NFPA Journal - Winter 2024 - 5

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Codes & Tech
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Selections from NFPA blogs on codes,
standards, compliance, and technology
NFPA 780 The NFPA standard on
the installation of lightning protection
systems plays a critical role in ensuring
that vulnerable buildings aren't set ablaze
or damaged by massive jolts of energy.
By Corey Hannahs
LNG vs. LPG As liquified natural gas
becomes a larger portion of the nation's
energy portfolio, emergency responders are
wondering what hazards might await them
during accidents on roads and railways.
By Victoria Hutchison
Research
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Summaries of NFPA research reports on
U.S. fire loss in 2023; structure fires involving
flammable gases, 2018-2022; and firefighter
fireground injuries, 2018-2022.
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FALL 2024
SINGLE STAIR,
MANY QUESTIONS
The debate over single-exit
residential buildings
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FALL 2024
SINGLE STAIR,
MANY QUESTIONS
The debate over single-exit
residential buildings
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Columns
20 | Research
Safe Transition
The move toward an increasingly
green built environment comes with a
host of fire safety considerations.
By Birgitte Messerschmidt
48 | Wildfire
Are You There, Congress?
More than a year after a federally
appointed commission gave Congress
its wildfire recommendations, we're
still waiting for something to be done.
By Michele Steinberg
64 | Outreach
On Message
A new and improved educational
messages desk reference provides
public safety professionals with
the right talking points.
By Lorraine Carli
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perspectives
Listen to an extended
interview with firefighter
Gary Menard
about how hidden
bias can impact
community risk
reduction efforts.
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dispatches
Read all four of the
position papers
endorsed by big-city
chiefs at the 2024
Urban Fire Forum.
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renovation
Read a recent NFPA
study on the renovation
needs and
deficiencies of U.S.
fire stations.
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Listen to in-depth
interviews with
subject matter
Looking Back
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experts on a variety
of topics related to
fire and life safety.
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Mexican Disaster
Revisiting the Pemex petroleum explosion
in San Juanico, one of history's deadliest
industrial disasters. By Scott Sutherland
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Read the two reports
of the Grenfell Tower
Inquiry that provide
detailed descriptions
of acute failures in
the safety ecosystem.
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