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

Paul McFodden

Fronk L. Fire

Vincent Dunn

Roy Downey

CONSULTING EDITORS

Jock Bennett

Francis L Bronnigan

Hugh J. Caulfield

Glenn P. Corbett

Walt Hendrick

Charles G. King

Edward J. McDonald

Burton W. Phelps

FEATURE DESIGN

Steve Hetzel

ILLUSTRATION

Arthur Arias

PUBLISGER

Henry H. Dinneen

DIRECTOR Of BOOK PUBLISHING

Daniel G. Smith

ADVERTISING COORDINATOR

Denise M. Kissack

PRODUCTION MANAGER

Mike Poxton, Tulso

CIRCULATION SERVICES, TULSA

Lorry Lofton

Circulation Manager

Potsy Russo

Manager Poid Circulation

ADVERTISING SALES

NORTHEAST: Henry H. Dinneen, Publisher, 250 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10001 Tel. (212) 481-5771, Fox (212) 725-3654

SOUTHEAST: Horry W. Dill, Regional Manager, 6406 Cormel Rd., Suite 308, P.O. Box 2347, Charlotte, NC 28226 Tel. (704| 542-8893, Fox (704) 542-7357_

MIDWEST: Don Johnson, Al Grovenhorst, Gravenhorst & Assoc. Inc., 5901 N. Cicero Ave., Chicago, IL 60646 Tel. (312) 545-8621, Fox (312) 545-5138

WEST COAST AND SOUTHWEST: Karl Keeler, Western Manager, 915 Stewarton Way, Glendale, CA 91207 Tel. (818) 500-0693, Fox (818) 548-9204

PENNWELI PUBLISHING COMPANY

P.O. Box 1260 • Tulsa, OK 74101

(918) 835-3161

CHAIRMAN

Philip C. Louinger, Jr.

PRESIDENT

Joseph A. Wolking

GROUP Via PRESIDENT

Joseph T, Bessette

SUBSCRIPTIONS: All subscription correspondence should be addressed to Fire Engineering, P.O. Box 1289, Tulso, OK 74101, or call 1 (800) 627-3210. 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. Rotes for U.S. and possessions: 1 yr. $21.95, 2 yr. $35.95, 3 yr. $49.95. Canada and other countries: 1 yr. $34$0,2 yr. $59.50, 3 yr. $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, Tulso, OK 74112. October 1989, Volume 142, Number 10. Second-class postage poid at Tulso. Executive, editorial, and advertising offices at 250 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10001. Copyright 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.

POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Fire Engineering, P.O. Box 1289, Tulsa, OK 74101.

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