FE Volume 134 Issue 7

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Alternate Water Sources Needed At Fire During Severe Drought

When the water reservoir for the Borough of Ashland, Pa., started drying up during the drought last November, Fire Chief Thomas Towers and other borough officials began searching for alternate supplies for fire fighting. Several sources were found or rigged.
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Fire Schools and Seminars

Fire Schools and Seminars

Aircraft Crash Specialist School: AMFAC Hotel, Los Angeles, Calif. Sept. 15—19; Treasure Island Inn, Daytona Beach, Fla., Dec. 7-11. For further information contact Robert Whempner, c/o Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Regional Airport, Daytona Beach, Fla. 32014. Arkansas Fire Academy: Rescue II, Aug. 3-7; Structure Fires, Aug. 8-9;
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Coming Events

Coming Events

July 30-August 1—Alabama Association of Fire Chiefs, 31st annual conference, Sheraton Mountain Brook Inn, Birmingham, Ala. For further information contact Audie Hodges, Jr., Fire Chiefs Office, Municipal Building, Florence, Ala. 35630. August 9—Second Annual Sussex County Fireman’s Day, Augusta, N.J. For further information contact Robert Acker, P.O. Box 653, Branchville, N.J. 07826.
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Names in the News

Indiana Governor Robert Orr has appointed former Indianapolis Fire Chief William J. Patterson to be director of Indiana’s Department of Civil Defense and Emergency Management. Patterson replaces Milton M. Mitnick, who retired after eight years as director.
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Fire Equipment Digest

The head section of Ferno-Washington’s Model 65 Orthopedic Scoop Stretcher can now be folded over the torso section to make the stretcher more compact when not in use. The unit also features spring-lock pins and cam-loaded levers that lock into matching holes in the lower frame. The head section must be fully extended for folding.
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From the Publishers Desk

It has taken years of effort, but we are beginning to hear echoes of hope as the fire service continues to urge the installation of automatic sprinkler systems in office buildings.
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Personal Safety Can’t Wait For Improved Turnout Gear

What is described as greatly improved protective clothing is being sent to 14 fire departments for field-testing. Developed by a project of the United States Fire Administration, the resultant protective ensemble, including breathing apparatus, offers the hope of fulfilling many of the safety and weight reduction needs of fire fighters.
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New Ladder Use at High-Rise Fires

The need for a new or different way to fight high-rise fires was on my mind after an incident in which fire trapped 20 persons in an 18th-floor Manhattan conference room. The stairway was cut off by flames, and the contained heat made fire fighting especially difficult.
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Using and Improving Fire Data Discussed at NFIRS Conference

“Fighting fire with facts” was demonstrated at the 1981 conference of the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) held in Boston, April 27-30. With 9000 fire departments submitting fire information to the data center of the United States Fire Administration (USFA) in Washington, D.C., reliable national statistics are available for the first time to guide fire prevention efforts and other fire protection interests.
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EMS Seminar Series

EMS Seminar Series

The ACT Foundation, by invitation of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, United States Fire Administration, will organize and conduct a series of EMS Management seminars entitled, “Born of Necessity II,” similar to the 1980 series.
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Fire Service Speaks With Too Many Tongues

Fire Service Speaks With Too Many Tongues

Joseph Moreland created a stir at the spring conference of the IAFC Metropolitan Committee when he deplored the failure of the many segments of the fire service to speak with one voice on vital issues. The acting administrator of the United States Fire Administration—who was reassigned shortly after his remarks—saw the present fluid situation in Washington as a “critical opportunity for the fire service to get its act together.”
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Delayed Alarm, Lack of Water Are Factors in Egg Plant Fire

An attempt by employees to extinguish a small fire before notifying the fire department plus the lack of sufficient water pressure resulted in a major blaze which destroyed the second floor of an egg processing plant in East Windsor Township, N.J.
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Fire Department Award

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Two Die After Light Ignites Vapors During Train Derailment Cleanup

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Gas Line Safety Proposal

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Arson Accelerant Guidelines

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Pledge to Continue USFA, Academy Is Made to Metro Chiefs by Giuffrida

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ISFSI Conference Oct. 22-25 Aimed at Human Resources

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IAFF Learning Program

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Special Teams in Memphis Handle HazMat Incidents

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Scholarship Competition

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National Fire Academy

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Another Use for Plastic Jug: Keeps Hoisting Rope Ready

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