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FE Volume 135 Issue 5

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Flammability Rating

A new flammability rating system for plastic materials based on multiple tests has been proposed by PPG Industries. Presently, a single-test approach is used. Plastic materials would be tested for flame ignition, flame spread, smoke development and toxicity. It is believed that the multiple tests would give a more accurate test, since materials do not perform the same in a real fire situation as in a single test.

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Birky Named

Dr. Merritt Birky, head of the National Bureau of Standards Combustion toxicology research division, has been named director of research at the Foundation for Fire…

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San Diego Haz-Hat Team

A hazardous materials response team, which includes a certified chemist, has been formed by the San Diego Fire Department. The chemist will identify and dispose…

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Hazmat Technical Rescue

“Without the Fire Service, There Is No Civil Defense”

The fight to retain the United States Fire Administration has received the support of the Joint Council of National Fire Service Organizations and the Metropolitan…

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Illinois Department Prepared For Haz-Mat Emergencies

A growing number of fire departments are adding specialized hazardous incident teams to existing capabilities. The Normal, Ill., Fire Department is one of them. Normal…

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NFA Outreach Program

1982 Outreach Class Schedule for National Fire Academy: Arkansas; Fire/Arson Detection, July 24-25, Sept. 25—26, contact Paul Benton, Dir., Ark. Fire Academy, P.O. Box 3048,…

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DepartmentÕs Photo Van Aids in Media Relations At Low Cost

Many fire departments have come to realize the importance of public and media relations to the success of their mission. That’s the good news. The…

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Fire Equipment Digest

U.S. Laminating Corp., makes a disposable, 60 x 90 inch, high visibility yellow blanket of poly film laminate over a layer of urethane foam. It…

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Cape May Plans Museum

The Cape May Volunteer Fire Department (N.J.), is building a $25,000 mini-firehouse museum which will display the history of Cape May fire fighting. The 18…

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Chemical Spill Was Catalyst For Special Haz-Mat Training

After a dangerous incident almost three years ago, the North Charleston, S.C., District Fire Department decided to form a special hazardous materials response team. A…

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From the Publishers Desk

One of the responsibilities that all publishers share is the need to keep abreast of current practices in their field and pass along this information…

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