FIRE ENGINEERING
March 1982 Volume 135 No. 3
THE JOURNAL OF THE FIRE PROTECTION PROFESSION SINCE 1877
features
6 The Editor’s Opinion Page
18 Improvement of Fire Statistics Continues Amid Controversy
26 Characteristics of Rope Materials
28 Six Departments Join Forces to Build New EMS Program
30 Oklahoma School Explosion Kills 5—EMS Disaster Planning Pays Off
38 Unique Hazard Posed by Oxygen-Enriched Atmosphere
40 Donovan Heads National Fire Academy, Stresses Need for Outreach Programs
42 Nursing Home Fire Tragedy Averted Thanks to Good Planning and Training
44 Dam Can Improve Drafting Source
47 Philadelphia Haz-Mat Teams Get Law Requiring Notification
50 Haz-Mat Transportation Being Regulated in Boston
52 Program Update: Senior Citizens Used in Fire Prevention
departments
8 The Volunteers Comer
10 Fire Schools and Seminars
11 National Fire Academy
12 NFA Outreach Program
16 Films
16 The Book Shelf
53 Fire Equipment Digest
57 From the Publisher’s Desk
58 Advertisers’ Index
59 Reader Service Card
28 EMS program
30 Oklahoma school explosion
38 Oxygen-enriched atmosphere
42 Nursing home