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

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR Thomas F. Brennan

CONTRIBUTING EDITORS

Gene Carlson Richard A. Marinucci

Ray Downey Paul McFadden

Vincent Dunn Robert Obermayer

Frank L. Fire Ed Spahn

Francis X. Holt_Curt Weldon

CONSULTING EDITORS

Jack Bennett Walt Hendrick

Francis L. Brannigan Charles G. King

Hugh J. Caulfield Edward J. McDonald

Glenn P. Corbett Burton W. Phelps

Gerald L. Grey

PUBLISHER_Henry H. Dinneen

DIRECTOR OF

BOOK PUBLISHING Daniel G. Smith PRODUCTION

MANAGER_Mike Paxton, Tulsa

FEATURE DESIGN Steve Hetzel

CIRCULATION SERVICES, TULSA

Larry Lofton Patsy Russo

Circulation Mgr. Mgr. Paid Circulation

PENNWELL PUBLISHING COMPANY

P.0. Box 1260 • Tulsa, OK 74101 (918) 835-3161

CHAIRMAN Philip C. Lauinger, Jr.

PRESIDENT_Joseph A. Wolking

GROUP

VICE PRESIDENT Joseph T, Bessette

SUBSCRIPTIONS: All subscription correspondence should be addressed to Fire Engineering, P.0. Box 1289, Tulso, OK 74101, or call 1 (800) 752-9768. Allow 30 days for change of oddress. Please include both old and new addresses, and enclose, if possible, on address label from a recent issue. Rates for U.S. and possessions: 1 yr. $21.95, 2 yr. $35.95, 3 yr. $49.95. Canada and other countries: 1 yr. S34 .50,2 yr. $59.50, 3 yr. $78.50. Single copy U.S. $3.50, other countries $7.00.

RRI ENGINEERING (ISSN 0015-2587), is published monthly by PennWell Publishing Co., 1421 S. Sheridan, Tulsa, OK 74112. September 1990, Volume 143, Number 9. Second-class postage potd at Tulsa and additional mailing offices. Executive, editorial, and advertising offices at Park 80 West, Plaza Two, 7th Floor, Saddle Brook, NJ 07662. ‘Copyright 1990 by PennWell Publishing Co. All rights reserved. Material may not be reproduced in ony form without written permission of the publisher. Fire Engineering is a registered trademark.

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Police and fire officials are investigating after a car was intentionally set on fire Wednesday evening, possibly with a Molotov cocktail.