What the Fire Service Achieved in the 70s
In Chicago, back in 1967, Fire Engineering conducted a symposium that was themed to “The 1970s—Challenging Years for the Fire Service.”
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Effect of Nozzles on Fires Studied In Terms of Flow Rate, Droplet Size
Despite the almost universal use of plain water dispersed by nozzles during fire fighting operations, there still remains considerable uncertainty regarding how much water it…
Correction
Through an inadvertency of our production department, there was a mixup that involved the placement of a photo in the Circul-Air Corporation advertisement that appeared…
Ladders: Guidelines for Selection, Maintenance and Tests for Reliability
Nozzle, ax, and ladder—from the time of bucket brigades on badges, plaques, and other insignia—these three symbols have stood for the fire service. The ladder…
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JAMES F. CASEY Editor RICHARD PRATT SYLVIA Associate Editor DOROTHY P. FERGUSON Managing Editor ELIZABETH CRIDLAND Assistant Editor
AFFF Quells Gasoline Fire, Big Streams Hit Exposures
Immediate use of master streams and later aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) handled a gasoline and exposure fire that followed the collision of a semi-trailer gasoline…
Buffs Conduct Fund Drive To Purchase Rescue Tool
How organized buffs can support the fire service in a smaller community was demonstrated recently in Brookfield, Wis. At an October 25 dinner meeting with…
FIRE ENGINEERING
FIRE ENGINEERING (ISSN 00152587). December. 1979, Vol. 132, No 12. Member, American Business Press and Audit Bureau of Circulations. Published monthly by Technical Publishing, a…
The Round Table
Jack M. Hamilton, Chief, Prescott, Ariz.: The City of Prescott Fire Department serves a population of approximately 20,000 persons and responds into a semi-rural area…
Lakemore Volunteers Win Emergency One Pumper
The Lakemore Volunteer Fire Department of Akron, Ohio, was the recipient of a brand new fire truck manufactured by Emergency One, Inc., of Ocala, Fla.…
Fire Equipment Digest
The A.J. Abrams Company has introduced a pitot tube for water supply system testing. Designed primarily for use by fire departments, the stainless steel pitot…
