Pressure Proof : A Guide to Performing under Stress

Dunne, Thomas

Fire Engineering Books（2026/03発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 220 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781593705275

Full Description

Accidents, workplace pressures, deadlines. We are assaulted each day by many forms of stress ranging from the routine trials of life to the unexpected trauma of fires and other disasters. In Pressure Proof: A Guide to Performing Under Stress, Chief Thomas Dunne draws on his decades of experience with the New York City Fire Department to develop techniques for performing effectively in stressful situations.

Topics covered include:



Decision making
Accepting and managing risks
Controlling your fear
Developing confidence
Mastering communication skills
And much more

See how the decision-making process that happens on the fireground can work in all aspects of your work and personal life. Learn the tools that allow you to maintain a command presence and refocus from disabling fear to positive action in any challenging scenario.

Contents

Foreword
Acknowledgments
1. Seeing the Elephant
2. Who, Me?
3. The Loneliness of Command
4. Yeah, I See
5. Command Presence
6. Can You Hear Me Now?
7. That Golden Moment
8. Feeling Lucky?
9. It's a Long Way to Headquarters
10. How'd I Do?
11. The Ticking Clock
12. Wadda Ya Got?
13. They're Only Human
14. Stress, What Stress?
15. The Beast Within
16. Decisions, Decisions
17. Burnout
18. Think Like an Incident Commander
Notes
Index