National Electrical Code 2005 Softcover Version (National Fire Protection Association National Electrical Code)
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National Electrical Code 2005 Softcover Version (National Fire Protection Association National Electrical Code)
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ASIN: 0877656231

Book Description

The #1 electrical reference, the 2005 National Electrical Code®, is available through today's #1 electrical publisher, Thomson Delmar Learning! The single most important reference in the electrical industry, the National Electrical Code (NEC®), is updated every three years and outlines minimum standards for all types of electrical installations. The 2005 NEC®, available in softcover or looseleaf version, is loaded with solutions designed to provide better safeguards, add greater usability, and bring provisions in line with technology trends. A “must” for anyone involved in electrical design, installation, or inspection, the 2005 NEC® provides 100% of the information needed to meet Code® and avoid costly errors in electrical installations of all types. Thomson Delmar Learning is pleased to make this authoritative reference from the NFPA available directly from us, for the convenience of our customers who work in and around the electrical trades. It may be used independently or as a companion to any electrical book, including Delmar's best-selling wiring series as well as our guides to using the NEC®.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars nice one, amazon.......2007-09-08

Amazon is just lame sometimes. I've been asked to write a review of this book. Review the NEC? Uh, ok. I'm an electrician, so I guess I really like the NEC. There you go, Amazon.

5 out of 5 stars NEC 2005 Softcover version.......2007-08-31

The Softcover version of the National Electrical Code 2005 is a must have reference for all Journeyman and Master Electricians. It is an essential tool for any students who are studying for a State License Exam.

5 out of 5 stars How do you rate a code book?.......2007-08-31

The picture of the book I ordered looks exactly like the one that I received. Amazing! It actually has the NEC codes on the inside of the book which is exactly the reason I bought it. It is a really pretty book with lots of information.

5 out of 5 stars I wish I had bought this years ago..........2007-08-09

I'm not an electrician so the price of the NEC delayed my buying a copy for too many years. I hunted for answers in forums and other web sources. (For advanced home improvers, Rex Cauldwell's excellent Wiring a House (For Pros by Pros) is a wonderful resource.)

I bought the spiral-bound edition 2005 National Electrical Code Spiralbound & Turbo Tab Set.

The 2005 NEC is as readable as and better than some codes. I recommend some highlighters and the 2005 NEC Tabs.

Millers Illustrated Guide to the NEC: Based on the 2005 National Electrical Code is a somewhat pricy but helpful companion. The coordinated descriptions and illustrations make the Code take on real-world meaning. There are almost no illustrations in the NEC.

1 out of 5 stars Shipping fake.......2007-04-11

Just to let you know that i have ordered this book a month ago and I'm still haven't receive it !!! Of course they already charged my account. If you really need it just go over to the nearest Borders and buy it,Illustrated Guide to the NEC: Based on the 2005 National Electrical Code at least you will not have this headache waiting for something that may be in your house six months later !!!! I will never buy from this distributor again in my life. I have ordered things two weeks after this one and they are already with me !!!!!
National Electrical Code 2005 Handbook (National Fire Protection Association//National Electrical Code Handbook)
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ASIN: 0877656258

Book Description

Produced by the NFPA, the popular National Electrical Code® 2005 Handbook contains the complete text of the 2005 edition of the NEC® supplemented by helpful facts and figures, full-color illustrations, real-world examples and expert commentary. An essential reference for students and professionals, this Handbook is the equivalent of an annotated edition of the 2005 NEC® that offers insights into new and more difficult articles in order to guide users to success in interpreting and applying current Code requirements to all types of electrical installations. A valuable information resource for anyone involved in electrical design, installation and inspection, the NEC® 2005 Handbook is updated every three years and provides 100% of the information needed to "meet Code" and avoid costly errors. Thomson Delmar Learning is pleased to make this one-of-a-kind reference - containing the most widely accepted and most frequently used criteria for electrical installations in the U.S. - available directly from us for our customers who work in and around the electrical trades. It may be used independently and also makes an excellent companion to books in Delmar's best-selling electrical wiring series.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Electric Code Book.......2007-06-11

This book is required in order to obtain an electrical contractor's license in the state of Georgia.

5 out of 5 stars Very Good Reference Book for Electricians.......2007-06-09

This book is fine, it was a little bit expensive though.

