FIRE ENGINEERING

FIRE ENGINEERING

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CONTRIBUTING EDITORS

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Ray Downey Paul McFadden

Vincent Dunn Robert Obermayer

Frank L. Fire Ed Spahn

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CONSULTING EDITORS

Jack Bennett Walt Hendrick

Francis L. Brannigan Charles G. King

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FRi EMGMtaiNG (ISSN 0015-2587;, ⅛ published monthly by PennWell Publishing Co., 1421 S. Sheridan, Tulsa, OK 74112. August 1990, Volume 143, Number 8. Second-class postage paid at Tulso. Executive, editorial, and advertising offices at Park 80 West, Plozo Two, 7th Floor, Saddle Brook, NJ 07662. ‘Copyright 1990 by PennWell Publishing Co. All rights reserved. Material may not be reproduced in any form without written permission of the publisher. Fire Engineering is a registered trodemark.

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Frank Ricci, PJ Norwood, Samuel Pena, and Otto Drozd

Humpday Hangout: From Command to Community

Hosts Frank Ricci and P.J. Norwood are joined by guests Sam Peña and Otto Drozd to explore several critical issues facing the fire service today.

Joplin (MO) Firefighter Hospitalized Following Medical Emergency at Training Exercise

A Joplin firefighter has been hospitalized in critical but stable condition after suffering a medical emergency at 10 a.m. Tuesday.