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>>p.O.V. 4 8 16 FIRST WORD BY JAMES M. SHANNON MAIL CALL Do all poultry operations need sprinklers? PERSPECTIVES Pam Leschak of the USDA Forest Service on how fire-adapted communities can combat the threat of wildland fire. 38 ExEcutivE Editor Scott Sutherland ssutherland@nfpa.org Art dirEctor David Yount, Jr. EditoriAl opErAtions MAnAgEr Kathleen M. Robinson krobinson@nfpa.org stAFF WritEr Fred Durso, Jr. fdurso@nfpa.org production MAnAgEr Adrienne M. Albrecht EditoriAl sEcrEtAry Liz Byrne sr. onlinE Editor Robert Finn rfinn@nfpa.org prooFrEAdErs Kenneth Ritchie, Nancy Wirtes dirEctor oF sAlEs Bill Mello wmello@nfpa.org AdvErtising opErAtions MAnAgEr Dorinda Fergason dfergason@nfpa.org AdvErtising systEMs MAnAgEr Susan Richard onlinE AdvErtising Lynne Grant lygrant@nfpa.org MArkEting/pEriodicAls circulAtion MAnAgEr Michael Carinci vicE-prEsidEnt oF coMMunicAtions Lorraine Carli >>The experTs 32 RESEARCH How far the Foundation has come in helping NFPA confront emerging issues. BY KATHLEEN ALMAND, P.E., FSFPE 34 HEADS UP How to locate sprinklers when cloud ceilings are present. BY MATT KLAUS 36 STRUCTURAL OPS A risk-versus-benefit analysis can reduce firefighter on-duty deaths. BY RUSS SANDERS + BEN KLAENE 16 38 IN COMPLIANCE Occupancy requirements for events held in tents. BY CHIP CARSON, P.E. 40 BUZZWORDS PA system designers must determine the system’s applicability and compliance. BY WAYNE MOORE, P.E., FSFPE 42 OUTREACH A look at a Texas fire department’s PSA program. BY LISA BRAXTON 48 >>NeWs + ANALYsIs 11 20 85 88 IN A FLASH FIREWATCH WHAT’S HOT LOOKING BACK 44 ELECTRICAL SAFETY Part II of a review of proposed articles for the 2014 edition of the NEC®. BY JEFFREY SARGENT 46 WILDFIRE WATCH How fire-adapted communities take responsibility for their wildfire risks. BY MOLLY MOWERY noticE concErning contEnt The content of articles contained in NFPA Journal solely reflects the personal opinions of the authors or contributors and doesn’t necessarily represent the official position of NFPA, which, as to the meaning and intent of NFPA codes and standards, can only be obtained through NFPA’s published procedures for requesting formal interpretations. Contents must not be reprinted without the written permission of NFPA. NFPA Journal is a registered trademark of NFPA. noticE concErning AdvErtising Please recycle this magazine NFPA reserves the right to accept or reject any advertisement submitted for publication in NFPA Journal. However, NFPA doesn’t attempt to investigate or verify claims, including claims of compliance with NFPA codes and standards, made in advertisements appearing in NFPA Journal. The appearance of advertising in NFPA Journal in no way implies endorsement of, or approval by, NFPA of any advertising claims or of the advertiser, its product, or its services. NFPA disclaims any liability whatsoever in connection with advertising appearing in NFPA Journal. National Fire Protection Association JULY/AUGUST 2012 NFPA JOURNAL 3

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of NFPA Journal - July/August 2012

NFPA Journal - July/august 2012
Contents
First Word
Mail Call
In a Flash
Perspectives
Firewatch
Research
Heads Up
Structural Ops
In Compliance
Buzzwords
Outreach
Electrical Safety
Wildfire Watch
Fenway at 100
Crowning Achievement
Safety at Center Stage
Firefighter Fatalities in the United States, 2011
What’s Hot
Looking Back

NFPA Journal - July/August 2012