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18 Best Firefighting Books

Goal: Find the best Firefighting books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).

Method:

  1. Search for "best firefighting books" and study the top 4+ pages.
  2. Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
  3. Rank the results neatly here.

18 Best Firefighting Books

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1

First In, Last Out

Leadership Lessons from the New York Fire Department

by John Salka

2

3000 Degrees

The True Story of a Deadly Fire and the Men Who Fought It

by Sean Flynn

3

Fire Officer's Handbook of Tactics

by John Norman

4

Pass It On

What We Know... What We Want You to Know

by Chief Billy Goldfeder

5

Young Men and Fire

by Norman MacLean

6

38 Years

A Detroit Firefighter's Story

by Bob Dombrowski

7

B-Shifter

A Firefighter's Memoir

by Nick Brunacini

8

Brannigan's Building Construction for the Fire Service

by Glenn P. Corbett

9

Collapse of Burning Buildings

A Guide to Fireground Safety

by Vincent Dunn

10

Essentials of Fire Fighting and Fire Department Operations

by IFSTA

11

Report from Engine Co. 82

by Dennis Smith

12

Rescue Men

by Charles Kenney

13

Smoke your Firefighter Interview

by Paul S. Lepore

14

Smokejumper

A Memoir by One of America's Most Select Airborne Firefighters

by Jason A. Ramos

15

Step Up and Lead

by Frank Viscuso

16

Street Smart Firefighting

The Common Sense Guide to Firefighter Safety and Survival

by Chief Robert Bingham

17

The Last Men Out

Life on the Edge at Rescue 2 Firehouse

by Tom Downey

18

Thirty Years on the Line

by Leo D. Stapleton

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Edited by

Richard Reis

Software engineer whose passion for tracking book recommendations from podcasts inspired the creation of MRB.

Anurag Ramdasan

Lead investor at 3one4 Capital whose startup expertise and love for books helped shaped MRB and its growth.

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