Revised edition of: Brannigan's building construction for the fire service / Francis L. Brannigan, Glenn Corbett.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Concepts of construction -- Methods and materials of construction, renovation, and demolition -- Building and fire codes -- Fire behavior and building construction -- Features of fire protection -- Non-fire building systems -- Wood-frame construction -- Heavy timber and mill construction -- Ordinary construction -- Noncombustible construction -- Fire-resistive construction -- Firefighting concerns of green construction -- Specific occupancy-related construction hazards -- Collapse.

"This book is the sixth edition of the resource, Building Construction for the Fire Service. It meets the National Fire Academy's Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education course objectives and outcomes for the Associate's Core level course, with new content on cranes, modular construction, wood frame construction"-- Provided by publisher.