FE Volume 140 Issue 9

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Ambulance burns less than a month after Ford retrofit

An ambulance built on a Ford Econoline chassis caught fire June 22, 20 days after Ford Motor Co. had installed a retrofit kit intended to prevent such fires. The fire totaled an ambulance (above) owned by the Waldorf (Md.) Volunteer Fire Department, minutes after a patient had been taken out of the back of the vehicle.
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Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

Well, I don't know what the answer is for anybody else, but I know where this chief is! I'd like to express my concurrence with…
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APPARATUS DELIVERIES

The Des Plaines (Ill.) Fire Department put into service in May this 102-foot (Irumman aerial ladder truck. It replaces a 1971 100-foot aerial ladder truck.…
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FEMA controversy takes a summer break

FEMA controversy takes a summer break

After asking for a second round of answers, the Maryland delegation to Congress is still evaluating the justifications Federal Emergency Management Administration Director Julius Becton,…
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MANUFACTURER’S LITERATURE

MANUFACTURER’S LITERATURE

A one-page bulletin on the Lukas Manifold Valve 3 is available from Lukas of America Inc. The bulletin contains diagrams of the manifold and describes…
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FIRE ENGINEERING

FIRE ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENTS EDITORIAL 6 Where’s the fire, lady? VOLUNTEERS CORNER 8 Cellar fire wrap-up TRAINING NOTEBOOK 10 Suited for entry DISPATCHES 16
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Cellar Fire Wrap-Up

In my last column [July 1987], we reached the point of mechanically venting the cellar with power fans. These fans can be placed in the…
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Issues
Balancing halons’ values with its dangers

Balancing halons’ values with its dangers

There's a dilemma facing the National Fire Protection Association concerning halon extinguishing agents. The agents, Halon 1211 and Halon 1301, are essential to extinguishing fires…
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Fire Hands on Deck

Most firefighters have little experience with shipboard fires and limited training at best. This becomes troublesome when such a blaze does occur—as the Kalama (Wash.)…
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EQUIPMENT DIGEST

Chem-Tex Corp. introduces its Model #400-13B, early-warning indicator, butyl rubber, encapsulated chemical suit. The suit has several layers of butyl rubber that will change color…
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Where’s the Fire, Lady?

A fire commissioner telling the public that his department has made errors at a fatal fire is unusual. When the department is New York City's,…
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NAMES IN THE NEWS

09.01.1987
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EPA Levels of Protection

09.01.1987
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COMING EVENTS

09.01.1987
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Making Sure Protective Clothing Protects

09.01.1987
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COMPANY NEWS

09.01.1987
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Methanol

09.01.1987
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TRAINING AIDS

09.01.1987
Firefighter Training

Hotter Than Hot

09.01.1987
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Suited for Entry: Haz-Mat Incident Command

09.01.1987
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Test Guesses

09.01.1987
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Opposing forces influence multiple-death fires

09.01.1987
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The Rules on Rules

09.01.1987
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