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FE Volume 151 Issue 3

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TANKER OPERATIONS: SPECIAL HANDLING REQUIRED

A 19-year-old volunteer firefighter driving a tanker died and his 19-year-old passenger was injured when their vehicle overturned while responding to a clothes dryer fire in a manufactured home in Washington State. The tanker consisted of a 1982 three-axle chassis to which a 3,000-gallon water tank had been added when it was converted to a fire department tanker .U

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Firefighting

MERITOR WABCO VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEMS is the new name for Rockwell WABCO Vehicle Control Systems,

MERITOR WABCO VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEMS is the new name for Rockwell WABCO Vehicle Control Systems, which supplies antilock braking systems for heavy-duty trucks, tractors, trailers,…

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Fire Apparatus

We are “brothers” and “sisters”

I have been involved in the fire service since 1972. One of the most disheartening changes in the service [I perceive] is the lack of…

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Firefighting

FLOWMETER TRAINING VIDEO

Class 1: Free 10-minute video describes complex flow calculation process and shows users direct-flow measurement using transmitters and electronic displays. Suggests initial attack settings for…

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Firefighter Training

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TIER II CHEMICAL INVENTORY FORM A PREPLANNING RESOURCE

Annually fire departments are inundated with Tier II chemical inventory forms. Depending on the complexity of a fire district, the number of forms received can…

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Firefighting

One Meridian Plaza to be taken down

Piece-by-piece demolition of the tower of the abandoned One Meridian Plaza in Philadelphia has recently begun. Three firefighters were killed in a fire that started…

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Firefighting Structural Firefighting

All types of emergencies constitute “workload”

I would like to thank Nicholas V. Cagliuso, B.S., EMT-D (Letters to the Editor, December 1997) for caring enough to respond to my article, "The…

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Fire EMS Firefighting

BAGBUSTER

Rescue Tools, Inc.: Bright yellow adjustable solid steel circle fits over any steering wheel and deflators instantly shred accidentally deploying airbags. Prevents rescuer injury during…

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Firefighter Tools Firefighting Equipment

A PROACTIVE APPROACH TO THE PSYCHOLOGICAL TEST

You have been testing for three, five, or seven years to get a firefighter job, or you are testing for a promotional position in another…

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Fire EMS Firefighting

President signs USFA funding authorization bill

On November 20, 1997, President Clinton signed into law S. 1231, United States Fire Administration Authorization Act for Fiscal Years (FY) 1998 and 1999 (H.R.…

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Firefighter Training

Approach all incidents with caution

This refers to "A Routine Call Becomes a Close Call" by Larry Collins (Fire Engineering, October 1997). This well-written article is a prime example of…

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Fire Department Leadership Firefighting

KNOCKDOWNT CLASS A FOAM AND WETTING AGENT

National Foam: Features 72-hour premix stability and compatibility with Class A and B systems. "Green" formulation produces no EPA-reportable incidents and reduces water surface tension…

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Fire Department Leadership Firefighting