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 Associate Editor Mary Jane Dittmar Assistant Editor John J. Napolitano
Technical Director Thomas F. Brennan
Editorial Advisory Board
Francis L. Brannigan John N. Carr Rand-Scott Coggan Glenn P. Corbett Ricky Davidson Ray Downey Vincent Dunn C. Bruce Edwards Frank L. Fire Gerald L. Grey
Walt Hendrick Francis X. Holt Charles G. King Richard A. Marinucci John Mittendorf Gregory G. Noll Leslie P. Ontans William C. Peters John B. Sachen Ed Spahn
Columnists/Contributing Editors
Francis L. Brannigan Frank L. Fire
Gene P. Carlson David P. Fornell
Glenn P. Corbett John M. Malecky
Ray Downey Peter G. Sparber
Publisher Henry H. Dinneen
Sales Manager Gene C. Prall Director of Book Publishing Joanne Ezersky 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 by PennWell Publishing Co., 1421 S. Sheridan, Tulsa, OK “4112. January 1992. Volume 145, Number 1. 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 1992 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