도시중심사회로 주거환경이 변화되고, 산업기술의 발전으로 인간에게 많은 편익이 제공되면서 인간의 생활환경이 차츰 고도화, 밀집화가 되고, 건축물의 고층화, 대형화가 되어 가고 있습니다. 이로 인해 화재 및 재난.재해로 인한 인명피해와 경제적 손실이 급증하고 있는 추세입니다. 이러한 현상은 단지 우리나라뿐만 아니라 대부분의 국가가 공동으로 겪고 있어 모두 공감하는 세계적인 현상입니다.

이러한 급변하는 사회흐름에 따라 단순 화재를 진압하던 소방이란 조직이 국민의 생명을 구하는 구조와 구급활동까지 영역을 넓혀 어느 직무보다 더 중요한 공공서비스의 기본이 되었습니다. 

따라서 좀 더 전문화되고 체계적인 지식을 습득한 소방전문인력이 필요하게 되었으며, 그 필요에 의해 향후 몇 년간은 많은 인원의 소방공무원이 채용될 예정입니다. 임용 시험에 대비하기 위해 소방공학적 지식과 소방활동에 필요한 기술? 이론, 소방법규에서 정한 소방의 주요업무인 화재 예방.경계, 진압, 구조와 구급 및 재난관리의 방법론 등의 학습이 필요합니다. 

본서는 현재 소방공무원 소방학개론 출제기준을 준수하여 편집되었기에 임용시험 준비에 큰 도움이 될 것입니다. 또한, 전반적인 소방의 이해를 위해 원론적인 내용을 수록하였고, 소방시설과 소방 공학에 필요한 내용을 세부적인 각론을 통해 체계적으로 정리하였습니다.

이 책을 통하여 소방공무원 임용을 준비하는 모든 수험생들이 시험의 출제범위를 잘 분석하고 기초지식을 잘 쌓아 고득점에 이르는 발판으로 활용되었으면 하는 바람입니다. 

이 책의 출판을 위해 많은 도움을 주신 에듀에프엠 김용한 대표님, 유혜종 이사님, 이민희 과장님께 감사드립니다.

마지막으로 곳곳에서 묵묵히 노력하고 있을 모든 수험생 분들을 응원하고, 임용 합격 소식을 기대하겠습니다.

2019년 8월 

 저자 김병기 드림

 Part 01 소방조직

CHAPTER 01 소방역사 및 소방조직·············································································· 8

 CHAPTER 02 소방인사································································································· 29

 CHAPTER 03 소방기능································································································· 54

Part 02 재난관리

CHAPTER 01 재난 및 재난관리의 개념···································································· 100

 CHAPTER 02 우리나라의 재난관리··········································································· 109

Part 03 연소 이론

CHAPTER 01 일반화학······························································································ 172

 CHAPTER 02 연소····································································································· 181

Part 04 화재 이론

CHAPTER 01 화재의 정의 및 분류··········································································· 224

 CHAPTER 02 건축물의 화재성상··············································································· 236

 CHAPTER 03 위험물 화재 성상················································································ 267

 CHAPTER 04 화재조사······························································································ 307

Part05 소화 이론

CHAPTER 01 소화원리······························································································ 326

 CHAPTER 02 소화약제······························································································ 330

 CHAPTER 03 소방시설······························································································ 370