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FIRE ENGINEERING (ISSN 00152587), January, 1986. Vol. 139, No. 1. Member, Association of Business Publishers Inc. and Audit Bureau of Circulations. Published monthly by Technical Publishing, a Company of the Dun & Bradstreet Corporation. John K. Abely. President. EXECUTIVE. EDITORIAL AND ADVERTISING OFFICES: 875 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10022. Printed in Easton, PA 18042.
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