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FE Volume 152 Issue 9

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SHOULD THERE BE A SMOKE CONTROL SECTOR?

The first photo below shows the "unbelievable" amount of smoke generated by a one-apartment fire in a home for the elderly in Tampa, Florida.1 Home contents are not what they were in past years. A large proportion of the contents of today`s dwellings originated as "black gold" pumped from the earth. In 1975, the Society of Fire Protection Engineers warned that codes were not designed for the increased fire loads. Recently, occupants of a New York City high-rise apartment died on upper

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Fairfield, Pennsylvania, merges fire and ambulance services

In July, the Fairfield (PA) Community Fire Company and the Fairfield (PA) Amvets Community Ambulance Service became the new Fairfield Fire & EMS. The merger…

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GURNEYSLEEVE

2ProtectU: Fluid-resistant, latex-free cover protects EMS and health care professionals from exposure to deadly pathogens. Protects against hepatitis, antibiotic-resistant staph, strep, TB strains, and scabies.

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Response: The predominate nozzle used by FDNY engine companies is a smooth- bore controlling nozzle with stacked outer stream tips ranging in size from 1 1/8-

Response: The predominate nozzle used by FDNY engine companies is a smooth- bore controlling nozzle with stacked outer stream tips ranging in size from 1…

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Line-of-Duty Deaths, 1999

July 4: Captain Roger McEwen, 52, of the Hanover Volunteer Fire Department, Rockford, Alabama, and one of its founding members, died of a massive heart…

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RES-Q-RENCH TOOL

Task Force Tips, Inc.: Combines heavy-duty seatbelt cutter, carbide-tipped window punch, and residential gas shutoff tool into compact folding spanner wrench. Works on 1.5-, 1.75-,…

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Response: I read Lloyd Laymans Indirect Attack, written in the early 1950s. He came out of the U.S. Coast Guard after World War II with this “wild” idea that

Response: I read Lloyd Layman`s Indirect Attack, written in the early 1950s. He came out of the U.S. Coast Guard after World War II with…

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Florida acquires radios for emergency operations

The governor and legislature of the State of Florida have authorized the purchase of $850,000 worth of portable radios, mobile radios, and 100-foot mobile radio…

Firefighting

LTX312 MULTIGAS MONITOR

Industrial Scientific Corporation: Continuously monitors for combustible gases, oxygen, and any one toxic gas (carbon monoxide, hydrogen sulfide, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, chlorine, chlorine dioxide,…

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Response: The Phoenix Fire Department uses combination and automatic nozzles for its attack hoselines. The adjustable combination nozzles are used with 1 1/2-

Response: The Phoenix Fire Department uses combination and automatic nozzles for its attack hoselines. The adjustable combination nozzles are used with 1 1/2- and some…

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