Get the Answers Now by Planning For Hazardous Materials Incidents
There is an old nursery rhyme which goes, “Pussycat, pussycat, where have you been?” “I’ve been to London to see the Queen.” “Pussycat, pussycat, what did you see there?”
FE Volume 131 Issue 5
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Fire Schools and Seminars
Arkansas Fire Training Academy—Weekday Classes: Forcible Entry, Rope, and Extinguishers, May 29-June 2; First Aid Multimedia/Basic C.P.R., May 29-June 2; Rescue and Protective Breathing, June 5-9; Ladders, June 5-9; Bomb School, June 26-30. Weekend Classes: Forcible Entry, Rope, and Extinguishers, June 3—4; Rescue and Protective Breathing, June 10-11; Ladders, June 10-11.
Placement of First Line Is Key to Successful Attack
One of the most important—if not the most important—decisions the first-in officer on the fireground has to make is the placement of the first hose line. That decision can make the difference between saving and losing a life, and it will certainly make the difference between an effective fire fighting operation and just putting water on the fire.
Coming Events
June 3-4—Butler County Fire Chiefs Association: 27th Annual Fire School will be held on the campus of the Butler County Community College. For further information, contact G. Douglas Wick, Butler County Fire School, Box 203, West Sunbury, Pa. 16061. June 4—Hershey Volunteer Fire Company— Second Annual Hershey Fire Department Invitational Rescue Competition will be held at the Hershey Station in Hershey, Pa.
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Fire Equipment Digest
Simulaids Inc. announces the introduction of CPR Kim and CPR Billy, both 24-inch, full-bodied manikins that respond to the correct administration of CPR. Kim, and Billy have hearts under the sternum of their resilient plastic bodies, as well as expandable lungs. An attached aneroid manometer gives a readout of chest compression, and an airway valve opens when the head is correctly positioned.
From the Publishers Desk
We live in a world that has increasingly become a dangerous place to live no matter where you live. Most of us are unaware of this danger and we go about our daily work and play wrapped in a blanket of security, blithely ignoring or ignorant of what can suddenly happen—out of nowhere.
The Round Table
William G. Brennan, Chief, East Greenwich, R.I.: We do not use the 911 telephone number in the State of Rhode Island. There has been much discussion pro and con on this matter and the consensus of opinion seems to be that it is not suitable for this area. Rhode Island is a highly congested area and the towns and cities are one continuous surburban and industrial sprawl.
Tackling America’s Malignant Crime
According to the American Mutual Insurance Companies the arson bill for property loss during 1976 exceeded $2 billion. And the arson bill for human suffering which cannot be measured in dollars ran to about 1000 persons killed and another 10,000 injured. What is even more frightening is the fact that the incidence of arson is constantly increasing. In the State of Massachusetts the increase was more than 300 percent in the past decade.
Mutual Aid Is Expanded To Fund Raising, Training
Many benefits can be realized from membership in county or regional associations of fire departments, and the experience of the volunteer departments that formed an association in Madison County, Ala., may benefit those departments that are operating without any formal association with other departments.
Christian Group Growing
Encouraged by the response of fire fighters from 15 states, the Fellowship of Christian Firefighters is pursuing plans to become a truly nationwide organization. The FCF was chartered as a nonprofit educational organization by the State of Colorado last August. Under its bylaws, the FCF is seeking individual members as well as chapters composed of at least five active members in any state, territory, district or local area.
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JAMES FA. CASEY Editor RICHARD PRATT SYLVIA Associate Editor DOROTHY P. FERGUSON Managing Editor BARBARA E. GOLDBERG Assistant Editor
25 Killed by LPG Tank Car Blast, Fireball Two Days After Derailment
A devastating rupture and fire that rocked the small Tennessee town of Waverly, claiming 25 lives last February 24, could have major repercussions across the country as hazardous materials experts reevaluate safety precautions for handling LPG transport vessels involved in accidents.