FIRE ENGINEERING

FIRE ENGINEERING

250 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10001

(212) 481-5771

EDITORIAL STAFF

EDITOR

Thomas F. Brennan

MANAGING EDITOR

William A. Manning

ASSISTANT EDITOR

Sheila Smith

CONTRIBUTING EDITORS

Gene Carlson

Paul McFadden

Frank L. Fire

Vincent Dunn

CONSULTING EDITORS

Jack Bennett

Francis L. Brannigan

Hugh J. Caulfield

Glenn P. Corbett

Walt Hendrick

Charles G. King

Edward J. McDonald

Burton W. Phelps

PUBLISHER

Henry H. Dinneen

BUSINESS STAFF

BUSINESS MANAGER

Daniel G. Smith

MARKETING SERVICES MANAGER

Wendy Chusid

SALES COORDINATOR

Kristiana Wistort

PRODUCTION MANAGER

Mike Paxton, Tulsa

CIRCULATION SERVICES

Mike Blake, General Manager, Tulsa

Patsy Russo, Supervisor, Tulsa

ADVERTISING SALES

NORTHEAST

Henry H. Dinneen, Publisher

250 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10001

(212) 481-5771

SOUTHEAST

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P.O. Box 2347, Charlotte, NC 28226

(704) 542-8893

MIDWEST

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Gravenhorst & Assoc. Inc.

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(312) 545-8621

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(818) 500-0693

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

SUBSCRIPTIONS: All subscription correspondence should be addressed to Fire Engineering, P.O. Box 1289, Tulsa. OK 74101, or call 1 (800) 331-4463. Allow 30 days tor change of address. Please include both old and new addresses, and enclose, if possible, an address label from a recent issue. Rates for U.S. and possessions: 1 yr., $18.95, 2 yr. $30.95. 3 yr. $42.95. Canada and 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), August 1988. Volume 141. Number 8. Published monthly by PennWell Publishing Co., 1421 S. Sheridan Rd., P.O. Box 1260. Tulsa. OK 74101. Second-class postage paid at Tulsa. Executive, editorial, and advertising offices at 250 Fifth Ave.. New York, NY 10001. cCopyright 1988 by PennWell Publishing Co. All lights 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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