FIRE ENGINEERING
July 1982 Volume 135 No. 7
THE JOURNAL OF THE FIRE PROTECTION PROFESSION SINCE 1877
12 Decontamination
20 Allied Chemical fire
28 Microcomputer
40 Trench rescue
features
6 The Editor’s Opinion Page
12 Be Prepared for Decontamination at Hazardous Materials Incidents
20 Another Explosion, Another Fire at Allied Chemical Plant in Philly
24 Contaminants Released at Fire Require 27 Days for Cleanup
28 Microcomputer Can Improve Management Information Flow
30 Standardized Shape-Coded Controls Makes Pump Operator’s Job Easier
32 Haz-Mat Coordination Stressed
34 Options for Handling Fiscal Squeeze—and Stress—Aired at Conference
36 Leaking Gas and Explosion Hamper Fire Fighting Efforts
40 The Challenge of Trench Rescue: “Few Situations More Dangerous”
47 Fire Protection Engineers Meet, Express Concerns for Life Safety
51 New Map Book Speeds Response of Fire Apparatus
departments
10 The Volunteers Corner
18 Fire Schools and Seminars
44 Fire Equipment Digest
46 Coming Events
46 National Fire Academy
49 Letters to the Editor
49 Names in the News
55 From the Publisher’s Desk
56 Advertisers’ Index
57 Reader Service Card
