FE Volume 139 Issue 10

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APPARATUS DELIVERIES

The Albertson, NY, Fire Department has accepted delivery of a Pemfab/Emergency One custom pumper, built on a heavy-duty Pemfab Model/Series, Maxi T-942A fire chassis. The Pemfab Trucks chassis is powered with a Detroit Diesel 350-hp, 6V92 Silver Series engine and has an Allison HT-741 transmission. The pump is a Hale Model LF 1,250-gpm with a booster capacity of 500 gallons. Circle No. 81 on Reader Service Card
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Winterizing Apparatus Cooling Systems

As the winter season approaches, many departments will be servicing their apparatus cooling systems. However, keep in mind that maintaining a cooling system is an ongoing process that should be carried out more than once a year. Unfortunately, many departments service their apparatus cooling systems on an annual basis only.
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Dispatches

The month of May was proclaimed "West Virginia Fire Service Recognition Month" by the state's Governor Arch A. Moore, Jr. This proclamation was made in appreciation of the dedication that has been shown by the state's 10,000 firefighters, who have been performing under extremely adverse conditions over the past months.
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Activism or Terrorism?

Speeding seemed to be more tolerated than ever along New York City's Grand Central Parkway. Tolerated may be a poor description for the workload of Motorcycle 3's skeleton force on duty in the summers of the late 1960s. The motorists couldn't see the patrol cars, but we could. They were with us in every firehouse of Brooklyn, NY's Brownsville area. During those riot-torn times, each responding fire truck had a police vehicle assigned to shadow it through the blighted streets run after run, conflagration after conflagration.
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COMPANY NEWS

COMPANY NEWS

FirePrograms has moved its offices to Crystal River, FL. The new address and phone number is: 8709 West Riverwood Drive, Crystal River, FL, 32629; (904)795-2751. If you have trouble getting through, or reach the answering machine, call collect the next time. Eric T. Katchen has been promoted to the position of southeastern regional sales manager for Snap-tite Inc., manufacturers of large diameter, lightweight hose systems.
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MANUFACTURERS’ LITERATURE

MANUFACTURERS’ LITERATURE

Whelen Engineering Company Inc. introduces its new price catalog, which now combines a full-line descriptive catalog and a separate price list insert. The catalog covers their complete line of automotive and industrial products. Circle No. 65 on Reader Service Card Buoyancy equipment brochure
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A Hose is a Hose—Or is it?

For as long as 1 can remember, the fire service has been trying to standardize hose threads. Many large metro-departments use a special thread that is often adopted by other departments in the surrounding urban area. Many departments in industrial locations have iron pipe thread, and adjacent departments decide to follow suit.
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COURSES AND COMING EVENTS

COURSES AND COMING EVENTS

October 21-24,1986 —FIRE SCIENCE '86 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE/EXHIBITION will bring together fire officers, architects, engineers, insurers, and members of other professions with interest in fire engineering and fire safety. The highlight of the conference and exhibition to be held in Perth, Western Australia, will be the topic of fire safety in airships. For more information, contact: Conference Secretary, The Institution of Fire Engineers, 480 Hay Street, Perth, Western Australia, 6000.
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EQUIPMENT DIGEST

The Abrasive Products Division of Remington Arms Corporation, which has just been purchased by the Remgrit Corporation, manufactures saw blades for cutting hard, abrasive, and exotic materials. Named "Grit-Edge" because of a cutting edge made up of tungsten carbide chips permanently bonded to alloy steel, the blade line includes advanced bandsaw and portable bandsaw blades as well as rod saws, hacksaw, saber saw, hole saw, and circular saw blades.
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FIRE ENGINEERING

FIRE ENGINEERING

EDITORIAL 6 VOLUNTEERS CORNER 8 A hose is a hose—or is it? TRAINING NOTEBOOK 10 Winterizing apparatus cooling systems DISPATCHES 18 Boston University provides PASS devices WV recognizes firefighter efforts
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

I take exception to Roy G. Gelbhaus' comment in the Letters section of the July 1986 issue of FIRE ENGINEERING. His comment about the 65-yearold volunteer firefighter possibly being a marathon runner and that activity possibly causing heart attack grates the nerves.
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Staff

Staff

Editor THOMAS F. BRENNAN Managing Editor JACKIE COX Associate Editor AUDREY PAVEY Art Director R. NELSON
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THE BACKDRAFT A New Look at an Old Danger

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Nitric Acid

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Moving Water

Technical RescueWater Rescue

Two Minutes To Live

Aircraft Fire & RescueTechnical Rescue

FIRE—A TERRORIST WEAPON

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