FIRE ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENTS
EDITORIAL 6
VOLUNTEERS CORNER 8
More on cellar fires
TRAINING NOTEBOOK 10
A vehicle rescue system
DISPATCHES 16
House members back fire programs
Ford offers a fix for fuel fires
More care is needed to save lives
The beards had to go
Service has its award
Fire reports stress lessons
Haz-mat help
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 14
READER SERVICE CARD 69
EQUIPMENT DIGEST 75
APPARATUS DELIVERIES 84
TRAINING AIDS 87
COMPANY NEWS 87
COMING EVENTS 88
MANUFACTURERS’ LITERATURE 92
CLASSIFIEDS 98
FEATURES
MANAGEMENT
THREE-SIDED PRODUCTIVITY 19
Three factors—total cost, firefighters’ concerns, and organizational responsiveness—must be addressed in order for an emergency service to be efficient. BY WILLIAM SHOULDIS
HAZMAT AND HABITAT 24
Hazardous incident response teams should understand their responsibility for the environmental impact of chemical releases. Command priorities are redefined and their impact on strategic decisions must be understood by incident commanders.
BY DAVID R. ORVOS AND JOHN CAIRNS, JR.
HOW GOOD ARE YOU? 47
Good evaluation procedures help you determine if the people you’ve been teaching have truly learned and how well you’ve taught them.
BY AL F. MEHLTRETTER
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
THE GASOLINE TANK TRUCK: PART 2 37
The procedures for handling gasoline tank truck rollovers are described in this second of two articles on gasoline tank truck emergencies. BY GREGG NOLL
HYDROCYANIC ACID 65
Hydrocyanic acid is a deadly poison that’s extremely toxic when it enters the human body. When a spill occurs, put mitigation into the hands of the experts as soon as possible. BY FRANK L. FIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
RETIREMENT: TROUBLE IN PARADISE? 55
Many fire service members find that retirement isn’t all it’s cracked up to be because they haven’t prepared themselves or their families for this stage of life. BY FRANCIS X. HOLT
