Organized as a teaching outline for an industrial plant fire brigade course, this manual contains a rationale for an industrial plant brigade as an adjunct to the local firefighting services; information to the instructor concerning the implementation of an industrial fire brigade program; and a teaching outline consisting of eleven sections: (1) organizing a brigade, (2) salvage operations, (3) chemistry of fire, (4) portable fire extinguishers, (5) breathing equipment and protective clothing, (6) ladder practices, (7) handling the fire hose, (8) forcible entry, (9) rescue and first aid, (10) sprinkler systems, and (11) fire causes and hazards. Each section delineates the use of tools and the task-oriented process. References are also listed for each. (VB)