FIRE ENGINEERING

FIRE ENGINEERING

250 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY 10001

Tel. (212) 481-5771

Fax 212) 725-3654

EDITOR

Thomas F. Brennan,

MANAGING EDITOR

William A. Manning

ASSISTANT EDITOR

Diane Feldman

CONTRIBUTING EDITORS

Gene Carlson

Ray Downey

Vincent Dunn

Frank L. Fire

Francis X. Holt

Richard A. Marinucci

Paul McFadden

Robert Obermayer

Ed Spohn

Curt Weldon

CONSULTING EDITORS

Jock Bennett

Francis L. Bronnigan

Hugh J. Caulfield

Glenn P. Corbett

Gerald L. Grey

Walt Hendrick

Charles G. King

Edward J. McDonald

Burton W. Phelps.,

FUTURE DESIGN

Steve Hetzel

ILLUSTRATION

Arthur Arias

PUBLISHER

Henry H. Dinneen

DIRECTOR Of BOOK PUBLISHING

Daniel G. Smith

ADVERTISING COORDINATOR

Denise M. Kissack

PRODUCTION MANAGER_Mike

Paxton, Tulsa

CIRCULATION SERVICES, TULSA

Larry Lofton

Circulation Mgr.

Patsy Russo

Mgr. Paid Circulation

PENNWELL PUBLISHING COMPANY

P.O. Box 1260 • Tulsa, OK 74101

(918) 835-3161

CHAIRMAN

Philip C. Lauinger, Jr.

PRESIDENT

Joseph A. Wolking

GROUP VICE PRESIDENT

Joseph T. Bessette

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FIRE ENGINEERING (ISSN 0015-2587], is published monthly by PennWell I Publishing Co., 1421 S. Sheridan, Tulsa, OK 74112. December 1989, Volume 142, Number 12. Second-class postage poid at Tulsa. Executive, e and advertising offices at 250 fifth Ave., New York, NY 10001. Copynght 1989 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.

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