FIRE ENGINEERING

FIRE ENGINEERING

Park 80 West, Plaza Two, 7th Floor Saddle Brook, NJ 07662 Tel. (201) 845-0800, Fax (201) 845-6275

Editor William A. Manning

Managing Editor Diane Feldman

Senior Editorial Assistant John J. Napolitano

Technical Director Thomas F. Brennan

Editorial Advisory Board

Jack Bennett

Francis L. Brannigan

Rand-Scott Coggan

Glenn P. Corbett

Ricky Davidson

Ray Downey

Vincent Dunn

Frank L. Fire

Gerald L. Grey

Francis X. Holt

Richard A. Marinucci

John Mittendorf

John B. Sachen

Ed Spahn

Columnists

Francis L. Brannigan

Thomas F. Brennan

Gene P. Carlson

Glenn P. Corbett

Ray Downey

Frank L. Fire

John M. Malecky

Richard A. Marinucci

Richard L. Mueller

Peter G. Sparber

Curt Weldon

Publisher Henry H. Dinneen

Director of Book Publishing Daniel G. Smith

Production Manager Mike Paxton, Tulsa

Advertising Coordinator Audrey L. Dombrowski

Feature Design Steve Hetzel

Circulation Manager Larry Lofton

Manager Paid Circulation Patsy Russo

PENNWELL PUBLISHING COMPANY

P.O. Box 1260Tulsa, OK 74101 (918) 835-3161

Chairman Philip C. Lauinger, Jr.

President Joseph A. Wolking

Senior Group Vice President Joseph T. Bessette

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FIRE ENGINEERING (ISSN 0015-2587). is published monthly by PennWell Publishing Co., 1421 S. Sheridan. Tulsa, OK 74112. January 1991, Volume 144, Number 1. Second-class postage paid at Tulsa and additional mailing offices. Executive, editorial, and advertising offices at Park 80 W’est, Plaza Two, 7th Floor, Saddle Brook. NJ 07662. ©Copyright 1991 by PennWell Publishing Co. All rights reserved. Material may not be reproduced in any form without written permission of the publisher. Fire Engineering is a registered trademark. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Fire Engineering, P.O. Box 1289, Tulsa. OK 74101

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