FE Volume 134 Issue 9

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Fire Prevention Puppet

He may just be a puppet on a string, but Fireman Bill is performing a valuable fire prevention job for elementary children in San Lorenzo, Calif. Fireman Bill pantomines to a 7 l/2 minute cassette, teaching pre-schoolers through fourth-graders fire safety. Accompanying engine companies reinforce stop, drop and roll, home inspection and exit plans, according to the age group.
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Fire Schools and Seminars

Fire Schools and Seminars

Aircraft Crash Specialist School: Treasure Island Inn, Daytona Beach, Fla., Dec. 7-11. For further information contact Robert Whempner, c/o Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Regional Airport, Daytona Beach, Fla. 32014. Arkansas Fire Academy: Introduction to Fire Protection, Oct. 3-4; Rescue II, Oct. 10-11; Structure Fires, Oct. 17-18;
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Manufacturers’ Literature

Manufacturers’ Literature

80 Pressure Demand Breathing Apparatus A full-color brochure entitled “MSA Pressure Demand Breathing Apparatus for the Professionals” is available from Mine Safety Appliances Company. The brochure discusses three MSA products used by fire fighters: the pressure demand air mask, pressure demand Air Cub and composite cylinder.
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Coming Events

Coming Events

October 3-4—Emergency Care Outside The Hospital, Holling Education Center, Immanuel Medical Center, Omaha. For further information contact Linda Brandenburg, 4841 No. 130th Circle, Omaha, Neb. 68164. Oct. 3-4—Fire Ground Commander Seminar, Chief Alan Bruacini, Phoenix Fire Department, Holiday Inn, East Hartford, Conn.
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Fire Equipment Digest

Ratelco, Inc. has recently developed the BT-1 battery tester with interchangeable adapters. The batteries are tested by a controlled and timed discharge. Improper operating conditions are also detected. The tester can accommodate rechargeable batteries from 1.25 to 24-volts and 2-amp-hours of capacity.
Firefighting Equipment

From the Publishers Desk

The interview on page 50 with Fred J. Villella, FEMA associate director of training and education who has set up shop at Emmitsburg, should answer any doubts about the Reagan administration’s intent not only to maintain the National Fire Academy, but also to expand the outreach program.
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Determine Engine Pressures With One Simple Formula

Determining engine pressures for those unusual master stream situations should not be much of a problem for pump operators if they remember one simple formula. Fortunately it is easy to solve in your head. It is the formula for friction loss in 2 ½-inch lines: Working a problem:
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Operation Dixieland Is Special Effort To Reduce High Life-Loss Record

Of the 10 states with the worst fire death rate, nine are southeastern states. Because the United States fire death rate exceeds all other industrialized nations, those southeastern states lead the world in loss of life by fire, based on deaths per million population. Now a special effort—Operation Dixieland—is under way to reduce losses in the State of Arkansas.
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TV Station Spotlights Fire Safety

TV Station Spotlights Fire Safety

A television station in the Boston area has set the standard on what can be done with public service programming for fire safety. WCVB-TV planned a creative and extensive campaign branching into all aspects of fire prevention. It seemed that anytime a viewer turned to Channel 5 last winter, fire would soon be mentioned.
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Rhode Island Roof Collapse Just Misses Fire Fighters

Fire fighters attacking a restaurant fire in North Kingstown, R.I., last April 27 were pulled from the concrete block and wood building just before the roof collapsed. When the air-conditioning and gas-fed heating equipment on the roof fell inside, the gas supply pipes broke and presented another serious problem.
Firefighting Equipment

Coal Bed Fire Threatens Pa. Town After Burning Underground 19 Years

For the last 19 years a fire has been burning out of control in Centralia, Pa. More accurately, the fire is under Centralia. The town was built over a vast bed of coal covering 94 square miles, and 140 acres of that underground fuel are burning. No one knows how or when the fire will be extinguished.
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Another Million-Dollar-Plus Fire Strikes Site of Former Canneries

Another major fire broke out along Cannery Row in Monterey, Calif. This one was fought by 61 fire fighters with 11 pieces of apparatus. Four buildings were destroyed and two were damaged with a loss estimated at $1.75 million. Cannery Row has been plagued with fires over the years.
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Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

A 40-Hour Course in Public Fire Education

Fire PreventionFire Safety

Fire Deaths in 1980

Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Side Dumps on Tankers

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Department Knows the Difference in Public Education and Public Relations

Fire PreventionFire Safety

Five Separate Fires Found But Arson Is Not Suspected

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National Fire Academy

HazmatTechnical Rescue

We Goofed!

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Public Fire Ed Report Card: Not All Programs Effective

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Vehicle Donated

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Villella Sees National Academy Doing More to Fulfill Fire Service Needs

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New Sprinkler Ordinance Approved; Cal. Chiefs Support Tax Breaks Also

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