Emergency handling of radioactive & metallic fires
Subtitle: a handbook for fire departments
By: Civil Defense Division, Department of Military Affairs
Published: 1977
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
Subjects: Metals; Safety measures; Combustion; Fire extinction; Radioactivity
Notes: Cover title.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 31- 32)
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Notice Regarding Brand Names; title: Part I: Examples of Radioactive & Metallic Fire Incidents; title: Part II: handling a Radiation Accident Victim; title: Part III: Pyrophoric Metals Summary & Fire Extinguishing Recommendations; title: Table I: A Guide to Extinguishing Materials; title: Appendix A: Radiation Caution Signs & Labels; title: Department of Transportation (D.O.T) Labels; title: Appendix B & C Radiological Incident Report Forms; title: Appendix D: Procedures to Follow in Avoiding the Spread of Radioactive Contamination; title: Appendix E: Essential Materials to Maintain Relative To a Radiation Incident; title: Appendix F: Information Applicable to Understanding Radiation Quantities & Units; title: Appendix G: Care & Use of a Geiger Muller (G.M.) Survey Meter & Pocket Dosimeter; title: Glossary of Terms Bibliography.