July/August 2011

July/August 2011

Warehouse Challenge
Three forward-looking approaches to fixed fire protection to extinguish fires in large warehouses without fire service intervention.
Richard Gallagher

from the magazine

Managing Emergencies
A new task group considers the requirements facility managers need to improve life safety in assembly occupancies.
Ed Roether, Jeffrey Tubbs, and Jarrod Alston

False, No-Hazard, Unwanted.
The problem of unwanted alarms, and what NFPA is doing to address it.
Fred Durso, Jr.

Firefighter Fatalities in the United States, 2010
In 2010, 72 U.S. firefighters died while on duty, nearly half as a result of sudden cardiac death.
Rita F. Fahy, Paul R. LeBlanc, and Joseph L. Molis

2010 Firefighter Fatalities Incidents
A selection of fatality incidents taken from the full report.
By Rita F. Fahy, Paul R. LeBlanc, and Joseph L. Molis

In A Flash
Voting members accept NFPA 3, 99, and 101 at the Association Technical Meeting. Plus, award winners are recognized at Conference & Expo.
Fred Durso, Jr.

Fire Analysis + Research
U.S. Structure Fires in Stores and Other Mercantile Properties.
Ben Evarts

Firewatch
Natural gas explosion kills two.
Ken Trembley

Looking Back
The Beverly Hills Supper Club Fire, 1977.
Kathleen Robinson

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What's Hot
Spotlight: Suppresion Systems

First Word The needs of the fire service. James M. Shannon		Buzzwords Who is responsible for ensuring fire protection systems work as required? Wayne Moore, P.E., FSFPE

Research Identifying fire protection challenges in telecom/IT centers. Casey Grant, P.E., FSFPE		Outreach Why firefighters need to know if they are responding to persons with developmental disabilities. Lisa Braxton

Heads Up A discussion of the "small room rule." Russell P. Fleming, P.E.		The 70E Connection Locking and tagging equipment to create an electrically safe work area. Jeffrey Sargent

Structural Ops The importance of training to save yourself or help others to save you. Ben Klaene & Russ Sanders		Perspectives NFPA’S Ken Holland and Laurence Stewart on a proposed standard that would establish essential criteria for new EMS vehicles. Fred Durso, Jr.

In Compliance Understanding the level of safety the Life Safety Code is trying to achieve. Chip Carson, P.E.