FE Volume 144 Issue 1

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WILL YOUR APPARATUS PASS A DMV INSPECTION?

This column is provided through the cooperation and coordination of the Apparatus Maintenance Section of the International Association of Fire Chiefs. The information contained herein is, however, the sole opinion of the author and not the Apparatus Maintenance Section unless specifically referenced.
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Fire Apparatus

ARSON TASK FORCES

An arson task force involves state, local, and/or federal agencies combining resources, equipment, and personnel to combat the crime of arson. Statistics show that arson…
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Firefighting Equipment

EQUIPMENT DIGEST

EXHAUST EXTRACTION SYSTEMS Nederman® Inc.’s Vertical Stack System is one of three styles of vehicle exhaust extraction equipment available for emergency response vehicles. This system…
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Firefighting Equipment
NAMES IN THE NEWS

NAMES IN THE NEWS

The IAFC membership has elected new officers for the 1990-91 year. The new president is CHIEF DAVID W. HILTON of the Cobb County, Georgia Fire…
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

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NEWS IN BRIEF

NFPA passes new fire apparatus standards The National Fire Protection Association recently adopted four new fire apparatus standards: NFPA 1901, Standard for Pumper Fire Apparatus;…
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Aerial ApparatusFire Apparatus

THE PATH TO FIRE SERVICE EXCELLENCE

Innovation is the driving force behind change and improvement in quality, customer service, employee relationships, cost containment, and other efforts. If superior product quality and…
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Issues
CHILDREN AND FIRE

CHILDREN AND FIRE

Editor’s note: What follows are selected excerpts and extractions from Children of Fire, Second Report of the Rochester, New York Fire Department Fire Related Youth…
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Fire PreventionFire Safety

ARSON FOR PROFIT

The first step in becoming alert to arsonists is to know why they set fires, who they are, and what their favorite targets are. They…
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting
COMING EVENTS

COMING EVENTS

JANUARY 25—Schoolcraft College Fire Training Institute is presenting STRATEGY AND TACTICS WORKSHOP in Garden City, Michigan. John Mittendorf of the Los Angeles City Fire Department…
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

RESCUE OR REMOVAL?

First we should agree on the difference between the rescue of an otherwise trapped victim and the removal of a civilian from the fire building.…
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Technical Rescue

VEHICLE AIR BAGS: JUST THE FACTS

Since September 1989, all new cars sold in the United States have been required to have an automatic crash protection system as standard equipment. While…
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Firefighting Equipment

ENERGY-EFFICIENT WINDOWS IN MULTIPLE DWELLINGS

01.01.1991
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

WOMEN IN THE VOLUNTEER FIRE SERVICE

01.01.1991
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

01.01.1991
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

TRAINING AIDS

01.01.1991
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Fire EMSFirefighting

APPARATUS DELIVERIES

01.01.1991
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Fire Apparatus

MANUFACTURERS’ LITERATURE

01.01.1991
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

FIRE ENGINEERING

01.01.1991
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

FIRE LOSS MANAGEMENT

01.01.1991
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

THE GREAT BEND EXPLOSION

01.01.1991
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

1989 NFPA ARSON REPORT

01.01.1991
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

THE PYROMANIAC VS. THE PROFESSIONAL HIRED TORCH

01.01.1991
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

CONGRESS: YEAR IN REVIEW

01.01.1991
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting
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