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