PLEASE POST PROMINENTLY

READING LIST ANNOUNCEMENT

TO: Roderick J. Fraser, Jr., Commissioner, Boston Fire Department

Robert Moran, Human Resources Director, Boston Fire Department

FROM:Sally A. McNeely, Director

Organizational Development Group

DATE:May 17, 2007

SUBJECT:PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION READING LIST

FIRE LIEUTENANT

BOSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT

EXAMINATION DATE – SATURDAY, November 17, 2007

Candidates are responsible for reading the texts and other materials listed below and on the reverse side of this announcement. Please note carefully which edition and/or date of publication is listed for each item. All examination questions will be based on these materials.

READINGS REQUIRED BY THE BOSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT

Please note that only those sections listed below are INCLUDED. Unless otherwise indicated, the effective date of materials used for study is as amended through the release date of this reading list.

Standard Operating Procedures of the Boston Fire Department (Dated September 9, 2006).

1, 1A, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 7A, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31, 32, 32A, 32B, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 44, 45, 49, 49A, 49B, 50, 52, 53, 53A, 53B, 54, 55, 56, 57B, 57C, 58, 59, 60, 61, 61 Addendum, 61A, and 61B.

Rules and Regulations of the Boston Fire Department(Dated June 1, 1997).

1, 2, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, and 20.

Progressive Discipline Guidelines, Boston Fire Department (Dated July 1, 1986).

Boston Fire Department Incident Command System (Dated February 1, 2006).

REQUIRED READINGS IN FIRE SCIENCE

Building Construction Related to the Fire Service, Second Edition, 1999. (IFSTA)

Entire book, except Appendix A. Omit “Case Studies” material.

Engine Company Fireground Operations, Richman, H., Third Edition, 2007. (Jones and Bartlett)

Entire book, except for Chapters 5, 9, appendix and glossary.

Fire and Emergency Services Company Officer, Fourth Edition, 2007. (IFSTA)

Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4 (only pp. 84-92), 5, 6, 7, 8 (only pp. 167-176, start at beginning of p. 167 and stop at p. 176 before “Letters”), 10, 11 (only pp. 235-244, start at beginning of p. 235 and stop at end of p. 244 and pp. 255-258, start at p. 255, “Resource Allocation” and stop at end of p. 258), 12, 13 (only pp. 285-290, start at beginning of p. 285 and stop at p. 290 before “Human Resources Policy Management”); and only pp. 299-308, (start at p. 299, “Behavior Management” and stop at end of p. 308), 15, 22, 23 (omit material on “Provincial and Territorial Governments” and “Tribal Governments” on pp. 548-549 and material on “Canadian Federal Government” on pp. 558-562), 24, 26, 31, and 32. Exclude appendices and glossary.

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Fire Inspection and Code Enforcement, Sixth Edition, 1998. (IFSTA)

Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 (entire chapters)

Chapter 7: pp. 159-210 (start at beginning of p. 159 and stop at p. 164 before “General

Inspection and Testing Principles for all Sprinkler Systems”; start at p. 180 “Residential Sprinkler Systems” and

stop at p. 181 before “Water Supply and Flow Rate Requirements”; start at p. 182 “Sprinkler Spacing” and stop at

p. 182 before “Water Mist Systems”; start at p. 185 “Standpipe and Hose Systems” and stop at p. 190 before

“Inspecting and Testing Standpipes”; start at p. 207 “Fire Hydrants” and stop at p. 210 before “Conducting Water

Flow Analysis”)

Chapter 8: pp. 229-281 (start at beginning of p. 229 and stop at p. 248 before “Extinguisher

Maintenance Requirements and Procedures”; start at p. 249 “Special Agent Fire Extinguishing Systems” and stop

at p. 251 before “Inspection and Test Procedures”; start at p. 251 “Wet-Chemical Extinguishing Systems” and

stop at p. 253 before “Inspection and Test Procedures”; start at p. 254 “Carbon Dioxide Extinguishing Systems”

and stop at p. 256 before “Inspection and Test Procedures”; start at p. 256 “Foam Extinguishing Systems” and

stop at p. 258 before “Specific Foam Concentrates”; start at p. 269 “Types of Signaling Systems” and stop at

p. 281 before “Inspecting and Testing Fire Detection and Signaling Systems”)

Include all glossary terms related to these chapters

Exclude appendices

NOTE: All questions from this book will be based on the above information. Applicants no longer need to refer to the statement regarding the exclusion of questions on maintenance, inspection and testing of systems which appeared on previous reading lists.)

