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In Compliance

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24 | Outreach

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NFPA 13 The challenge of designing fire
protection systems for museums, art
galleries, and other valuable spaces.
By Matt Klaus

NFPA 72 Understanding smoke detector
spacing on a beamed ceiling.
By Wayne Moore

A fire in Connecticut offers another
tragic reminder of why states must
embrace home fire sprinklers.
By Lorraine Carli
26 | Washington, D.C.

prevent tragedy after an occupancy change.
By Ron Coté

NFPA 70 + 70E The NEC® looks to improve
electrical safety in and around swimming
pools. By Derek Vigstol

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A collection of fire incidents in an assortment
of occupancies from across the United
States, compiled by NFPA's Research Group.

nfpa.org/cancer
Watch the Boston
Fire Department's
two award-winning
films on occupational cancer.

Cost/Benefit

What President Trump's so-called "one
new in, two old out" order means for
standards developers like NFPA.
By Gregory Cade

Safety Vacuum

NFPA 101 How the Life Safety Code can

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Falling Short

54 | International
®

Firewatch

JOURNAL ONLINE

A tower collapse in Iran speaks to a
larger problem in developing countries.
By Donald Bliss
56 | Research

Survey Says

What do we know about smoke alarm
use in the United States? Not much,
actually. It's time to change that.
By Casey Grant
84 | First Responder

Tight Connections
The vital connection between first
responders and NFPA is on full display
at this year's conference.
By Ken Willette

86 | Wildfire

Stepping Up

Volunteer fire departments need more
resources to safely respond to wildfires.
By Lucian Deaton

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nfpa.org/
structure_loss
Read the report
on what factors
influenced home
survival in the May
2016 Fort McMurray
wildfire.
nfpa.org/
mobile_fueling
Read "Reaching the
U.S. Fire Service
with Hydrogen
Safety Information:
A Roadmap,"
a report by the Fire
Protection Research
Foundation.
nfpa.org/
remote_video
Watch an example of a remote
video inspection
being conducted
in Clark County,
Washington.
Read the complete
NFPA Journal online
at nfpa.org/journal.

Looking Back
New research sheds light on The
Great Boston Molasses Flood of
1919. By Angelo Verzoni

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ON THE COVER
A fire service health
forum is among the
highlights at this year's
Conference & Expo in
Boston.
2017 CONFERENCE & EXPO PREVIEW

FULL RESPONSE

A special focus on the fire service highlights this year's NFPA conference in Boston

NO
EASY
FIX

THE FIRE SERVICE CONFRONTS
THE NATION'S OPIOID EPIDEMIC

NO
EASY
FIX

THE FIRE SERVICE CONFRONTS
THE NATION'S OPIOID EPIDEMIC

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