FIRE ENGINEERING
LETTERS12
NAMES IN THE NEWS68 COMPANY NEWS68 NEWS69
COMING EVENTS69 APPARATUS70
INNOVATIONS/DELIVERIES CLASSIFIEDS72 EQUIPMENT DIGEST74 READER SERVICE CARD75
DEPARTMENTS
EDITORIAL 6
Input versus apathy—you make the difference.
VOLUNTEERS CORNER 8
Is your safety legislated?
TRAINING NOTEBOOK 10
Razor ribbon, a hidden hazard.
DISPATCHES 30
Arson deterrent Row frame fire Bottle cart betters efficiency
FEATURES
SPECIAL RISK FIRES
AMMUNITION FIRES 14
If your fire department’s SOP for handling fires involving small arms ammunition is to stay back and operate defensively, then this article is for you. BY ROBERT D. ALDRICH and CHARLES J. McKUSICK
COMPUTERS
MICROCOMPUTER SOFTWARE 20
Even the best computer hardware is useless without programmed instruction sets called software. BY MICHAEL I AY
MICROPROCESSOR-CONTROLLED SAFETY 45
Fire and life safety protection systems are checked with an advanced computer system. BY RAYMOND BRONOVICKI
EQUIPMENT
STORZ COUPLINGS 26
The “revolutionary” Storz coupling, invented before the turn of the century, is still going strong. BY BOB SWAN
STRATEGY AND TACTICS
NEW CONSTRUCTION FIRE STRATEGIES 32
Apartments under construction present difficult and unique problems for fire forces. BY GARY P. MORRIS
MODEL INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM 50
The importance of having a time standard by which to gauge the efficiency of company units is discussed in this segment of the incident command series. BY BURTON W. PHELPS and EDWARD J. MCDONALD
THREE-STEP STAGING ON THE FIREGROUND 66
Setting up a staging area is one solution to managing apparatus and manpower during firefighting operations. BY JIM YVORRA
RESEARCH
CULTURED SKIN GRAFTS 36
A medical breakthrough in the treatment of burn patients saved the lives of two severely burned victims. BY JACKIE COX
SAFETY
SAFETY FIRST IN CLEVELAND 40
Outfitting a firefighter with the best possible protection is well worth the cost in terms of safety. BY JAMES J MCNAMEE
FIRE REPORT
CONSTRUCTION AIDS IN FIRE CONTROL 54
With rapid size-up, prompt mutual aid, and strategic positioning of apparatus, firefighters save threatened exposures. BY KERRY K ROSE
MANAGEMENT
EXPECTATION 58
Whether you are able to effectively lead or are ineffectively followed can depend on your management expectations. BY HUGH J CAULFIELD
