Editorial
Fire officers categorically opposed to the use of fire service equipment funds for regional planning, Juhani Katajamäki
Fire brigade chiefs meeting in Iisalmi protested strongly against the announcement of the Rescue Department of the Ministry of the Interior that next year’s budget would not include a separate allocation for arrangement of regional rescue services. The fall-back plan is to take the funds for regional planning from the State grants earmarked for rescue service equipment acquisition in the coming years! This would put a stop to any fleet acquisition and would have fatal consequences for the entire fire equipment industry in Finland, said the fire chiefs.
The Ministry of the Interior faces a massive pile-up of statements, Juhani Katajamäki
Cooperation agreement on civic skills training signed, Risto K. Järvinen
Two major fires in sprinkler-equipped buildings in Finland in just over a year. Fires that could not be contained, Seppo Pekurinen
Splashes
An international standard is the goal in fire retardant treatment of television sets, Vesa Toikka
Follow-up on the health and working capacity of firemen of different ages, part III. There is a need for a stress control system in critical situations, Anne Punakallio
Everyone faces a serious traumatic situation four times in their lives, Risto K. Järvinen
New in fire prevention and rescue work
Reaching for victims by hovercraft and rigid inflatable boat
Hovercraft is a precision tool during the spring thaw, Juhani Katajamäki
Rigid inflatable boats do well in rocky rapids, Heikki Levón
The latest on containing oil spills, Olli Pahkala
Fire prevention. Double-glazed facades, Markku Aarnio
From fire walls to fire detectors, Juhani Katajamäki ja Vesa Toikka
Organization corner. Thoughts on the draft law on regional rescue services, Aarre Nord
A fire chief’s work and career, II. Career advancement and work commitment, Reijo Tolppi
CTIF – the world’s oldest fire and rescue service organization, II, Rainer Alho
Pori, the venue for the 50th Jehu Trophy competition, Vesa Toikka
Guide for public function organizers
“Sounds good.” A ‘sound vitamin’ for the elderly, Risto K. Järvinen
Model home for the elderly, Risto K. Järvinen
Turku fire fighters in military fire brigades in 1941-1944, part I. From Turku via Malmi to Olonets, Teuvo Kuusela
The fire engine the air force was ashamed of, Juhani Katajamäki
A fire station on wheels
Thoughts of an idler
Jammu
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The projekt in the Safety Technology Authority (TUKES) pointed that retrigerating equipment, washing machines (for both dishes and laundry) and televison sets burn with high efficiency, in relation to a typical room size and to the combustible materials included in them, and produce large amounts of dangerous smoke. In most cases, a fire develops very quickly. Foto: TUKES