FE Volume 147 Issue 1

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STRUCK IN TRAFFIC

Over the past five years, the fire service has been inspired to a greater awareness of apparatus safety and maintenance. This inspiration has translated into real gains-the number of firefighters injured and killed in apparatus accidents is declining. Still, the NFFA reports that in 1992 there were 11,500 accidents involving fire department emergency vehicles-resulting in 1,050 firefighter injuries-and seven firefighters died en route to emergency incidents.
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Fire Apparatus

MAINTAINING FIRE SCENE SECURITY FOR HIGH-RISE INVESTIGATIONS

In May 1989, members of the Philadelphia (PA) Fire Department fought for three days to extinguish a stubborn fire on the windowless ninth floor of…
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

NAMES IN THE NEWS

LUCY, the newest recruit at the Redmond (WA) Fire Department, has made a name for herself as that state's first accelerant-detecting dog. A two-year-old chocolate…
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Fire Service CareerFirefighter Training

PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

Active Technologies Inc. has begun marketing its new portable DC generator. The “Lightning Charger” weighs 15 pounds and produces 55 amps at 12 volts. It…
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Firefighter ToolsFirefighting Equipment

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COMING EVENTS

COMING EVENTS

JANUARY 20-21 - FIRE SPRINKLER PLANS REVIEW, a course offered by the New York Academy of Fire Science, will be held in Montour Falls, New…
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Fire PreventionFire Safety
PERSONNEL ACCOUNTABILITY

PERSONNEL ACCOUNTABILITY

A persistent myth regarding the volunteer fire service is that most departments are too small or don’t have enough runs each year to keep pace…
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

FORCIBLE ENTRY TOOL STORAGE AND MAINTENANCE

Successful forcible entry operations begin in the fire station. The company whose members keep their forcible entry tools organized in a logical manner and follow…
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Firefighter ToolsFirefighting Equipment

CRYOGENIC LIQUID OXYGEN CONTAINER EXPLOSION: AN INVESTIGATION

Noon traffic on Interstate 10 in Mobile, Alabama, was sparse and moving in routine fashion on Monday, July 26, 1993. The pattern of vehicles and…
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting
COMPANY NEWS

COMPANY NEWS

FIRESOFT® Public Service Computer Software, Inc., has been named to lead the design team to develop the next version of the National Fire Information Reporting…
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FE Volume 147 Issue 1

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Issues

THE ARNOT MALL FIRE

In January 1990, a fire broke out at the Arnot Mall, located on Route 17, between the cities of Elmira and Corning, in south-central New…
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting
NEWS IN BRIEF

NEWS IN BRIEF

An accidental fire that occurred on July 20, 1993, and damaged or destroyed seven Atlanta-Fulton County (GA) Stadium press boxes and luxury suites and rendered…
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

THE IMPORTANCE OF NFPA 921: A DOCUMENTED CASE

01.01.1994
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

CADET ADJUSTMENT PROGRAM

01.01.1994
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

SEARCH WITH A PARTNER

01.01.1994
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Firefighter TrainingSearch Operations

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

01.01.1994
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

MANUFACTURERS’ LITERATURE

01.01.1994
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

“FIRE INVESTIGATION CHANGE AND EVOLUTION, PART 1: AN OVERVIEW”

01.01.1994
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

APPARATUS DELIVERIES

01.01.1994
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Fire Apparatus

FIRE ENGINEERING

01.01.1994
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

“FIREFIGHTING IN COVERED MALLS, PART 2”

01.01.1994
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting