FE Volume 132 Issue 4
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Fire Equipment Digest
An electronic siren featuring positive action switches and an automatic siren stop option is now available from ITT Jabsco Products. The Sireno System 1000 electronic…
FIRE ENGINEERING
FIRE ENGINEERING (ISSN 00152587). April. 1979. Vol. 132, No. 4. Member, American Business Press and Audit Bureau of Circulations. Published monthly by Technical Publishing Company,…
From the Publishers Desk
It hardly seems all that long ago since Fire Engineering published its first articles on extra-large-diameter hose, but it must have been at least 10…
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Renovation Expands Fire Problems
From Maine to California, thousands of structures are being built, renovated, and expanded with that familiar combustible, wood. Our concern with wood construction in this…
Coming Events
April 26 29 The National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians: 2nd annual conference to he held at the Regency Hotel, Denver, Colo. For further information,…
Fire Deaths Climbing
America’s fire death rate is climbing by about 300 deaths a year, according to Philip S. Schaenman , associate administrator of the U.S. Fire Administration’s…
How to Use Portable Pumps And Be Happy With Them
Just about every fire department, no matter how small, has at least one portable pump. The three basic uses for portable pumps are supplying water…
Sprinkler Tests Answer Heat Rating Questions
The St. Louis, Mo., Fire Marshal’s Office has been under pressure from various sources to approve sprinkler head ratings higher than 165°F. Justification for these…
Fire Schools and Seminars
Arkansas Fire Training Academy: Advisory Committee for Fire Department Training, Apr. 25; Fire Pump Maintenance, Apr. 14 -18 and 19 20; Advanced Rescue and Protective…
Fire Pumper Hijacked
Grumman Emergency Products recently delivered four pumpers manufactured in its Oren plant in Roanoke, Va., to Manta, Ecuador. The vehicles were consigned to Grumman’s dealer,…
Company News
The Hendrickson Manufacturing Company has been acquired by Boler Investments, Inc., and has joined Burton Spring Corporation and Nash Brothers Company in forming an international…
