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

Assistant Editor Mary Jane Dittmar

Senior Editorial Assistant John J. Napolitano

Technical Director Thomas F. Brennan

Editorial Advisory Board

Jack Bennett

Francis .L Brannigan

Rand-Scott Coggan

Glenn P. Corbett

Ricky Davidson

Ray Downey

Vincent Dunn

Frank L. Fire

Gerald L. Grey

Walt Hendrick

Francis X. Holt

Charles G. King

Richard A. Marinucci

John Mittendorf

Gregory G. Noll

William C. Peters

John B. Sachcn

lid Spahn

Columnists/Contributing Editors

Francis L. Brannigan Frank L. Fire

Thomas F. Brennan David P. Fornell

Gene P. Carlson John M. Malecky

Glenn P. Corbett Richard A. Marinucci

Ray Downey Peter G. Sparber

Harvey Eisner Curt Weldon

Publisher Henry H. Dinneen Director of Book Publishing Daniel G. Smith

Production Manager Mike Paxton. Tulsa Advertising Coordinator Audrey L Dombrowski Feature Design Steve Hetzel Circulation Manager Larry Lofton Manager Paid Circulation Patsy Russo

PENNWELL PUBLISHING COMPANY

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

Chairman Philip C. Lauinger, Jr.

President Joseph A. Wolking Senior Group Vice President Joseph T. Bessette

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FIRE ENGINEERING (ISSN 0015-2587), is published monthly bv PennWell Publishing Co., 1421 S. Sheridan. Tulsa. OK 74112. July 1991. Volume 144, Number 7. Second-class postage paid at Tulsa and additional mailing offices. Executive, editorial, and advertising offices at Park 80 West, Plaza Two, 7th Floor, Saddle Brook, NJ 07662. ’ Copyright 1991 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 trademark. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Fire Engineering. P.O. Box 1289, Tulsa, OK 74101

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