NFPA Journal - September/October 2016 - 3

» THE EXPERTS 16 IN COMPLIANCE NFPA 101: More on the CMS adoption of the 2012 edition of the Life Safety Code and why it matters. BY RON COTÉ NEC: Two important changes to the 2017 edition of the NEC have roots in Canada. EXECUTIVE EDITOR Scott Sutherland ssutherland@nfpa.org BY JEFFREY SARGENT NFPA 72: Back-to-school thoughts on fire alarm systems for K-12 schools. BY WAYNE D. MOORE NFPA 13: Understanding the sprinkler requirements for attics. 22 BY MATT KLAUS » COLUMNS ART DIRECTOR Doug Sternberg dsternberg@nfpa.org ASSOCIATE EDITOR Jesse Roman jroman@nfpa.org PRODUCTION MANAGER Adrienne M. Albrecht 20 OUTREACH Addressing the persistent fire problem in off-campus student housing. PROOFREADER Michael Beady BY LORRAINE CARLI 22 WASHINGTON, D.C. A host of new initatives focuses on the problem of firefighter cancer. 28 BY GREGORY B. CADE 24 INTERNATIONAL Why security in public places needs to be synonymous with life safety. BY DON BLISS 26 RESEARCH Family ties: Meet Crosby, the servers that usher NFPA into the big-data age. » P.O.V. 4 BY JAMES PAULEY 12 BY CASEY GRANT 28 FIRST RESPONDER Reconsidering the threat of gun violence to first responders. FIRST WORD A note of thanks to NFPA's board. PERSPECTIVES A director of the World Trade Center Health Program weighs in on the high rates of cancer among 9/11 responders. BY JESSE ROMAN » NEWS + ANALYSIS BY KEN WILLETTE 30 WILDFIRE WATCH Special consideration needs to be made for the elderly and people with disabilities in wildfire evacuation. BY LUCIAN DEATON 6 IN A FLASH Off-campus fires, FPW, and more. 32 FIREWATCH DIRECTOR OF SALES Bill Mello wmello@nfpa.org ADVERTISING OPERATIONS MANAGER Dorinda Fergason dfergason@nfpa.org ADVERTISING SYSTEMS MANAGER Susan Richard ONLINE ADVERTISING Lynne Grant lygrant@nfpa.org MARKETING/PERIODICALS CIRCULATION MANAGER Michael Carinci VICE-PRESIDENT OUTREACH AND ADVOCACY Lorraine Carli 80 LOOKING BACK The 1915 Ardmore, Oklahoma, railroad yard explosion. NOTICE CONCERNING ADVERTISING NOTICE CONCERNING CONTENT The content of articles contained in NFPA Journal solely reflects the personal opinions of the authors or contributors and doesn't necessarily represent the official position of NFPA, which, as to the meaning and intent of NFPA codes and standards, can only be obtained through NFPA's published procedures for requesting formal interpretations. Contents must not be reprinted without the written permission of NFPA. NFPA Journal is a registered trademark of NFPA. Please recycle this magazine NFPA reserves the right to accept or reject any advertisement submitted for publication in NFPA Journal. However, NFPA doesn't attempt to investigate or verify claims, including claims of compliance with NFPA codes and standards, made in advertisements appearing in NFPA Journal. The appearance of advertising in NFPA Journal in no way implies endorsement of, or approval by, NFPA of any advertising claims or of the advertiser, its product, or its services. NFPA disclaims any liability whatsoever in connection with advertising appearing in NFPA Journal. JOURNAL nfpa.org/podcast PODCAST JOURNAL PODCAST SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2016 NFPA JOURNAL 3 http://www.nfpa.org/podcast

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