This new edition from IFSTA is a comprehensive source for fire service driver/operator training content. With a focus on safety and efficiency, it encompasses everything needed to educate personnel who are responsible for operating all types of fire department apparatus. This manual aids driver/operators in meeting the job performance requirements (JPRs) in NFPA 1010, Standard on Professional Qualifications for Firefighters, 2024 Edition.

This edition focuses on the knowledge and skills necessary to safely operate different types of fire department apparatus, address visual/operational checks and proper maintenance, as well as pumping apparatus, including content on general principles of pump operations, pressure calculations, flow rates, and fireground operations.

Aerial apparatus is addressed with content on properly positioning, stabilizing, and operating the apparatus. The edition also addresses fireground strategies and tactics for aerial devices.