A MUST READ FOR THE FIRE PROFESSIONALS... Fire Prevention, Protection and Control Technology has gained immense importance over the last few decades because of rapid urbanisation, industrialisation and technical development in almost all the areas of fire technology & engineering. It is true "you can not fight fire with books", but it is also true in the same way that without books and the knowledge gained from books, we could never hope to successfully combat the new and different types of fire we had never seen or experienced. Fire science and firefighting technics along with fire prevention technology is constantly evolving to keep up with the development of various new materials which are used in day to day life. Accordingly, this text "FIRE FIGHTING?The Essential Handbook" has been prepared to serve as an advance guide book for all the fire professionals and fire engineering students. It fulfills the theoretical and practical needs of all officers and persons associated with fire prevention, protection and extinction jobs highlighting all aspects of fire science and extinction technology from fireman's point of view and that's too, in a firefighters language fulfilling the standard norms and guidelines of National Building Codes, Indian Standard Specifications etc. KEY FEATURES Principles of fire science and physics & chemistry of fire. Elements of combustion & extinction. Flammable liquids, gases and dusts. Products of combustion and life safety considerations. Combustion toxicology. Electricity and fire risks.