5 out of 5 stars this is the top of the line.......2007-03-19

this is everything i would ask for in a code book. it has details and is very comprehensive. this code book is great for keeping everything up to code.in reality sometimes compromises need to be make for pratical sake, electical inspectors i've dealt with understand that too. sure follow the book to perfectlly in a test exam but in real life something are not going to be happening.

5 out of 5 stars Important Resource.......2007-02-19

Wanting to make internal wiring systems safer is the right thing to do. However, knowing how to meet that goal has never been more difficult. And with internal wiring systems more complex than ever, having a resource that provides correct answers about the NEC rules along with details in a simple explaination, is even more useful. That's exactly what the NEC 2005 Handbook does.

I have used this resource for years and can always count on it to provide answers in a clear and concise manner. The latest Handbook continues to improve with the increased use of illustrations and expanded discussions to help the reader know the NEC rule specifics... while helping in its understanding.

The Handbook is a "must have" reference if you are serious about doing all you can to meet the safety goals of the NEC Rules.

5 out of 5 stars student use.......2007-01-04

This book is far better than the standard red code book. this has more useful information with the pics and tables that is more helpful. and the tabs are great makes finding the sections alot easier.
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5 out of 5 stars Essentials of Firefighting.......2007-03-08

This manual helps not only the new recruit, but the veteren firefighter to enhance their basic training or to review techniques on tasks & operations.

5 out of 5 stars this is a very good book........2005-08-12

i've taught the fire academy using the textbook. it is a very good book for beginning firefighters as well as those who been firefighters for a while.

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5 out of 5 stars Great Read.......2003-03-01

I recently joined a volunteer fire department and this book
truly helped me through the six months probationary period.

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This is a must have for anyone who aspires to being a firefighter. Vivid descriptions, Helpful tips, How-to Skill Sheets, and Clear illustrations help the student master otherwise difficult material. I'm currently going through firefighting class and would not be able to live without this book.

5 out of 5 stars Firefighter Review.......2002-04-22

The book is excellent in its layout. Is easy to follow and is a very imformative piece of necessary literature for any firefighter taking firefighter 1. Is very informative on NFPA regulations and guidelines. I was impressed with the detail that was given in the book, our instructor was impressed with this book as well.
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    National Electrical Code 1999
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    Revised every three years, the National Electric Code is the most widely used and accepted criteria for all electrical installations. It is adopted as law by most states, cities, and municipalities. Containing the up-to-the-minute facts and safety guidelines electricians need to avoid costly errors, the NEC remains a "must-have" reference for anyone involved in electrical design installation, identification, and/or inspection. Features: -reorganized and completely redesigned to be more user friendly than past versions -the single most important document in the electrical industry -contains the legal rules that must be followed for all electrical installations -a must-have reference for anyone involved in electrical design, installation, and

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    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars The book cost to much.......1999-10-01

    The book cost to much but you got to have it

    5 out of 5 stars Not a training manual.......1999-09-24

    In all states that I have held an electrician's license (20 years), it was mandatory to pass an electrical exam based on the current NEC. This is an invaluable resource and a must have if you are an electrician. But it is not a training manual. Homeowners and do-it-yourselfers are best served picking up a how to electrical book based on the current National Electrical Code. There are several here at Amazon.

    1 out of 5 stars New code book not ready for prime time.......1999-09-10

    Here's a book that begs the question, "What were these guys thinking?" At NFPA, it seems the voltage is on but nobody's home. The new large format doesn't make the book any easier to interpret or information easier to find, perpetually sore subjects among users of past code books. The text might be larger, which is fine for us aging boomers with reading deficiencies, but that's not a good enough reason to radically alter a long-established format. Further, it seems NFPA intended this edition for office use, not field use. Those of us who carry the books in our trucks have ready-made spots for the old 5x7.5 editions. This big book is klutzy and subject to vastly more damage in everyday use.

    And finally there's the price of this "deluxe" edition. The 1978 code book was $8, the 1996 book was about $35. There is simply no justification for the 1999 book, a virtual requirement for every informed electrician, to be scraping the $50 level. Will somebody please check the NFPA's grounding?

