FE Volume 139 Issue 4

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Managing Fatal Fires

Death is a condition that firefighters live with on a daily basis. It is a reality that occurs in both career and volunteer firefighting. According to published reports, in 1984, fire-related deaths claimed 5,357 people in the United States. This included 117 firefighters.
Fire Service CareerFirefighter Training

EQUIPMENT DIGEST

The new Quic-Seat tubular from Ziamatic Corporation has been redesigned to provide more firefighter comfort with less weight. It fits easily in the jump seat…
Firefighter SCBAFirefighting Equipment

INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM An Organizational Tool

Whether it's a dumpster fire or an explosion at a major chemical manufacturing facility, the successful mitigation of any situation depends on the quality of…
Firefighter ToolsFirefighting Equipment

Safety Can’t Wait Much Longer

We all know it. Whether by reading statistical data or by the slackening of activity in our profession, we know that, nationwide, structural fires are…
FirefightingStructural Firefighting

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FE Volume 139 Issue 4

Issues

Controlling Pesticide Incidents Part 2

In the first article on pesticide fires (see Volunteers Corner, FIRE ENGINEERING, February 1986), I discussed how to identify the product and the safety precautions…
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting
FIRE ENGINEERING

FIRE ENGINEERING

EDITORIAL 6 VOLUNTEERS CORNER 8 Controlling pesticide incidents, Part 2 TRAINING NOTEBOOK 10 Managing fatal fires DISPATCHES 18 Nylon straps replace bungie cords Fire/heat simulator…
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting
COMPANY NEWS

COMPANY NEWS

Construction has begun on a new $13 million, three-story headquarters building for Mine Safety Appliances Company (MSA). Located on an 11.8-acre tract in RIDC Industrial…
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Fire Prevention Efforts Can Avert Destruction

Fifty years ago, when a stable (barn) caught fire, it was a loss to the individual farmer. His closest neighbor might be a quarter-mile down…
Fire PreventionFire Safety
COURSES/COMING EVENTS

COURSES/COMING EVENTS

May 5-9, 1986—FLORIDA FIRE MECHANICS SEMINAR will be held at the Ramada Inn in Ocala, FL. For information, contact: Dane Jones, Florida Fire Mechanics Association,…
Fire Service CareerFirefighter Training

Virginia’s Air Transport Program Proves Its Worth

The trauma mortality rate throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia is astoundingly high. Approximately 2,200 trauma-related deaths occur there each year as a result of automobile…
Fire EMSFirefighting

Are Your Emergency Warning Lights Working For You?

The most important warning device on an emergency vehicle is its lighting system. That's not by choice of the fire service, but rather due to…
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Dive/Rescue Series: Rescue vs. Recovery

04.01.1986
Technical RescueWater Rescue

Disaster Planning’s Key: COOPERATION

04.01.1986
Fire PreventionFire Safety

STABLE FIRES: Sad but Preventable

04.01.1986
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Staff

04.01.1986
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Apparatus can be retrofitted with nylon straps to replace bungie cords

04.01.1986
Fire Apparatus

Simulator system facilitates training

04.01.1986
Firefighter Training

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

04.01.1986
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

APPARATUS DELIVERIES

04.01.1986
Fire Apparatus