FIRE ENGINEERING

6 The Editor’s Opinion Page 24 Railroad Goes to Fire Departments With Harzardous Materials Program 28 ISFSI Hears Report on Lubbock Deaths 32 Gasoline Tanker Crash Fire Confined 39 Hazard Potential at Hospital Labs Calls for Comprehensive Safety Plan 40 Old Aid Unit Rejuvenated as Fire Prevention Van 43 Handling Pipeline Incidents Requires Plans for Minimizing Injuries, Damage 46 Use of Donations to Improve Service Told in Brochure

Fire Equipment Digest

Flambeau-Vlchek Corp. has introduced a heavy-duty lightweight box with tray supports and compartments for medical supplies. The box, with dimensions of 19 x 10-¾ x…

Truck Crash Fire Creates Problem on 7-Mile Bridge

Fire fighting in the Florida Keys can become somewhat unique when it must be done on one of the many narrow bridges that link the…

Keep Alert to Avoid Being Part of the Injury Statistics

The latest fire fighter injury statistics compiled by the IAFF show that fire fighters in the 896 reporting municipalities had a 42.4 percent chance of…
The Book Shelf

The Book Shelf

PUBLIC FIRE EDUCATION, IFSTA 606, First Edition, Jerry W. Laughlin; Fire Protection Publications, IFSTA Headquarters, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Ok., 74074; 169 pages, $7. Aimed…

Company Officer’s Duties Defined, Evaluated at ISFSI Fall Conference

The company officer was dissected, examined in detail and reassembled at the fall conference of the International Society of Fire Service Instructors at Denver, Nov.…
Manufacturers’ Literature

Manufacturers’ Literature

80 Electrical Specialties—A line of heavy-duty, portable electrical products aimed at the fire and safety market has been introduced by Daniel Woodhead Company with the…