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FE Volume 137 Issue 9

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THE LOCAL PHARMACY FIRE

As fire professionals, we are all familiar with "special risk" fires. Training officers have a long running litany of what to do when confronted by a burning tanker of some exotic chemical substance. The analysis of toxic smoke plumes is becoming a fine science.

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Fire Department Leadership Firefighting

Tandem Pumping

Establishment of an effective water supply is vital to practically all successful fire suppression operations. Large fires frequently tax available fire department resources, requiring long…

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Firefighting Equipment Hoselines

Staff

THOMAS F. BRENNAN Editor JACKIE COX Associate Editor LINDA McCAULEY Managing Editor SHERI THOMAS Editorial Assistant

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Fire Department Leadership Firefighting

Prevention Programs: Consider Your Audience

Death from fire incidents in resident rehabilitation centers and group homes are becoming a common occurrence nowadays. The reaction of persons with developmental disabilities seems…

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Fire Prevention Fire Safety

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SCHOOLS

Colorado Training Institute, Commercial Vehicle/Cargo Tank Compliance/Inspection, October 3-7; Hazardous Material Awareness, October 16-18; Hazardous Material In-depth, October 17-28. Contact the Colorado Training Institute, 1001…

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Firefighter SCBA Firefighting Equipment

Group homes repeat their tragic story

Shortly after 4 a.m. on July 4, 1984, an alarm was received by the Beverly, MA, Fire Department for a structural fire in a three-story…

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Firefighting Structural Firefighting

Letters to the Editor

Friday, May 11, 1984, will be entered in the books as another sad day in the history of fire safety. The tragic deaths of eight…

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Fire Department Leadership Firefighting

Void Spaces

Fire destroys a fully sprinklered dormitory. Thirty-nine die in a tenement house crushed by a brick wall blown down during an icehouse fire. An officer…

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Fire Department Leadership Firefighting

Effective Use of Pumpers

Today, when fire departments purchase a new pumper, there is a tendency to increase the size of the pumping capacity and the water tank. Unfortunately,…

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Firefighting Equipment Hoselines

FIRE ENGINEERING

EDITORIAL 6 Minimum safety standards aren’t always enough. VOLUNTEERS CORNER 8 Effective Use of Pumpers TRAINING NOTEBOOK 10 Building Construction: Void Spaces DISPATCHES 46

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Fire Department Leadership Firefighting

EQUIPMENT DIGEST

The Dallas Fire Department is releasing a colorful growth chart emphasizing fire safety tips for children. The chart features a red-tipped match as the measuring…

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Firefighting Equipment