FE Volume 135 Issue 5

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“Without the Fire Service, There Is No Civil Defense”

“Without the Fire Service, There Is No Civil Defense”

The fight to retain the United States Fire Administration has received the support of the Joint Council of National Fire Service Organizations and the Metropolitan Committee of the IAFC. The metro chiefs in a resolution passed at their conference in San Diego last month called for the appropriation of $8.5 million for the USFA in the fiscal year ’83 budget. The support of these two organizations is a welcome addition to the ranks of those seeking to save the USFA.
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Use of Cryogens at Fermi Lab Could Pose Rescue Problems

Fire departments usually make rescue efforts while exposed to high temperatures, smoke and gases. Fire fighters at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory near Batavia, Ill., are confronted with possible rescue situations in extremely cold temperatures because of the presence of thousands of gallons of supercold liquids, called cryogens, as cold as 450 degrees below zero.
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Buff Convention

Buff Convention

The International Fire Buff Association Convention will be held in Detroit on June 30-July 3. Features include tours of the Detroit and Windsor fire departments, and seminars on canteen operations, fire photography and possibly fire apparatus model building. The Detroit Fire Museum will be open during the convention, and a fire apparatus display which will include Seagrave sedanstyle pumpers is planned.
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Volunteers Stop Major Gasoline Fire After Commuter Train Hits Tanker

When a commuter train ran into a truck carrying 7500 gallons of gasoline in the middle of town, most of the members of the Southampton, Pa., Volunteer Fire Department were at the station meeting with township supervisors to ask for tax support for the first time in the department’s history.
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“After Fire, Device Allows Quick Return Of Sprinkler Protection”

What do you do to restore protection in a sprinklered property after the fire is out? It’s a common question facing fire departments today. Although there are many solutions, some highly questionable, some costly, some time-consuming, the Oak Brook, Ill., Fire Department believes it has solved its problem.
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IAFC Scholarships

IAFC Scholarships

Scholarships of $250 are available to members of municipal, county, provincial, industrial or federal fire departments through the International Association of Fire Chiefs Foundation. The scholarships are for continuing college education in fire science and related fields. Preference in awarding the scholarships will be given to those demonstrating need, desire and initiative.
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Silver Axe Awards

Silver Axe Awards

Awards for outstanding service or action at a fire or incident are given in the Harrison Township Fire Department, Dayton, Ohio, to acknowledge a job well done in everyday working. The award, the “Ancient Order of the Silver Axe,” is a silhouette of a fire axe, cut from silver reflective tape, attached to the fire helmet.
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“InstructorsÕ Conference Again Seeks To Increase Knowledge, Motivation”

The role of a fire service instructor has always involved motivating others to try harder. Less has been heard, however, about how the instructor achieves his own peak performance through selfmotivation. But at the 54th Fire Department Instructors Conference held in Memphis last Mar. 28-Apr. 1, the topic of self-motivation was the lead subject.
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RICHARD PRATT SYLVIA Editor JERRY W. LAUGHLIN Associate Editor DOROTHY P. FERGUSON Managing Editor GRACE LESSNER Editorial Assistant
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Birky Named

Birky Named

Dr. Merritt Birky, head of the National Bureau of Standards Combustion toxicology research division, has been named director of research at the Foundation for Fire Safety. Birky, a recognized authority on combustion toxicology, received the NBS award for special achievement for his part in the investigation of the MGM Grand Hotel fire.
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Driver Rescued From Truck Hanging Off Edge of Overpass

A “wreck with possible injuries” call to a fire department can be relatively routine—or it can present countless unusual situations. When a tractortrailer rig collided with another truck in Birmingham, Ala., fire fighters had an unusual situation, indeed. The rig was hanging off the edge of an elevated portion of interstate highway, about 30 feet in the air.
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NFA Outreach Program

NFA Outreach Program

1982 Outreach Class Schedule for National Fire Academy: Arkansas; Fire/Arson Detection, July 24-25, Sept. 25—26, contact Paul Benton, Dir., Ark. Fire Academy, P.O. Box 3048, E. Camden, Ark. 71701. Florida; Public Fire Safety Ed., Sept. 11-12, contact Dennis Dewar, Bureau Chief, Fire Stds. Tr., 1501 S.W. Broadway, Ocala, Fla. 32670.
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Fire Equipment Digest

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From the Publishers Desk

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Make Sure You Have Tools Needed to Complete the Job

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National Fire Academy

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Coming Events

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ManufacturersÕ Literature

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Fire Schools and Seminars

Fire Service CareerFirefighter Training

Tests For Firestops

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FE Volume 135 Issue 5

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Red Caps Against Arson

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