FE Volume 112 Issue 8

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REFERENCES

REFERENCES

Marsel, Charles J., "Rocket Propulsion” (Astronautics, Vol. 4, No. 4, April 1959) Braidech, Mathew M., “Water in Modern Fire Control,” National Board of Fire Underwriters Mann, B. C., “Propellant Chemicals—Their Hazards and Control Measures” (Navy Safety Review, March 1959)
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Industrial Fire Protection and Prevention

IN THE LAST TWO DECADES, considerable advancement has been made in fire protection for industrial plants. However, there is still ample room for improvement in the educational and practical aspects. Modern industry continues to develop new processes which challenge those devoted to the field of fire protection engineering.
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WHAT’S NEW Among the Manufacturers

Mobile Aerial Towers, Inc., 1730 North Harrison Street, Fort Wayne 7, Ind., is producing the Hi-Ranger aerial platform in sizes said to range from 30 to 100 feet in height with basket capacities up to 1000 pounds. All units feature hydraulic outriggers and single-lever control.
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short cuts and gadgets

Visitors to the forthcoming conference of the International Association of Fire Chiefs at Grand Rapids, Mich., will have the opportunity of viewing many new developments in fire apparatus and equipment. A novel idea used by the Grand Rapids Fire Department is well worth a second look. The rescue squad employs peg-board panels fitted with canvas webbing as a convenient means of storing small hand tools in a neat and orderly fashion.
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Persons in the News

L. Waits Guthrie was named chief of the Adanta, Ga., Fire Department on June 1, succeeding Chief C. C. Styron, Sr., who retired after 51 years service in the department. Guthrie, a 21-year veteran of the department was named lieutenant in 1945 and two years later was promoted to captain.
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THE WATCH DESK

THE WATCH DESK

Television viewers were thrilled by a dramatic news picture in which Philadelphia fire fighters played stellar roles late in April. A 70-year-old widow protested the parking of funeral cars in front of her house. She raised such a ruckus that police were called.
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Coming Events

Coming Events

Aug. 30—Great Lakes Division, International Association of Fire Chiefs. Annual meeting, Pantlind Hotel, Grand Rapids, Mich. Secretary-Treasurer, Chief Willard G. Compton, 350 North Fountain Avenue, Springfield, Ohio. Aug. 31-Sept. 3—International Association of Fire Chiefs.
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What’s Burning

What’s Burning

THE FOLLOWING LIST includes fires of $10,000 and over in the United States and Canada for the period from June 22nd to July 20th. Arkadelphia, Ark.—Building housing Hardin’s Body Shop and Buck’s Pool Hall destroyed. Little Rock, Ark.—Magnolia Petroleum Co. district offices damaged.
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Among the Buffs

Among the Buffs

Five clubs were voted into membership and the first associate member taken in as the International Fire Butt Associates held its Seventh Annual Convention in Nashville, June 25-27. IFBA Scribe Henry G. Nathan of 3916 Brookhill Road, Baltimore 15, Md., says the clubs taken into membership were:
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the round table

the round table

THIS IS THE THIRD installment of the Round Table on systems for alerting and dispatching fire companies. Readers are invited to participate in the discussion which will be continued in the September issue.
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FIRE COLLEGES

FIRE COLLEGES

Arizona State Fire School—Oct. 15-17, Phoenix, Ariz. For information, contact Battalion Chief Jake Siken, Firefighting Instruction Supervisor, Phoenix Fire Department, 49 South First Street, Phoenix. Civil Defense Instructor Training Course for Eastern Area—Aug. 24-28, Sept. 14-18, Sept. 21-25, Sept. 28-Oct. 2, Radiological Monitoring for Instructors; Aug. 31-Sept. 4, Sept. 28-Oct. 2, Principles of Organization and Staffing for Instructors; Sept. 21-25, Basic Civil Defense for Instructors.
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MacDonald Reelected

MacDonald Reelected

The Eastern Association of Fire Chiefs re-elected Commissioner Edward J. MacDonald, White Plains, N. Y., as president at the recent conference held in Jamestown, N. Y., on May 21-23.
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TRENDS In Fire Apparatus Electrical Systems

Fire Apparatus

Chicago Proves Value of Aerial Platforms for Fire Fighting

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Signal Hill Joins L.A. County

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Two Fire Fighters Killed When Pumpers Collide

Fire Apparatus

Provide Positive Protection With a Modern Coded Fire Alarm System

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GRAND RAPIDS FIRE DEPARTMENT

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Missouri Valley Elects

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Crowd Argues While Boy Dies

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OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS

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Volunteers Provide Salvage and Rescue Service to Community

Technical Rescue

May Fire Losses

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Sirens May Assist High Speed Rockets

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