FIRE ENGINEERING
APRIL 1992 • VOL. 145 NO. 4
Training Notebook, p. 14
Shipboard drill, p. 41
Train derailment, p. 56
41 FIRE IN THE HOLD: SHIPBOARD DRILL The cruise industry is thriving, and with large ships carrying large loads of passengers (anywhere from 2,000 to 3,000 people) and cargo comes a greater potential for disaster in the event of a fire. Here’s how a Florida department drilled for such a catastrophe in its port.
Bill Gustin
51 CISD: CRITICAL TO HEALTH AND SAFETY A critical incident-involving mass casualties, firefighter deaths, or child deaths, for example —can take its toll on firefighters and affect their ability to perform their job safely. Learn how to recognize critical incident stress in yourself and others, what the barriers are to seeking help, and how debriefing teams can counsel fire department members during such a troubling time
Kenneth C. Knitter
56 DERAILMENT AT SEACLIFF A freight train wreck in a Southern California community, requiring an extended multiple-agency response, reinforces the importance of using the unified incident command system for managing large-scale incidents and reinforces control methods tor haz-mat spills to ensure the safety of civilians and responders.
Mike Proett
69 ADA: IMPLICATIONS FOR FIRE PROTECTION The Americans with Disabilities Act, passed in July 1990 and taking effect now, is changing fire service employment practices. What many don’t realize is that the act also will have an impact on building construction and active and passive fire protection systems and subsequently on your department’s preplanning and tactics. James G. Manner
James G. Manner
75 FIRE AND RESCUE OPERATIONS AT CLANDESTINE DRUG LABS Drug labs are dangerous whether they’re involved in fire, being dismantled by police personnel, or already dismantled. Safe operations depend on your knowing the hazards—dangerous chemical mixes, booby traps for trespassers, and interrupting the drug-making process, for example—and how to avoid them. Dennis U. Krebs
Dennis U. Krebs
82 OSHA’S FINAL WORD ON BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS OSHA’s final version of its regulations on the protection of workers from bloodborne pathogens, issued in December 1991. contains significant changes that affect all fire and rescue personnel. With an exposure control plan deadline of May 5, 1992, the time to act is now.
Katherine U. West
6 EDITOR’S OPINION
10 VOLUNTEERS CORNER
14 TRAINING NOTEBOOK
26 NEWS IN BRIEF
34 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
87 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
92 APPARATUS DELIVERIES
94 EQUIPMENT DIGEST
98 MANUFACTURERS’ LITERATURE
99 COMING EVENTS
100 CLASSIFIEDS
102 RANDOM THOUGHTS
