FE Volume 136 Issue 5

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RAPID KNOCKDOWN

An arcade that covered the entire front of a 21-store shopping center in McAllen, Texas, caught fire on Aug. 19 and threatened the $4-million complex with destruction. The first call describing flames shooting from the roof of the center near the northern limits of this town of 75,000 near the Mexican border was logged at 9:29 p.m. Engine 2, a pumper-water tower, and Engine 5, a heavy pumper, responded from McAllen's North Station while Deputy Chief loe Garza and Rescue 1 responded from Central Station.
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Have You Got a Minute?

Do you have enough time to do ail the things you want to do? Probably not. What about the things you have to do? Again, probably not. Meanwhile, at national conferences like the recent Fire Department Instructors Conference and at state and local training sessions we are exposed to many exciting ideas. But back on the job we don t always follow through on those ideas.
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NEWS

Joseph F. Cosgrove has announced his retirement as publisher of Technical Publishing Company's Fire Engineering, effective April 1, 1983. Cosgrove had headed the magazine since September 1970 after having held a number of other key positions since first joining the company in 1947.
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EQUIPMENT DIGEST

CRICO introduces a hand-held radiation detector weighing less than 10 ounces with a 9-volt battery. The Nuke/Elert identifies radiation contamination on clothes, hair, and food. Circle No. 12 on Reader Service Card Information Display The automatic information display, manufactured by Digitize, Inc., introduces an option called "First AID".
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Fitting People to Positions

In any profession, management is faced with the difficulty of matching the abilities of individual workers with the requirements of particular positions. Getting the square pegs into the square holes isn't easy. The fire service is no exception. As a matter of fact, the volunteer fire service presents some particularly difficult problems.
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BOOKS

BOOKS

1983 FIRE ALMANAC, National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA 02269; 792 pages; $9.95. The Almanac is a complete referance guide providing information about the fire protection field. Compiled from government and industry sources, as well as NFPA's extensive data bank, it examines the fire service through a statistical and historical viewpoint.
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SCBA TRAINING MAZE ON WHEELS

Virginia's fire training program has always attempted to deliver programs to the fire service throughout the state in a timely and cost-effective manner. State training in Virginia is conducted under the authority of the Department of Fire Programs, Training Division.
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SAFETY DURING ELEVATOR RESCUE OPERATIONS

The elevator, recognized as being the safest mode of public transportation, has many safety features, yet it can be a killer if it is misused or abused. Fortunately, most of the incidents involving elevators are not serious. The typical scenario is one of an elevator stalling with passengers aboard.
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Staff

Staff

JERRY W. LAUGHLIN Editor JACKIE COX Associate Editor DOROTHY P. FERGUSON Managing Editor LINDA MCCAULEY Editorial Assistant
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LETTERS

LETTERS

I totally enjoyed your January issue of Fire Engineering pertaining to Apparatus and Equipment Maintenance and Upkeep. Now, due to budget restraints, the majority of us are going to take better care of our apparatus and equipment. But what about the men who man the engines, rescues, etc.?
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BREATHING APPARATUS MAINTENANCE: Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Fire Department

Several years ago, the Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Fire Department decided that it was necessary to improve the maintenance of breathing apparatus being used. The maintenance program in operation at the time, in our opinion, was not up to our standards. To keep from endangering any of our personnel, the decision was made to implement a new and improved maintenance program.
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NEWS

Blending into Miami, Florida's "Little Havana" section, Fire Rescue Station No. 7 has proven so efficient that the City of Miami Fire Department is considering it as a prototype for future fire stations. In service since November 1981, the station houses a rescue squad, a 103-foot aerial, a 1000 gpm pumper, as well as the district fire chief's car.
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Using Condemned Buildings For SCBA Training

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SIMPLE ALTERATIONS IMPROVE FIRE FLOW EFFICIENCY

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AN OVERVIEW: GRAIN DUST EXPLOSIONS

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APPARATUS ACCIDENTS: CAUSES AND CIRCUMSTANCES

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SCBA AIR PURIFICATION

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ORGANIZING A HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESPONSE TEAM

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ARMORY FIRE

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BREATHING APPARATUS MAINTENANCE St. Paul, Minn., Fire Department

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PROPANE GAS LEAK IN VEHICLE RESULTS IN FLASH FIRE

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FIRE ENGINEERING

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ARSON FIRE RESULTS IN ARREST

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HAZMAT TRAINING—A MEANS OF AVOIDING DEADLY MISTAKES

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