A SURVEY OF RECENT EVENTS USING THE NFPA FIRE & LIFE SAFETY ECOSYSTEM™ NFPA.ORG/ECOSYSTEM INVESTMENT IN SAFETY Station Resuscitation Three US representatives introduce a bill that would provide $1 billion in funding to repair aging fire station infrastructure across the country. For more on this story, see Briefs on the previous spread. ECOSYSTEM SUCCESS INFORMED PUBLIC INFORMED PUBLIC Holiday Carnage In the days following the Fourth of July, media outlets across the country report serious injuries and even deaths resulting from the use of consumer fireworks during the holiday weekend. This comes after a historic number of consumer fireworks injuries were reported in 2020. Read more at nfpa.org/2021fireworks. ECOSYSTEM FAIL Getting the Story Right In June, patch.com in Nashua, New Hampshire, runs the headline " Sprinklers Keep Mattress Fire from Spreading in Nashua. " In our previous issue, we reported on two media outlets whose headlines focused on fire sprinklers causing water damage versus saving lives and property. ECOSYSTEM SUCCESS PREPAREDNESS AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITY Dock Disaster A lawsuit filed in Alabama claims Nap Time A study by doctors in Pennsylvania finds that a simple nap can help first responders make better-informed decisions. " To avoid ... that groggy feeling that you feel when you wake up after a nap, it's best to engage in short-duration naps [of] 30 minutes or less, " one of the researchers adds. ECOSYSTEM SUCCESS government officials there neglected to provide adequate fire safety measures at a boat dock where a fire in January 2020 killed eight people. ECOSYSTEM FAIL CODE COMPLIANCE Faux Inspections Two building inspectors are criminally charged for allegedly filling out false fire safety inspection reports for an assisted living facility in New York where two people died in a blaze in March. ECOSYSTEM FAILhttp://www.NFPA.ORG/ECOSYSTEM http://www.patch.com http://www.nfpa.org/2021fireworks