Aerial Apparatus Driver: Operator Handbook

Rating:
Summary: A Very Practical Manual
Review: This book in many areas is a tremendous improvement on the previous Aerial Apparatus book. This book has more information, better practical applications, clearer pictures, and an overall better potential to teach Aerial Apparatus operators about this type of fire vehicle.

This book does lack the technical and specific apparatus information that the last version did. Most chapters have been expanded with better and clearer information. The apparatus positioning chapter is very helpful and easy to understand, which is needed because positioning of aerials is of the most important knowledge for drivers.

It was a very pleasant surprise to see a number of men that I trained with pictured in this book. The man who trained me in Aerial Operations also had a hand in putting this book together as did the Cheif Training officer of our recruit training. Not to mention the fact that about 4-5 of our Aerials were featured in the book. But that's me and my TFS pride.