THE ROOF PACK
Picture the following scenario. A truck company arrives on a second alarm at a two-story, wood-frame attached row house with a flat roof. Fire has control of the second floor. The incident commander orders the roof cut.
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FE Volume 151 Issue 10
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CHEMDAL CORPORATION
Color brochure outlines features of Fire-GelTM, a polymer designed to work with water to enhance fire suppression, limit fire spread, and prevent rekindle. Describes FireGel`s…
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Chief PETER LAMB of the Lisbon (ME) Fire Department
won the 1998 Executive Fire Officer Scholarship, which is awarded by the International Association of Fire Chiefs Volunteer Chief Officers Section. The scholarship enables volunteer…
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HOSE DRYING SYSTEM
GearGrid Systems: Simultaneously dries up to 200 feet of 212-inch and 350 feet of 134-inch hose (separated in 50-foot lengths). System constructed of steel tubing…
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Preplanning Building Hazards
Editor`s note: For further reference, consult Building Construction for the Fire Service (BCFS3), Third Edition. Page numbers are included after each caption (when applicable) for…
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DICTAPHONE CORPORATION of Stratford, Connecticut, has formed a government markets sales division
DICTAPHONE CORPORATION of Stratford, Connecticut, has formed a government markets sales division within its Communications Recording Systems (CRS) group to service federal, state, and local…
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EMERGITECH, INC. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, has selected DICTAPHONE CORPORATION to provide recording
EMERGITECH, INC. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, has selected DICTAPHONE CORPORATION to provide recording systems for its public safety automation software and services.
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HELP WANTED?
Scrap the United States Fire Administrator position as it currently exists and substitute these two new positions, say the International Association of Fire Fighters and…
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DIELECTROKINETIC DETECTOR
Dielectrokinetic Laboratories, LLC: Handheld device detects low-frequency electric signals from human heartbeat to aid in detecting the presence of human beings. Detects and tracks persons…
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MORE TWO-MINUTE DRILLS
As mentioned numerous times in Fire Engineering, proper size-up of a fire operation begins with the receipt of the alarm and continues until the operation…
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BILLY D. HAYES
is the new state fire safety educator for the Georgia Insurance and Safety Commissioner`s Office. Previously, he served with the Morrow Fire De-partment in metropolitan…
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NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION broke ground on a new stamping and cab assembly
NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION broke ground on a new stamping and cab assembly building in Springfield, Ohio. The 273,000-square-foot facility will press, weld, and fabricate…
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