FE Volume 135 Issue 3

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Coming Events

Coming Events

May 10-12—Municipal Fire Department’s Instructors Association Annual Educational Seminar, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Fee. $120. For further information contact Glen McCord, 41 Pleasant Rd., Guelph, Ontario NlE 3Z5. May 17-19—National Fire Protection Association, 86th Annual Meeting, San Francisco.
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Fire Schools and Seminars

Fire Schools and Seminars

Annual Northwest Fire and Arson Seminar: May 10-14, Eugene, Oregon. For further information contact Dick Christenson, Eugene Fire Department, 777 Pearl St., Eugene, Ore. 97401. California Fire Management II, Aug. 22-27; Fire Investigation II, Aug. 1-0; Fire Prevention IV, July 11 16; Fire Prevention V, Sept. 19-24; Fire Instructor Ia, July 25-30; Fire Instructor 1b, Sept. 26-31;
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The Book Shelf

The Book Shelf

HOW TO SAVE A LIFE USING CPR, Lindsay K. Curtis, M.D.; HPBooks, P.O. Box 5367, Tucson, Az. 85703; 63pages, $4.95. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation as a lifesaving device is discussed in this book, which covers airway obstruction, circulation, one and tworescuer CPR, diagrams the anatomy of the upper body and specific emergency procedures.
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Films

Films

Arson and its various aspects are discussed in a series of color films distributed by Film Communicators, 11136 Weddington St., No. Hollywood, Calif. 91601. KILLER ARSON, 16mm, 40 minutes, rental, $85; purchase, $495. Arson victims discuss their experiences in this film designed for public showing to help curtail arson incidents.
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NFA Outreach Program

NFA Outreach Program

1982 Outreach Class Schedule for National Fire Academy: Alabama; Public Fire Safety Ed., Apr. 24-25, contact W. W. Smith, Chief of Tr., Ala. State Fire College, 2015 McFarland Blvd., Tuscaloosa, Ala. 35405. Arizona; Fire/Arson Detection, July 24-25, Sept. 25-26, Haz-Mat Incident Analysis, May 22-23, contact Paul Benton, Dir., Ark. Fire Academy, P.O. Box 3048,
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Fire Equipment Digest

Dyna Med Inc. is offering the White pulmonary resuscitator, which allows one rescuer to perform two-man CPR while administering 100 percent oxygen. The unit consists of a 39-inch breathing tube which acts as a passive filling oxygen reservoir when 100 percent oxygen is administered through the oxygen inlet at the distal end of the tube.
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Survey Launched to Answer Fire OfficersÕ Questions

The editors of Fire Engineering work hard to produce an editorial product that will be both interesting to read and assist you in your fire fighting efforts. We are proud of the issues that result from these labors,
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Training of Company Officers Deserves Highest Priority

How well a fire department operates on the fireground depends to a large extent on the capabilities of the company officers. A chief officer can develop the most effective strategy possible for extinguishing a fire, but the success of that strategy depends on the tactics used by the company officers.
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Fire Destroys Company

Fire Destroys Company

American Fire Apparatus Company, a division of Collins Industries, Inc., of Hutchinson, Kan., was destroyed by fire on Dec. 19. Losses were estimated at $1.1 million. Thirteen fire trucks being assembled were burned along with the plant’s machinery and materials. A Collins spokesman hoped production would be resumed in 90 days.
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staff

staff

RICHARD PRATT SYLVIA Editor JERRY W. LAUGHLIN Associate Editor DOROTHY P. FERGUSON Managing Editor GRACE LESSNER Editorial Assistant
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Haz-Mat Transportation Being Regulated in Boston

Haz-Mat Transportation Being Regulated in Boston

The transportation of certain hazardous materials through the streets of Boston is being regulated by the fire department. Because of a high level of interest in this type of local regulation, and because of various challenges from the trucking associations and the United States Department of Transportation (DOT), Boston has become a focal point of attention.
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Six Departments Join Forces To Build New EMS Program

When the private ambulance services of Morrow County, Ohio, announced they were eliminating all ambulance services, the situation presented six independent fire departments with a challenge to quickly create their own countywide emergency medical service. The result has been more cooperation between the fire departments and improved emergency services for the county.
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Drop and Roll Napkins

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“Donovan Heads National Academy, Stresses Need for Outreach Programs”

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Thompson Confirmed

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Unique Hazard Posed by Oxygen-Enriched Atmosphere

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Oklahoma School Explosion Kills 6 EMS Disaster Planning Pays Off

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Philadelphia Haz-Mat Teams Get Law Requiring Notification

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National Fire Academy

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Improvement of Fire Statistics Continues Amid Controversy

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Dam Can Improve Drafting Source

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Spread the Information

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Gannon Elected to NFSO

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