FIRE ENGINEERING

FIRE ENGINEERING

September 1979 Volume 132 No. 9

THE JOURNAL OF THE FIRE PROTECTION PROFESSION SINCE 1877

24 Arson campaign

41 Gas blast

49 Plastics warehouse fire

53 Slides

features

8 The Editor’s Opinion Page

24 Cover Story: Citizen Involvement Success of Dallas Arson Campaign

27 Turning Children On to Fire Safety

28 Gasoline Shortage Flares Into Station Fire-Bombing

33 Fire in Trash Bin in Attached Shed Destroys 2-Story Apartment Building

34 $3 Million Fire in Store Beauty Shop Shows Hazard of Cosmetic Chemicals

41 Gas Main Break Causes Blast, Fire, $2.7 Million Loss in Nebraska Town

46 LEAA Provides Fund for Arson Courses

49 Plastics Warehouse Fire Destroys 3 Other Buildings in Trenton, N.J.

52 Movable Street Sign Sends Detector Message Home

53 Slides Make Believers of Fire Code Violators

57 Fiery Message on Gasoline Storage

58 Sprinklers Required in New Dwellings

62 Survivair Recalls Mark l as NIOSH Issues Advisory

64 Fire-Police Dispatch Center in Waukesha County, Wis.

66 ISFSI Sessions to Feature Training Company Officers

67 Applications to Head National Academy Open Until Sept. 30

The Cover Photo was taken by the Dallas Fire Department

departments

13 The Volunteers Corner

16 Fire Schools and Seminars

22 Coming Events

61 The Round Table

68 Fire Equipment Digest

72 Manufacturers’ Literature

74 Names in the News

75 From the Publisher’s Desk

76 Advertisers’ Index

77 Reader Service Card

tacoma (wa) firing range

One Killed, Another Injured in Fire at Indoor Shooting Range in Tacoma (WA)

One person was killed and another injured after fire broke out at an indoor shooting range in Tacoma on Sunday.
Deadly Kentucky flooding

Winter Storm Kills Nine, Including Eight in KY Flooding

Eight people in Kentucky died as creeks swelled from heavy rain and water covered roads.