NOW… AND THEN…
A celebration of Fire Engineering`s 120th anniversary is a celebration of the fire service--its rich history, proud traditions, and enduring spirit.
FE Volume 150 Issue 1
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CAMEOTM FOR WINDOWS® EMERGENCY PLANNING AND RESPONSE SOFTWARE
National Safety Council Environmental Health Center: Compatible with Windows® 95 or 3.1. Updated database with more than 4,700 hazardous chemicals and related emergency response and safety data. Redesigned mapping application with digitized data for every county in the United States, updated ALOHA air-dispersion model. (202) 293-2270, ext. 335.
RPH 12,000 PLANETARY WINCH
Ramsey Winch: 12,000-lb. capacity. Single-stage hydraulic planetary design. Fast line speed of 32 feet per minute at 15 gpm. Low-speed, high-torque motor. Spring-applied, hydraulic-released disc brake. Weighs 105 pounds without cable. (918) 438-2760.
THE OUTSIDE TEAM
With the on-duty strength of ladder companies varying from department to department, the tasks that are required to be performed at structural fires must be identified and handled based on available resources.
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THIS TIME, GET THE ROOF!
Last month, we left you, the member of the truck company assigned to vertical ventilation, at the roof of a fire building where the fire was a floor below the top floor. Remember that ventilation tactics for a top- floor fire differ from those for a fire that is not under the roof! But that should be evident in our discussions of this topic in past issues.
FIREFIGHTER SAFETY IN MRI LABS
An incident involving a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device illustrated the potential for injury to firefighters and the need for emergency responders to be aware of the "invisible forces" that can affect the safety of their work environment.
EXL-ITETM ILLUMINATORTM PERSONAL SAFETY PRODUCTS
Vialux: Available as vests, belts, or in other configurations. Electroluminescent strips blink in a triple-flash pattern and are powered by nine-volt batteries. Belts fit up to 54-inch waist. Vests have bands of 3Mt yellow day-glow reflective tape surrounding electroluminescent lights covered in clear PVC. (609) 795-1950.
TYPE III AMBULANCE
Emergency Technologies, Inc.: 158-inch wheelbase. Extruded, 160-inch aluminum body. One-switch emergency light control. 20-amp power converter. Curbside control cabinet. Cab walk-through with door. Lighted running boards. (800) 469-8898.
OLD VOLUNTEERS THE HAGUE STREET EXPLOSION
A little over a quarter of a century ago, on a bright, wintry morning, the fourth of February, 1850, at twenty minutes after eight o`clock, the citizens of the Fourth Ward and vicinity were startled by a loud explosion which rent the air, and caused many buildings in Pearl and Frankfort streets to shake from their very foundations, and shattered many hundreds of panes of glass, the fragments of which were hurled in every direction on the pedestrians who were wending their way to their places of
INTUBATION TRAINING MANIKINS
Simulaids, Inc.: Infant and three-year-old child models available. Both have teeth, uvula, vocal cords, glottis, epiglottis, larynx, arytenoid cartilage, trachea, esophagus, and inflatable lungs and stomach. Mounted on practice boards. Infant accepts to 2.5 mm endotracheal tube; three-year-old accepts up to 4.0 mm tube. (800) 431-4310.
1871 SERIES CUSTOM CHASSIS
HME, Inc.: Heavy-duty chassis has 180-inch wheelbase. 457 steering cramp angle allows 26-foot, five-inch turning radius. (616) 534-1463.
FIRE KNIGHT 2000 HELMET
CGF Helmets, Inc.: Streamlined, brimless helmet covers firefighter`s ears. Lower center of gravity keeps hood from wobbling. Helmet does not bump into SCBA cylinder. Optional neck curtain and SCBA face mask brackets. (410) 647-8833.