candidate. For example, Instructor II contains Review Boxes for Level I Instructor content, while Instructor III contains Review Boxes for both Levels I and II.

The manual replicates the terms and vocabulary from the new edition of NFPA 1041. Chapter review and discussion questions are included at the end of each chapter helping students focus on mastering key information.

The NEW IFSTA ONE COLUMN format means more photos, more illustrations, and more tables. More visuals enhance the student learning experience.

The book includes:

• Characteristics of effective instructors and adult learners
• Principals of learning and instructional planning
• The learning environment, classroom instruction and student interaction
• References NFPA 1403, Standard on Live Fire Training Evolutions to teach live-fire training at acquired structures, purpose-built structures and exterior/wildland fire training
• Testing, evaluation and test item construction
• Lesson plan development includes 11 skill sheets
• Instructor and class evaluation
• Four-step development model:
  • identifying training needs
  • designing a program or curriculum
  • implementing the curriculum
  • evaluating the curriculum
• Training program evaluation and administration

5 Related Products for Instructor NINE

•  eBook

• Exam Prep Print

• Package Exam Prep Print and Manual

• Curriculum

Instructor NINE Curriculum

Instructors know they can count on IFSTA to provide comprehensive and easy to customize curriculum. The Instructor 9 Curriculum includes all 18 chapters. Find these curriculum components on a Flash Drive and ResourceOne:

• Plan of Instruction
• Syllabus templates
• Lesson Outlines
• PowerPoint® Presentations
• Chapter Quizzes
• Chapter Tests in Exam View
• Skills Evaluation Checklists
• Instructor Toolbox: a NEW addition to the Instructor 9 Curriculum; includes a variety of tools including lesson plan outline and worksheet templates, evaluation rubrics, and examples of acquired structure acquisition agreements and live burn plans for an instructor to incorporate into their course or program

  EXAM PREP PRINT

  476 Multiple Choice Questions

  Exam Prep is designed to be used as a self-study tool for students to prepare for comprehensive end of course tests and the written portion of a certification exam. The Exam Prep content is arranged by chapter. All items are multiple choice so the student practices the way they will be tested instilling confidence and reducing test anxiety. The answers for each question are in the back of the Exam Prep Print. This popular student product includes 476 questions divided among all 18 chapters of Instructor NINE. Each question is page referenced so the user can quickly find the topic to review in Instructor NINE.

Hazardous Materials for First Responders, 5th Edition Companion App

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Skill Videos

• FREE 40 skill videos covering Hazardous Materials Awareness and Operations. Each skill video follows the steps on the skill sheets at the end of each chapter

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Haz Mat Awareness and Operations Interactive Course

• Hazardous Materials for First Responders, 5th Edition Interactive Course. Images, Videos and interactive content for all 15  chapters - sample FREE - In-App purchase only $19.99 on the App Store

Hazardous Materials for First Responders, 5th Edition Companion App

Content ALL 15 Chapters:

1. Introduction to Hazardous Materials
2. Analyzing the Incident: Recognizing and Identifying the Presence of Hazardous Materials
3. Implementing the Response: Awareness Level Actions at Hazmat Incidents
4. Analyzing the Incident: Identifying Potential Hazards
5. Analyzing the Incident: Predicting Behavior and Identifying Containers
6. Planning the Response: Identifying Action Options
7. Implementing and Evaluating the Action Plan: Incident Management and Response Objectives and Action Options
8. Implementing the Response: Terrorist Attacks, Criminal Activities, and Disasters
9. Implementing the Response: Personal Protective Equipment
10. Implementing the Response: Decontamination
11. Implementing the Response: Mission-Specific Detection, Monitoring, and Sampling
12. Implementing the Response: Mission-Specific Victim Rescue and Recovery
13. Implementing the Response: Mission-Specific Product Control
14. Implementing the Response: Mission-Specific Evidence Preservation and Public Safety Sampling
15. Implementing the Response: Mission-Specific Illicit Laboratories