FE Volume 146 Issue 2

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

When the same fuse blew in my mother’s trailer within two months, my husband and I started looking. We traced the problem to a three-way switch in her table lamp with an imported single-way bulb. My husband had read your News in Brief article in the November 1992 issue only days before.
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

BREAD AND BUTTER OPERATIONS: MULTILEVEL HOUSES

Arriving first at this nighttime alarm, you find smoke showing at the open front door of a bilevel home. The occupants assure you that everyone…
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

APPARATUS DELIVERIES

The Atlanta (GA) Fire Department provides both structural and airport fire protection. Featured here are apparatus for each type. The first is a two-firefighter rescue…
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Fire Apparatus

FIRE ESCAPES

Firefighters use fire escapes for egress from the fire building when trapped during primary search of the fire floor or as the secondary exit when…
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

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FIRE ENGINEERING

Park 80 West, Plaza Two, 7th Floor Saddle Brook, NJ 07662 Tel. (201) 845-0800, Fax (201) 845-6275 Publisher Henry H. Dinneen Editor William A. Manning…
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

“FIGHTING FLAMMABLE LIQUID FIRES: A PRIMER, PART 2”

This is the second article in a series on Class B, flammable liquid firefighting foams. The first article (Fire Engineering, January 1993) intro- duced the…
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

IDENTIFYING HAZ MATS: DOT’S HM-181

A haz-mat call You feel pretty comfortable about responding to one after having taken a few courses; after all, you’re better prepared than you were…
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

HAZ-MAT NOTEBOOK

The complexity of a hazardousmaterials incident may require making several important decisions in a short period of time. Think back to the last haz-mat incident…
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

EQUIPMENT DIGEST

CSC Power Systems has announced the availability of the new AC-Plus™ power module for use with 12-volt two-way radios and other devices operating through a…
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Firefighting Equipment
NAMES IN THE NEWS

NAMES IN THE NEWS

At the Annual Meeting of the National Association of State Emergency Medical Services Directors this past fall, members present elected BOB W. BAILEY (North Carolina)…
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Fire EMSFirefighting
COMING EVENTS

COMING EVENTS

FEBRUARY 11-12 AND MARCH 1-2—The American Institute of Hazardous Materials Management is sponsoring the course HAZARDOUS WASTE LIABILITY MANAGEMENT UNDER RCRA COMPLIANCE, to be held…
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HazmatTechnical Rescue

THE UNIQUE CHALLENGE OF URBAN HAZ-MAT FIRES

In hospitals, hotels, and commercial and residential high-rise buildings, fire service professionals recognize the difficulty of complete building evacuation and either through building design or…
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

CHEMICAL DATA NOTEBOOK SERIES #81: ISOBUTYLENE

02.01.1993
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HazmatTechnical Rescue

COMPANY NEWS

02.01.1993
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

TRAINING AIDS

02.01.1993
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FirefightingStructural Firefighting

HAZ-MAT LADDER AIDS ACCESS AND IMPROVES SAFETY

02.01.1993
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HazmatTechnical Rescue

NEWS IN BRIEF

02.01.1993
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

THE SALEM TESTS

02.01.1993
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Fire SafetyFire Suppression Systems

FE Volume 146 Issue 2

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Issues

RUNNING PROTECTION

02.01.1993
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Fire PreventionFire Safety

WATER EXTINGUISHER: AN IMPORTANT TOOL

02.01.1993
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Firefighter ToolsFirefighting Equipment

MANUFACTURERS’ LITERATURE

02.01.1993
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting