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FE Volume 132 Issue 9

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Fiery Message on Gasoline Storage

Faced with major problems of gasoline storage at home during the gasoline crunch, Los Angeles City and County Fire Departments joined in a media event to illustrate potential dangers to the public. Dick Friend, who recently rejoined the L.A. County as fire information officer, said that field units reported homeowners storing extra gasoline in home garages, using every type of container from milk containers to bathtubs.

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Fire Fatality Statistics

Approximately 8621 civilians died in 1978 as a result of fires in the United States, according to estimates released by the National Fire Protection Association.…

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Gasoline Shortage Flares Into Station Fire-Bombing

An explosion and fire at a gasoline service station left two men seriously injured and confirmed the fears of local officials about violence during t…

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The Round Table

David E. Bentley, Chief, Cedar City, Utah: Our department trains two nights each month. Summer drills consist of ladder drills, high-rise, hose tests, hydrant flushing,…

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Fire Prevention Best As a Local Function

We have always felt that fire prevention was a local function and one that could be best handled by the local fire department in cooperation,…

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Fire Equipment Digest

Elkhart Brass Mfg. Co., Inc., recently introduced the SM-20F Select-O-Matic nozzle for 1 1/2 and 1 3/4-inch hose. The new nozzle weighs 4.75 pounds and…

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Fire in Trash Bin in Attached Shed Destroys 2-Story Apartment Building

The ashes hadn’t even cooled from a July 15 fire which destroyed a 12-unit apartment building when Boise, Idaho, Chief John Boros and Building Department…

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EMS and EMTs Increase In Scope and Numbers

Back in 1967, our editor was calling for greater involvement by the fire service in emergency medical service and he has continued that call ever…

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Slides Make Believers of Fire Code Violators

A program using 35mm slides to demonstrate fire hazards and fire protection to employees of large commercial and institutional facilities has received excellent acceptance in…

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Names in the News

Battalion Chief R. E. West was named assistant chief of Clackamas County Fire District 1 in Milwaukie, Ore., on July 1. He will remain as…

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Gas Main Break Causes Blast, Fire, $2.7 Million Loss in Nebraska Town

A gas explosion and fire, caused by a break in an 8-inch, 30-psi main as a result of frost heaving, made a disaster of the…

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Coming Events

Oct. 7-11—Western Division, IAFC: Annual conference, Riviera Hotel, Palm Springs, Calif. For information, write Chief Manuel Rodriguez, P.O. Box 842, San Leandro, Calif. 91577. Oct.…

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