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APPARATUS DELIVERIES

The Lebanon (OR) Fire District has placed in service two frontmount pumpers built by Western States on White-GMC-Autocar conventional chassis. Fire Chief Larry A. Arnold says that his department covers an area of about 156 square miles with a population of 35,000. It serves both city and rural areas. “We designed our new pumpers to cope with both structural as well as wildland fires in hydranted and nonhydranted areas," says the chief.

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PREPARING YOURSELF: THE SHOULDIS TECHNIQUE

In 1972 Joseph E. Galvin, a fire chief from New York City, wrote a letter to the New York Times commenting on his 20 years…

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FIRE ENGINEERING

Editor William A. Manning Managing Editor Diane Feldman Assistant Editor Mary Jane Dittmar Senior Editorial Assistant John J. Napolitano Technical Director Thomas F. Brennan Editorial…

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A VOLUNTEER INCENTIVE PROGRAM

Many volunteer organizations in the United States are experiencing a reduction in personnel. For many reasons it is increasingly difficult to attract and retain dedicated…

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FIRE AND THE THREE-DECKER

Originally developed during the mid-1800s, the three-decker apartment house actually did not become a common sight on the urban New England landscape until about the…

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GUIDELINES FOR ESTABLISHING HIV+ AND AIDS EMPLOYEE POLICY

Fire department management and labor leaders must: Endorse nondiscriminatory employment policies and educational programs about HIV + and AIDS individuals. This requires validated entrylevel and…

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EQUIPMENT DIGEST

W.S. Darley & Co.’s Champion PSP power takeoff-driven, single-stage, high-volume pump features a full range of gear ratios and bronze impellers. Available in 750-, 1,000-,…

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TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT

David Long of Twin Falls, Idaho, former chief of the New Castle (CO) Fire Department and now president of American Fire Trucks and Equipment, Inc.,…

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THE TIMBER TRUSS: TWO POINTS OF VIEW

We perceive structures to be solid and stable. Nothing could be further from the truth. Every structure is under tremendous strain at all times. The…

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COMING EVENTS

MAY 19-22—The NFPA’s 95th annual meeting TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES IN FIRESAFETY, to be held in Boston, will offer a look at the importance of research and…

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INSPECTION TRIPS: YOUR VACATION OR VOCATION?

Many articles have been published about methods and procedures for writing and producing specifications for fire apparatus, but relatively little lias been said about an…

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LIGHTWEIGHT WOOD TRUSSES: MORE TO CONSIDER

The weaknesses and unacceptability of lightweight wood truss construction and sheet metal surface fasteners, or “gang nailers,” have been given considerable attention over the past…

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