The Jones & Bartlett Learning Public Safety Group, in partnership with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC), and the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC), are pleased to present the first edition of Fundamentals of Firefighter Skills for Support Personnel. This groundbreaking resource meets and exceeds the job performance requirements (JPRs) in Chapter 5: Support Person (NFPA 1001) of NFPA 1010, Standard on Professional Qualifications for Firefighters, 2024 Edition.Chapter 5: Support Person (NFPA 1001) in NFPA 1010 is a new chapter within the standard. A support person is defined as a fire department member who is not trained to the Firefighter I level, but assists by performing duties in environments that are not hazardous. These duties can include assisting with communications, identifying hazardous environments, connecting a pumper to a water supply, opening and closing fire hydrants, operating emergency scene lighting, refilling SCBA air cylinders, and cleaning and checking equipment and tools. As part of the standard consolidation initiative of NFPA, multiple standards that cover firefighter, fire apparatus driver/operator, airport firefighter, and marine firefighting training have been combined into a single document.NFPA 1010, Standard on Professional Qualifications for Firefighters, 2024 Edition, was issued by the NFPA Standards Council on December 21, 2023, with an effective date of January 10, 2024. NFPA 1010 represents a consolidation and revision of the following stand-alone standards:NFPA 1001, Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications, 2019 EditionNFPA 1002, Standard for Fire Apparatus Driver/ Operator Professional Qualifications, 2017 EditionNFPA 1003, Standard for Airport Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications, 2019 EditionNFPA 1005, Standard for Professional Qualifications for Marine Fire Fighting for Land-Based Fire Fighters, 2019 EditionFundamentals of Firefighter Skills for Support Personnel features includea single, complete curriculum solution that supports both students and instructorsone access code that unlocks digital components to complement the print resourcehigh-quality student resources for every type of learner: a textbook, eBook, audiobook, lecture outlines, skill drill slides, and flashcards to reinforce key concepts and enable learning on the go Table of ContentsChapter 1 The Fire Service Chapter 2 Firefighter Health and Safety Chapter 3 Personal Protective Equipment Chapter 4 Fire Service Communications Chapter 5 Fire Behavior Chapter 6 Portable Fire Extinguishers Chapter 7 Firefighter Tools and Equipment Chapter 8 Ropes and Knots Chapter 9 Water Supply Systems Chapter 10 Fire Hose Chapter 11 Supply Line and Attack Line Evolutions Chapter 12 Hazardous Materials Regulations, Standards, and Laws Chapter 13 Recognizing and Identifying the Hazards Appendix A: NFPA 1010 and NFPA 470 Correlation Grids for Support Person Appendix B: Emergency Medical Care See our article "The Next Era of Firefighting: How Volunteer Firefighting Is Changing" (c) 2026 | 250 pages
