FE Volume 141 Issue 12

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COMING EVENTS

COMING EVENTS

January 12, 1989—A class on HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AND EMS will be conducted by Hazmat Training Information Services. Inc. in Columbia, Maryland. Participants will learn about toxicity, product information, protective equipment, decontamination, therapy, and available resources.
HazmatTechnical Rescue

Advancing the Initial Attack Hoseline

“ENGINE COMPANY 8, respond to the Armstrong housing complex, 126 South 5th Street. Building 'B.’ The fire is reported on the third floor of a…
Firefighting EquipmentHoselines
TRAINING

TRAINING

In the introductory article of “The Rescue Company” series (Fire Engineering, June 1988), I described a rescue company as a specialized firefighting unit, equipped with…
Firefighter Training

Working on Air

THE NEW ZEALAND Fire Service is a nationalized organization. It protects more than three million citizens in a country about the size of California. Cities…
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

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Firefighters exempt from federal commercial licensing regulations

Firefighters exempt from federal commercial licensing regulations

Firefighters won’t have to comply with a federal commercial vehicle licensing requirement— the Department of Transportation says they’re exempt from that part of the Commercial…
HazmatTechnical Rescue
No federal jury duty for volunteers?

No federal jury duty for volunteers?

Both houses of Congress have passed bills enabling volunteer public safety personnel to be exempt from federal jury duty. If it becomes law, volunteer firefighters…
Fire EMSFirefighting

HUMAN RIGHTS FOR ALL HUMANS

Many municipalities, especially those with gay and drug abuse communities, are trying to cope with the AIDS problem. In addition to the issues of health…
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting
PROVOCATIVE QUESTIONS

PROVOCATIVE QUESTIONS

1. VERTICAL VENTILATION of an occupied structure can USUALLY be done promptly and without orders on arrival. What are those occasions when it can or…
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Vehicle Extrication

In the first article of this series [Fire Engineering, November 1988), four of the eleven steps to a successful vehicle extrication operation-preparation, response, assessment, and…
Technical RescueVehicle Extrication

FE Volume 141 Issue 12

Issues
MANUFACTURERS’ LITERATURE

MANUFACTURERS’ LITERATURE

Nozzles, hose couplings, and valves are featured in a 48-page catalog from Badger-Powhatan. Each is illustrated. The catalog highlights such hardware as the company’s Pow-R-Matic…
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting
Legislative conference planned on fire service topics

Legislative conference planned on fire service topics

The Congressional Fire Services Caucus plans to coordinate a legislative conference when the 101st Congress starts its session in January. Details of the conference were…
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Chiefs association seeks warning labels on kerosene heaters

12.01.1988
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

12.01.1988
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

EXTRICATION TOOL

12.01.1988
Firefighter ToolsFirefighting Equipment

THE MEDICAL PROFILE

12.01.1988
HazmatTechnical Rescue

Firefighters have a day to call their own

12.01.1988
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

APPARATUS DELIVERIES

12.01.1988
Fire Apparatus

SCBA Cylinder Failure

12.01.1988
Firefighter SCBAFirefighting Equipment

FIRE ENGINEERING

12.01.1988
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

SCBA Management A Program That Works

12.01.1988
Firefighter SCBAFirefighting Equipment

CHEMICAL DATA NOTEBOOK SERIES #31 Acetic Acid

12.01.1988
HazmatTechnical Rescue

EQUIPMENT DIGEST

12.01.1988
Firefighting Equipment