FIRE ENGINEERING

FIRE ENGINEERING

October 1987

Volume 140, Number 10

DEPARTMENTS

EDITORIAL 6

Remember

VOLUNTEERS CORNER 8

Training resources

TRAINING NOTEBOOK 12

I watched a friend die

DISPATCHES 18

NIOSH warns against training smoke New Hampshire benefits law Antiquated gear on the U.S.S Stark

READER SERVICE CARD 13

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 16

COMING EVENTS 51

APPARATUS DELIVERIES 52

EQUIPMENT DIGEST 53

MANUFACTURERS’ LITERATURE 61 TRAINING AIDS 63

NAMES IN THE NEWS 63

CLASSIFIEDS 65

FEATURES

MANAGEMENT

WILDFIRE’S ELITE 20

Fire commanders from around the country spend weeks trying out and training for the U.S. Forest Service’s national and regional fire teams.

BY BILL CLAYTON

FIRE PREVENTION

FIRE ON DISPLAY 28

Schoolkids saw this live training burn from ignition to aftermath.

BY RICHARD A. MARINUCCI, MICHAEL R. GARR, ANO WALTER M. KURZEJA

FIRE SAFETY FEEDBACK 33

Fire prevention on TV gets reinforcement from checklists, prizes, and the cooperation of local business. BY JIM CRAWFORD

FIRE REPORT

WOLF TRAP REPRISE 41

With a history of major fires, an outdoor concert hall has seen the difference fixed protection systems make. BY GORDON M. SACHS

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

TOLUENE DIISOCYANATE 47

One exposure to TDI can make other haz-mat encounters all the more dangerous. BY FRANK L. FIRE

Rick Lasky, Scott Thompson, Curtis Birt, and John Salka

Humpday Hangout: Leaving a Legacy

Rick Lasky and other members of the team pay tribute to the life and times of the late Captain Bill Gustin.
Parkers Mill Road Kentucky house fire

Three Killed in KY House Fire

Three people were killed in a fire that took place on Parkers Mill Road early Tuesday morning.