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Fire Service Technical Search and Rescue, Eighth Edition Manual
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This manual is a primary training text for Level I Rescuers, presenting the knowledge and skills for fire service search and technical rescue for Level I Rescuers to safely and effectively conduct Operations-level rescues as defined in NFPA 1006. It also supports the corresponding chapters of NFPA 1670, Standard on Operations and Training for Technical Search and Rescue Incidents (2014 Edition).
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Fire and Emergency Services Orientation and Terminology, Sixth Edition Manual
New $69 to $78
This manual acquaints new firefighters with the history, traditions, terminology, organization, and operation of the fire and emergency services. It also contains an extensive fire and emergency services glossary and typical job and operation descriptions that should provide insight into the inner workings of the fire service.
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Insect/Mite Identification Form
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Editor's note
The following abstract describes a publication that is only available as a downloadable PDF.
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Implementing Quality Deer Management on Your Property
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This publication provides guidance on implementing quality deer management (QDM) strategies to enhance white-tailed deer populations in Missouri.
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Pumping Apparatus Driver/Operator, Third Edition Manual E-book
New $60
The new editions of these best-selling IFSTA fire apparatus driver/operator training materials mark a new approach to training driver/operators.
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Energy Conservation and Efficiency in Farm Shops
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Learn practical strategies to reduce energy use and costs in farm shops, including audits, insulation, and efficient lighting.
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Snakes: Information for Missouri Homeowners, Page 2
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Copperheads are the most abundant venomous snake found in Missouri. The two subspecies are found in Missouri are the Osage copperhead, found in the northern two-thirds of the state, and the southern copperhead, found in the southern third of the state.
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Snakes: Information for Missouri Homeowners, Page 5
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The western cottonmouth is confined to swamps and wetlands in the southeastern part of the state and to the rocky streams and river sloughs in the southern Ozarks. This heavy-bodied snake is dangerously venomous and, contrary to popular belief, can bite underwater.
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Basic Elements of a Timber Sale Contract
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Ensure your timber sale contract covers key terms, such as payment, liability, and logging practices, to protect both parties in the event of disputes.
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Snakes: Information for Missouri Homeowners, Page 3
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The massasauga rattlesnake is found in the northern half of the state. Although this species has very toxic venom, there are few records of human deaths caused by this small rattlesnake. Massasaugas have become rare in Missouri.
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Snakes: Information for Missouri Homeowners
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Few animals are more disliked or misunderstood than snakes. Visit our site for our Snakes: Information for Missouri Homeowners resource.
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Snakes: Information for Missouri Homeowners, Page 6
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The western pygmy rattlesnake often is called the ground rattler. Its range is restricted to the southern counties bordering Arkansas and the eastern Missouri Ozarks. Although no human deaths are known to have been caused by this species, a bite victim should seek immediate attention.
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Home Fruit Production: Strawberry Cultivars and Their Culture
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This guide offers practical advice on selecting, planting, and maintaining strawberry cultivars suited for Missouri's climate.
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Snakes: Information for Missouri Homeowners, Page 4
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The timber rattlesnake is the largest venomous snake in Missouri and is found throughout the state. The bite of the timber rattlesnake is dangerous and can be fatal to humans.
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Turfgrass Insects, Page 7
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These tables contain information describing active ingredients, products and target insects of insecticides currently labeled for turfgrass insect control. Insecticide labels are subject to change.
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Home Fruit Production: Grape Training Systems
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Pruning is one of the most neglected practices in home plantings of grapes. Visit our site for our Home Fruit Production: Grape Training Systems guide.
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Weed and Brush Control for Forages, Pastures and Noncropland
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Annual broadleaf and grass weeds can become a serious problem in pastures and forages. Learn about forage crop, soil and weed problems in Missouri. See color photos of weeds at different stages and select herbicides with the help of tables in this manual.
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Turfgrass Insects, Page 2
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Annual white grub species that can cause turfgrass damage: May/June beetles, masked chafers, black turfgrass ataenius, green June beetles, and Japanese beetles.
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Turfgrass Insects, Page 5
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Learn about nuisance pests in turfgrass, including ants, centipedes, millipedes, chiggers, cicadas, crickets, earwigs, fleas, grasshoppers, and more.
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Turfgrass Insects
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Learn to manage turfgrass insect pests through integrated pest management, combining cultural practices with minimal pesticide use.
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Turfgrass Insects, Page 3
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Billbugs, crane flies and mole crickets are subsurface-feeding insects that can cause turfgrass damage.
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Turfgrass Insects, Page 6
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Insecticide use should be the last resort in managing insect pests, but may be necessary even with a careful integrated pest management plan in place.
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Care of Flowering Potted Plants
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Learn how to care for flowering potted plants like African violets and amaryllis, including watering, light, humidity, and reblooming tips.
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Turfgrass Insects, Page 4
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Surface-feeding insects can cause turfgrass damage: fall armyworms, bermudagrass mites, chinch bugs, cutworms, greenbug aphids, mealybugs and sod webworms.