FE Volume 142 Issue 10

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ANOTHER FRIEND DIED TODAY

Having friends and family in this business called fire is like playing roulette with serious injury and death notification. My friend was an active man, a family man, a volunteer—a good man. No one else was at the fire station when an alarm announced fire in a downtown mercantile establishment. My friend leaped to the 20-ton fire truck and pulled it to the apron to await firefighters responding from home.
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Fire Apparatus

DON’T UNDERESTIMATE THE DUMPSTER

IN A RECENT discussion at the firehouse kitchen table, the subject of dumpster fires came up. One firefighter relayed the following story: The engine company…
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting
MANUFACTURE’S LITERATURE

MANUFACTURE’S LITERATURE

The “Guide to MSA Fully Wound Composite Cylinder Clare" is a complete literature package from MSA detailing the guidelines for inspecting, repairing, and painting its…
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

A Guide to Chassis Selection

IN 1906 WATEROUS delivered the first motorized fire apparatus— a 300-gpm dual gasoline engine pumping unit—to the Radnor Fire Company in Wayne, Pennsylvania. One engine…
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Fire Apparatus

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EQUIPMENT DIGEST

Environmental Safety’s Radiological Emergency Response System includes one radiation suvey instrument, two digital alarming dosimeters, a carrying case, two full face respirators, and four respirator…
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Firefighting Equipment

NAMES IN THE NEWS

FRED W. LANIER III of the NAS Jacksonville Fire Division in Florida has been named “1988 Structural Firefighter of the Year” by the Navy/Marine Corps…
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FirefightingStructural Firefighting
COMING EVENTS

COMING EVENTS

SIMON-DUPLEX INC., a manufacturer of custom chassis for heavy vehicle applications in Midvale, Ohio, has named Thomas B. Stull director and president. The company is…
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting
CHEMICAL DATA NOTEBOOK SERIES #41 CHLOROFORM

CHEMICAL DATA NOTEBOOK SERIES #41 CHLOROFORM

CHLOROFORM is a clear, colorless, volatile liquid that’s toxic, carcinogenic, anesthetic, narcotic, corrosive, and somewhat reactive. It has a pleasant, sweet, etherlike odor. Among its…
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HazmatTechnical Rescue
DRUG AND ALCOHOL POLICIES

DRUG AND ALCOHOL POLICIES

EVERY DEPARTMENT has or should have rules and regulations regarding drug abuse and use. These rules are generally very simple and state that members should…
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

FE Volume 142 Issue 10

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Motivating for Better Maintenance

Apparatus & Equipment THE FRANKFORT Fire Department, a 45-member volunteer department located 40 miles southwest of Chicago, Illinois, had a small-scale apparatus/equipment maintenance program. Two…
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Fire Apparatus

TACTICS FOR HAZ-MAT INCIDENTS

THUS FAR IN OUR discussion of haz-mat incident management we’ve covered three of the seven steps in the GEDAPER process. Now that we’ve gathered vital…
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

WRITING PUMPER SPECIFICATIONS THAT GET RESULTS

10.01.1989
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Firefighting EquipmentHoselines

CONGRESSIONAL CLIPBOARD

10.01.1989
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

AFTER THE BIDS COME IN-A SIMPLE WAY TO SORT THROUGH YOUR OPTIONS

10.01.1989
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Fire Apparatus

The Dangers of Outside Venting

10.01.1989
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Firefighter ToolsFirefighting Equipment

THROUGH THE SOUND BARRIER

10.01.1989
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

10.01.1989
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

ENGLAND’S DEMOUNTABLE UNITS

10.01.1989
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

APPARATUS DELIVERIES

10.01.1989
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Aerial ApparatusFire Apparatus

DISPATCHES

10.01.1989
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

FIRE ENGINEERING

10.01.1989
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

WATER INCIDENTS

10.01.1989
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Technical RescueWater Rescue

FROM THE GROUND UP: CONSTRUCTION OR RECONSTRUCTING A MODERN FIREHOUSE

10.01.1989
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Building ConstructionFire Safety
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