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Women Fire Fighters Meet

Women Fire Fighters Meet

The Internat ional Association of Professional Women in the Fire Service became a reality last September 24 when its members approved a constitution and bylaws. The organizational meeting had been held the previous June. At the present time, one chapter has been organized—the Texas chapter—and membership in that chapter is open to everyone.
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JAMES F. CASEY Editor RICHARD PRATT SYLVIA Associate Editor DOROTHY P. FERGUSON Managing Editor BARBARA E. GOLDBERG Assistant Editor
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FIRE ENGINEERING

FIRE ENGINEERING

FIRE ENGINEERING. January. 1978. Vol. 131. No. 1. Member. American Business Press and Audit Bureau of Circulations. Published monthly by Magazine Division, Dun-Donnelley Publishing Corporation,…
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Low Profile Station Shields Two Bays

Stretching a building budget and meeting tough zoning ordinances were obstacles that faced Rural/Metro Fire Department, Inc., planners when they built their Station No. 17…
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Tenacious Fire Chief Gets Two Buildings Razed

We have always been a strong advocate of adequate building codes and fire codes as a means of protecting life and property. But codes require…
Building ConstructionFire Safety
Fire Prevention Manual

Fire Prevention Manual

The Hartford Insurance Group has prepared a new fire prevention and fire safety manual for teachers participating in the Junior Fire Marshal program. The 64-page…
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Learn Metric System by Using It

The best way to become familiar with the metric system is to use it, and providing an opportunity to take metric measurements of familiar equipment…
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The Round Table

The Round Table

P.O. DePrang, Jr., Director of Fire Prevention, Bossier City, La.: Our community is like any other growing community, with the increase in population, arson fires…
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Public Knows Little About Detectors, Fire Dangers, Toledo Survey Shows

Public Knows Little About Detectors, Fire Dangers, Toledo Survey Shows

Some conclusions about the effectiveness of smoke detectors in private dwellings have been reached as a result of a nine-month research project in Toledo, Ohio.…
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Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

We were pleased to read the article in the September issue of Fire Engineering about Washington State’s Arson Alarm program. We are, of course, very…
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Volunteer Department Wins Quick Attack Pumper

The Lakewood, W. Va., Volunteer Fire Department’s name was drawn from more than 8000 entries in Emergency One Inc.’s free fire apparatus contest that started…
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From the Publishers Desk

If you haven’t done it already, it’s about time you did. We are talking here about necessary leave arrangements and hotel and travel reservations for…
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Plant Brigade Tests Itself

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Names in the News

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Fire Service CareerFirefighter Training

$3 Million Project Demolished After Code Victory

01.01.1978
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Coming Events

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National Academy Hearings Develop Dates for Courses

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HazmatTechnical Rescue

Demand Valves Recalled

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Fire Schools and Seminars

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Fire Service CareerFirefighter Training

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Issues

Existence of Academy and NFPCA Threatened by President’s Budget

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Use of Chiefs to Improve Fireground Operations

01.01.1978
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Simulated Propane Leak Explodes Fallacies

01.01.1978
HazmatTechnical Rescue

Arson Task Force For San Francisco

01.01.1978
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