FE Volume 139 Issue 7

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

The 65-year-old volunteer firefighter was rushed to the hospital, but the (heart) attack proved fatal." Other than knowing that he was checking for roof brands, the Passaic conflagration article in the November 1985 issue of FIRE ENGINEERING tells us nothing more about this individual. Perhaps he was a marathon runner.
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

APPARATUS DELIVERIES

The Hackensack, NJ, Fire Department is operating two of these pumpers built by Ward 79 Limited. They are mounted on Mack CF chassis with a…
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Fire Apparatus

Roof Simulator Improves Training

Timely and effective roof ventilation is crucial to successful structural firefighting. It requires not only stamina, but considerable skill and training to vent the roof…
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Firefighter DrillsFirefighter Training

Who’s Really Liable?

Responding and returning, one of the categories in which firefighter death and injury statistics are recorded annually, is one of our most frustrating lists because…
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EQUIPMENT DIGEST

The Ken Mar Butterfly Valve enables the fireman to quickly switch from water-onboard to remote, high-volume tanks without shutting down the pumper. Pump prime is…
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Firefighting Equipment
NAMES IN THE NEWS

NAMES IN THE NEWS

Five students in Worcester, MA, Polytechnic Institute's master's degree program in fire protection engineering have been inducted into the Salamander Honorary Fire Protection Engineering Society:…
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

A Chameleon Approach to Supervision

The chameleon, a small, highly changeable/adaptable creature, can teach fire officers a lot about management. Because a fire officer's working environment changes more radically than…
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Hose Maintenance

In my last article, we discussed the care and maintenance of some hand tools. This month, I would like to continue with this thought and…
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Firefighting EquipmentHoselines

FE Volume 139 Issue 7

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COMPANY NEWS

Cairns & Brother has appointed Thomas Cordell as its first regional sales manager. Cordell, based in the suburban Cleveland, OH, area, will provide in-field coverage…
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting
FIRE ENGINEERING

FIRE ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENTS EDITORIAL 6 VOLUNTEERS CORNER 7 Hose maintenance TRAINING NOTEBOOK 9 Roof simulator improves training DISPATCHES 12 High death/injury toll in health care facilities
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting
COURSES/COMING EVENTS

COURSES/COMING EVENTS

July-October 1986 —A list of the Maine 1986 FIRE ATTACK SCHOOLS is available. These not-for-profit training and education seminars are held on weekends throughout the…
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Fire AttackFirefighting

AIR Most Important When It’s Not There!

07.01.1986
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Technical RescueWater Rescue

The Fire Service Organization An Exercise in Rationalism

07.01.1986
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Chlorine

07.01.1986
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HazmatTechnical Rescue

The Importance of: STRATEGY AND TACTICS TRAINING

07.01.1986
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Firefighter Training

LEADERSHIP and the Fire Service

07.01.1986
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Staff

07.01.1986
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

COMPUTERISED RECORD KEEPING

07.01.1986
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