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FE Volume 146 Issue 4

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EQUIPMENT DIGEST

The Westech Guardian in-line detonation flame arrester, available from three to 18 inches, has a large surface area that results in a lower pressure drop across the arrester during vapor flow conditions. It has been tested in excess of existing standards for momentum impulse, thermal failure, and downstream reignition.

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Firefighting Equipment

CHEMICAL DATA NOTEBOOK SERIES #83: BUTYLAMINE

Butylamine is a flammable, corrosive, toxic, irritating, colorless liquid with an ammonia-like odor. It is used to manufacture many classes of chemicals, including corrosion inhibitors,…

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Hazmat Technical Rescue

BE PREPARED

We stood in the basement Emergency Operations Center, taking in the steady stream of live news reports. Nearly 2,000 miles away, New York City firefighters…

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Fire Department Leadership Firefighting

THE WOODEN I-BEAM JOIST

The wooden beam sawn out of a tree trunk is inefficient in terms of weight and cost. Recently the sawn beam has been replaced by…

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Fire Department Leadership Firefighting

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NAMES IN THE NEWS

Deputy Chief FRED SHIPMAN has been appointed chief of the 470-member City of Tucson (AZ) Fire Department. Shipman became a firefighter in 1970 and worked…

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Fire Safety Fire Suppression Systems

THE ROLE OF THE SAFETY OFFICER

The health, safety, and welfare of its firefighters is the primary concern of every fire department. In order to provide an adequate and effective safety…

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Fire Safety

WILDLAND SAFETY FOR ENGINE COMPANIES

Fire Dispatch has just toned out a first-alarm brush fire in your district. The daily fire weather forecast has predicted high fire danger with hot…

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Firefighting Wildland Firefighting

ORGANIZATIONAL TOOL FOR HAZ-MAT ICS

Responding to a hazardous-materials incident can present difficult problems, especially in the areas of organizing activities and assigning duties to responding fire and emergency medical…

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Firefighter Tools Firefighting Equipment

APPARATUS WARNING DEVICES PRESENT AND FUTURE

The successful family man was duly proud of his new luxury sedan that possessed every creature comfort available. Driving this automobile was a pleasure, as…

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Fire Apparatus

COMING EVENTS

APRIL 24-25—The Horry and Georgetown Counties (SC) Fire Chief’s Association is sponsoring a FIRE COLLEGE on these dates in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Skills, code…

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Fire Department Leadership Firefighting

CUTTING DOWN ON SICK LEAVE: AN INCENTIVE PROGRAM

No new employees! Cover it with what you have! Sound familiar? With fire service budgets becoming tighter all the time, fire administrators frequently are looking…

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Fire Department Leadership Firefighting

BURNS AND THE INITIAL ATTACK HOSE TEAM

Firefighters who advance the initial attack hoseline are some of the toughest and most hard-working, courageous, and dedicated members of a fire department. They often…

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Firefighting Equipment Hoselines