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FE Volume 152 Issue 6

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Flashing firefighter safety boot places second in scholarship competition

Concern for firefighter safety and creativity have earned 14-year-old Ashley Kling, a ninth-grade student from Akron, Ohio, second place in the 17th Duracell/National Science Teacher Association (NSTA) Scholarship Competition and a $10,000 savings bond. King`s mother and stepfather are firefighters. Her invention, the Flashing Firemen`s Safety Boot, "hopefully will help make firefighting safer and save the lives of many courageous firefighters," she says. Two AAA-size Duracell batteries power a

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Fire Safety

UB20XX EIGHT-INCH TURBOVENTILATOR

Ramfan Corporation: Designed for hazardous locations, this blower ventilator weighs 20 pounds. It has a 13-hp motor and airfoil blade to produce the highest certified…

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Fire Department Leadership Firefighting

ADAPTING APPARATUS FOR HIGH-WATER RESCUE AND EVACUATION

Specialized fire apparatus for the fire service has evolved throughout history to adapt to the expanding scope and unique requirements of emergency responders in changing…

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Fire Apparatus

NFPA establishes new projects

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standards Council voted at its January 1999 meeting to establish a Fire Risk Assessment Methods project and an Emergency…

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Fire Prevention Fire Safety

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OL-E GOLDTM WET SIDE CUSTOM TANK

Custom Fiberglass Products: 3,000-gallon tank is noncorrosive and has three dumps. Recessed, flanged fully removable bolt-down lid and seamless shell. Includes unlimited time $200/day, out-of-service…

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Firefighter Tools Firefighting Equipment

“MAN IN A MACHINE” INCIDENT 2

On April 7, 1999, Rescue 2 received a phone alarm for a man`s arm stuck in a machine at a bakery in Brooklyn, New York.…

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Firefighter Training

IRC: Floor assemblies can achieve improved fire resistance

"Floor assemblies in multi-family dwellings can be constructed to achieve both improved acoustic isolation and fire resistance," according to the Institute for Research in Construction…

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Fire Prevention Fire Safety

TEAM/PARTNER K-12FD FIRE RESCUE SAW

Team Equipment, Inc.: Specially designed for fire service applications, this saw features state-of-the-art ergonomics, air filtration, carburetion, starting system, and 95-cc gasoline engine. Weighs 21.8…

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Technical Rescue

“MAN IN A MACHINE” INCIDENT 1

On March 30, 1999, Fire De-partment of New York (FDNY) Rescue 2 was special-called to an alarm for a man with his arm stuck in…

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Fire Department Leadership Firefighting

NFA recruiting contract instructors

The National Fire Academy (NFA) is seeking instructors for the revised "Command and Control of Fire Department Operations at Natural and Manmade Disasters" course. Guidelines…

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Firefighter Training

DISPLAY FIREWORKS COMPLIANCE GUIDEBOOK/WEBSITE

American Pyrotechnics Association (APA)/ National Council on Fireworks Safety (NCFS): Based on NFPA 1123, 20-page, 629-inch Celebrate Safely pocket guidebook is a valuable reference tool…

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Firefighter Tools Firefighting Equipment

Preplanning Building Hazards

Editor`s note: For further reference, consult Building Construction for the Fire Service, Third Edition (BCFS3). Page numbers, where applicable, are included after each caption for…

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Fire Prevention Fire Safety