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Hazardous Materialsand WMDsA Field Guide for

Awareness Level Personnel(2008 Edition)

Jill Meryl LevyFirebelle Productions

The First Responder’s Pocket Guide to Radiation Incidents

Jill Meryl LevyFirebelle Productions 7

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Based on Nationally Recognized Standards and Practicesfor Responding to Hazmat Incidents and Terrorist Events

The First Responder’s Field Guide to

Hazmat & TerrorismEmergency Response

(2010 Edition)


Hazmat ChemistryStudy Guide

— Second Edition —


The Hazmat ChemistryMini Review


The Hazmat Chemistry Pocket Pal


Take Commandof YourWritingA comprehensive guide tomore effective writing


Crimes Againstthe English Language

— First Edition —


Its It’sa crime.

The Test Writer’s Guideto Crafting Good Questions


Jill Meryl Levy • Firebelle Productions

Hazmat Chemistry Study Aids Writing BooksHazmat & Terrorism Field Guides

Firebelle ProductionsProduct Catalog 2013

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The First Responder’s Field Guide toHazmat & Terrorism Emergency Response (2010 Edition)(List price: $54.95. See Page 6 for volume discounts.)

Put vital information at your fingertips when you need it most ... at an incident. This handy field guide covers most of the operational level first responder competencies identified in NFPA 472 and 473, with guidelines to help you recognize and safely manage any hazmat incident or WMD event. It’s the perfect companion to the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG). The book is spiral bound for easy use in the field, with printed tabs to quickly distinguish each chapter.

Contents

• QuickReferenceGuide• RecognizingandRespondingtoaHazmat/WMD

Incident• Labels,Placards,andOther

Marking Systems• ContainerRecognition• AssessingtheHazards• MedicalManagement ofHazmatExposures• IntroductiontoTerrorism• ExplosivesIncidents• ChemicalWarfareAgents• BiologicalWarfareAgents• NuclearEvents• TacticalConsiderations• AdditionalConsiderations• ResourcesforInformation and Assistance

2006 Edition

The 2006 edition of this book is still available while supplies last.

Hazmat & Terrorism Field Guides

Hazardous Materials and WMDs: A Field Guide for Awareness Level Personnel(2008 Edition)(List price: $34.95. See Page 6 for volume discounts.)

This condensed version of The First Responder’s Field Guide to Hazmat & Terrorism Emergency Response is geared for awareness level personnel. Awareness level personnel are those persons who, in the course of their normal duties, could encounter an emergency involving hazardousmaterialsorWMDs.Theyareexpectedto recognize the presence of hazardous materials or WMDs, protect themselves, call for trained personnel, and secure the area.

Although, by definition, awareness level personnel have a very limited role, many people at the awareness level are part of the overall emergency response network. So this book is structured to meet their needs as well.

Contents

• TheBasics• BeyondtheBasics• Labels,Placards, andOtherMarkingSystems• ContainerRecognition• AssessingtheHazards• MedicalManagementof HazmatExposures• IntroductiontoTerrorism• ExplosivesIncidents• ChemicalWarfareAgents• BiologicalWarfareAgents• NuclearEvents• ResourcesforInformation and Assistance

Hazardous Materialsand WMDsA Field Guide for

Awareness Level Personnel(2008 Edition)


The First Responder’s Pocket Guide toRadiation Incidents(List price: $14.95. See Page 6 for volume discounts.)

This resource puts the most critical information about handling radiation incidents into a pocket-size field guide.

Incidents involving life-threatening levels of radiation are rare. Yet many people are disproportionately afraid of radiation incidents because they’ve received so little training. This book covers most of what first responders need to know while waiting for assistance from subject matterexperts.

Contents

• IntroductiontoRadiation• ExposureLimitsandUnitsofMeasure• Labels,Placards,andPackages• HealthEffectsofRadiationExposure• DecontaminationandPatientCare• Time,Distance,andShielding• IntroductiontoRadiationMonitoring• RadiationandTerrorism• NuclearPowerPlantAccidents• RadiationIncidentManagement

Bonus:GetonecopyoftheRadioactive Materials Quick Reference Card free when you order The First Responder’s Pocket Guide to Radiation Incidents through Firebelle Productions.

