FE Volume 135 Issue 8

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Live-In Fire Science Studies

Live-In Fire Science Studies

Students seeking a fire protection career may live in a county fire/rescue station rent free in Montgomery County, Md. In exchange, they train and serve as volunteer fire fighters and EMTs while earning an associate degree in fire science from Montgomery (Md.) College, in cooperation with the Montgomery County Fire/Rescue Service.
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NFA Outreach Program

NFA Outreach Program

1982 Outreach Class Schedule for National Fire Academy: Arkansas; Fire/Arson Detection, 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. Kansas;
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FIRE ENGINEERING

features 6 The Editor’s Opinion Page 22 Fires in Multiple-Family Dwellings Present Special Challenges to Chiefs 29 The First-Alarm Chief at Mercantile and Warehouse Fires 35 Chief Has Many Areas of Concern at Single-Family Residential Fires 43 Computer-Aided Instruction: It Has a Place in the Fire Service 48 Nonthreaded Couplings Save Time 51 Going Back to Basics: Reconsider the Function of a Fire Company
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Helmet and Boot Testing

Helmet and Boot Testing

Advanced design helmets and boots manufactured by Cairns & Brother, Clifton, N.J., has been released to the Project FIRES equipment program for testing in the field. The program was developed to make superior fire fighting gear available, and 20 fire departments will participate in the fieldtesting.
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Radio Relays Fire Info

Radio Relays Fire Info

Fire and safety information is on the air at KFDI AM and FM in Wichita, Kan., by way of “Firecall,” aired on Sunday nights for approximately five minutes. The program, designed primarily to help the fire department save lives, also discusses fire fighting tactics and safeguarding the home.
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New Fire Safety Group

New Fire Safety Group

Fire safety is the aim of a new non-profit consumer group now operating in Washington, D.C., the Citizens’ Committee for Fire Protection. They will work to reduce firerelated death and injury through better building designs, safer consumer products and greater public involvement in fire safety planning.
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Going Back to Basics: Reconsider The Function of a Fire Company

Going Back to Basics: Reconsider The Function of a Fire Company

Confusion still exists on many firegrounds. Heavy radio traffic between first-alarm units and frequent requests for instructions are factors that indicate such confusion. This problem is partially caused by a lack of understanding of the role of the fire company.
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Computer-Aided Instruction: It Has a Place in the Fire Service

As we strive to get the most for our fire service dollar, it seems only sensible that we should take advantage of the same technology that has been responsible for developing modern industry-the computer. More specifically, the microcomputer. It has become small enough for a desk top, inexpensive enough for the smallest fire department, and powerful enough for any training division.
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Jet-Axe Tool Malfunctions at Training Session

Jet-Axe Tool Malfunctions at Training Session

A Jet-Axe explosive forcible entry tool malfunctioned during a training exercise and injured five fire fighters last June 8 in Redwood City, Calif. The 12-year-old device was operated according to the manufacturer’s directions, but part of the blast was misdirected out at the fire fighters rather than at the wall where it was placed.
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IAFC Conference Program

Saturday, September 18 7:30 a.m.-IAFC Foundation pre-conference seminar. Transportation will be provided from INA Fire Museum to Eagle Lodge, Whitemarsh Township, Pa. 9:00 a.m.-IAFC Board of Directors meeting, Philadelphia Centre Hotel. 12:00 noon-Luncheon, Board of Directors of the IAFC, AMD, FAMD and FEMSA
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“IAFC District Officers, Host”

IAFC District Officers, Host
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Chief Has Many Areas of Concern At Single-Family Residential Fires

The first-alarm chief at single-family house fires bears a major responsibility for the life and property losses in the smaller cities and suburban communities. In rural areas, he is responsible for handling nearly all the fires on the initial alarm and most times, he may be the chief of department.
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Error Management Folder

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Pension Exemptions

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“Not Enough Water, So Fire Guts 1.2-Million-Square-Foot Warehouse”

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Citizen Emergency Training

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1982 IAFC Officers and Directors

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The Process of Making Decisions At Hazardous Materials Incidents

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Suit Over Fire Death Settled

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Outside Box of Hose Lines Offers Station Protection

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IAFC Conference to Mark Last Four Days of Summer

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FE Volume 135 Issue 8

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Nonthreaded Couplings Save Time

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“IAFC Directors, Division Officers”

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