Errick Braggs

editor and graphic designer of "Firefighter's Handbook on Wildland Firefighting: Strategy, Tactics and Safety" 4th edition, "Ground Cover Fire Fighting for Structural Firefighters" 1st edition and "Principals of Vehicle Extrication" 4th edition

January 11, 2019

Errick Braggs started his career in 1995 after graduating OSU-IT with an associate degree in graphic design. He worked in the advertising agency industry for several years until after the birth of his first child, when he transitioned his career path to corporate, in-house design jobs.

In 2008 Errick began working as a senior graphic designer with OSU’s Fire Protection Publications. Not only does he work for Oklahoma’s greatest university, but he also earned a BFA from OSU in 2014. Putting his education and experience to good use, he helps produce training manuals and educational materials for professional firefighters.

“Fire Protection Publications' books are widely used within the United States but are also translated into nine other languages and used worldwide,” Braggs said. “The impact of my work here saves lives and changes the world, and I love that.”

The new 4th Edition of “Firefighters Handbook on Wildland Firefighting: Strategy, Tactics and Safety” by noted wildland firefighting author, Bill Teie is updated to address the most current NFPA and National Wildfire Coordinating Group standards and qualifications for wildland firefighting. This book is written for the fire personnel who need a basic understanding of wildland firefighting. Firefighters and fire officers who have primary wildland responsibilities and who may be called into a wildland fire situation as a mutual aid response will all find this handbook valuable.

This handbook combines critical components from the 2016 edition of NFPA 1051 and NWCG documents into one source for wildland firefighters, officers and command staff. The NFPA and NWCG documents are referenced at the front of each chapter. The new edition now includes a Fireline Construction chapter. The content is sequenced to logically build competency from the first through all 15 chapters of the book.

“Ground Cover Fire Fighting For Structural Firefighters” is for emergency responders who encounter fast-moving fires that are commonly referred to as ground cover fires or brush fires, as opposed to forest or wildland fires. This book combines information from three trusted sources, the U.S. Forest Service, the National Wildfire Coordinating Group and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The information in this manual presents organized, safe and effective responses to ground cover fires.

The standards referenced in the book are National Fire Protection Association 1977, Standard on Protective Clothing and Equipment for Wildland Fire Fighting, NFPA 1051, Standard for Wildland Firefighting Professional Qualifications and NFPA 1906, Standard for Wildland Fire Apparatus. The book includes key terms and a glossary.

“The Principles of Vehicle Extrication, 4th Edition” curriculum builds upon the excellence of IFSTA instructional materials. Instructors know they can count on IFSTA to provide accurate, customizable, and complete curriculum. In addition, they have come to expect that IFSTA curriculum is up-to-date and will meet their training needs and those of their organizations. “The Principles of Vehicle Extrication, 4th Edition” curriculum meets and surpasses these customer expectations. The curriculum design is based on current research that provides for the most effective instructional design for adult training classrooms. All the tools an instructor needs to deliver a course with successful outcomes for today’s students are provided in this comprehensive package.

The curriculum covers all 12 chapters of the “Principles of Vehicle Extrication, 4th Edition.” The components are designed for use in both a traditional face-to-face and hybrid classroom environment.

Each lesson contains a detailed, simple-to-use instructor presentation outline in Microsoft Word format. This format allows instructors to customize the files to conform to their own teaching preferences or local procedures if they so choose. Skill evaluation checklists and learning activities pertinent to the lessons are also provided. Customizable high quality PowerPoint presentations also accompany each lesson.

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Last Updated: 19 January 2021