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		Buzzwords Staying Qualified as an Alarm Professional What defines a qualified fire alarm system designer or technician?

		Fire Watch Child playing with lighter ignites fire, killing self and mother in Alabama

		First Response Fond Farewell

		Heads Up New Rules and Regulations for Sprinklers NFPA 25 focuses on changes in inspection and maintenance for automatic sprinklers.

		Inside the Beltway Fire Grant Program Here to Stay Grant money available to fire departments in 2002 is nearly four times that of last year.

		In Compliance Figuring Safety in Mixed-Use Structures NFPA 101® includes provisions to determine if an occupancy is mixed-use or incidental.

		Just Ask Using NFPA 72® Correctly NFPA staff answer some of the most frequently asked questions about this widely used code.

		Looking Back ...at fires in high-rise office buildings

		Meetings Americas' Fire Expo Returns to Miami Thousands of fire safety and security professionals will come together in July.

		Out Reach Panic Is a Misunderstood Concept Public safety education has made the difference in emergency behavior.

		Struct. Firefighting Alarm Systems and False Alarms Habitual nuisance and false alarms can cause complacency.

		Upto Code Keeping Mixed-Use Occupancies Safe NFPA 101® and the proposed NFPA 5000™ respond to trends in building design and multiple-use.