The First Responder’s Pocket Guide to Radiation Incidents

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Based on Nationally Recognized Standards and Practicesfor Responding to Hazmat Incidents and Terrorist Events

The First Responder’s Field Guide to

Hazmat & TerrorismEmergency Response

(2010 Edition)



Hazmat Chemistry Reference Books

Hazmat Chemistry Study Guide (Second Edition)(List price: $29.95. See Page 6 for volume discounts.)

The Hazmat Chemistry Study Guide reviews information covered in many hazmat chemistry classes nationwide. Much of the information is streamlined and simplified to facilitate comprehension. Each concept is covered in an average of three or four pages, then is followed by a series of mostly multiple-choice review questions similar towhatislikelytobeonyoufinalexam.Ifyoucanmaster these questions, you should do well on the final examinclass.

Contents

• PreparingfortheFinalExam• TermsandDefinitions• ElementsandCompounds• Salts• HydrocarbonsandRelatedCompounds• HazmatChemistryAccordingtotheDOTHazard

Classes• HazmatChemistryinSomeRealWorldApplications• AnswerstoReviewQuestions

Bonus:GetonecopyoftheHazmat Chemistry Quick Reference Card free when you order the Hazmat Chemistry Study Guide through Firebelle Productions.

Hazmat ChemistryStudy Guide

— Second Edition —


The Hazmat Chemistry Mini Review(List price: $14.95. See Page 6 for volume discounts.)

The Hazmat Chemistry Mini Review puts in the palm of your hand the most important information taught in hazmat chemistry classes nationwide. The small format (6"widex4.25"tall)makesforquickreading,withoutskimping on vital content.

ThisbookisanexcellentcompaniontotheHazmat Chemistry Study Guide. The study guide goes into greater depth, and with hundreds of sample test questions, it’s the best choice to help you succeed on thefinalexam.The Hazmat Chemistry Mini Review, on the other hand, provides a quick refresher that’s great whether you’re preparing for a test or reviewing the subjectyearslater.(Note:UnliketheHazmat Chemistry Study Guide, it does not cover the relation between hazmatchemistryandtheDOThazardclasses.)

ComparedwithThe Hazmat Chemistry Pocket Pal, this book is a little lighter on content. Instead, the larger type, concise content, and graphics on every page provide quick reminders of the key concepts.

Contents

• TermsandDefinitions• ElementsandCompounds• ChemicalBonding• Salts• Hydrocarbons• HydrocarbonDerivatives• FireChemistryandChemicalReactions• ToxicityandRisk

The Hazmat Chemistry Pocket Pal(List price: $14.95. See Page 6 for volume discounts.)

The Hazmat Chemistry Pocket Palisalsoanexcellentcompanion to the Hazmat Chemistry Study Guide.

Ofthethreehazmatchemistrybooks,thisistheonemost geared for field use. It stuffs a lot of content into a smallformat(6"tallx3.25"wide),butstillcontainsplentyof charts and graphics to enhance your understanding of chemistry and to provide a pleasing, easy-to-read format.

The Hazmat Chemistry Pocket Pal incorporates the content from the Hazmat Chemistry Quick Reference Card and Comparing Three Primary Threats at a Hazmat Incident (both shown on page 5), making this the best bargain for cost-conscious emergency responders. It alsocontainsaSpillEstimationChartdevelopedbyKevinSmith,DeputyFireMarshal–HazardousMaterials,ChinoValleyIndependentFireDistrictinCalifornia.

Like The Hazmat Chemistry Mini Review, this book emphasizes chemistry and does not cover the relation betweenhazmatchemistryandtheDOThazardclasses.

