Bruce Evans Jeff Dyar Management of EMS "EMS Management for the Fire Service" brings value as a single source for the unique challenge of the management of Emergency Medical Services within the Fire Department, both for officers currently practicing as well as a training resource. The career development model of the National Fire Academy, and the model curriculum of the Fire Emergency Service Higher Education (FESHE) group, industry leaders in fire service education and training, served as a basis for this important text. Being leaders in the field and having years of meaningful hands-on experience and a passion for EMS, the authors bring a real-life approach to this text. This text covers all the elements of EMS management from core competencies such as strategic planning, training and education and fleet management to the legal, financial, and ethical aspects of good EMS management. Retaining its value beyond the EMS management class, groups of chapters from this text can also be used in other FESHE courses on QI/QA, Safety, and EMS Systems. Features include:

• "Text is built around the model curriculum of the Fire Emergency Services Higher Education (FESHE) of the National Fire Academy."
• "Offers coverage for accrediting agencies including CAAS."
• Protocols and examples are covered in every chapter, along with a related story of a successful event.
• "Includes steps to achieving the Malcolm Baldridge Award, the government's highest award for quality."
• "Key Terms" emphasize core concepts and provide clearer understanding.
• "Review Questions" challenge the reader to remember key points.
• "Internet References "provide web linksand additional resources thatimprove usefulness of the text for the reader,""