Ray Downey wrote the first edition of The Rescue Company in the early 1990s. Building on Downey's legacy, John Norman has written Fire Department Special Operat

"Designed for use in pre-deployment planning and in-field reference for a variety of special operations missions"--Page 2 of cover

John Norman, author of the best-selling Fire Officer’s Handbook of Tactics, brings his own remarkable story to life in this new highly anticipated memoir. But

From the author: This 3rd edition is about organized common sense in the fire service. Section One provides support to fire departments that already have a stra

Chief Ray Downey has developed city and national rescue teams, and has been involved in numerous rescue operations, including the bombing of the World Trade Cen