Contents

• TermsandDefinitions• ElementsandCompounds• ChemicalBonding• Salts• Hydrocarbons• HydrocarbonDerivatives• ToxicityandRisk• ComparingThreePrimary

Threats• CheatSheets

The Hazmat ChemistryMini Review


The Hazmat Chemistry Pocket Pal



Books on More Effective Writing

Take Command of Your Writing(List price: $49.95. See Page 6 for volume discounts.)

Beingabletowritewellisessentialifyouwanttopresentyour ideas effectively. It will help you write better letters, trainingmanuals,SOPs,andotherdocuments.Itcanhelp you write more accurate reports and build stronger court cases. It may even help you place higher on promotionalexams.

Take Command of Your Writing is a comprehensive grammar reference book geared specifically for emergencyservicespersonnel,witheveryexamplebeingfire-, police-, hazmat-, or EMS-related. Each chapter provides a thorough coverage of the rules, answering many questions that other grammar books leave unanswered.However,themostimportantrulesarehighlighted in easy-to-read sidebars for quick reference.

Bonus:Getthewritingquickreferencecardsonpage5 free when you order Take Command of Your Writing through Firebelle Productions.

Contents

• Commas• OtherMarksofPunctuation• PartsofSpeech• Subject-VerbAgreement• MoreonVerbs• AdjectivesandAdverbs• PronounsandAntecedents• Spelling• CompoundWords• FindingtheRightWords• Capitalization• AbbreviationsandAcronyms• Numbers• MoreEffectiveWriting• WritingforSpecialApplications• IntheEyeoftheBeholder• Glossary

Take Commandof YourWritingA comprehensive guide tomore effective writing


Crimes Against the English Language(List price: $29.95. See Page 6 for volume discounts.)

Quicklyimproveyourwritingbyreviewingcommonproblems in grammar, punctuation, and word choice, cleverlypresentedas“criminalcases.”Examplesofcommon “violations” include:

• Creatingcommasplicesandrun-onsentences• Punctuatingsentencesincorrectly• Misusingabbreviationsandacronyms• Usingapostrophesincorrectlytoformpluralsand

possessives• Usingthewrongwords(wordscorrectlyspelled,but

wrongforthecontextofthesentence)• Clutteringdocumentswithredundant,weak,or

superfluous words• Omittingimportantdetailsorwordsnecessaryfor

grammatical or logical completeness• Creatingawkward,confusing,orembarrassing

sentences with needless shifts, misplaced modifiers, and dangling modifiers

Learn how to prevent these mistakes, then test your knowledgewithinteractiveworksheetstitled“YouBetheDetective.”Everyexampleisfire-,police-,medical,orhazmat-related.

Bonus:Getthewritingquickreferencecardsonpage5 free when you order Crimes Against the English Language through Firebelle Productions.

The Test Writer’s Guide to Crafting Good Questions(List price: $29.95. See Page 6 for volume discounts.)

The Test Writer’s Guide to Crafting Good Questions is an essential resource for test writers. It’s filled with guidelines on selecting the right material and writing quality questions that properly measure what test takers know.Thiseditioncontainsexamplesfromtwofields:emergency response and law.

Contents

• FocusontheRightConcepts• WritetheQuestionsWell• Don’tGiveAwaytheAnswers• UseGoodGrammar• FormatTestsforEaseofReading• PlanforSuccess

Bonus:Getthewritingquickreferencecardsonpage5free when you order The Test Writer’s Guide to Crafting Good Questions through Firebelle Productions.

Crimes Againstthe English Language



Its It’sa crime.

The Test Writer’s Guideto Crafting Good Questions


Jill Meryl Levy • Firebelle Productions


Hazardous Materials Quick Reference Cards(List price: $3.50 each. See Page 6 for volume discounts.)

