FIRE ENGINEERING

FIRE ENGINEERING

Just before the explosion . . . See FIRE REPORTS, page 44.

October 1982

Volume 135 No. 10

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

10 AMMONIA LEAK

When the emergency came, training paid off—again.

TRAINING

20 NEW TRAINING FACILITY

It finally happened—after 20 years of trying, planning and waiting.

30 IMPROVED APPLIANCE FOR LPG TRAINING

Actual LPG fires seldom resemble the “Christmas tree appliance” type of massive training fire with a convenient base valve.

SAFETY

22 PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS

They may decrease energy costs, but what about the fire fighting problem?

FIRE REPORTS

26 NOT ENOUGH WATER AT CHICKEN PLANT FIRE

Welders completing the installation of new chicken-processing equipment are believed to have started the multiple-alarm fire.

44 HUNDRED-FOOT FIREBALL

The importance of wearing protective clothing was made obvious.

COMMUNICATIONS

36 CAD IN CANADA

Edmonton has state-of-the-art computer-assisted dispatching.

APPARATUS EQUIPMENT

42 FIRE FIGHTERS BUILD A TANKER

They needed new apparatus, but the budget wouldn’t stretch.

43 USE TANKER OR RELAY PUMP?

A formula helps you decide which approach to take at rural fires.

MANAGEMENT

38 CALIFORNIA’S LARGEST FIRE AGENCY

Seven thousand employees make up the Department of Forestry.

48 OLD BEER WAREHOUSE IS NEW FIRE HQ

It seemed like a wild idea at first, but it solved problems.

49 KATMANDU, IN THE LAND OF MT. EVEREST

This fire department is no longer isolated from the rest of the world.

DEPARTMENTS

7 VOLUNTEERS CORNER

Know pumper’s capabilities with mounted deluge gun

8 THE EDITOR’S OPINION

Performance standards for polyurethane products . . . The new look of Fire Engineering

15 NEWS

16 BOOKS

18 SCHOOLS

52 EQUIPMENT DIGEST

57 FROM THE PUBLISHER

58 ADVERTISER’S INDEX

59 READER SERVICE CARD

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