    5 out of 5 stars 1999 NEC a more readable safety standard.......1999-03-05

    The National Electrical Code (NEC)is published every 3 years by the National Fire Protection Association. It is offered as the minimum safety standard for electrical installations, but is not a law until adopted by the respective state or municipal governing body. The 1999 NEC has undergone some major revisions since the 1996 edition in order to improve the readability and understandability of a document which is not written in lay-mans terms. The NEC states that it does not intend to provide a design specification nor an instruction manual for the untrained. This re-write has been successful in helping to clarify and improve many areas, particular Article 250 on Grounding. Many exceptions have been removed from the 1996 version and re-written into a "positive" text in the 1999 edition, helping to reduce some of the confusion. The larger format of the 1999 NEC makes it easier reading, and makes the tables much more usable.

    Certainly, additional study and supplemental references are essential in order to fully comprehend the meaning of the NEC and the intended application in our every day wiring installations. As a certified electrical instructor and licensed electrial inspector, I use the NEC every day and have found that the 1999 edition is an improvement over the 1996 edition.

    1 out of 5 stars I need the Massachusetts Electrical Code.......1999-02-04

    Dear Amazon, nice to see you carry this all important book, but as a Massachusetts Electrician it is useless to me. We are required to follow the NEC with the Massachusetts supplement. That would be nice to see on your list.
    Illustrated Guide to the NEC: Based on the 2005 National Electrical Code
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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    Illustrated Guide to the NEC: Based on the 2005 National Electrical Code
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    Over the years, the National Electrical Code® has grown in volume and complexity. This updated edition utilizes visualization to present a complete, concise, and easy-to-understand exploration of the 2005 Edition of the NEC®. Each highly-detailed illustration offers insight into Code requirements and is enhanced by clearly written text blocks that read quickly and with little effort. Includes coverage of fundamental provisions, followed by Code requirements relevant to specific types of occupancies. Intended as an indispensable supplement to the NEC®, this book translates the sometimes vague and complex language of the Code into clearer, cleaner, and simpler terms.

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars not what I expected, but worth the price.......2007-08-09

    Miller's book starts where the revised edition of Rex Cauldwell's excellent Wiring a House (For Pros by Pros) ends. Unless you are an electrician or similarly experienced, you might want to start with Cauldwell's book.

    Upside: Illustrated 2005 NEC is readable. I started at the beginning and progressed through the book, reading and studying illustrations in detail where needed, just scanning material I knew well. To me, this is important: Miller gave an example and an illustration immediately after every topic I found difficult to understand from a first reading. He didn't miss one. Lots of painless learning in a small amount of time. Virtually every topic is cross-referenced to the 2005 NEC. References are set off at the end of paragraphs so they don't interfere with the flow of descriptions. Color (two shades of blue) is effectively used. For example, each statement in a descriptive series is lettered with a blue bullet and there are corresponding blue bullet letters with blue lines pointing to the relevant part of an accompanying illustration or illustrations (it's more effective than my description of it).

    In addition to being readable, Illustrated 2005 NEC can, with some effort, be used for reference. I wish it had a better index, but a few tries and some scanning took me to an answer for many of my queries. I found several (illustrated) answers I have been seeking: Do two one-pole circuit breakers in a single breaker position have to have a handle tie to count as one hand operation against the not-more-than-six-hand-operations disconnect rule? Can you feed the busses of a subpanel through a two-pole circuit breaker (back-fed device) rather than the lugs if you don't have a master breaker? Answers to all my questions were cross-referenced to the correct NEC article, table, or subtopic.

    Downside: I was disappointed when I first thumbed Illustrated 2005 NEC. I did not expect "Illustrated" to mean so many clothes closets complete with hangers, cute cabinets, room dividers, sinks, stoves, toasters, and so on. They illustrate the book but they do not illustrate the NEC. I was surprised at the number of pages devoted to calculations worksheets; that probably isn't a downside to professional electricians. Topics I had expected were missing or skimpy (viz., I wanted a much better treatment of subpanels). Finally, there is the cost, over $50 when I bought it in mid-2007.

    I bought Miller's book with my very first copy of the NEC. For all my whining, I am glad I spent the money. I would have given Illustrated 2005 NEC four-&-one-half stars if I could have.

    4 out of 5 stars Helpful.......2007-03-23

    This book is a great companion to the NEC 2005 codebook. It's a HUGE help.

