For the Record: Report Writing for the Fire Service
by Kären M. Hess, Christine H. Orthmann, Laz Lahera
For the Record: Report Writing for the Fire Service explains how to prepare essential fire service documentation. The third edition covers tactical reports, fire incident narratives, EMS narratives, PCRs, assessment formats, and fire investigation reports, with attention to legal documentation and the scientific method.
About This Book
For the Record: Report Writing for the Fire Service is a guide to documenting fire service activities with clarity and structure.
The third edition addresses tactical report writing, including reports as legal public documents, Graham’s Rules for Improving Incident Documentation, and High Risk/Low Frequency Events.
It outlines methods for organizing fire incident narratives, including FIRES and POST/SIRI formats.
The book also explains EMS narratives, PCRs, SOAP and CHART formats, and documentation of OPQRST assessments and SAMPLE histories.
A chapter on fire investigation reports covers constructing an origin-and-cause report and the importance of adhering to and documenting the scientific method.
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