FIRE ENGINEERING

FIRE ENGINEERING

Park 80 West, Plaza Two, 7th Floor

Saddle Brook, NJ 07662

Tel. (201) 845-0800, Fax (201) 845-6275

Editor William A. Manning

Managing Editor Diane Feldman

Associate Editor Mary Jane Dittmar

Assistant Editor John J. Napolitano

Technical Director Thomas F. Brennan

Editorial Advisory Board

Jack Bennett

Francis L Brannigan

John N. Carr

Rand-Scott Coggan

Glenn P Corbett

Ricky Davidson

Ray Downey

Vincent Dunn

C. Bruce Edwards

Frank L. Fire

Gerald I.. Grey

Walt Hendrick

Francis X, Holt

Charles G. King

Richard A. Marinucci

John Mittendorf

Gregory G. Noll

Leslie P. Omans

William C. Peters

John B. Sachcn

Ed Spahn

Columnists/Contributing Editors

Francis L. Brannigan Frank L Fire

Gene P. Carlson David P. Fornell

Glenn P. Corbett John M. Malecky

Ray Downey Peter G. Sparber

Publisher Henry H. Dinneen

Sales Manager Gene C. Prall

Director of Book Publishing Joanne Ezersky

Production Manager Mike Paxton. Tulsa

Advertising Coordinator Audrey L. Dombrowski

Feature Design Steve Hetzel

Circulation Manager Larry Lofton

Manager Paid Circulation Patsy Russo

PENNWELL PUBLISHING COMPANY

P.O. Box 1260 • Tulsa, OK 101 • (918) 835-3161

Chairman Philip C. Lauinger, Jr.

President Joseph A. Wolking

Senior Group Vice President Joseph T Bessette

SUBSCRIPTIONS: All subscription correspondence should be addressed to Fire Engineering, P.O. Box 1289, Tulsa. OK 74101. or call 1 (800) “S2-9768. Allow 30 days for change of address. Please include both old and new addresses, and enclose, if possible, an address label from a recent issue. Rates for l.’S. and possessions: 1 yr. $21.95, 2 yr. $35.95,3 yr. $49.95. Canada and other countries: 1 yr S34.50, 2 yr. $59-50, 3 vr. $78.50. Single copy U.S. $.3.50, other countries $7.00.

FIRE ENGINEERING (ISSN 0015-2587 ). is published monthly by PennWell Publishing Co.. 1421 S. Sheridan. TuLsa. OK 74112. December 1991, Volume I -44, Number 12. Second-class postage paid at Tulsa and additional mailing offices. Executive, editorial, and advertising offices at Park 80 West. Plaza Two, 7th Floor. Saddle Brook, NJ 07662. -‘Copyright 1991 by PennWell Publishing Co. All rights reserved Material may not be reproduced in any form without written permission of the publisher Fire Engineering is a registered trademark. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Fire Engineering, P.O. Box 1289, Tulsa, OK “4 101

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