The Hazmat Chemistry Quick Reference Card (second edition) provides a condensed summary of the information taught in many hazmat chemistry classes nationwide. This 16-page booklet contains several cheat sheets with names, formulas, and common hazards for different types of chemicals. (Get one copy free when you order the Hazmat Chemistry Study Guide through Firebelle Productions.) *

The Radioactive Materials Quick Reference Card (second edition) provides an overview of the types of radiation; units of radiation measurement; labels, placards, and packages;exposurelimits;isolationdistances;incidentstaytime;time,distance,andshielding; and patient care. (Get one copy free when you order The First Responder’s Pocket Guide to Radiation Incidents through Firebelle Productions.)

* The Hazmat Chemistry Pocket Pal (shown on page 3) incorporates the content from the Hazmat Chemistry Quick Reference Card and the discontinued card Comparing Three Primary Threats at a Hazmat Incident, along with much more hazmat chemistry information, making that book the best bargain for cost-conscious emergency responders.

Quick Reference Cards

Hazmat ChemistryQuick Reference Card(Second Edition)

Disclaimer: This document provides basic information designed to help you manage the initial response phase of a hazmat incident. This is not a substitute for developing preplans for your community or for checking reference sources at an incident.Remember that there are exceptions to every rule, that various factors may change the risks, and that if more than one product is involved, it may be difficult to accurately predict the hazards.

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Quick Reference Cards for More Effective Writing (List price: $3.50 each. See Page 6 for volume discounts.)

Quick Tips for More Effective Writingprovidesnearlytwodozentips(withexamples)to help you write clearer and more effective sentences. Topics include being concise, avoiding run-on sentences and comma splices, using the appropriate voice, avoiding needless shifts, and avoiding sentence fragments.

Quick Tips to Choosing the Right Word will help you choose between those often-confusing word sets, such as its and it’s; affect and effect; principal and principle; and assure, ensure, and insure.

Quick Tips to Looking Good in Print is filled with tips for making your documents look more professional and user-friendly.

Get these handy quick reference cards free when you order Take Command of Your Writing, Crimes Against the English Language, or The Test Writer’s Guide to Crafting Good Questions through Firebelle Productions. (Selection of quick reference cards is subject to availability.)

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• The First Responder’s Field Guide to Hazmat & Terrorism Emergency Response (2010 Edition) (List Price: $49.95)

Quantity Price Each * ApproximateDiscount 1 $54.95 0 2-9 $49.45 10% 10-49 $46.70 15% 50-199 $43.95 20% 200+ $41.20 25%

• 2006 Edition - Closeout Prices (List Price: $49.95)

Quantity Price Each * ApproximateDiscount any $25 50%

• Hazardous Materials and WMDs: A Field Guide for Awareness Level Personnel (2008 Edition) (List Price Each: $34.95)


• Hazmat Chemistry Study Guide (2nd Edition)• Crimes Against the English Language• The Test Writer’s Guide to Crafting Good Questions (List Price Each: $29.95)


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• The First Responder’s Pocket Guide to Radiation Incidents• The Hazmat Chemistry Mini Review• The Hazmat Chemistry Pocket Pal (List Price Each: $14.95)


• Take Command of Your Writing (List Price: $49.95)

Quantity Price Each * ApproximateDiscount 1 $49.95 0 2-9 $47.45 5% 10-19 $44.95 10% 20+ $42.45 15%

• Quick Reference Cards (any title) (List Price: $3.50)

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Hazmat & Terrorism Field Guide (2010 ed.) $54.95

Hazmat & Terrorism Field Guide (2006 ed.) $49.95

Hazmat & WMD Awareness Level Field Guide $34.95

Radiation Pocket Guide $14.95

Hazmat Chemistry Study Guide (2nd ed.) $29.95

The Hazmat Chemistry Mini Review $14.95

The Hazmat Chemistry Pocket Pal $14.95

Take Command of Your Writing $49.95

Crimes Against the English Language $29.95

Test Writer’s Guide to Crafting Good Questions $29.95

Hazmat Chemistry Quick Reference Card $3.50

Radioactive Materials Quick Reference Card $3.50

Quick Tips for More Effective Writing $3.50

Quick Tips to Choosing the Right Word $3.50

Quick Tips for Looking Good in Print $3.50

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