FIRE ENGINEERING
46 FIREFIGHTING IN THE PINE BARRENS With more and more people seeking living space away from congested urban centers, structural firefighters are fast becoming the primary responders to brush and forest fires. In Long Island, New York, that means firefighting in the pine barrens—with the ensuant strategies and tactics incorporating a variety of rugged attack vehicles. Frank M. Panek
57 APPARATUS PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM A comprehensive preventive maintenance program is the cornerstone of your ability to get responders to the emergency scene safely, and it increases the longevity of your apparatus.
William C. Peters
63 CAN HIGH-RISE COLUMNS FAIL? In our most recent high-rise disasters, fireproofed steel columns withstood intense heat without sustaining total failure. Is this any reason to get complacent? No! says one expert. Francis L. lirannigan
71 METRO-DADE’S MOBILE EQUIPMENT BUREAU This department found that computerization and employee motivation and recognition were keys to improving the efficiency of its vehicle and equipment maintenance section. Donald II. Whitling
75 LARGE-DIAMETER HOSE HYDRAULICS IN YOUR HEAD This system of
mental calculations will enhance your ability to make intelligent decisions about supplying large fire flows. C. Bruce Edwards
85 PLATFORM ON DEMAND How members of the Fairfax County (VA) Fire Department adopted the European concept of removable support units and made it work for them. Kenneth I.. Jones
89 HOW TO CHANGE YOUR DEPARTMENT WITHOUT CHANGING DEPARTMENTS We all know that without change there is no growth. Are you involved in the change process? Are you a “seedplanter” or a “transplanter”? A refreshing perspective from a firefighter who assumed the unofficial role of “change officer.” Mark Tehome
6 EDITOR’S OPINION
10 VOLUNTEERS CORNER
16 TRAINING NOTEBOOK
22 RESCUE COMPANY
28 NEWS IN BRIEF
36 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
38 FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU
80 INNOVATIONS: HOMEGROWN
95 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
101 APPARATUS DELIVERIES
107 EQUIPMENT DIGEST
118 MANUFACTURERS’LITERATURE
120 COMING EVENTS
122 TRAINING AIDS
125 CLASSIFIEDS
128 RANDOM THOUGHTS
