FE Volume 141 Issue 3

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Flowing Against Tradition

If the pumper is the "heart" of fire suppression, it follows that hoses are the arteries, delivering—or not delivering—what is crucial to success. With that in mind, the Hilton Head Island (S.C.) Fire Department set out to make the best use of its hose, and subsequently personnel and apparatus.
Fire SafetyFire Suppression Systems
Home cassettes in the firehouse may carry a hidden price

Home cassettes in the firehouse may carry a hidden price

Enjoying "Rocky" via the fire station's videocassette recorder? Better get a license first, says one company affiliated with the motion picture industry. The Motion Picture…
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

The Metal Deck Roof Debate

Metal deck roofs built up with combustible materials are popular for use in constructing noncombustible, light commercial buildings because they're easy to install and they…
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

EQUIPMENT DIGEST

The Vantage radiant tube heater, available from Roberts-Gordon, directs warmth where it's needed. The heater can be installed separately or in combination to fit any…
Firefighting Equipment

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From Drill to Real in 15 Days

It was midsummer last year when fire erupted at the Chevron USA Inc. tank farm near Philadelphia's International Airport. But by a fortunate coincidence, personnel…
Firefighter DrillsFirefighter Training
NAMES IN THE NEWS

NAMES IN THE NEWS

James G. Yvorra, deputy chief of the Berwyn Heights (Md.) Fire Department and Rescue Squad and a nationally known fire service author and editor, was…
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

BRANNIGAN: COOL IT

A few years ago, the taxpayers suffered a $185 million loss at an Air Force facility in Tinker Field, Okla. Roofers were working on a…
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting
COMING EVENTS

COMING EVENTS

March 19-20—Phoenix (Ariz.) Chief Alan Brunacini will conduct a two-day seminar on FIREGROUND COMMAND in Chesterfield, Va. He'll discuss all phases of establishing, continuing, and…
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Steering Column Extrication: Alternatives

After spending all of the last article on two steering column extrication methods that work across the front of the vehicle, we now move to…
Technical RescueVehicle Extrication
TRAINING AIDS

TRAINING AIDS

Emergency Medical Planning has updated the packaging of its medical training program. The Medic First Aid '86 Standard, a ready-to-use, seven-module slide and sound presentation,…
Fire EMSFirefighting
America Still Burning

America Still Burning

Fourteen years after a congressionally appointed task force compiled the report America Burning, apathy, ignorance, tradition, lack of funding, and lack of vision have left…
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

It’s Not a Debate Any Longer

City firefighter found guilty of sexual harassment," read the news clipping. The story reported on a male firefighter on the West Coast suspended for slapping…
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Tetrahydrofuran

03.01.1988
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

MANUFACTURERS’ LITERATURE

03.01.1988
Firefighting Equipment

Plan B

03.01.1988
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Teaching with Fire Photos

03.01.1988
Firefighter DrillsFirefighter Training

Only One Standard

03.01.1988
Fire Service CareerFirefighter Training

House Fires: The Initial Attack

03.01.1988
Fire Service CareerFirefighter Training

Death Notification: Helping Survivors Handle Grief

03.01.1988
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Professional qualifications testing becomes more widely available

03.01.1988
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

MITTENDORF: CUT IT

03.01.1988
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Letters to the Editor

03.01.1988
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

FE Volume 141 Issue 3

03.01.1988
Issues

IAFC’s code involvement turns to sprinklers in the Southeast

03.01.1988
Fire SafetyFire Suppression Systems
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