FE Volume 132 Issue 12

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Master Streams Contain Philadelphia Mill Fire

The Bromley Mill, a 620 X 500-foot complex that had been pre-fire planned, was the site of what had been long expected—a massive fire. Dating back to 1889, the complex in the Kensington section of Philadelphia had a four-alarm fire that made the sprinkler system virtually useless three months before the larger fire last July 29.
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Fire Schools and Seminars

Fire Schools and Seminars

Arizona State University Arson Investigation Courses: Basie, Jan. 21-Feb. 1; Advanced, Feb, 4-8. For further information, write International Center for Safety Education, Arizona State University, P.O. Box 968. Tempe, Ariz. 85281. Advanced Arson Seminar, Jan. 28-Feb. 1, sponsored by the Denver Fire Department.
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Manufacturers’ Literature

Manufacturers’ Literature

80 Breath Analyzer Kit—A data sheet describing the MiniCO breath analyzer kit for estimating concentrations of carbon monoxide in the blood is available from Mine Safety Appliances Company. The MiniCO estimates carboxyhemoglobin levels by measuring the concentration of CO in breath (alveolar air).
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When Roof Should Be Opened Make a Large Hole Immediately

For some reason, reluctance too frequently hobbles the decision to open up a roof when the fire situation demands vertical ventilation. The result is that because of the fear of doing excessive damage, fires that should have been controlled destroy buildings. When excessive heat rises to the roof, mushrooms and starts to bank downward, the immediate effect is that any occupants are in danger of losing their lives and fire fighters will find it difficult or impossible to advance hose lines into the building.
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From the Publishers Desk

Apparatus, building construction, communications, hazardous materials, pumps, fire reports, respiratory protection, volunteers, training, tools and equipment, are all grist for the mill that is called Fire Engineering.
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Coming Events

Coming Events

Jan. 21-23—USFA Arson Conference, New Orleans, La. For information write United States Fire Administration, Washington, D.C. 20472. Mar. 24-27—Fire Department Instructors Conference. Annual meeting, Memphis, Tenn. For further information, write Ed McCormack, Executive Secretary, International Society of Fire Service Instructors, Box 88, Hopkinton, Mass. 01748.
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Fire Equipment Digest

The A.J. Abrams Company has introduced a pitot tube for water supply system testing. Designed primarily for use by fire departments, the stainless steel pitot tube is of a modified air chamber type for accuracy of pressure readings. The notched blade has markings for both 1 1/8 and 1 1/4-inch nozzle diameters and the brass union has a 1/4-inch NPT connection for a pressure gage.
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The Round Table

The Round Table

Jack M. Hamilton, Chief, Prescott, Ariz.: The City of Prescott Fire Department serves a population of approximately 20,000 persons and responds into a semi-rural area of approximately 22 square miles. Since 1974 the Prescott Fire Department has provided our citizens with emergency medical services using trained EMT personnel operating from both pumper trucks and one rescue unit.
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Buffs Conduct Fund Drive To Purchase Rescue Tool

Buffs Conduct Fund Drive To Purchase Rescue Tool

How organized buffs can support the fire service in a smaller community was demonstrated recently in Brookfield, Wis. At an October 25 dinner meeting with other area buffs, Treasurer Glen Locher and President Carl Bohman of the Brookfield Fire Associates formally presented Chief Ed Schweitzer with a $7400 set of Hurst Tool equipment purchased by the Fire Associates after a citywide fund drive begun several months earlier.
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staff

staff

JAMES F. CASEY Editor RICHARD PRATT SYLVIA Associate Editor DOROTHY P. FERGUSON Managing Editor ELIZABETH CRIDLAND Assistant Editor
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Ladders: Guidelines for Selection, Maintenance and Tests for Reliability

Nozzle, ax, and ladder—from the time of bucket brigades on badges, plaques, and other insignia—these three symbols have stood for the fire service. The ladder is the one major item carried alike by aerial truck and pumper. It tends to be taken for granted. But a closer look reveals some uncertainty about the best answers to such questions as:
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Effect of Nozzles on Fires Studied In Terms of Flow Rate, Droplet Size

Despite the almost universal use of plain water dispersed by nozzles during fire fighting operations, there still remains considerable uncertainty regarding how much water it takes to extinguish a fire. Ideally, one would like to estimate the total quantity, application rate, and form of water which would effectively suppress a given fire; and one would also like to identify and understand which factors significantly affect fire suppression effectiveness and fire fighter safety.
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What the Fire Service Achieved in the 70s

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Correction

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Fire Destroys Toy Store in Los Angeles

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Survivair Conducts Retrofit Program

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International Buffs Elect

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Two Deputies Appointed at Fire Academy

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Arson Investigation Guide

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B. J. Thompson Named Head of Fire Academy

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Gal Fire Fighters Do What’s Needed In Brigade Too Small for Specialists

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Space-Age Pump Installed on Amphib Gives Miami a 2500-GPM Fireboat

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Lakemore Volunteers Win Emergency One Pumper

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FIRE ENGINEERING

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