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FE Volume 149 Issue 6

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AGGRESSIVE CODE ENFORCEMENT PAYS OFF

On Saturday, August 26, 1989, at 1141 hours, the Philadelphia Fire Communications Center received a phone-call report of a green acid emitting from a plant on Hope Street. Box 859, located at Mascher Street and Lehigh Avenue, was transmitted, bringing to the site four engines, two ladders, two battalion chiefs, a medic unit, and the Hazardous Materials Task Force.

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Hazmat Technical Rescue

NVFC video highlights volunteer fire service

The National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) recently completed the five-minute video Volunteer Firefighters, They`re People You Know, which features various facets of firefighting, including urban…

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Firefighting Wildland Firefighting

AIR CART

Allegro Industries: Available in low (3,000 psig) or high (4,500 psig) pressure configuations. Accepts 30-, 45-, and 60-minute standard SCBA cylinders. (310) 633-4861.

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Firefighter SCBA Firefighting Equipment

SOLARGIZER BATTERY MAINTENANCE SYSTEM

PulseTech Products Corporation: Solar-powered device emits pulsating DC current into battery, removing sulfates and preventing further buildups. Weatherproof 115-volt AC adapter available. (800) 580-7554.

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Fire Department Leadership Firefighting

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VENT-ENTER-SEARCH

Searching for victims is one of the most hazardous tasks firefighters perform on the fireground. Firefighters must search on the fire floor and the floors…

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Firefighter Training Search Operations

FIRE PREVENTION OUTREACH PROGRAMS

While preparing a research report for the "Strategic Analysis of Community Risk Reduction" segment of the National Fire Academy`s Executive Fire Officer Program, my attention…

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Firefighting

IAFC updating CO response workshop instructor guide

"Lessons Learned" since the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) has developed its train-the-trainer workshop for responders to activations of CO detectors will be incorporated…

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Firefighter Training

HAZCAT(TM) CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM

Haztech Systems, Inc.: 100 field tests for nonchemist to identify or categorize chemical substances. Includes materials for identifying PCB oils and gas detecting. Case 19…

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Fire Department Leadership Firefighting

CODE 3&#174 XT-100 SAFETY ALERT(TM) TRAFFIC WARNING SYSTEM

Public Safety Equipment, Inc.: Broadcasts low-powered microwave warning signal ahead and behind emergency vehicle to "smart" radar detectors, which then display "Emergency Vehicle" message. When…

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Firefighter Training

THE BASICS OF FIRE INSPECTIONS

In our reactionary society, modifications in fire codes largely have been in response to tragic fires, including those listed in the box at right, that…

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Fire Prevention Fire Safety

South Carolina industrial fire brigade training program accredited by IFSAC

South Carolina Fire Academy`s Industrial Fire Brigade training program has received accreditation by the International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (ISFAC)--the first such program to be…

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Firefighting Structural Firefighting

RAD-50 PERSONAL ALARM DOSIMETER

Rados Technology, Inc.: Silicon diode detector measures gamma and x-ray exposure. Programmable parameters and presettable alarms. Built-in program memory using self-diagnostic operational checking.

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Firefighting Equipment