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FE Volume 137 Issue 10

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Mobile Arson Lab

Not yet a year old, a special investigation unit is helping to deter arson in certain areas of Kentucky. Operating out of a specially equipped vehicle, investigation teams respond “statewide to calls by local officials resporting a suspicious fire.

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EQUIPMENT DIGEST

Crane Manufacturing and Plastics Corp. has developed a replaceable battery flashlight to fit their line of Crane Head-lite bracket styles. This durable and waterproof light…

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Fred J. Villella resigns post at FEMA

Fred J. Villella, executive deputy director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and associate director for FEMA's training and fire programs, resigned August 3,…

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NEWS

Have you used your Lifegard personal distress device today? A search for the most interesting and unusual story describing an incident in which a Lifegard…

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Canada’s Oil Refinery Fire

A charge pump producing pressures up to 21,000 kpa (3,046 psi) malfunctioned in the hydrogen treating unit at the Gulf Oil Refinery in Mississauga, Ontario,…

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APPARATUS INNOVATIONS/DELIVERIES

Toledo, OH, in an effort to update their aerial fleet has placed in service two Emergency One 110 foot rear-mount ladders at Aerial Company’s 3…

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COMING EVENTS

October 13-14, Seventh Annual Fire And Rescue Conference. Contact Robert W. McClanahan, Div. of Continuing Education, Craven Community College, P.O. Box 885, New Bern, NC…

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We Cannot Be in Society’s Mainstream

In our June 1984 issue, FIRE ENGINEERING presented a feature on alcohol and drug use in the fire service. We presented it to the uninitiated…

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Winterizing Vehicles’ Electrical Systems

Cold weather is quick to prey on the slightest weakness. As winter approaches in the cooler climates, fire department supervisors and apparatus operators will pay…

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Emergency Personnel’s Guide to MICROCOMPUTERS

Microcomputers have been receiving a great deal of media attention. It's difficult to read a newspaper or magazine without seeing some mention of the impact…

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SCHOOLS

Colorado Training Institute, Shipper/Carrier, November 5-9, Contact the Colorado Training Institute, 1001 E. 62nd Ave., Denver, CO 80216. Louisiana State University, Aircraft Crash Fire Rescue…

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Aircraft Fire & Rescue Technical Rescue

LIFE BELTS and HARNESSES— their strength lies in stitching

Without any officially set criteria for the safety and use of fire service life belts and harnesses, the onus of ensuring the equipment's top performance…

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