In This Issue
Vol. 18 No. 1 (Winter 2010)
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We’ve come a long way, baby. In our cigarette testing, that is. This round it’s fire-safe cigarettes: We slit them, lit them, dropped them in gas and burned them in the trash. Just how safe are “fire-safe” cigarettes? Check out the results of our limited testing.
Hey, that wasn’t in the syllabus!
We got an unplanned lesson at our recent solid fuel-burning appliance fires seminar. During a wood-burning stove demonstration, cellulose insulation by a chimney started smoking. Still, our investigator could scoop it with his bare hands to place in plastic bins outside. Nothing happened for hours. The next morning, though, one bin was melted in several places.
Special Report: Barometric Kerosene Heaters
A $30-per-unit design modification could prevent numerous deaths from kerosene heater fires, writes Richard Henderson, Ph.D., a fire investigator and holder of 11 related patents. In this report, Henderson offers a fascinating look at the history and workings of barometric kerosene heaters, as well as a tragic explanation for their most common fire cause – using the wrong fuel.
Was the gas shutoff open or closed?
How many times have you scratched your head and pondered this at a fire scene? When it comes to ball-type shutoff valves commonly used in gas appliances, an X-ray can put to rest the perennial question of “open or shut.” Read more in this issue.
And, in every issue:
Fast Facts • Something for Nothing • Reviews • In-Court Tips • Product Recalls and Manufacturer Problems • Techniques • Site Surfing
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