FE Volume 132 Issue 1

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2 Killed, 13 Hurt as Peroxide Blast Shatters Chemical Plant, Starts Fire

A series of explosions of undetermined cause that rocked a chemical plant on the southwest side of the City of Azusa, Calif., killed two civilians and injured 13 others, including three fire Fighters. Firemen from Azusa, Covina, Los Angeles County and two civil defense (Office of Emergency Services) strike teams from San Gabriel Valley area departments, joined to control the fierce fire which followed the explosions at the Norac Company, Inc., on the evening of June 13.
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Cutting Torch Ruins Remodeling Plan

Fire caused by a cutting torch resulted in the destruction of a four-story factory being converted into apartments in Wilmington, Del. The fast-spreading blaze created…
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting
Gas Color Code Dropped

Gas Color Code Dropped

A proposal for developing a color coding system for compressed gas packages has been abandoned by the Materials Transportation Bureau of the U. S. Department…
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Older Citizens Taking Fire Safety Into Homes in Miami Target Areas

Residential fire safety surveyor was a new title added to the fire service lexicon last August by the City of Miami Fire Department when we…
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Fire PreventionFire Safety

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How to Check for Pinholes In BA Low-Pressure Hose

In recent classes conducted by the training division of the Orlando, Fla., Fire Department on protective breathing equipment, many cases of lowpressure hose deterioration were…
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Firefighting EquipmentHoselines
staff

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JAMES F. CASEY Editor RICHARD PRATT SYLVIA Associate Editor DOROTHY P. FERGUSON Managing Editor BARBARA VOLLWEILER Assistant Editor
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Infrared Scanner Pinpoints Concealed Smoldering Fire

When a family noticed a faint smell of burning wood in their three-story house on Long Island, N. Y., they called the Halesite Volunteer Fire…
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting
The Round Table

The Round Table

Robert J. Veit, Chief, Grand Rapids, Mich.: The Grand Rapids Fire Department, through the past years, has been endeavoring to protect its fire fighters the…
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Firefighter SCBAFirefighting Equipment

Warehouse, Packing Plant Destroyed by Incendiary Fire

A lemon packing plant and warehouse that covered an entire city block in Carpinteria, Calif., was destroyed by the largest structural fire in the history…
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FirefightingStructural Firefighting
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

I recently came across Ray Henry’s article entitled “What’s Visible and Safe? It’s Fire Engine Red.” In his defense of red he makes a number…
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting
Australians Cite Reasons To Endorse Lime-Yellow

Australians Cite Reasons To Endorse Lime-Yellow

A recent Australian study on the identification of emergency vehicles by motorists and emergency vehicle warning systems endorses the decision of many American fire departments…
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Fire Apparatus

First-In Engine at Fires Distant From Main Road

What does the first-in engine company do when the fire is down a long driveway—200 feet or more—in a residential area or deep inside an…
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Out-of-City Firemen Man Stations During Funeral

01.01.1979
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Fire Equipment Digest

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Firefighting Equipment

FAA Plans Fire Test Lab

01.01.1979
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

From the Publishers Desk

01.01.1979
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Fiscal Budget Requires Thought and Effort

01.01.1979
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Gasoline Flows After Frost Cracks Breakaway Valve

01.01.1979
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Coming Events

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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

FE Volume 132 Issue 1

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Issues

Accuracy Is Not an Issue In Shift to Metric System

01.01.1979
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

The Book Shelf

01.01.1979
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Free Lease for Station

01.01.1979
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Media Awards Contest

01.01.1979
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting
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