    4 out of 5 stars NEC 2005 Guide Overview.......2007-02-16

    I found the book a good reference for electrical wiring and NEC 2005.
    Basically the book is targeted to electricians and installers. I failed to find any information on calculations of available short-circuit current (ASC) for service equipment. Industrial installations versus the code was not well addressed in book. In doing calculations of commercial and dwelling units one deals a lot with NEC Table 220.55 and the associated FNPs (foot notes). These FNPS are horrible cumbersome to explain the solution when dealing with multiple Ranges with different values of range's KWs. The author did vey litle in explaining and expanding this area of the code.
    Joseph

    4 out of 5 stars A good place to start your wiring job.......2007-01-17

    My review is from a handyman perspective, rather than an electrician's.

    The 442 page Illustrated Guide to the National Electrical Code® is organized into 5 sections: fundamental provisions, single-family homes and townhouses, multi-family dwellings, commercial buildings, and special occupancies, areas, and equipment (health care facilities, elevators, churches, etc.) Homeowner's can stop on page 188, the end of the single-family dwelling section.

    The primary feature of this Guide is the picture-is-worth-a-thousand-words approach. See Customer Photos for an actual example from the book. The book describes each NEC "rule" in English, and further explains it through a captioned drawing. This writing style makes it easier to understand the material.

    Here are the types of questions answered by this book:

    1. How close to an outlet box does the first cable staple (or equivalent) have to be?
    2. How tightly can you bend 12/2 NM cable around corners?
    3. Is it OK to use 20-amp rated receptacles on 15-amp circuits, and vice-versa?
    4. Attaching a ground wire to a steel box, and what kind of screws cannot be used.
    5. How are you supposed to staple cables to studs when the cables were fished through a finished wall to a new outlet box?
    6. What amp circuit must be used for bathroom receptacles, and what else can be on that circuit?
    7. Does a laundry area require a dedicated circuit of a specific amperage?

    The Guide answers these and hundreds of other questions. If you plan on getting an electrical permit, this book will help you pass inspection.

    Even without an inspection, it would be comforting to know that tried-and-true installation techniques were used in the house we're remodeling. If you are planning on any but the simplest of wiring jobs, this Guide would be a good start.

    2 out of 5 stars needs work.......2007-01-10

    They need to find an editor that has a eye for details. I found numerous mistakes, and references to sections of the code book that the code book editors changed. The book will help you learn the NEC code, but just reading the code book will do the same. The text book won't help too much on the state exam since you can't bring it in. The calculations sections relies heavily on a work sheet that you cannot bring into the test site. Its nice to have, but no use with the exam. The diagrams and illustrations have letter marking that have corresponding informational paragraphs, but i found them to be list in a convenient circular pattern instead of listed in an easy to follow line-of-thinking method. You have to have it for your class, so just pay them the money and work some overtime to pay for it. It is my opinion that it is overpriced.
    National Electrical Code 2002 Handbook (National Fire Protection Association//National Electrical Code Handbook)
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Makes me feel smarter!
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    Produced by the NFPA, the popular National Electrical Code® (NEC®) 2002 Handbook contains the complete text of the 2002 edition of the NEC® supplemented by helpful facts and figures, full-color illustrations, real-world examples and expert commentary. An essential reference for students and professionals, this Handbook is the equivalent of an annotated edition of the 2002 NEC® that offers insights into new and more difficult articles in order to guide users to success in interpreting and applying current Code requirements to all types of electrical installations. A valuable information resource for anyone involved in electrical design, installation and inspection, the NEC® 2002 Handbook is updated every three years and provides 100% of the information needed to "meet Code" and avoid costly errors. Delmar is pleased to make this one-of-a-kind reference - containing the most widely accepted and most frequently used criteria for electrical installations in the U.S. - available directly from us for our customers who work in and around the electrical trades. It may be used independently and makes an excellent companion to books in Delmar's best-selling electrical wiring series.

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Makes me feel smarter!.......2003-12-01

    I am desk jockey who does electrical design work. I have little in-the-field electrical experience. I use the NEC codes frequently to make sure what I design is code-compliant. I have a copy of the standard 1999 NEC book and found many parts of it difficult to interpret. This new "handbook" version has answered all of the questions and uncertainties I had about the code. It has an illustration and explanation for just about every question I could think of. Even when I don't need a certain thing, I have found myself leafing through the book just to learn more.

    I would recommend this to anyone, but especially engineer types or those who are inexperienced. I feel much more confident about my job and I don't have to ask electricans those questions that make you feel stupid anymore. Even master electricians will appreciate the explanations of code changes from the 1999 version. Overall, I can't recommend this book more, well worth the $50 or so more than the standard NEC book.

