FE Volume 138 Issue 11

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

After reading David W. Cofer's article "Arson Investigation" in the June 1985 issue of FIRE ENGINEERING, I found that although the article contained a good deal of useful information, there are several points where I disagree. My first point of contention is the title itself, "Arson Investigation."
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COURSES/COMING EVENTS

COURSES/COMING EVENTS

Fall 1985-1986—PUMPS AND ACCESSORIES TRAINING SESSIONS. Hale Eire Pump Company is offering a series of threeday familiarization courses for owners of Hale pumps and accessories. The courses will be scheduled regularly and will be held at Hale's new training center in Lionville, PA, outside Philadelphia. For more information and class schedules, call (215) 8256300, or contact Hale Fire Pump Company, 700 Spring Mill Avenue, Conshohocken, PA 19428.
Fire Service CareerFirefighter Training

Write It Down!

More year ago than he'd probably care to admit, a young captain, who "grew up" in the tenement areas of New York City, was promoted to the rank of battalion chief. His background, he was told, would never prepare him for the high-rise experience of Manhattan where he was newly assigned. One of his first "experiences" occurred in the dawn hours of an awakening business district. The entire facade had been blown away from a 44story office building, covering the midtown street with rubble and leaving a 400-foot skeleton standing in its place.
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COMPANY NEWS

COMPANY NEWS

Grinnell Fire Protection Systems Company Inc. President L. Dennis Ko/lowski has announced the relocation of its headquarters offices from Providence, Ri, to Exeter, NH. This move brings the offices closer to the corporate headquarters of Grinnell's parent company, Tyco Laboratories Inc., also located in Exeter, NH.
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EQUIPMENT DIGEST

Tractioneer Company introduces Tractioneers, heat-treated alloy steel traction units. You can apply them snugly to dual tires in 10-15 minutes without jacking wheels. They are used for close wheel clearances and are up to 500% more durable than conventional tire chains, according to the manufacturer.
Firefighting Equipment

Ongoing Education: Key to Prevention

The majority of civilian fire deaths in any given year occur in some type of residential building—often in the victims' own home. The fire service has lived with this statistic for years, battling these fires and removing these victims over and over again.
Fire PreventionFire Safety
EPA ruling bans use of PCB transformers within five years

EPA ruling bans use of PCB transformers within five years

From 1929-1977 many highrise structures were built using polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) as electrical insulators and transformer cooling fluids because of their fire-resistant nature. However, it has been found that close contact with PCBs and their vapors can cause cancer and other disorders in humans.
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

“Backplan” for Effective Company Training

With each emergency response, a simple, subconscious process of backward planning occurs. Before responding, you must identify where you're going; and prior to determining the best route to get there, you must first know where you are. Your plan of action starts from where you need to be and moves backward to where you are and how best to reach your goal.
Firefighter Training

APPARATUS DELIVERIES

Salt Lake County, UT, recently took delivery of four pumpers built by Pierce Manufacturing Inc. Equipped with a Waterous 1,500-gpm pump and a 750-gallon tank, the units are mounted on a Pierce Arrow chassis with a 178-inch wheelbase. They are powered by a Detroit 8V927A diesel engine with Allison HT-740 automatic transmission. Circle No. 90 on Reader Service Card This 1985 Duplex/Thibault 85-foot aerial combination is in service at the U.S.
Fire Apparatus
DOT rule would permit unlimited amounts of hazmats on aircraft

DOT rule would permit unlimited amounts of hazmats on aircraft

The United States Department of Transportation (DOT) has proposed a rule change that would permit shipment of unlimited quantities of hazardous materials on passenger airliners. Currently, DOT allows only 50 pounds per flight.
HazmatTechnical Rescue

California: Construction-Site Fire Leads to Over $2-Million Loss

The early morning chill was not bitter, but the heat radiating from a scrap-wood fire in an old oil drum felt good to the carpenter. Other members of the construction crew were coming and going in the open-framed and partly sheathed apartment complex.
Building ConstructionFire Safety
A Preview of Computers in the Fire Service

A Preview of Computers in the Fire Service

Some time ago, the telephone company (there was just one then) conducted a study and found that seven digits (e.g., 5551212) was the most that the average person could remember without much effort. That is, without a lengthy memorization process or by using memory tricks such as dividing the number into two groups and casually remembering each group [e.g. (617)555-1212].
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Staff

Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

The Mall Kit

Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and the Firefighter

Fire EMSFirefighting

APPARATUS MAINTENANCE: A Priority, Not a Choice

Fire Apparatus

Conflagration in PASSAIC

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FIRE ENGINEERING

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