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May/June 2005   COVER STORY What’s New for 2005 WSCE? Several major factors, industry representatives and fire protection engineers say, influence the new technologies and products in the field of life safety, many of which will be unveiled for the first time at NFPA’s World Safety Conference & Exposition® (WSCE) in Las Vegas in June. John Nicholson
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FEATURES Support for NFPA’s fireworks ban grows Twenty health and safety advocacy organizations have joined the National Fire Protection Association in an effort to stop the consumer use of fireworks during this holiday season. Margie Coloian ONLINE EXCLUSIVE - Ahead of the Code Curve NFPA anticipates some of NIST’s proposed changes in building and fire codes from agency’s World Trade Center investigation. Stephen Barlas Vegas View Managing Editor John Nicholson writes a blog from NFPA's World Safety Conference and Exposition® A City Within a City Fire protection challenges for The Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas James R. Quiter, P.E. Directional Sound New technology holds promise in improving the use of exits and helping people find their way to an exit. Daniel J. O'Connor, P.E., FSFPE How We Hear To better appreciate how directional sound works requires a basic understanding of how human hearing works and how sound processing allows a listener to locate with surprising accuracy the source of a sound. Daniel J. O'Connor, P.E., FSFPE Hydrogen and the New Energy Infrastructure Interest in hydrogen as a vehicular fuel is growing Carl H. Rivkin, P.E. NFPA 1033 & 921 Must fire investigators file a written investigation report? In a word, no. Dennis W. Smith Fire Safety in Any Language The fire service faces the challenge of educating new immigrants, particularly children, on fire-safety behaviors. Jennifer C. Berkshire
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Buzzwords New technology requires more training Wayne D. Moore, P.E., FSFPE In Compliance Bills offer an economic incentive Chip Carson Firewatch Smoke in elevated train injures 73 Kenneth J. Tremblay Mail Call Letters to the editor First Word Fighting for equality for people with disabilities James M. Shannon Outreach Preventing cooking fires Lisa Braxton Heads Up Protect against freezing year-round Russ Fleming Structual Ops Accountability systems Ben Klaene & Russ Sanders In A Flash NFPA certifications Compiled by John Nicholson Treasurer's Report 2004 NFPA Treasurer’s Report Thomas W. Jaeger, P.E.