FE Volume 133 Issue 6

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June 1980 Volume 133 No. 6 THE JOURNAL OF THE FIRE PROTECTION PROFESSION SINCE 1877 24 Computer-aided dispatch 33 Fitness decline 50 Dump fire 52 Emergency medical service features 6 The Editor's Opinion Page 24 Computer-Aided Dispatch for Fire, Police, EMS Operating in Minneapolis
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Arson Training Schools

Arson Training Schools

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms is providing a one week training school to combat arson-for-profit in 18 selected cities throughout the United States.…
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Firefighter Training

Excess Body Fat—Not Age—Viewed As Greater Culprit in Fitness Decline

A vast majority of the fire departments in the United States have maximum hiring ages, usually around 35 years. There exists a growing concern among…
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Fire Equipment Digest

Waterous Company has improved its PB11 series of portable pumps by adding a spark arresting muffler and liquid-filled gage as standard equipment. These pumps are…
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Management Flexibility Seen as Key To Meeting Challenges of the ’80s

Management Flexibility Seen as Key To Meeting Challenges of the ’80s

The fire service in America continues to evolve. The technology used today in the suppression of fires is generally superior to the techniques used 50…
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Firefighting Equipment

From the Publishers Desk

In the good old days, dumps usually contained garbage and ashes (from coal stoves and furnaces). But today, dumps can contain anything from nuclear wastes…
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High-Rise Training Aided By Command Center Model

Until recently, the problems of educating command officers and other fire department personnel in fighting fires in high-rise buildings was never a major problem. Advancements…
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Firefighter Training

Apparatus Innovations And Deliveries

The Belle, West Va., Fire Department recently accepted delivery of a pumper from Allegheny Fire Equipment. Built on a Ford C-800 chassis, the unit is…
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Fire Apparatus

Volunteers Put Dispatch Data on Computer

Computerized dispatching assistance has been implemented in the Fitchburg Volunteer Fire Department in Madison, Wis. The decision to invest in a computer for retrieving response…
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Coming Events

Coming Events

July 9-10—Blue Ribbon Conference on EMT and Paramedic Training, Orlando Hyatt House, Orlando, Fla. For further information, contact Registrar, Blue Ribbon Conference, 600 Courtland St.,…
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Old Pumper Altered For Use by Squad Awaiting New Truck

Faced with the problem of providing heavy rescue and fireground support service to a rapidly growing area without a reliable vehicle to use, members of…
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Company News

Richard J. Gergelwas appointed manager of fire apparatus sales and David E. Miller was promoted to assistant to the manager, announced Garner L. Davis, senior…
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Dump Fire Complicated by Generation Of Chlorine Gas, Hydrochloric Acid

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Manufacturers’ Literature

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Air Truck Carries Compressor, Cascade System and Bottles

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Fire Apparatus

Fire Schools and Seminars

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New Zealand Fire Service Reflects Both British and American Influence

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NFIRS Users Look to Data Analysis For Practical Applications of Facts

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Using Aerial Beyond Safety Limits Saves 3 Trapped in Car by Flood

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Issues

staff

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Psychological First Aid Officer Eases Emotional Stress of Death and Fire

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Don’t Believe Those Crusty Old-Timers

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90 Volunteers Protect 60,000 in State College, Pa.

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