Contents SEPT/OCT 2017 * Vol. 111 | No. 5 Dispatches Features page / 08 The Danger Below A comprehensive new report brings together everything we know on electric shock drowning in hopes of crafting a plan to finally stop it. By Jesse Roman Too Soon? Four years after a wildfire killed 19 young hotshot firefighters in Arizona, Hollywood debuts its version of the event. By Angelo Verzoni International Wildfires rage across Europe; NFPA's Costa Rica connection; and more. By Angelo Verzoni Special Report Under Construction, Under Threat page / A surge of massive fires in buildings under construction has public safety officials alarmed. Some blame lightweight wood materials for the incidents, while others point to a lack of site security and training. Everybody wants solutions. By Angelo Verzoni 22 Briefs Recent state laws could impact firefighter health; FEMA announces its new director; and NFPA's Firewise program unveils a new online portal. By Angelo Verzoni and Jesse Roman After Grenfell Perspectives Hundreds of buildings around the world are thought to have the same highly combustible exterior wall assembly used on Grenfell Tower. What NFPA is doing to help address an international fire safety threat. page / 36 | Exterior Wall Assemblies By Angelo Verzoni 50 | Research The Science of Flame Jetting An up-close look at research that has led to a greater understanding of the phenomenon of flame jetting-and the 50-cent device that can prevent it. By Adam St. John 68 | NFPA Research Fire Loss in the United States in 2016 More than 1.3 million fires were reported in the U.S. in 2016, resulting in an estimated 3,390 civilian deaths, the highest fatality numbers since 2007. By Hylton Haynes 42 Don't Everyone Leave All at Once ... The fire alarm is going off, but nobody's heading for the exits: Why the best life safety systems need to be part of a response plan that accounts for the idiosyncracies of human behavior. By Thomas Scherpa 78 | NFPA Research A total of 160 people were killed in the nation's 21 most severe loss-of-life fires last year-none worse than the Ghost Ship fire in Oakland, where 36 died in a warehouse being used as a residence and performance space. By Stephen G. Badger 2 | NFPA JOURNAL * S E P T E M B E R / O C T O B E R 2 0 1 7 04 | First Word By Jim Pauley 06 | Editor's Note By Scott Sutherland AP/WIDE WORLD Catastrophic Multiple-Death Fires in the U.S. in 2016