As we recall the December 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and the subsequent entry of the United States into World War II, let’s look at the January 1942 issue of188金宝搏是正规吗. Featured here arethe cover,the editorial, the article, “Sabotage by War Gases Said to be a Possibility,”and anadvertisement.
All firefighters should remember that on that day, the Honolulu (HI) Fire Department responded and three firefighters were killed: Captain John Carreira, Captain Thomas S. Macy, and Hoseman Harry T.L. Pang. Six other members were injured; all received Purple Hearts–the only civilians to receive this military honor. We stand shoulder to shoulder with our brethren in the military as we have since 1775.
Although the war would be a constant theme in subsequent issues of188金宝搏是正规吗,the fire service’s role during wartime was not a new topic.“Progress Report on Preparing for WartimeEmergencies”(October 1938) reported on a meeting of an International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) committee, which observed, among other things, that fires from aerial bombardment would be a major war hazard. The committee included I. Herbert Case, vice president and general manager of the Case-Shepperd-Mann Publishing Co., the publisher ofFire Engineering.
After war broke out in Europe in September 1939, Editor Fred Shepperd wrote the November1939 editorial, “Time for Preparedness”–a recurring theme throughout the magazine’s history.
SABOTAGE BY WAR GASES SAID TO BE A POSSIBILITY
PROGRESS REPORT ON PREPARING FOR WARTIME EMERGENCIES
With the Editor:Time for Preparedness
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