FIRE ENGINEERING
JUNE 1991 • VOL. 144 NO. 6
32 MASTER STREAM SAFETY Operation of the powerful master stream —three or four tons of water speeding through a nozzle at 100 feet per second—demands the utmost control and fireground coordination.
Vincent Dunn
41 RESIDENTIAL AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS: GRASS ROOTS INITIATIVES There have never been multiple fire fatalities in a fully sprinklered structure. Here’s an overview of the residential sprinkler issue with an update on fire department initiatives at the local and state levels.
Mary Jane Dittmar-
59 TRAGEDY STRIKES COLORADO NURSING HOME Members of the Colorado Springs Fire Department present a candid report on the fatal fire at Crystal Springs Estate.
Frank A. Carter II and Michael Cower
83 FIRE SAFETY IN SPECIAL CARE FACILITIES The special needs of patients in this care facility have prompted officials to integrate a unique fire safety program into the rehabilitation process.
Thomas F. Ayotte
87 HIGH-ALTITUDE HAZ MATS When you think “aircraft incident” you must think “haz mat” whether that craft is on the ground or in flight, loaded with cargo or passengers. Here’s vital information on dangerous goods aboard aircraft for every department with an airport in its jurisdiction.
Leslie P. Otnans and John N. Carr
102 THE LAST GREEN THUNDER The California Department of Forestry’s firefighting helicopters are valuable and versatile tools for wildland-urban interface and a wide variety of emergencies.
Daniel K. Late
111 FIREFIGHTER RESPONSE TO TERRORIST BOMBS Terrorists, though in the minority, are a major societal problem, and no community is immune to the threat An educated fire department is a vital component of public safety in a terrorist incident.
James It. Phelan and Charles C. King
131 FIRE LOSS MANAGEMENT A discussion of prefire analysis and recovery. Last installment of the series that examines the three elements of fire protection: cause, extension, and management.
Francis L. Hranni^an
6 EDITOR’S OPINION
10 VOLUNTEERS CORNER
12 TRAINING NOTEBOOK
16 NEWS IN BRIEF
22 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
128 FIRE FOCUS
137 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
141 APPARATUS DELIVERIES
143 EQUIPMENT DIGEST
152 MANUFACTURERS’LITERATURE
154 COMING EVENTS
156 TRAINING AIDS
156 NAMES IN THE NEWS
158 CLASSIFIEDS
162 RANDOM THOUGHTS
Master stream safety, p. 32
Nursing home fire, p. 59
Aircraft haz mats, p. 87
Last green thunder, p. 102
