November / December 2004

November / December 2004

No Exit
An August 1 fire in a two-story, unsprinklered Paraguayan supermarket that killed more than 400 people and injured more than 360 people has highlighted the problem of building modern, sophisticated structures in emerging nations without following the fire protection and life safety measures those buildings have in the developed world.
Eduardo Alvarez & Jaime A. Moncada

from the magazine

Dust to Dust - an NFPA Journal online exclusive
Federal board urges North Carolina make NFPA 654 mandatory after fatal plant explosion.
Stephen Barlas

Towering Challenge
Suncor's oil sands operation in Fort McMurray, Alberta, prepares for unprecedented growth with a decade of investment in fire protection technology.
Gordon Clayton

U.S. Fire Loss for 2003
There were 402,000 residential fires in the United States in 2003.
Michael J. Karter, Jr.

Large-Loss Fires for 2003
The direct property loss in large-loss fires was greater than $12 billion in 2003.
Stephen G. Badger

Firefighter Injuries for 2003
NFPA estimates that there were more than 78,000 firefighter injuries in 2003.
Michael J. Karter, Jr. and Joseph L. Molis

Buzzwords NFPA 72® and homeland security issues Wayne Moore		Ins and Outs NFPA 1600 compliance workshops Jenna Padula

Fire Watch Ashes destroy home Kenneth J. Tremblay		Just Ask NFPA 150: New life for an old document Bonnie Manley and Tim Hawthorne

First Word NFPA's reputation for professional integrity James M. Shannon		On the Agenda Charlotte Facility Safety Compliance Conference Erik Holden

Heads Up 30 years of international sprinkler product standards Russell P. Fleming, P.E.		Outreach Addressing everyone's life-safety needs Sharon Gamache

In Compliance Alarm system acceptance testing Chip Carson		Structural Ops Risk versus benefit analysis Ben Klaene & Russ Sanders