FE Volume 134 Issue 12

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Maxim Resumes Operations

Maxim Resumes Operations

Maxim Motor Co., Inc., resumed operations in October. The company is now producing pumpers and aerial ladder trucks. A group headed by David G. Deane, Joseph J. Castanino and Gary P. Castanino purchased Maxim, and are president, vice president and treasurer, respectively. Dale Lawrence, a long-time Maxim employee, is corporate clerk.
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From the Publishers Desk

It’s the season to be jolly and it’s also the season to wonder what’s ahead as the new year makes its debut as 1982. The…
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FAMD Officer Elected

FAMD Officer Elected

The Fire Apparatus Manufacturers Division (FAMD) of the Truck Body and Equipment Association, Inc., has elected the following officers for the 1981-82 term: President, William…
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Names in the News

Names in the News

Dr. B. J. Thompson, former superintendent of the National Fire Academy, has been nominated by President Ronald Reagan as administrator of the U. S. Fire…
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Elderly Receive Detectors

Elderly Receive Detectors

Senior citizens in Lynwood, Calif., have received over 1000 smoke detectors through the efforts of the Lynwood Fire Fire Fighters’ Association. The association began distributing…
Fire Service CareerFirefighter Training

Principles of Effective Relays With Large-Diameter Hose

The use of large-diameter hose to get water to the fireground has made a drastic change in rural fire fighting. With 4 and 5-inch hose,…
Firefighting EquipmentHoselines
National Fire Academy

National Fire Academy

Residential Courses: Incident Command I, Jan. 5-15, Feb. 1-12, Mar. 1-12, Mar. 29-Apr. 9, May 3-14, May 29-June6, June 21-July 2; Incident Command II, Jan.…
HazmatTechnical Rescue
Films

Films

SKILLS FOR SAVING LIVES ACT Foundation, Basking Ridge, N.J. 07920; color, 50 minutes divided into 5 modules; video, $155; 16mm, $380. How to administer CPR…
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Fatal Fire Extinguished With 1 1/4-Mile Relay of 5-Inch Hose

A stubborn fire in Wellsboro, Pa., was finally extinguished after fire fighters set up a 1 ¼ -mile relay of 5-inch hose. The hour-long evolution…
Firefighting EquipmentHoselines
Manufacturers’ Literature

Manufacturers’ Literature

80 EMS Training Equipment—EMS Products has published a catalog covering its line of emergency care training equipment and supplies. The catalog includes information on adult…
Firefighting Equipment
Need for Accurate Records Described at IFPA Meeting

Need for Accurate Records Described at IFPA Meeting

The 1981 annual conference of the International Fire Photographers Association was held June 24—27 in Collinsville, Ill. Several speakers stressed the important role of fire…
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Fire Schools and Seminars

Fire Schools and Seminars

Advanced Arson Investigation Seminar: Jan. 25-29. For further information contact Lt. James D. Persicheitte, Denver Fire Department, 745 W. Colfax Ave., Denver, Col. 80204. Aircraft…
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$1.3 Million Addition Dedicated By Delaware State Fire School

12.01.1981
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FEMA Launches New Campaign for Smoke Detectors

12.01.1981
Fire PreventionFire Safety

Arson Investigation Aided

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Fire PreventionFire Safety

$10 Million Spent for Aerosol Plant Fire Safety

12.01.1981
Fire Safety

FE Volume 134 Issue 12

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Philadelphia Fire Department Opens New Training Facility

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Firefighter Training

How to Keep Your Fire Apparatus Running Like a “Sweet Machine”

12.01.1981
Fire Apparatus

Spike Pierces Girl’s Arm After Fall

12.01.1981
Fire EMSFirefighting

Tax-Exempt VFD Loans

12.01.1981
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On a Happy Note

12.01.1981
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Hotel Fire Safety Kit

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Fire Safety

After Rapid Growth, EMS Looks To Future With Less Federal Money

12.01.1981
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