FE Volume 142 Issue 4

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A DISASTER DRILL, CITYWIDE

THE INTEGRATED Incident Command System recently proved itself in the City of Portland, Oregon’s major disaster drill, dubbed “The Big One.” 113 organizations combined their talents and resources to make this a successful operation. The command structure effectively managed 50 private industry drills, 51 organizations that participated in the Emergency Operations Center (HOC) exercise and 27 organizations involved in a combined fire and hazardous-materials field operation.
Firefighter DrillsFirefighter Training

Cycling Waterflow in Sprinker Systems

WHEN BRINGING a new computer-based fire alarm system on line, some problems are expected. For the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PGDP) in Paducah, Kentucky, one…
Fire SafetyFire Suppression Systems
ROPE RESCUE-GETTING STARTED

ROPE RESCUE-GETTING STARTED

FIRE CHIEFS are asked to put their manpower to the test. The usual lines drawn between truckie and engineman are becoming distinctions of the past.…
Rope RescueTechnical Rescue

Why Sprinkler Systems

AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS have proven themselves to be the most reliable form of fixed fire protection over the past 100 years. Statistics compiled by various organizations,…
Fire SafetyFire Suppression Systems

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FE Volume 142 Issue 4

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COMPANY NEWS

COMPANY NEWS

TEMPEST TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, manufacturer of the Tempest Power Blower, has purchased CONTROLLED AIRSTREAMS, INC. Controlled Airstreams is the originator and largest manufacturer of both electricand…
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting
MULTIAGENCY HIGH-RISE DRILL

MULTIAGENCY HIGH-RISE DRILL

THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT of downtown Sacramento, California during the past few years has resulted in a dramatic increase in the number of high-rise buildings. In…
Firefighter DrillsFirefighter Training
TRAINING AIDS

TRAINING AIDS

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has updated its RESOURCE KIT FOR EMT INSTRUCTORS. Designed by EMS educators, the kit provides an overall teaching plan…
Firefighter Training
Hepatitis B vaccination program underway for LA County FD

Hepatitis B vaccination program underway for LA County FD

Free hepatitis B vaccinations are being offered to the County of Los Angeles Fire Department, and nearly all of the department’s 2,300 firefighting personnel are…
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

LIARS FIGURE, FIGURES LIE

This perhaps oversimplified and abused statement should be kept in mind anytime statistics are presented to shape an opinion, support an argument, or influence a…
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

The following remarks concern the article entitled “Elevator Use” by Elmer F. Chapman that appeared in the November 1988 isssue of Fire Engineering. They are…
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting
ROOF SAFETY

ROOF SAFETY

THE VALUE OF vertical ventilation—as soon as possible at most structure fires—is well-known. The hows, whys, whens, and whos are a matter of department policy…
Fire Safety

APPARATUS DELIVERIES

04.01.1989
Aerial ApparatusFire Apparatus

Smoke detector campaign is a winner

04.01.1989
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

FIRE ENGINEERING

04.01.1989
Rope RescueTechnical Rescue

MANUFACTURERS’ LITERATURE

04.01.1989
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Two application periods for NFA residential programs

04.01.1989
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

FIRE LOSS MANAGEMENT

04.01.1989
Fire PreventionFire Safety

EQUIPMENT DIGEST

04.01.1989
Firefighting Equipment

Acrylic Acid

04.01.1989
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

NAMES IN THE NEWS

04.01.1989
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

EARLY MOTIVATION

04.01.1989
Fire Service CareerFirefighter Training

DANGERS OF OPERATING ABOVE A FIRE

04.01.1989
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Earthquake loss guidelines for emergency officials

04.01.1989
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting
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