September/October 2001

September/October 2001

		ONLINE EXCLUSIVES

		NFPA 25: Inspection, testing, and maintenance.

		The emergency response to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks against the United States has its roots in the Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996. (PDF*, 102 KB)

		A Day with the Heroic Firefighters of FDNY

		UPDATE: In response to the September 11 terrorist attack, NFPA has joined seven other fire service organizations in urging Congress to increase funding for fire service staffing, equipment, and training, as well as promptly confirm the nomination of Fire Chief David Paulison as administrator of the U.S. Fire Administration. Read the Journal´s recent Q&A with Chief Paulison

from the magazine

U.S. Fire Loss of 2000
Some 3,420 fires deaths occurred in U.S. homes, 18 percent more than in 1999 (PDF, 391 KB).
Michael J. Karter, Jr.

Safety at Sea
NFPA and the offshore oil industry are helping to resolve dueling federal fire safety standards (Member-only, PDF, 400 KB).
Hallie Ephron Touger

Preventing Wildfire Meltdown
Aggressive wildfire suppression plan pays off for nuclear lab (Members only, PDF, 283 KB).
Ed Comeau

Buzzwords Industrial Facilities: Unique Alarm Challenges Designers and installers need to be aware of unusual fire and life safety needs in factories. Wayne D. Moore		In Compliance Exiting Safely NFPA 101® , Life Safety Code®, offers guidance to those designing egress paths. William E. Koffel

Inside The Beltway Workplace Trend: Safety on the Rise It's no accident that workplaces in the United States are safer today than ever before. Anthony R. O'Neill		Just Ask Making Your Way Through Combustion Systems NFPA 85 requirements contribute to overall safety in industrial facilities. Lee Richardson

Fire Watch Electrical fault ignites grandstand Ohio Ken Tremblay		Meetings Workplace Safety Stay ahead of compliance issues by attending NFPA's OSHA Conference in Minneapolis Brian Benstock

First Response Covering the Bases with FPW 2001 George Miller		Out Reach It's the Season for Fire Prevention NFPA takes great pride in a winning lineup, but we need you on the team, too. Meri-K Appy

Heads Up Keeping an Eye on Sprinkler Performance A consortium of sprinkler manufacturers takes a look at quality assurance and standards. Russell P. Fleming		Struct. Firefighting Fighting Fires in Protected Buildings Shutting down the suppression system prematurely is a common error at sprinklered properties. Russ Sanders & Ben Klaene