FIRE ENGINEERING
Triple-threat rescue… See page 18
March 1983
Volume 136 No. 3
DEPARTMENTS
6 EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK
Computers: They Are the Real World
16 VOLUNTEERS CORNER
Safety Programs: Minimizing the Hazards
9 LETTERS
40 EQUIPMENT DIGEST
44 APPARATUS DELIVERIES
51 BOOKS
51 NAMES IN THE NEWS
52 NEWS 55 FILMS
58 FROM THE PUBLISHER
58 ADVERTISERS’ INDEX
59 READER SERVICE CARD
RESCUE/EMS
18 TRIPLE THREAT
A truck carrying water-reactive compressed gas collided with a compact car and both slid into a stream. The car landed on its roof, the driver was trapped and the gas was leaking.
32 EMS RADIO COMMUNICATIONS IMPROVED
For a better direct link between paramedics and hospitals.
TRAINING
20 IN-SERVICE TRAINING FOR ALL LEVELS
The Portland, Oregon, Fire Bureau has a comprehensive, new plan.
COMMUNICATIONS
22 UPDATED COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM
One feature: portable radios have automatic user ID and coded emergency button that signals the dispatcher even when the user can’t speak.
28 INSIDE LOOK AT FIRE SERVICE COMMUNICATIONS
A communications system is critically important to an efficient fire attack. But Chief Bob Simpson believes alarm operations are often not sufficiently understood and appreciated.
COMMUNICATIONS OVERVIEWS: Two reports follow on littleknown areas with a big effect on fire communications.
33 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
33 FIRE RADIO FREQUENCY COORDINATION
MAINTENANCE
25 MICROCOMPUTER MAINTENANCE
If you use a microcomputer, plan now for maintenance.
FIRE REPORTS
26 OVER 100 SIMULTANEOUS FIRES
A 17-man volunteer fire department faced this situation within minutes after a gas line accident. Mutual aid became very important.
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
36 COMMUNICATIONS AT A HAZMAT INCIDENT
A review of past major incidents reveals frequent problems with communications, Chief Warren Isman reports. His tips will help.
