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JANUARY/ FEBRUARY 2016, VOL. 110, NO. 1 ® COVER ILLUSTRATION Raul Arias » ONLINE nfpa.org/power_to_spare Watch a video of the burn test of Tesla's Powerpack battery as part of a research project in the Nevada desert. nfpa.org/state_of_independence Read the proceedings from the "Summit on Safe, Independent Living: Home Healthcare, Aging Populations, and the Residential Environment." Read a rememberance of Robert Mayer, founder and president of the Rothschild Foundation and an advocate for elders in long-term care communities. " 14 We can turn a lot of what was previously considered unusable data into something not only usable, but knowledge we can reliably use to plan fire protection strategies. » FEATURES 40 COVER STORY: Energy Storage Systems " -From "Perspectives," page 14 As energy storage systems-an industry with vast potential to change the world-gain prominence, public safety officials scramble to find answers to safety questions about how to handle the systems in the event of fire or other emergencies. BY JESSE ROMAN nfpa.org/community_ paramedicine Read more on the proposed NFPA 451, Guide for Fire-Based Community Healthcare Providers. SPECIAL HEALTHCARE COVERAGE: HOME HEALTHCARE & INDEPENDENT LIVING 50 Independent & at Home 56 Home Care Equipment 62 Community Paramedicine nfpa.org/medical_equipment See a list of online resources for DME patients, caregivers, emergency planners, first responders, and others. As more aging Americans choose to stay in their homes, responders and caregivers must figure out how to reach them. Are patients, responders, and caregivers prepared for the complications of sophisticated home care equipment? With hospitals pressed to reduce costs, fire-based medical services are developing strategies to pick up the slack. BY LIZ LANGLEY BY LIZ LANGLEY BY THOMAS BREYER nfpa.org/journalapps One for Apple iOS, one for Android devices. These easy-tonavigate apps let you read the complete NFPA Journal anywhere, anytime. View videos, link to websites, and share articles with colleagues. And they're free. 2 NFPA JOURNAL JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2016 NFPA Journal An award-winning member of Association Media & Publishing Copyright © 2016 NFPA. All rights reserved. PRINTED IN USA. NFPA Journal (ISSN 1054-8793) is a membership magazine published bimonthly by NFPA, One Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02169-7471. NFPA annual dues: $165; this includes a $45 subscription to NFPA Journal. Periodicals postage rates paid at Boston, Massachusetts, and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to NFPA Journal, NFPA, P.O. Box 9101, Quincy, MA 02269-9101. All issues of NFPA Journal are available in microfilm from University Microfilms, International, 300 North Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106. Photograph: Rick Loomis/Getty Images http://www.nfpa.org/power_to_spare http://www.nfpa.org/state_of_independence http://www.nfpa.org/community_paramedicine http://www.nfpa.org/community_paramedicine http://www.nfpa.org/medical_equipment http://www.nfpa.org/journalapps

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NFPA Journal - January/February 2016