FE Volume 137 Issue 6

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Los Angeles F.D. Takes to the Air

The scope of fire suppression and rescue operations are becoming broader and more demanding; the urban environment is congested to the point of reducing response time. Fire protection planning must take into consideration all factors impeding the ability of emergency personnel to deliver their services to the community.
Fire SafetyFire Suppression Systems

Haz-Mat Risk Assessment

One of the major issues on hazardous materials facing a fire chief is determining the extent of the problem in his area. The types of chemicals that are used in the community, as well as those that are transported through the community, need to be determined and cataloged.
HazmatTechnical Rescue

APPARATUS INNOVATIONS/DELIVERIES

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Fire Apparatus
COMING EVENTS

COMING EVENTS

June 13-16, 109th Annual Conference of the Michigan State Firemen's Assn. Contact Jay Kleinhardt, P.O. Box 55, Clare, MI 48617. June 19-21, Seminar XVI, sponsored by the Philadelphia Fire Department and the Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science. Contact Frank Squillace, Seminar Coordinator, Fire Prevention Div., 3rd and Spring Garden Sts., Philadelphia, PA 19123
Fire PreventionFire Safety

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Voice analysis versus citywide arson

Voice analysis versus citywide arson

While arson has been around for a long time, it is only recently, following the deterioration of the inner cities, that the subject has gained enough media prominence to become one of the staple apprehensions of the average citizen. The city of Syracuse, NY, has recently developed its own arson squad.
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Training lets you breathe easier

So much has been written about the need for self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) that I feel anything said about the importance of this equipment would (and should) be redundant. The fire service is meeting the need of respiratory protection with the purchase of both newer and better SCBA models—but responsibility cannot end with expenditures.
Firefighter SCBAFirefighting Equipment
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

After reading "Don't Turn a Deaf Ear to Hearing Losses" in the February 1984 issue of FIRE ENGINEERING, I had a few thoughts that I jotted down and decided not to let go to waste. They are an expression of my personal opinions which I hope you will find useful.
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting
SCHOOLS

SCHOOLS

Ansul Fire School, Two-Day Schools for General Industry, July 10-11, 24-25. Contact the Ansul Fire School, Marinette, WI 54143. Morris County Fire Fighters And Police Training Academy, Industrial Fire Protection, July 9-13, 16-20. Contact the Morris County Fire Fighters And Police Training Academy, Courthouse, Morristown, NJ 07960.
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

The Mississippi— Waterway or barrier?

If you have read this column at least once in the past six months, you probably realize that one of my main focuses within the framework of the fire/emergency service is training. Training is that all-inclusive, catchall, connotative term that we use to define new programs and great operations—or use as an excuse for poor performance.
Technical RescueWater Rescue
Flexible specifications net considerable cost savings

Flexible specifications net considerable cost savings

Fire departments can save thousands of dollars when purchasing new apparatus by developing a flexible set of specifications and seeing how manufacturers' speculation apparatus or show/demonstration models might satisfy these specs.
Fire Apparatus

Recognizing and Identifying BURN PATTERNS

We have all heard fire investigators say that they have observed flammable liquid burn patterns at a fire scene and that their conclusions as to the fire's origin and cause were based upon that observation. What is it about these burn patterns that makes investigators point to flammable liquid as the cause?
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting
Staff

Staff

THOMAS F. BRENNAN Editor JACKIE COX Associate Editor LINDA MCCAULEY Managing Editor SHERI THOMAS Editorial Assistant
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Group Home Fire Claims Seven Lives

Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Night Helitack

Fire AttackFirefighting

Medical Emergency Defense and Incident Control— A Training Program

HazmatTechnical Rescue

Drugs, Drink and Duty

HazmatTechnical Rescue

EQUIPMENT DIGEST

Firefighting Equipment

OPERATION RED CAP

Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Emergency Service Personnel—Size up for Your Own Safety!

Fire Safety

BOOKS

Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

FIRE ENGINEERING

Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Test for Gasoline—Even without Residue

Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Helitorch: An Innovative Fire Suppression Tool

Fire SafetyFire Suppression Systems

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