FE Volume 136 Issue 12

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Major Pesticide Fire Tests Resources of Small Town Emergency Units

A report of a structural fire early last winter called the West Sayville, N.Y., Volunteer Fire Department to a major hazardous materials incident that involved large amounts of pesticides and fungicides, a BLEVE of two 100-pound liquid petroleum gas cylinders and the exposure of additional LPG tanks.
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Staff

Staff

THOMAS F. BRENNAN Editor JACKIE COX Associate Editor DOROTHY P. FERGUSON Managing Editor LINDA McCAULEY Editorial Assistant
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SCHOOLS

SCHOOLS

Arizona State University, The Aircraft Crash & Mass Casualty Management Course, Feb. 6-10, April 9-13. Contact Arizona State Univ., Centr. for Prof. Devlp., Temple, AZ…
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BOOKS

BOOKS

ESSENTIALS OF FIRE FIGHTING, second edition, Fire Protection Publication, IFSTA, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078; 400 pages; $20.00. IFSTA has compiled a complete fire…
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EQUIPMENT DIGEST

Evergreen Industries Mobile Decontamination Division, formerly Mobile Detox, Inc., has designed a Mobile Decontamination Unit equipped to meet OSHA and EPA regulations governing personnel decontamination…
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There Would Only Be One Man

Being asked to put in a resume for the position of editor of Fire Engineering was compliment enough for a person who has put more…
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COMING EVENTS

COMING EVENTS

January 6-15, 1984 Vehicular Extrication Part I, Leadership in Vehicular Extrication Part II. Contact Seminole County EMS Office, 4322 So. Orlando Dr., Sanford, FL 32771.…
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NEWS

NEWS

Citizens have discovered how to speak out against crime without fearing for their own safety through an arson hotline program called We Tip. The program…
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Pipelines Demand Pre-incident Planning

As I discussed in last month's column, pipeline incidents can create a major problem for the fire service. In the event of a pipeline rupture,…
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A Prepared Approach to Hazardous Material Incidents

A Prepared Approach to Hazardous Material Incidents

To ensure control of a hazardous materials incident response effort, vigilance and discipline must be maintained by first-in units. To control the scene, nonessential people…
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LETTERS

LETTERS

A Personal Lesson Hearty congratulations to Philip Cooksey and chiefs Smith and Dowdy for putting together the article "Wake Up, Oren, We've got Problems" which…
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FE Volume 136 Issue 12

Issues

Garages—Potential Haz-Mat Incidents

12.01.1983
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FIRE ENGINEERING

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Chemical Spill Spreads to Major Haz-Mat Incident

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Fire Control Guide

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Training EMS Personnel to Handle Hazardous Materials Incidents

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THE PCB/PVC CONFUSION CONTINUES TO SPELL CAUTION FOR FIRE FIGHTERS

12.01.1983
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