FE Volume 134 Issue 4

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The Round Table

The Round Table

As one of the first students to attend the National Fire Academy: (1) How did the course you took there compare to other courses you have taken in your fire service career?, (2) Were you able to apply this knowledge to your own work?, (3) Did you impart this knowledge to members of your department or others?, and (4) How did you find the accommodations? Gordon W. Moody, Captain, Laramie, Wyom.:
Fire Service CareerFirefighter Training

Detachable Ramp

A detachable ramp is used by the Lexington, Mass., Fire Department to get a gasoline-powered hydraulic rescue tool in and out of a rear compartment of a 1958 pumper. The idea for a diamond plate ramp was borrowed from watching delivery trucks unload heavy items.
Firefighter ToolsFirefighting Equipment
The Book Shelf

The Book Shelf

THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE HANDBOOK, 1981 Second Edition, Joseph A. Ross, Editor; National Fire Protection Association, 470 Atlantic Ave., Boston, Mass. 02210; 995 pages, $19.50. This book contains the complete text of the 1981 National Electrical Code, as well as explanatory commentary, diagrams, and photographs.
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Company News

Fire Out Enterprises Co., Inc. of Norwich, N.Y. recently signed an agreement with Mitsui & Co. of Japan. Fire Out is a water additive that will be marketed in Japan. Mitsui will work with the Japan Fire Defense Agency to establish procedures for the use of Fire Out in all Japanese fire stations as well as sprinkler systems, extinguishers, and other equipment.
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Sprinkler Systems

Sprinkler Systems

Deaths in recent high-rise fires has impelled directors of a Fort Worth, Texas, financial firm to authorize the addition of sprinkler system protection to its new home office building currently under construction. Nearly $200,000 was designated specifically to install complete sprinkler systems on all 10 floors of the Tarrant Savings Association building.
Fire SafetyFire Suppression Systems
Training Is Too Important To Be Treated as a Luxury

Training Is Too Important To Be Treated as a Luxury

If a man convinced a corporation that he could improve its production by 5 percent, top management wouldn’t let him out the door before they signed a contract with him. In the fire service, that man is the training officer. The quality of a fire department’s “production”, on the fireground is a direct reflection of the quality of training in that department. However, when it is necessary to shrink the budget, too frequently fingers walk through the budget items until they reach “training and education,” and there they stop like they had found a home.
Firefighter Training

Fire Exposes Weaknesses Of Architectural Design

A two-alarm fire in a recently built shopping complex in Stockton, Calif., pointed out some important building construction trends that seem to be apparent in much new construction. The most disturbing trend is the extensive use of combustible materials for architectural design and construction of large structures.
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Trapped Residents Rescued as Fire Spreads Rapidly in 3-Story Hotel

A fast-spreading fire temporarily trapped some residents of a three-story hotel even though the fire was discovered early and smoke detectors operated in the halls. Members of the Toledo, Iowa, Volunteer Fire Department rescued all the residents and then extinguished the fire with mutual-aid assistance.
Technical Rescue
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RICHARD PRATT SYLVIA Editor JERRY W. LAUGHLIN Associate Editor DOROTHY P. FERGUSON Managing Editor ELIZABETH CRIDLAND
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Roll-up Doors Create Entry Problem At Fire In Storage Building Cubicles

Seventy-five units of a public storage building in San Jose, Calif., became involved in a three-alarm fire that proved especially difficult to fight because of the variety of materials in storage. “These buildings are inexpensive to construct, they provide a good income for their investors, and later, when the value of the land increases, they can easily be torn down to make way for a more profitable development,” explained Deputy Chief John Felde of the San Jose Fire Department about the fire service’s latest headache in many parts of the country.
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Fire Equipment Digest

Ziamatic Corp. has developed the Zico Quic-Axe super tool, that can be used as a hydrant wrench, hammer, cutting edge, pry point, nail puller, gas shut-off wrench, and prying edge in addition to the chopping function of the ax. The tool is available with either a pentagon or square hydrant wrench.
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From the Publishers Desk

How do you prepare an article for publication in Fire Engineering? That’s a question we often are asked. We generally reply that the first thing you have to determine to do is to set aside some time to put your thoughts on paper.
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Names in the News

Fire Service CareerFirefighter Training

Check Pump, Accessories For Operating Condition

Firefighting EquipmentHoselines

Coming Events

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Fire Schools and Seminars

Fire Service CareerFirefighter Training

Future of Federal Involvement In Fire Service EMS Is Cloudy

Fire EMSFirefighting

School’s Own Fire Patrol Helps Conduct Fire Drills

Fire PreventionFire Safety

FE Volume 134 Issue 4

Issues

Chemical Incident Impact Discussed In Terms of People, Community Cost

HazmatTechnical Rescue

Tips on Extinguishing Chimney Fires That Improve Efficiency, Public Image

Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Florida Volunteers Man Countywide Hazardous Materials Response Team

HazmatTechnical Rescue

FIRE ENGINEERING

Firefighter DrillsFirefighter Training

Department Installs Metal Hose Covers For Lifetime Use

Firefighting EquipmentHoselines
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