FE Volume 134 Issue 5

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The Round Table

The Round Table

Michael J. Sample, Chief, Livermore, Calif.: I found the course that I attended at the National Fire Academy to be one of the most beneficial courses and one of the most organized courses, with some of the best people instructing the courses, that I have ever attended. To spend two weeks away from home and still enjoy the course speaks for itself.
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Volunteers Use TV to Make Training More Extensive

It’s time to look again at video equipment for training purposes. A few years ago a color video camera and recorder would have been too expensive for almost all fire department, especially volunteers. Now, cost-cutting technological advances have improved performance and put the price of such equipment within reach of many more departments.
Firefighter Training

Large Japanese City Has Few Fires; Citizens Active in Fire Safety Effort

Imagine a city of almost 1.5 million residents having only 216 fires all year! Kyoto, in Japan, can boast of this enviable record for 1980 because of thorough fire prevention and suppression programs that reach almost every person. Kyoto, the ancient capital, spreads over 235 square miles in southwestern Japan and includes a large forested area in mountainous terrain.
Fire PreventionFire Safety

5-Alarm Fire Destroys Roundhouse in Cincinnati

It took nearly 100 fire fighters from 21 Cincinnati fire companies about an hour and a half to bring under control a predawn five-alarm blaze which destroyed the 80-year-old Chessie System’s Baltimore and Ohio roundhouse last Nov. 18. Confusion about the address and resulting dispatching delays, combined with freezing temperatures and a BOCA code grandfather clause permitting the building to be 400 feet from the nearest fire hydrant, added up to make this a particularly difficult battle for fire fighters.
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Buffs Convention

Buffs Convention

The annual convention of the International Fire Buffs Associates will be held in Indianapolis July 15-18. Activities planned include: seminars and an executive meeting, a buffet dinner at the children’s museum, a tour of the FMC fire apparatus plant and a trip to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The convention is hosted by the Indianapolis Fire Buffs and Fire Department Museum.
Fire Apparatus

53rd FDIC Hears Speakers Blend Human Behavior With Technology

It’s time to look closer at the people side of the fire problem, declared Ed McCormack, International Society of Fire Service Instructors secretary, during the opening ceremonies of the Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC) in Memphis March 15-19. Fire instructors have been attending FDIC for over half a century to learn innovative methods of communicating the technology of fire protection.
FDIC Coverage
Fire-Safe Design Course

Fire-Safe Design Course

Manhattan College in Riverdale, N.Y. will offer a course entitled, “Fire Engineering,” designed to acquaint the engineering student with the problems of designing fire safe structures. The course is scheduled to begin in September. Developed with the assistance of Deputy Chief Vincent Dunn, New York Fire Department, the course will also cover ways of dealing with the collapse of fire-weakened structures.
Fire Safety
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RICHARD PRATT SYLVIA Editor JERRY W. LAUGHLIN Associate Editor DOROTHY P. FERGUSON Managing Editor ELIZABETH CRIDLAND Assistant Managing Editor ROLLIN NELSON Art Director JOAN NITSCHKE Production Manager RAYMOND J. CASTELLANOS Circulation Manager
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Kerosine Heater Ban

Kerosine Heater Ban

State Fire Marshal Philip C. Favro of California recently issued a warning against the use of unvented kerosine heaters, making them illegal for sale in that state. These heaters generate high surface temperatures which can ignite combustible materials or cause serious burns when touched. Another possible hazard is oxygen depletion, which occurs in a room with weather stripping and other energy conserving features.
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting
Tear Gas Prank in Busy Restaurant Triggers incident That Yields Lessons

Tear Gas Prank in Busy Restaurant Triggers incident That Yields Lessons

A tear gas canister set off by a prankster at a crowded Halloween party tested the emergency medical service capabilities and communications system of the Fairfax City, Va., Fire and Rescue Service. The scene of the incident was a below-grade, fully sprinklered restaurant filled to capacity with 210 people.
Fire EMSFirefighting

Fitness Efforts Based on Fire Tasks

A physical fitness program built around realistic fireground evolutions has been initiated for recruits in the San Jose, Calif., Fire Department. Believing that many injuries to fire fighters can be directly attributed to poor physical condition, the department stresses the safety aspects of fitness.
Fire Service CareerFirefighter Training
Advanced Degree Grant

Advanced Degree Grant

Connecticut General Insurance Corporation has announced a $100,000 grant to the Worcester Polytechnic Institute to assist in the development of the nation’s first advanced degree program in fire protection engineering. According to a recent survey by the Society for Fire Protection Engineers, at least 5000 practitioners in fire protection will be needed by the United States over the next five years.
Fire Service CareerFirefighter Training

Letters to the Editor

Fire EMSFirefighting

Fire Equipment Digest

Firefighting Equipment

Ventilation, Large Streams Required at Church Fires

Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Coming Events

Fire PreventionFire Safety

The Book Shelf

Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Fire, Police Departments Join In Providing Paramedic Service

Fire EMSFirefighting

Manufacturers’ Literature

Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Fire Schools and Seminars

Fire Service CareerFirefighter Training

Dedication to Fire Safety Brings Well-Earned Award

Fire Safety

Second Shaft Dug to Rescue Toddler 22 Feet Down 10-Inch Dry Well Hole

Technical Rescue

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