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 McFadden Frank L. Fire Vincent Dunn Ray Downey

CONSULTING

EDITORS

Jack Bennett Francis L. Brannigan Hugh J. Caulfield Glenn P. Corbett Walt Hendrick Charles G. King Edward J. McDonald Burton W, Phelps

FEATURE DESIGN

Steve Hetzel

ILLUSTRATION

Arthur Arias

PUBUSHBI

Henry H. Dinneen

DIRECTOR Of BOOK PUBLISHING

Daniel G. Smith

ADVERTISING

COORDINATOR

Denise M. Kissack

PRODUCTION MANAGER Mike Paxton. Tulsa

CIRCULATION SERVICES, TULSA

Lorry Lofton Circulation Manager Patsy Russo Manager Paid Circulation

ADVERTISING SALES

NORTHEAST: Henry H. Dinneen, Publisher,

250 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10001 Tel. (212) 481-5771, Fax (212) 725-3654

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6406 Carmel Rd., Suite 308,

P.O. Box 2347. Charlotte, NC 28226 Tel. (704) 542-8893, Fox (704) 542-7357

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PENNWELL PUBLISHING COMPANY

P.O. Box 1260 • Tulsa, OK 74101 (918) 835-3161

Philip C. Lauinger, Jr,

CHAIRMAN

Joseph A. Wolking

GROUP VICE PRESIDENT Joseph T. Bessette

PRESIDENT

SUBSCRIPTIONS: All subscription correspondence should be addressed to Fire Engineering, P.O. Box 1289, Tulsa, OK 74101, or call 1 (800) 627-3210. Allow 30 days for change of address. Please include both old ond new addresses, and enclose, if possible, on address label from o recent issue. Rates for U.S. ond possessions: 1 yr., $18.95, 2 yr. $30.95, 3 yr. $42.95. Canada ond other countries. 1 yr. $30.00,2 yr. $52.00, 3 yr. $68.00. Single copy U.S. $3.00, other countries $6.00.

FIRE ENGINEERING (ISSN 0015-2587), is published monthly by PennWell Publishing Co., 1421 S. Sheridan. Tulso, OK 74112. August 1989, Volume 142, Number 8. Second-class postage paid at Tulsa. Executive, editorial, ond advertising offices at 250 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10001. ©Copyright 1989 by PennWell Pubhshing 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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