Fire chief Buckman assembles a manual of 25 chapters to aid chief fire officers in multiple aspects of their job, which involves management and leadership, strategic planning, budgeting, the legal system, risk management, politics, personnel, diversity, occupational safety, training, ethics, purchasing, facility design, and technology. Incident command, tactics, and dealing with technical rescue, hazardous materials issues, and wildland fire survival are explained. Other topics focus on emergency medical services systems, volunteer and combination departments, fire prevention, and public education. Contributors are involved in fire services around the US. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)