Fire Department Special Operations

Ray Downey wrote the first edition of The Rescue Company in the early 1990s. Building on Downey's legacy, John Norman has written Fire Department Special Operations to take into consideration the earth-shattering events, funding increases, research advances, expanded capabilities, and changes in regulations and standards that have widened the knowledge gap since the publication of Chief Downey's book.
Fire Department Special Operations is an excellent guide for agencies and individuals in establishing, staffing, operating, and maintaining heavy rescue units in the many forms they may take. It is also an ideal training resource for the officers and individuals assigned the duties that a rescue firefighter must accomplish.

• The Rescue Company
• Fire Officer's Handbook of Tactics (Fire Engineering)
• Collapse of Burning Buildings: A Guide to Fireground Safety
• Step Up and Lead
• Firefighting Operations in High-Rise and Standpipe-Equipped Buildings
• The Engine Company
• One Hundred Years of Valor: Rescue Company 1 New York City Fire Department Rescue 1915-2015
• High-Angle Rope Rescue Techniques: Levels I & II
• Practice Scenarios: Practice Scenarios for the Fire Service