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
Assistant Editor Mary Jane Dittmar
Senior Editorial Assistant John J. Napolitano
Technical Director Thomas F. Brennan
Editorial Advisory Board
Jack Bennett
Francis 1.. Brannigan
Rand-Scott Coggan
Glenn P. Corbett
Ricky Davidson
Ray Downey
Vincent Dunn
Frank L. Fire
Gerald L. Grey
Walt Hendrick
Francis X. Holt
Charles G. King
Richard A. Marinucci
John Mittendorf
GregoryG. Noll
William C. Peters
John B. Sachen
Ed Spahn
Columnists/Contributing Editors
Francis I.. Brannigan
Thomas F. Brennan
Gene P. Carlson
Glenn P. Corbett
Ray Downey
Harvey Eisner
Frank L. Fire
David P. Fornell
John M. Malecky
Richard A. Marinucci
Peter G. Sparber
Curt Weldon
Publisher Henry H. Dinneen
Director of Book Publishing Joanne Ezersky
Production Manager Mike Paxton, Tulsa
Advertising Coordinator Audrey L. Dombrowski
Feature Design Steve Hetzcl
Circulation Manager Iarry Lofton
Manager Paid Circulation Patsy Russo
PENNWELL PUBLISHING COMPANY
P.O. Box 1260 • Tulsa, 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 OO15-2587). is published monthly by PennWcll Publishing Co., 1421 S. Sheridan. Tulsa. OK 7-fl 12. August 1991. Volume 144. Number 8. Second-class postage paid at Tulsa and additional mailing offices. Executive, editorial, and advertising offices at Park 80 West, Plaza Two. 7th Floor, Saddle Brook. NJ 07662 Copyright 1991 by PcnnWell 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