FIRE ENGINEERING

FIRE ENGINEERING

250 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10001 Tel. (212) 481-5771 Fax (212) 725-3654

EDITOR

Thomas F. Brennan

MANAGING EDITOR

William A. Manning

ASSISTANT EDITOR

Diane Feldman

CONTRIBUTING EDITORS

Gene Carlson Paul McFadden Frank L. Fire Vincent Dunn Roy Downey

CONSULTING EDITORS

Jack Bennett Francis L. Brannigan Hugh J. Caulfield Glenn P. Corbett Walt Hendrick Charles G. King Edward J. McDonald Burton W. Phelps

FEATURE DESIGN

Steve Hetzel

ILLUSTRATION

Arthur Anas

PUBLISHER

Henry H. Dinneen

DIRECTOR OF BOOK PUBLISHING

Daniel G. Smith

ADVERTISING COORDINATOR

Denise M. Kissock

PRODUCTION MANAGER

Mike Paxton, Tulso

CIRCULATION SEDVICES, TULSA

Larry Lofton Circulation Manager Patsy Russo Manager Paid Circulation

ADVERTISING SALES

NORTHEAST: Henry H. Dinneen, Publisher, 250 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10001 Tel. (212) 481-5771, Fox (212) 725-3654

SOUTHEAST: Harry W. Dill, Regional Manager, 6406 Carmel Rd., Suite 308, P.O. Box 2347, Charlotte, NC 28226 Tel. (704) 542-8893, Fax (704) 542-7357

MIDWEST: Don Johnson, Al Gravenhorst, Gravenhorst & Assoc. Inc., 5901 N. Cicero Ave., Chicago, IL 60646 Tel. (312) 545-8621, Fox (312) 545-5138

WEST COAST AND SOUTHWEST: Karl Keeler, Western Manager, 915 Stewarton Woy, Glendale, CA 91207 Tel. (818) 500-0693, Fax (818) 548-9204

PENNWILL PUBLISHING COMPANY

P.O. Box 12601 Tulsa, OK 74101 (918) 835-3161

CHAIRMAN

Philip C. Louinger, Jr.

PRESIDENT

Joseph A. Wolking

Joseph T. Bessette

SUBSCRIPTIONS: All subscription correspondence should be addressed to Fire Engineering, P.O. Box 1289, Tulsa, OK 74101, or call 1 (800) 627-3210. Allow 30 days for change of oddress. Please include both old and new addresses, and enclose, if possible, on oddress label from a recent issue. Rates for U.S. and possessions: 1 yr., $18.95, 2 yr. $30.95, 3 yr. $42.95. Conodo and other countries: 1 yr. $30.00,2 yr. $52.00, 3 yr. $68.00. Single copy U.S. $3.00, other countries $6.00.

GROUP VICE PRESIDENT

FIRE ENGINEERING ISSN 0015-2587), is published monthly by Penn Well Publishing Co., 1421 S. Sheridan, Tulso, OK 74112. July 1989, Volume 142, Number 7. Second-class postage paid at Tulsa. Executive, editorial, aid advertising offices at 250 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10001. ‘Copyright 1989 by PennWell Publcshmg 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, Tulso, OK 74101.

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