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March/April 2003

March/April 2003

		ONLINE EXCLUSIVES

		NFPA's history of fire protection is full of our industry experts learning from devastation and making a commitment to saving lives through enhanced codes and standards.

		On the Right Track to Safety: Dallas Area Rapid Transit takes advantage of expansion to upgrade fire alarm system.

		Go or Stay? Australian officials look to community awareness to reduce the wildfire burden as they face yet another record season.

		Inside the Beltway: A long, twisted trip on the road to funding first responders.

		Inside the Beltway NRC Likely to Adopt Performance-Based NFPA 805 for Nuclear Plants in 2003

		Inside the Beltway: Adopting icons for advanced firefighting interface panels in limbo

		Underfunded, Understaffed, and Undertrained: NFPA study shows greater need for homeland security resources for U.S. fire service. FREE ACCESS

from the magazine

COVER STORY

Remote Control
Building a home in a remote area is a dream that can rapidly become a nightmare if homeowners aren´t willing to change their attitudes toward fire protection.
Bill Flynn

FEATURES

On the Edge
Last year´s wildfire season, the second worst in the past 50 years, proves the importance of wildfire education programs.
Shelly Reese

Four Warned
The McKinsey Report provides FDNY with four major recommendations that all fire departments should embrace.
Pam Weiger

What Is the Best Policy?
Advocates see President Bush's Healthy Forest Initiative as a way of streamlining the environmental review process. But environmental groups say it's an excuse to bypass the process.
Shelley Reese

Point of Contact
NFPA joins FEMA in a new initiative to help citizen volunteers prepare for disasters
Hallie Ephron Touger

Show Low, Arizona, Inferno:
Evacuation Lessons Learned in the Rodeo-Chedeski Fire
Rick Cook

COLUMNS AND DEPARTMENTS

Building to Code Fire-resistance-rated construction provisions within NFPA 5000 JERRY WOOLDRIDGE		Inside the Beltway Congress will take up Bush´s Healthy Forest proposal again Stephen Barlas

Buzzwords NFPA 72 doesn't add or delete requirements from building codes Wayne D. Moore		Just Ask NFPA 914 upgrades the fire protection of historic buildings without compromising their uniqueness Allan B. Fraser

Fire Watch Ruptured gas main damages Ohio buildings Ken Tremblay		Looking Back ...at the Happy Lands Social Club Fire: Lessons Learned John Nicholson

First Word Making wildfire prevention a life safety priority James M. Shannon		Meetings Playing Hardball in Dallas Brian Benstock

Heads Up Determining how well sprinklers can work Russell P. Fleming		Out Reach Security bars can have unintended consequences Meri-K Appy

In Compliance Fire-resistive construction and codes Chip Carson		Structural Ops Staging and stairway support help you manage logistics during a high-rise fire Russ Sanders & Ben Klaene

Ins and Outs Searching for alternatives Jenna Padula