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		Buzzwords Who Controls System Reliability? Is the designer, installer, or owner responsible for the reliability of an alarm system installation?

		Fire Watch Sprinkler extinguishes flash fire in California

		First Word Fire-Safe Cigarettes: The Long Battle

		Heads Up What Drives the Cost of Residential Sprinklers? Code requirements don't result in high installation costs. Community requirements do.

		In Compliance If Anything Can Go Wrong... Planning for an emergency at a petrochemical plant is the supreme test.

		Inside the Beltway Trying to Prevent Catastrophic Fireballs Senate committee moves to protect chemical facilities to keep them safe from terrorists.

		Just Ask Online Learning Opportunities NFPA increases web-based training with certificate programs.

		Looking Back ...at the 1947 President's Conference on Fire Prevention

		Meetings Is It That Time Already? Start planning now for two NFPA conferences that can help your career in 2003.

		Outreach Don't Let a Candle Fire Ruin Your Holiday Candle fires rise to a 19-year high after a decade-long decline.

		Struct. Firefighting Expert Advisors Provide Strategic Support Cooperation and pre-incident planning are essential to fighting fires at large industrial facilities.

		Up To Code Not Your Average Haz-Mat Classification NFPA 5000™ and NFPA 1 identify levels of hazardous materials and offer safety requirements.