Rule of Thumb vs Slide Rule
Science has come into the fire service. Rule-of-thumb methods have given way to the slide rule. Efficiency is getting to be the order of the day in fire fighting, as it is in the conduct of business and industry.
Modern fire fighters no longer pattern their fire suppression tactics and techniques after those of their forefathers. The risks and hazards of this chemical-electronicatomic-space era cannot be met with yesterday’s policies, plans or procedures — or yesterday’s fire fighting facilities.
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