FE Volume 135 Issue 2

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Four-Alarm Fire at Chemical Plant Causes Decontamination Problems

A four-alarm fire at a chemical plant in Lawrence Township, N.J., included a series of explosions that ripped the roof off one building and sent a column of black smoke so high that it was visible for 10 miles. Several hundred nearby residents were evacuated to avoid potentially toxic fumes.
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Conduct Your Own Tests For Moving Charged Lines

Since the advent of lightweight hose a couple of decades ago, the weight of the water in the hose has become a greater part of…
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Low-Cost Computers For the Fire Service

A spirit of frontier exploration exists among the various organizations now taking advantage of low-cost microcomputers. Innovations by these pioneers are certain to benefit the…
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Seven Steps Define an Approach to Emergency Extrication Operations

As the fire service becomes increasingly involved in the field of accident victim extrication, the fire officer must become more aware of his responsibilities and…
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Technical RescueVehicle Extrication

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“Plan Works, Leak Stopped In Liquid Nitrogen Tank”

After receiving a report of a large amount of smoke at the Freeman Chemical Corp., the Saukville, Wis., Fire Department responded and found vapors leaking…
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Improve Skills and Build Confidence By Burning a Building for Training

One of the best methods of training is simulation. The most realistic simulation is to have actual fire in a burndown building. In this way,…
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FirefightingStructural Firefighting

Hose Reel for Large-Diameter Hose Allows Fast Reloading in the Field

When the Laconia, N.H., Fire Department purchased its first 4-inch lightweight hose in 1969, we were not satisfied with the standard hose bed load. Each…
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Firefighting EquipmentHoselines
staff

staff

RICHARD PRATT SYLVIA Editor JERRY W. LAUGHLIN Associate Editor DOROTHY P. FERGUSON Managing Editor GRACE LESSNER Editorial Assistant ROLUN NELSON
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Rapid Growth Marks First Decade Of This Wisconsin Fire Department

Creating a new fire department from scratch is not an easy task. But we did it in Fitchburg, Wis., bordering Madison to the south, with…
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Fire Fighting in Northern Ireland

For most Americans, the notion of fighting fire in Northern Ireland brings to mind a nightmarish, network-news vision: A group of people on a Belfast…
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting
NFA Outreach Program

NFA Outreach Program

1982 Outreach Class Schedule for National Fire Academy: Alabama; Public Fire Safety Ed., Apr. 24-25, contact W. W. Smith, Chief of Tr., Ala. State Fire…
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting
Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

The advent of lawsuits against fire departments is not a new phenomenon. Rather, it is the beginning of negligence recovery, from the erosion of the…
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Fire Equipment Digest

02.01.1982
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Firefighting Equipment

From the Publishers Desk

02.01.1982
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Unity Is Needed to Save Life Of U.S. Fire Administration

02.01.1982
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

National Fire Academy

02.01.1982
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HazmatTechnical Rescue

FE Volume 135 Issue 2

02.01.1982
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Issues

Coming Events

02.01.1982
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

FIRE ENGINEERING

02.01.1982
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Fire Schools and Seminars

02.01.1982
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Fire Service CareerFirefighter Training