Correction
A statement, picked up from published reports and run in the November 1985 issue of FIRE ENGINEERING, erroneously stated that the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) backed Japan Airlines in encouraging the U.S.
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FLSA amendments to become effective in April
The 1985 amendments to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) have been signed by President Ronald Reagan and will take effect April 15. The compromise bill, S.1570, is the result of a joint Congressional conference committee, which ironed out minor differences in two versions that were passed separately by the U.S.
COURSES/COMING EVENTS
March-June 1986—The schedule of FIRE SCIENCE PROGRAMS for the New York State Department of State, Office of Fire Prevention and Control, is available. For schedule and information, contact: The Academy of Fire Science, 600 College Ave., P.O. Box 811, Montour Falls, NY 14865. Phone: (607) 535-7136. March 22,1986&emdash;A seminar on the transition from scuba to surface supplied diving for CONTAMINATED AND HAZARDOUS UNDERWATER SEARCH AND RESCUE will be held in connection with the Underwater Conference at the Marriott Hotel, Tarrytown, NY.
COMPANY NEWS
The Fire Equipment Manufacturer's Association Inc. (FEMA) has established a fire hose division that will enable the manufacturers of fire hose to jointly address common opportunities and concerns. Originally established in 1932, FEMA Inc. is comprised of 22 United States and Canadian manufacturers of fire protection equipment.
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EQUIPMENT DIGEST
Blue Water announces the introduction of Superline +PLUS ropes. The doubletwisted core construction makes the +PLUS ropes abrasion resistant and gives them shock-load absorption properties. The ropes are available in 1/2-inch and 5/8inch diameters. The 1/2-inch +PLUS is rated at 9,000 pounds and the 5/8-inch +PLUS in excess of 13,000 pounds.
NAMES IN THE NEWS
Julius W. Becton, Jr., a former U.S. Army three-star general, has been sworn in as director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), replacing Louis O. Guiffrida who resigned last October. Previously, Becton served as director of the Agency for International Development's Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance following his 40-year military career.
Garden Apartments—Old Worry/New Package
The condition of the country's economy is evident in many ways. Food prices are up, unemployment rates are down, and colleges are pulling in record high tuitions. One area particularly hard hit by the economic upswing is housing.
Handling A Flammable Liquid Leak and Spill
Washing down a gasoline spill into the ground or into a storm sewer was once an accepted fire department procedure. In his book “Fire Ground Tactics," published in 1972, Emanual Fried states" ... there are other purposes for hose lines, such as: washdowns (spilled flammable liquids) . . ."
APPARATUS DELIVERIES
The St. Clairsville, OH, Fire Department recently took delivery of a rescue-pumper built by Sutphen. The unit is built on a custom chassis with aluminum body. It has a Detroit 8V-71T diesel engine and Allison HT-740 automatic transmission. It is equipped with a Hale single-stage 1,500-gpm pump and 450gallon booster tank. It also has a 6-kw diesel generator and a frontmounted 4-ton winch. Hose carried consists of 1,000 feet of 4-inch and four 1 3/4-inch and 2 1/2-inch attack lines.
Drop Dead!
In the past few months, the fire service community has been anticipating a negative attitude from the Federal Government with respect to future funding of the U.S. Fire Administration, the National Fire Academy, and the Bureau of Standards' Center for Fire Research. Our worst fears have been surpassed. The proposed budget for fiscal year 1987 has provided zero-funding for both the Fire Administration and the Center for Fire Research; and the impact of this on an already battlefatigued, understaffed fire academy promises to be even more debilitating.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
I enjoyed the three articles in the May 1985 issue of FIRE ENGINEERING: "Preventing Live Burn Accidents"; "Do You Know Where Your Men Are?"; and "I'd Probably Put the Fire Out." These articles have appeared in one form or another in many fire magazines and books throughout the years.
FIRE ENGINEERING
March 1986 Volume 139 No. 3 DEPARTMENTS EDITORIAL 6 Drop dead VOLUNTEERS CORNER 8 Garden apartments—old worry/new package TRAINING NOTEBOOK 10 Handling a flammable liquid leak and spill DISPATCHES 20