FE Volume 142 Issue 2
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Lessons in Productivity
IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY is no longer just a fashionable concept—it’s now a political and economic necessity. Tax and expenditure limitations, lower sales and property tax revenues,…
Fire Hazards with Uranium Hexafluoride Cylinders
FIRE DEPARTMENT and other emergency service personnel must be aware of the fire hazards associated with the transportation of uranium hexafluoride (UF6). UF6 is a…
COMING EVENTS
March 1-3—“Culture in the Fire Service” is the theme of the 20TH ANNUAL NORTHWEST FlRE SERVICE MANAGEMENT SEMINAR in Portland, Oregon. Topics include “Organization Culture…
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Firefighters join rescue efforts in Armenia
Eight firefighters had a closer look than most at the devastation in Soviet Armenia; they comprised a team that assisted in rescue efforts there. The…
Taking the fire service’s pulse on public education
Is the public responding to fire safety education efforts or turning a deaf ear? An Arlington, Virginia company is conducting a study to find out.…
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
I have read and reread the editorial, “Working with the Media?” in the September issue. I had to think about what went wrong that precipitated…
TRAINING AIDS
The FIRE CAPTAIN ORAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE is a 228-page book with 10 chapters, containing more than 400 oral interview and situation-type questions. Each question/situation…
AN INSTITUTE’S INSTITUTE
Maybe the headline here should read, “Weldon on the move.” Congressman Curt Weldon, founder and chairman of the Congressional Fire Services Caucus, has announced his…
Fire service research institute established in Washington, D.C.
The formation of the Congressional Fire Services Institute, a non-profit research and information organization, has been announced. The institute is an outgrowth of the Congressional…
DISASTERS WAITING TO HAPPEN — A CHALLENGE TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT MANAGER
“THE WHOLE SITUATION was just a disaster waiting to happen” is a judgment often made after a catastrophe. In this article, I present some “disasters…
Bromine
BROMINE IS AN OXIDIZING, corrosive, toxic, reactive, irritating, dark red-to-brown fuming liquid with a pungent odor. It is one of a very few liquid elements.…