First Responder, Bergeron, J. D., Bizjak, G., Krause, G. W., and Le Baudour, C., Seventh Edition, 2005. (Brady Prentice Hall).

Chapters 1-7: (entire chapters)

Chapter 8: pp. 184-222 (start at p. 184 “Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)” and stop at p. 188 before “Locating the CPR Compression Site”; start at p. 197 “Two-Rescuer CPR” and stop at p. 211 before “Pediatric CPR”; start at p. 221 “CPR—Responsibilities of the First Responder” and stop at the end of p. 222)

Chapters 9-15: (entire chapters)

Hazardous Materials for First Responders, Third Edition, 2004. (IFSTA)

Chapter 1: (pp. 11-16: start at “First Responder Roles” and stop at the end of p. 16; pp. 17-36: start at “Hazardous Materials Regulations and Definitions” and stop at the end of p. 36)

Chapter 2: (pp. 45-55: start at the beginning of p. 45 and stop at the end of p. 55; pp. 58-77: start at the beginning of p. 58 and stop at the end of p. 77; pp. 81-88: start at “Irritants” and stop at the end of p. 88)

Chapter 3: (pp. 109-221: start at “Part 2 Seven Clues to the Presence of Hazardous Materials” and stop at end of p. 221)

Chapter 4: (pp. 249-274: start at “Analyzing the Incident/Understanding the Problem” and stop at the end of p. 274)

Chapter 5: (pp. 279-308: start at the beginning of p. 279 and stop at p. 308 before “Specific Foam Concentrates”)

Chapter 7: (pp. 371-387: start at the beginning of p. 371 and stop at the end of p. 387; pp. 390-393: start at “Decontamination Implementation” and stop at the end of p. 393)

Chapter 9: (pp. 443-479: start at the beginning of p. 443 and stop at p. 479 before “Commercial/Military Explosives”; pp. 496-508: start at “Special Operational Considerations at Terrorist or Criminal Incidents” and stop at the end of p. 508)

Exclude appendices, glossary, tables, and figures.

Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 148 (as amended through the release date of this reading list).

Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5A, 8, 9, 10, 10A, 10C, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 23, 23A, 24, 25, 25A, 25B, 25C, 25D, 25E, 26, 26A, 26A½, 26B, 26C, 26D, 26E, 26F, 26G, 26H, 26I, 27B, 28, 28A, 28B, 32, 38A, 38B, 39, 40, 46, 50, 52, 53, 54, 58, & 59

Ladder Company Fireground Operations, Richman, H., Third Edition, 2007. (Jones and Bartlett)

Entire book, except for Chapter 9, appendix and glossary.

NOTE: The book, Pumping Apparatus Driver/Operator Handbook (First Edition, 1999, IFSTA, and any subsequent editions), has been eliminated from the 2007 reading list and beyond.

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PUBLISHERS OF READING LIST TEXTS

  • Brady Prentice Hall, 200 Old Tappan Road, Old Tappan, NJ 07675; (800) 947-7700;
  • IFSTA (International Fire Service Training Association), Fire Protection Publications; Oklahoma State University, 930 North Willis, Stillwater, OK 74078-0118; (800) 654-4055;
  • Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 40 Tall Pine Drive, Sudbury, MA 01776-9848; (800) 832-0034;

Please note that the Human Resources Division does not recommend specific bookstores for the purchase of reading list texts. For local vendors, contact the publisher at the telephone number listed or check with your department or local union representative for assistance. Many local bookstores will be able to special-order any text not carried in stock. Any questions regarding the reading list may be directed to Christine Barbas, Ed. D., Personnel Selection Specialist, at (617) 878-9745. Please request additional copies of this list from your department’s personnel office, or download from the Human Resources Division website in the Civil Service section at under Examination Information>Readings Lists.