FIRE ENGINEERING

FIRE ENGINEERING

February 1979 Volume 132 No. 2

THE JOURNAL OF THE FIRE PROTECTION PROFESSION SINCE 1877

24 Proposition 13

29 Tank farm

34 Fire fighting in Barrow, Alaska

38 Postal fraud

features

6 The Editor’s Opinion Page

24 Reaction to Proposition 13 Brings Cutbacks, Fees for Some Services

29 7 1/2-Hour Tank Farm Fire Confined to 2 Tanks Burning Upon Arrival

34 Fire Fighting Based on Cold Facts in Barrow, Alaska

37 Maryland Van Designed for Hazardous Incidents

38 Postal Fraud Statute Used to Cancel Arson Scheme

40 McCormack Resigns, Perry Called Prime Candidate’ to Head Academy

40 Inspectors List Safety Tips for Wood Stoves

41 Computerized Alarm System Recalls Occupancy Data

45 LSU Fire Training Gets 2nd Pumper Under Lease Plan

departments

8 The Round Table

Company manning

10 The Volunteers Corner

First-in officer’s decisions

12 The Book Shelf

14 Fire Schools and Seminars

43 Apparatus Deliveries

47 Coming Events

49 Names in the News

50 Fire Equipment Digest

53 Manufacturers’ Literature

55 From the Publisher’s Desk

56 Advertisers’ Index

57 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.