FE Volume 132 Issue 9

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Fire Fatality Statistics

Fire Fatality Statistics

Approximately 8621 civilians died in 1978 as a result of fires in the United States, according to estimates released by the National Fire Protection Association. Most of the deaths, 6768 or 78.5 percent, occurred in residential dwellings.
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LEAA Provides Fund for Arson Courses

LEAA Provides Fund for Arson Courses

Financial assistance to state and local governments for arson investigation and prosecution is made available in an agreement between the United States Fire Administration (USFA) and the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA).
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Plastics Warehouse Fire Destroys 3 Other Buildings in Trenton, N.J.

Fire that took possession of a 700 X 75-foot, one-story plastics warehouse became the second largest fire in the history of Trenton, N. J., as it went on to destroy three more industrial buildings. When the alarm for the industrial complex was transmitted at 8:09 p.m. last March 1, the first alarm companies had been operating for more than an hour at an all-hands fire at the Garden State Wreath Company.
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ISFSI Sessions to Feature Training Company Officers

ISFSI Sessions to Feature Training Company Officers

The development of company officers will be the theme of the fall conference of the International Society of Fire Service Instructors at Denver November 1-4. The Thursday through Sunday sessions at Stouffer’s Denver Inn will cover both the training of company officers and definitions of their responsibilities.
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BART Safety Steps Urged

BART Safety Steps Urged

As a result of a fire in two rapid transit cars in a tunnel under San Francisco Bay, the National Transportation Safety Board has made a number of fire safety recommendations to the Bay Area Rapid Transit Authority. The board urged that the flame resistance of seat assemblies and other plastic materials be upgraded and called for some way of preventing fire from entering cars through the floor over areas susceptible to fire.
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Applications to Head National Academy Open Until Sept. 30

Applications to Head National Academy Open Until Sept. 30

Applications to be appointed superintendent of the National Fire Academy can be filed by anyone who believes he meets the basic qualifications. The United States Fire Administration has announced that applicants must submit Office of Personnel Management form 171, which is available at any post office, and the application must be received by the USFA by midnight, Sept. 30.
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Turning Children On to Fire Safety

Fire prevention education is sometimes plagued by the absence of statistics to prove its true value. However, when children get turned on by the prospect of becoming concerned citizens and teaching others about fire prevention, the payoff is immeasurably exciting and rewarding!
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Dangers Of Gasoline Transportation Expressed

Dangers Of Gasoline Transportation Expressed

Concern over people transporting extra gasoline in automobiles as a result of the current gas shortage has been expressed by National Burn Victim Foundation (NBVF) President Harry J. Gaynor. He pointed out that gasoline is a major cause of severe burns in the U.S. and added that when it is transported in a manner other than in the vehicle’s gas tank, it becomes a time bomb “killing and maiming people.”
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JAMES F. CASEY Editor RICHARD PRATT SYLVIA Associate Editor DOROTHY P. FERGUSON Managing Editor ROLLIN NELSON Art Director JOYCE WILLIAMS Production Manager RAYMOND J. CASTELLANOS
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TV Fire Ruling Aborted

TV Fire Ruling Aborted

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has dropped its proceedings to develop a standard on fire safety of television sets. The commission explained on July 27 that tests have shown that it is “extremely difficult to sustain TV cabinet fires in laboratory situations.” The commission also noted that “an apparent decline in TV fire incidents” is continuing.
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The Round Table

The Round Table

David E. Bentley, Chief, Cedar City, Utah: Our department trains two nights each month. Summer drills consist of ladder drills, high-rise, hose tests, hydrant flushing, drafting and driving of apparatus. Winter drills include: building size-up, first aid, breathing apparatus and films.
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Fire Equipment Digest

Elkhart Brass Mfg. Co., Inc., recently introduced the SM-20F Select-O-Matic nozzle for 1 1/2 and 1 3/4-inch hose. The new nozzle weighs 4.75 pounds and features Elk-O-Lite construction. It can flow 60 to 200 gpm. Interchangeable teeth provide two types of spray: the fixed teeth provide a solid, dense fog cone, while the spinning teeth provide a smooth, wide water curtain.
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EMS and EMTs Increase In Scope and Numbers

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Names in the News

Fire Service CareerFirefighter Training

Coming Events

Fire PreventionFire Safety

Manufacturers’ Literature

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Fire Schools and Seminars

Aircraft Fire & RescueTechnical Rescue

Identify Your Resources In Planning for Disasters

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Movable Street Sign Sends Detector Message Home

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FE Volume 132 Issue 9

Issues

Citizen Involvement Is Key to Success of Dallas Campaign Against Arson

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New York Adopts Plan To Cut False Alarm Responses

Fire Apparatus

Sprinklers Required in New Buildings

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Fire-Police Dispatch Center In Waukesha County, Wis.

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