FIRE ENGINEERING
MAY 1989 • VOL. 142 NO. 5
6 EDITOR’S OPINION
Yours or Mine?
8 VOLUNTEERS CORNER
Nozzle Support
10 TRAINING NOTEBOOK
Haz Mats in Commercial Air Transport
11 READER SERVICE CARD
16 THE RESCUE COMPANY
Confined Space: Rescuer or Victim? Part 2
20 DISPATCHES
Smoke detectors for hearing impaired • California high-rise sprinkler retrofit bill • “Fax” directory for 1AFC • Fire prevention grants awarded
23 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
69 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Chemical Data Notebook Series #36—Acrolein
73 APPARATUS DELIVERIES
74 MANUFACTURERS’ LITERATURE
78 EQUIPMENT DIGEST
85 TRAINING AIDS
86 COMING EVENTS
87 COMPANY NEWS
88 CLASSIFIEDS
90 RANDOM THOUGHTS ON…
Windows
HEALTH & SAFETY
27 A GUIDE TO FIRE SERVICE MEDICALSCREENING PROGRAMS
GENE CARMEAN AND VERNON R. PADGETT
All outline for guidance and procedures in maintaining an effective, valuable medical-screening and record-keeping program for all department members.
36 REBUILDING FOR SAFETY
TEDJ. PAGELS
Fire Chief Ted Pagels outlines a plan to comply with ‘ safely during response” recommendations of NFPA 1500 for your existing fire apparatus.
47 FIREFIGHTING EXPERIENCE AND THE PERCEPTION OF DANGER
JON S. SAGER
An independent study reveals the impact of danger and how it is perceived in the “everyplace” fire department.
61 STATIC ELECTRICITY
LARIF, MEAL
Understanding this phenomenon, long recognized as a cause of fire and explosion, is important for all sectors of the fire service.
LAWS & LEGISLATION
38 THE STANDARDS CRUNCH
RAND-SCOTT COGGAN
This critical examination of fire service codes and standards gives insight into their financial, operational, and legal ramifications.
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
52 UNTIL THE REAL THING COMES ALONG
JOHN J. SKARBEK
A mock casualty drill at the Philadelphia International Airport reinforces vital lessons for all departments.
58 FIRE LOSS MANAGEMENT
FRANCIS L. BRANNIGAN
In the second installment of this series, Brannigan continues to put the entire loss-management picture in perspective.
RESCUE
65 THE SUMMER COLD
WALT HENDRICK
A noted expert on dive rescue returns with a review of hypothermia as a hazard for all seasons.