FE Volume 131 Issue 10

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Obtituaries

Obtituaries

George H. Tryon, an internationally recognized authority on fire safety, died on May 25. He was 62. He retired in 1977 as assistant vice president of the National Fire Prevention Association and since then was director, education services, for the Society of Fire Protection Engineers, of which he was a charter member.
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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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Five Die in One Room in Motel Fire

Five persons died and 17 others were injured when fire in a motel spread from the first-floor room of origin through the ceiling to the…
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Tremendous Is Word for Texas A&M Fire School

Tremendous—as in Texas—is the one word that describes the 49th Annual Texas Firemen’s Training School. More than 1800 students participated in training with some 450…
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Smoke Divers School

Smoke Divers School

A seven-day smoke divers school is being planned by the Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute for next spring. However, before a firm commitment is made,…
Firefighter SCBAFirefighting Equipment

Cavitation: Warning Signs And Reasons Why It Occurs

One of the most common errors on the fireground is the tendency of pump operators to try and pump more water to hose lines than…
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Pre-Fire Plan Followed in Setting Up Pumper Relay for Superhighway Fire

Establishment of a water supply was attained in accordance with a pre-fire plan by the Beltsville, Md., Fire Department when a truckload of tires burst…
Firefighting EquipmentHoselines

The Round Table

"Life Safety is the most critical issue in fire protection today.” This according to the NFPCA which will theme its 4th Annual Conference in October…
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Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

Peabody, Mass. Finally through you the insurance industry’s side of the arson problem has been addressed in a exceptionally clear and concise manner. Naturally, this…
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Fire Equipment Digest

Firechem Anti-Fog, a treatment for protecting all types of goggles, and face shields from fogging, has been introduced by the Firecraft Division of Western Fire…
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Controlling Hazardous Material Spills

There has been a heightened interest in recent years in the control of hazardous materials spills. Not only is life safety a concern of fire…
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From the Publishers Desk

Every once in a while somebody writes in and asks how they can submit articles to Fire Engineering and what kind of articles we want.…
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FIRE ENGINEERING

10.01.1978
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Coming Events

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Grain Elevator Explosions and Fires

10.01.1978
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Manufacturers’ Literature

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Firefighting Equipment

Names in the News

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Firefighter DrillsFirefighter Training

Timed Drills for Stretching Hose Lines Into Buildings

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Building ConstructionFire Safety

Remote Radio Alerting for Volunteers

10.01.1978
Firefighting Equipment

Fire Schools and Seminars

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Fire Service CareerFirefighter Training

Smoke Detector Selection and Use

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The Book Shelf

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Firefighter TrainingSearch Operations

Company News

10.01.1978
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Big Streams Halt Paper Storage Fire

10.01.1978
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