    5 out of 5 stars Amazing........2003-01-29

    If you hang around with fellow homeowners, there's a lot of water cooler conversation about various things, including the electrical code. This book just nails everything you ever wondered about, everything you haven't yet wondered about, and a few thousand things that you'll never need to know. Want to install a subpanel? Want to figure what gauge of cable to use to supply it? Want to know how to calculate the in^3 fill of a box? How deep to bury an underground cable? How to use raceways? That information totals about 1/4 of 1% of the contents of this book.
    Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (4th Ed)
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • Good Introduction To Aircraft Rescue And Fire Fighting
    Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (4th Ed)
    Robert Lindstrom , and William Duncan Patterson Stewart
    Manufacturer: Fire Protection Publication
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    4 out of 5 stars Good Introduction To Aircraft Rescue And Fire Fighting.......2007-09-24

    This text, prepared by the International Fire Service Training Association (IFSTA), is a good introduction to aircraft (and airport) rescue and fire fighting. The book is easy to comprehend, yet is fairly detailed. There is a lot of good information on aircraft-specific fire fighting skills, as well as other relevant sections on issues like airport familiarization (lighting, markings, grid maps, etc.) and aircraft familiarization (engines, electrical systems, composite hazards, etc.)

    The book is very strong in dealing with situational awareness issues (e.g. topography and terrain hazards, wind direction, hazardous goods), and is especially good at dealing with different types of apparatus and extinguishing agents (Aqueous Film Forming Foam, Regular Protein Foam, Film Forming Fluroprotein Foam, Purple K, etc.) and their application devices and method (aspirating versus nonaspirating nozzles, portable form proportioners, etc.) Basic skills and assessment techniques are strongly reinforced, and the place of fire fighters in Airport Emergency Plans is thoroughly explained.

    The book tends to be a bit repetitive and occasionally tedious, but for someone with interest in aircraft rescue and fire fighting, this is an indispensable text.
    Beyond Fear
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • Reading it improves the reader security intelligence
    • Sensible security for an unsensible world
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    Beyond Fear
    Bruce Schneier
    Manufacturer: Springer
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    Book Description

    In "Beyond Fear," Bruce Schneier invites us to take a critical look at not just the threats to our security, but the ways in which we're encouraged to think about security by law enforcement agencies, businesses of all shapes and sizes, and our national governments and militaries. Schneier believes we all can and should be better security consumers, and that the trade-offs we make in the name of security - in terms of cash outlays, taxes, inconvenience, and diminished freedoms - should be part of an ongoing negotiation in our personal, professional, and civic lives, and the subject of an open and informed national discussion.

    With a well-deserved reputation for original and sometimes iconoclastic thought, Schneier has a lot to say that is provocative, counter-intuitive, and just plain good sense. He explains in detail, for example, why we need to design security systems that don't just work well, but fail well, and why secrecy on the part of government often undermines security. A skeptic of much that's promised by highly touted technologies like biometrics, Schneier is also a refreshingly positive, problem-solving force in the often self-dramatizing and fear-mongering world of security pundits.

    Schneier helps the reader to understand the issues at stake, and how to best come to one's own conclusions, including the vast infrastructure we already have in place, and the vaster systems--some useful, others useless or worse--that we're being asked to submit to and pay for.

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Reading it improves the reader security intelligence.......2007-07-05

    The content of this book slightly overlap the content of the author previous book Secrets and Lies: Digital Security in a Networked World but presents the material with a different angle. An angle with the perspective of a security expert that witness security measures taken by governments in reaction of the 9/11 terrorism attack and wants people to understand the absurdity of some of these measures.

    It is not technical at all and does not necessitate any particular background to understand and enjoy. The author explains clearly how to make a risk assessment of something that you want to make more secure and then evaluate the cost of the security measures. Only when you have that data, you can evaluate if the added security is worth it.

    These explanations are backed up with concrete examples such as evaluating the risk to make purchase with a credit card over the internet. Other examples include the absurdity of securing a lunch in a company refrigerator because the potential loss if having a lunch stolen does not justify securing it. The author also explains that even with technologies that looks very accurate such as facial recognition with an error rate of, let's say, 0.0001 % are totally ineffective when they have to control a huge number of persons like a stadium crowd because even with this accuracy, they would create an unmanageable amount of false positive alerts.

