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by Gregory Noll
Today, the distinctions between offensive and defensive tactics are blurred by newer tactical and operational procedures designed to meet emerging threats.
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by Lisa Nadile
The premier fire-and life-safety event in the United States comes to Las Vegas.
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by Lisa Nadile
News & dispatches compiled by NFPA Journal staff
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by Lisa Nadile
The Hartford fire prompted important changes in how hospitals handle emergency communications.
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by John Nicholson
The distinguished career of Art Cote comes to a close at NFPA but a lifetime of commitment to fire and life safety continues on.
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by Lisa Nadile
A profile of NFPA leadership.
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by John Nicholson
More than 5,000 are expected to attend this year's conference at the Boston Convention and Exposition Center.
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by Lisa Nadile
Clarifying the requirements of NFPA’s standard on career fire departments
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by John Nicholson
According to NFPA statistics, cooking fires are the number one cause of home fires and home fire injuries.
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by John Nicholson
In 2005, U.S. fire departments responded to an average of one highway vehicles fire every two minutes.
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by John Nicholson
Like a patient after a transplant, NFPA 99 is on the road to improvement thanks to a Technical Correlating Commitee interested in making the proper diagnosis.
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by John Nicholson
Christian Dubay brings a sense of tradition to his new Vice President, Codes and Standards and Chief Engineer position at NFPA.
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by John Nicholson
The NFPA's Art Cote recounts some of the high points of his career.
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by Lisa Nadile
Fort Knox, the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and the Pentagon all have mass notification systems with a lot of muscle. Take a peek beyond the top secret gates and learn from their experience.
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by John Nicholson
From October 7 to October 13, fire safety advocates across the country will be spreading the word that when it comes to escape plans, practice is key.
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by John Nicholson
With bigger passenger ships being built, some, which may carry 5,000 passengers, the potential for disaster is high; and one of the greatest threats to cruise ship safety is a fire at sea.
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by Lisa Nadile
Storage occupancies are going from big to large to gigantic, and as they grow they create new challenges for the fire service. Now the entire approach to fighting fires in those spaces is being re-examined.
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by John Nicholson
New language in the NEC® provides guidance
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by Lisa Nadile
In the 2009 edition of NFPA 1, firefighter communications lead a host of significant changes.
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by Lisa Nadile
What Virginia Tech can teach us about planning for a campus emergency.
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by Lisa Nadile
Visit a place that not only pushes the boundaries of physics, but also the boundaries of fire protection.
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by Lisa Nadile
Penn Jillette of Penn & Teller talks about magic and fire safety.
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by Lisa Nadile
Elevator evacuation in certain situations is now permissible, according to NFPA 101®, Life Safety Code®. The Stratosphere Tower in Las Vegas has used elevators as it's primary evacuation route for 13 years. See how they made it work.
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by Dave Nuss
What we talk about when we talk about the risks involved with wildland fires
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by Lisa Nadile
December 8, 1961. An explosion and fire in a high-rise hospital threaten a ward filled with patients, many of them seriously ill. The result had a far-reaching impact on health care facility codes.
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by Lisa Nadile
Places to see, people to meet, notes to scribble, and knowledge to own.
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by John Nicholson
NFPA’s electrical staff reviews the proposed changes to the National Electrical Code®.
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by Lisa Nadile
The first problem for Guilford County, North Carolina, was that the high school wasn't sprinklered. Then came the matter of a disaster recovery plan.
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by Lisa Nadile
How is the DHS using NFPA codes and standards to keep us safe? Bert Coursey, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's deputy director for the Test & Evaluation and Standards Division of the massive agency's Science and Technology Directorate, explains.
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by John Nicholson
The Life Safety Code is as much a part of Halloween as creaking staircases and ghostly sounds.
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by Lisa Nadile
Five years ago, 21 people died in a crowd crush at the E2 nightclub in Chicago. As a result, sweeping changes were made to codes and standards in several states and renewed diligence on the part of fire- and life-safety professionals throughout the country.
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by Lisa Nadile
China makes safety - especially earthquake safety - a top priority for the designers, engineers, and builders of the new summer Olympic facilities.