FE Volume 131 Issue 2

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Preconnected Foam Line Has Eductor

A 100-foot, 1 1/8 -inch hose line with a preconnected foam eductor and navytype nozzle has been added to Engine 5, the attack pumper of East Fishkill, N. Y., Company 1. Adding this line has increased our fireground efficiency. Engine 5 is a 750-gpm, front-mount pumper with a 1000-gallon tank.
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If Fog Streams Lack Reach, Try Changing to Straight Streams

Like some other equipment on fire apparatus that tend to be forgotten because they are seldom used, straight tip nozzles sometimes remain on the pumper when the fire dictates their use. We are so successful in using fog nozzles in interior attacks that when the volume of fire forces us into an exterior attack, we continue to use our fog nozzles through force of habit.
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Fire Schools and Seminars

Fire Schools and Seminars

American College of Emergency Physicians— Florida Chapter: 6th Annual Postgraduate Seminar in Emergency Medicine, will be held in the Omni International Hotel. Miami. Fla., on March 16-19. For further information, contact Registrar. Sixth PCS, 600 Courtland Street, Suite 420, Orlando, Fla. 32804.
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From the Publishers Desk

In view of the horror stories on places of public assembly that we published in our last August issue—Cocoanut Grove fire, Triangle Shirtwaist fire and others—it was gratifying to see what happened,
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More FE Volume 131 Issue 2

The Round Table

The Round Table

At the 3rd Annual Conference of the National Fire Prevention and Control Administration some speakers stressed the fire prevention benefits that could be derived from strong code enforcement and arson suppression programs. Accordingly, do you feel now that your division of fire prevention and your arson squad if any, are sufficient for the job on hand? What percentage of your total fire department budget is allotted to fire prevention activities, including fire prevention education and arson investigation? Donald E. Minton, Chief, Decatur, Ill.:
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Fire Equipment Digest

A battery-operated, hand-held instrument introduced by Anacon Inc., will detect the presence of a combustible gas and sound an alarm. Model 720 rests in the palm of the hand, and provides monitoring where combustible gases are suspected. It has an on-off switch and a pushbutton battery check.
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JAMES F. CASEY Editor RICHARD PRATT SYLVIA Associate Editor DOROTHY P. FERGUSON Managing Editor BARBARA E. GOLDBERG Assistant Editor
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Waterous Scheduling Fire Pump Schools

Waterous Scheduling Fire Pump Schools

The Waterous Company will begin an eight-month series of special schools on fire pump operation and maintenance from its mobile demonstrator unit. The tour, which will start in March, will cover the states of North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Idaho,
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3 States Awarded Grants For Fire Education Programs

3 States Awarded Grants For Fire Education Programs

Three states—Delaware, Illinois and Oregon—have been awarded grants of $15,000 each from the National Fire Prevention and Control Administration for pilot programs establishing statewide resource systems for public fire education programs. The state agencies or organizations which received the grants are the Delaware Fire School,
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How Sirens Vary as Attention Getters

Sirens help us get to fires faster and without accidents. They save us important seconds by warning other drivers and pedestrians that we are coming and that we want the right-of-way, even if that violates usual rules of the road. To he useful, a siren needs to be loud enough to be heard, despite other urban noise and soundproofed cars,
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Company News

Company News

Modular Ambulance Corp. has announced the promotion of Bill Meyers to the position of vice president, operations. Jerry Kestner is the new national sales manager, and Guy Durham is the production superintendent. Meyers will be responsible for coordinating all of the operational division. In his new position,
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Inspections Avert Nightspot Tragedy

“If our inspector hadn’t found those deficiencies and gotten them corrected, we would have had a disaster here,” said Assistant Chief A1 Montez of the San Jose, Calif., Fire Department. He was speaking of the conditions at Mario’s Place, a night-spot gutted early last June 21 by a two-alarm fire which erupted with at least JO persons in the building.
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FDIC Plans 22 Afternoon Workshops

FDIC Coverage

Fit for a Chief

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Fire District Gets Parade Unit

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Coming Events

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Training, Equipment Needs of Arson Investigation Team

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Fatal Blast Comes With Surplus Tank

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ISFSI Plans Conference In Memphis March 19-20

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Homemade Brush Truck-Tanker

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Speedy Flames Win at N.J. Racetrack Despite Fire Plan, Drills to Cut Odds

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Planning, Cooperation Vital To Fire Protection in Jails

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FIRE ENGINEERING

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Weird Is the Word For Things People Do When Flames Crackle

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