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Author_Thomas Dunne
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communication skills
confidence
Decision making
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fire service
forthcoming
performance under stress
Product details
- ISBN 9781593705275
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 30 Jun 2026
- Publisher: Fire Engineering Books
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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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.
Thomas Dunne is a retired deputy chief and a thirty-three-year veteran of the New York City Fire Department with extensive experience working in mid-Manhattan and the Bronx. He has been the incident commander at hundreds of fires and emergencies in residential, commercial, and high-rise buildings. Chief Dunne lectures on commanding emergency incidents, human behavior in disaster, and stress management at conferences and colleges across the country. He has written numerous articles for Fire Engineering magazine and serves as an adjunct instructor for Kean University. He is the author of Notes from the Fireground: Memoir of a New York Firefighter and a novel titled A Moment in Time. Visit his website at www.chieftomdunne.com
