Obtituaries

Obtituaries

Leo V. Martin

Leo V. Martin, fire chief for Reynolds Electrical & Engineering Co., Inc., chief contractor for the Department of Energy Nevada test site, died May 27. He was 56.

Martin had been at the site since 1951, beginning as a volunteer in the fire department. He became fire chief in 1952, and served until June 1980.

Steven B. Campbell

Deputy Chief Steven B. Campbell, who retired from the Atlanta Fire Department in 1974 after 42 years of service, died last March 26 after a long illness.

He was instrumental in writing the “Prompt to Action” histories of the department, which were published in 1960 and updated in 1975. Chief Campbell also established the fire department library at Station 7.

Hand entrapped in rope gripper

Elevator Rescue: Rope Gripper Entrapment

Mike Dragonetti discusses operating safely while around a Rope Gripper and two methods of mitigating an entrapment situation.
Delta explosion

Two Workers Killed, Another Injured in Explosion at Atlanta Delta Air Lines Facility

Two workers were killed and another seriously injured in an explosion Tuesday at a Delta Air Lines maintenance facility near the Atlanta airport.