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FE Volume 132 Issue 6

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Chief Puts Training to Use, Closes 2 Valves at LPG Bulk Plant Fire

After unloading 9000 gallons of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) into two aboveground storage tanks in Darien, Ga., the driver of a tractor-trailer pulled away without disconnecting the delivery hose.As the hose broke away from a valve, it ruptured a 3-inch pipe under the tanks in the yard of the Brunswick Gas Fuel Company on U.S. Highway 17.

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Firefighter Training

The Round Table

A fire department budget is a plan prepared in anticipation of what the department will need (in resources) to operate for a definite future period…

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Firefighting Equipment

New Haven Gets $97,500 to Battle Arson

Insurance company money is now helping the New Haven, Conn., Department of Fire Service expand its computerized battle against arson. In presenting an Aetna Life…

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Fire Service Career Firefighter Training

Letters to the Editor

Albany, N. Y. Mr. Maier’s article in the April issue of Fire Engineering titled “Sprinkler Tests Answer Heat Rating Questions” makes a very valid point…

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Fire Department Leadership Firefighting

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Seniors Take Fire Fighting Course

“My experiences in the fire intern program have been exciting, enjoyable, and educational.” “I’ve learned a lot, and even if I don’t pursue a career…

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Fire Service Career Firefighter Training

Fire Equipment Digest

A series of patented lifting hags powered by compressed air has been introduced for rescue operations by Vetter Systems. The bags require an insertion space…

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Firefighting Equipment

Pontoon Raft Aids Water, Ice Rescue

A rescue platform supported by two inflatable pontoons which can be used on thin ice as well as in turbulent water was demonstrated recently in…

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Technical Rescue Water Rescue

From the Publishers Desk

We guess that most chiefs get a little anticipatory around this time of the year, as we do, when we look forward to the annual…

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Fire Department Leadership Firefighting

How Financing Is Obtained By Volunteer Departments

Ensuring adequate revenues for operating expenses and capital improvements has become a critical problem for the fire service in the United States. This is particularly…

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Firefighting Equipment

Coming Events

June 12—New England Fire Apparatus Maintenance Association: Annual equipment meeting, King Philip Restaurant, Route 1A, Wrentham, Mass. For further information, contact Al Hooper, President, 108…

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Fire Apparatus

Elderly Rescued as 3-Alarm Hotel Fire Spreads Through Concealed Spaces

Evacuation of elderly residents was the first priority of Los Angeles County fire fighters who battled a three-alarm fire in a historic Whittier, Calif., hotel.…

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Technical Rescue