September/October 2003

September/October 2003
 

ONLINE EXCLUSIVES
Fire Alarm Evacuation—Are You Ready?
Inside the Beltway: USFA bills differ on exempting fire equipment purchases from standards
Seven additional Firewatch items for NFPA members only
FBI brokers cooperation between fire and police departments for homeland security
Inside the Beltway: WMD training - it´s free but federal money can´t pay trainees´ replacements
Fuel spill at Logan Airport teaches essential response lessons
Be aware of ballistic parachutes for general aviation aircraft
Massachusetts tightens fire code for hanging students' work, teaching materials on school walls, then revises rule after belated response

from the magazine


COVER STORY

Stay or Go?
Should U.S. schools have the option of using a delayed evacuation policy when it comes to fires or fire drills?
Karen Kroll

FEATURES

Get Online! Stay Online!
NFPA makes Fire Prevention Week information available at a click of a mouse.
Alan R. Earls

21st Century Dorm Room
Tragic fires on college campuses lead to an emphasis on dorm fire detection and sprinkler coverage.
Shelly Reese


COLUMNS AND DEPARTMENTS


Building to Code
Don't forget to check your ‘kraal' space
JERRY WOOLDRIDGE
In the Beltway
DHS must standardize the way first responders prepare
Stephen Barlas
Buzzwords
Protecting our educational environment
Wayne D. Moore
Just Ask
Whom do I talk to and how do I get an answer?
Christian Dubay
Extra
California adopts NFPA 5000™ and NFPA 1
John Nicholson
Looking Back
...at the Our Lady of the Angels School fire, Chicago, Illinois
John Nicholson
Fire Watch
Three die when smoldering fire ignites, California
Ken Tremblay
On the Agenda
Goodman speaks at Fall Education Conference
John Nicholson
First Word
NFPA is the organization best equipped to serve the people of California
James M. Shannon
Out Reach
Teaching kids with grids
Judy Comoletti
Heads Up
Assuming the ultra-fast fire
Russell P. Fleming
Structural Ops
Managing school fires successfully
Russ Sanders & Ben Klaene
In Compliance
Educational occupancies
Chip Carson