FE Volume 136 Issue 1

Tekna introduces the T-1000 Micro Lith which combines a lithium battery with a subminiature krypton lens end bulb in a micro-parabolic reflector to create an ultra miniature flashlight. The bulb is filled with krypton gas, which the manufacturer says allows it to run at a higher color temperature producing 100 percent increase in brightness and bulb life.

"The Superfund Legislation set up a system of insurance premiums collected from the chemical industry to clean up toxic wastes. This new program may prove to be as far-reaching and important as any accomplishment of my Administration." Former President Jimmy Carter in his memoirs, "Keeping Faith " He was in a position to get detailed information on a number of subjects, and he was involved in events of worldwide consequence. Yet he he says this program may be as far-reaching and important as anything else.

I have a confession to make. When I was a fire fighter I didn't give a damn about maintenance. It was dirty work, without any of the appeal of fire suppression. Let the next guy, the next shift, worry about it, I thought in those earlier days. But there aren't any fire chiefs or other officers with such poor awareness of the importance of maintenance, right? It is easier for me to make that confession here because I am reformed, especially after reading the articles in Fire Engineering this month.

Chief Neil Gallant, Birmingham, Ala., Fire Department: The City of Birmingham established an equipment maintenance review board in July 1981 "to reduce equipment maintenance costs resulting from mechanical failures caused by improper equipment operation, poor mechanical workmanship or negligent supervision."