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22	|	Research
		
Thinking Tall
As tall wood buildings become more
popular, safety experts consider the
best ways to protect them.
By Birgitte Messerschmidt

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NFPA 13 The importance (and occasional
struggle) of supplying sprinklers with water.
By Brian O'Connor

NFPA 101 Verifying emergency lighting
and exit marking as the world reopens.
By Shawn Mahoney

NFPA 72 Clearing up confusion around
alarm audibility requirements.
By Wayne Moore

NFPA 70+70E What the 2020 NEC has to
say about electric vehicles and marina safety.
By Derek Vigstol
Xchange A sampling of the codes-andstandards conversations happening in the
NFPA online community.

Firewatch
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JOURNAL ONLINE
nfpa.org/risky
Watch videos with
Steven A. Adelman
on liability, injury,
and death related
to event spaces and
COVID-19.

24	|	Outreach

Getting the Message
What COVID-19 showed us about
delivering effective safety messages.
By Lorraine Carli

Read the NFPA fact
sheet, "Ensuring
Safety As Buildings
Re-Open to a New
Normal."

48	|	Wildfire
		
Wildfire Prep Dedication
Despite the pandemic, communities
are finding new ways to prepare for
wildfire.
By Michele Steinberg

nfpa.org/rvi
COMING SOON
Listen to a podcast
on remote video
inspections.
Read the NFPA white
paper, "Conducting
Remote Video
Inspection."

50	|	First Responder
		
Fighting for EMS
The pandemic illustrates the value of
emergency medical services. Why don't
they get the support they need?
By John Montes

nfpa.org/dispatches
Listen to a podcast
on the legal cannabis
industry.
Listen to a podcast
on civil unrest and
first responders.

80	|	Looking Back
On a gusty summer night in 1921,
fire raged through the Hoboken Pier in
New Jersey as firefighters raced to save
the remains of World War I soldiers
that were stored on nearby ships.
By Caitlin Walker

See the full results of
the 2020 NFPA
Technical Meeting.
nfpa.org/
perspectives
COMING SOON
Listen to a podcast
on wildfire preparedness featuring Max
Rebholz.

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

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What the pandemic is teaching us about large-scale emergency response

LEARNING FROM COVID

What the pandemic is teaching us about large-scale emergency response

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