    The author also elaborate about why you should question the motivation of a security provider when it is a third party and link this with how people fears can be exploited to introduce invasive, excessively expensive and inefficient security measures. I think that the goal of the author was to make people more critics about security questions and my opinion is that his goal has been successfully achieved.

    5 out of 5 stars Sensible security for an unsensible world.......2007-06-05

    Most people think that they think rationally about security decisions.

    Most don't even know when they're making security decisions.

    Fewer know what those decisions really entail.

    Only Bruce Schneier knows how to make those decisions sensibly, and he's passing that information along to the world.

    5 out of 5 stars Funny.......2007-01-10

    I never thought I'd find a security book that made me laugh. Both amusing and informative, I had a hard time putting this one down.

    5 out of 5 stars Very Good, and Not as Muddled as One has Claimed.......2005-10-19

    This book is very informative, interesting, and entertaining. I've recommended it to people both within and outside the CS and IT communities w/o reservation.

    Rather than reiterating things said in the many positive reviews, I'd like to take issue with one reviewer who says Schneier misuses the term "threat." In particular, this reviewer says "A threat is a party with the capabilities and intentions to exploit a vulnerability in an asset." This definition is both counter to standard English usage and counter to standard usage within the computer security field. Every book on my shelf has roughly the same definition of threat: "Threat: a potential for violation of security, which exists when there is a circumstance, capability, action, or event that could breach security and cause harm. That is, a threat is a possible danger that might exploit a vulnerability" -- Stallings, Network Security Essentials, p. 5. So a threat is condition or event, not a party. The reviewer seems to confuse threat with potential adversary.

    Schneier's terminology is the standard terminology, and he uses it correctly.

    5 out of 5 stars Security or Liberty? Both!.......2005-06-30

    I first read about Bruce Schneier in an eye-opening article by Charles Mann in the September, 2002 issue of The Atlantic Monthly. It seems that you don't have to make the false choice everyone is agonizing over between security and liberty. You can have both.

    Schneier's book expands on the ideas in the article. Although Schneier is a technology fan and it is his livelihood, he realizes that sometimes a live security guard can provide better security than cutting-edge (but still fallible) face-recognition scanners, for instance. He explains why national ID cards are not a good idea, and how iris-scanners can be fooled.

    These are ideas for security on a large scale, for airports, nuclear and other power plants, and government websites. For security on an individual or small business scale, try Art of the Steal by Frank Abagnale. But even if you don't run a government, Beyond Fear is a fascinating read about how your government is making choices (and how they SHOULD be making choices about your security and about your rights.


    Firefighter Rescue And Survival
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • On top of their game.
    Firefighter Rescue And Survival
    Richard Kolomay , and Robert Hoff
    Manufacturer: Fire Engineering Books & Videos
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    ASIN: 0878148299

    Book Description

    Deliberate training in firefigher rescue and survival is a field that is new to many in the fire service and private industry alike. For those firefighters and company officers assigned to a Rapid Intervention Team (RIT), not making the correct split-second decisions--such as immediately recognizing changes in fire behavior or failing to evaluate their level of SCBA air--can result in the loss of the lives of the entire team. In an effort to reduce the number of line-of-duty firefighting injuries and deaths, while at the same time being proactive in the fire service training and leadership, authors Richard Kolomay and Robert Hoff have drawn upon their combined 50+ years of firefighting experience to put together this comprehensive guide.





    Key Features & Benefits


    - Provides an awareness of firefighter safety and proactive fire service training



    - Describes various types of serious firefighter injuries and fatality incidents during emergency incident operations



    - Details recommended Rapid Intervention Team operating methods and procedures, as well as how to activate a Rapid Intervention Team

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars On top of their game........2003-12-30

    This isn't just a book. It's a life or death Rescue and Survival manual that's long overdue for the Fire Service. It's excellent and defines what RIT and preparedness is all about. Rick and Bob know the dynamics and commitment of what it takes to succeed by experience and it's reinforced in black and white. Make no mistake, this book doesn't leave off at just RIT from the hands on "team" but it covers, in detail, the full scope from the chain of Command. Respsonibility and ability is what makes any evolution successful and there is no doubt these guys know what it takes. Anyone who is serious about learning RIT needs to have this book. Do yourself a favor. Buy it!!

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