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July/August 2003

July/August 2003   ONLINE EXCLUSIVES Chinese fire service on the front line of SARS fight  FREE ACCESS Inside the Beltway: Fire department staffing grants may come to life in Pentagon bill Home Fire Sprinklers: Has Their Time Finally Come? The technology is better and less costly, but installations still lag. Safe Exit: Nightclub safety equals life safety Inside the Beltway: NFPA joins USFA in national crusade for home fire sprinklers.
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COVER STORY Insecure: Dangers of Immobile Security Bars: While they can lock criminals out, home security bars can just as effectively lock residents in. John R. Paradise FEATURES Sound Asleep: Research is needed to determine why children are sleeping through smoke alarms. Shelly Reese Gearing Up for New Threats: First responders are training to prepare for possible terrorist threats. Is their equipment behind the curve? Alan S. Brown
COLUMNS AND DEPARTMENTS
Building to Code Can we afford to let a man's home be his castle? JERRY WOOLDRIDGE Inside the Beltway Aging firefighting air fleet may lead to a decrease in missions in 2003 Stephen Barlas Buzzwords National Fire Alarm Code® is updated for residential fire alarm systems Wayne D. Moore Just Ask NFPA's Document Coordination Project Amy Spencer Fire Watch Fireworks starts house fire in Michigan Kenneth J. Tremblay Looking Back ...at the Cold-Storage and Warehouse Fire, Worcester, MA John Nicholson First Word Threats to our security require support for our first responders James M. Shannon Meetings Fall Education Conference heads to Reno Brian Benstock Heads Up Researching cost-effective protection arrangements for solid shelf rack storage Russell P. Fleming Out Reach Home security when you're away from home Meri-K Appy In Compliance Residential fire safety relies on education Chip Carson Structural Ops No fire should ever be considered routine Russ Sanders & Ben Klaene Ins and Outs Shifing Gears Jenna Padula