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>>p.O.V. 4 12 FIRST WORD BY JAMES M. SHANNON CHECK OUT THE NFPA JOURNAL DIGITAL EDITION s PERSPECTIVES Ten years after the fire at The Station nightclub, survivor Robert Feeney tells how he became an advocate of sprinklers. 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 Mary Warren sr. onlinE Editor Robert Finn rfinn@nfpa.org prooFrEAdEr Kenneth Ritchie 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 28 RESEARCH Can we design a sprinkler system without a full-scale fire test? BY KATHLEEN H. ALMAND, P.E., FSFPE 36 30 HEADS UP From an inspection standpoint, NFPA 25 is not a design evaluation standard. BY MATT KLAUS, P.E. 32 STRUCTURAL OPS Starting operations with fewer than four firefighters puts them at risk. BY RUSS SANDERS + BEN KLAENE 34 IN COMPLIANCE A look at changes in the Life Safety Code® regarding placement of items in corridors of health care occupancies. BY CHIP CARSON, P.E. 36 BUZZWORDS A new chapter of NFPA 72® is dedicated solely to documentation. BY WAYNE MOORE, P.E., FSFPE 52 >>NeWs + ANALYsIs 7 18 68 70 72 IN A FLASH FIREWATCH SECTION SPOTLIGHT WHAT’S HOT LOOKING BACK 38 OUTREACH Smoke alarms need to be replaced every 10 years. BY AMY LEBEAU 40 ELECTRICAL SAFETY A feature of any emergency power system is a standby power source. BY JEFFREY SARGENT 42 WILDFIRE WATCH Costly wildfires can be pre-empted by effective planning. 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 NFPA JOURNAL JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2013 3

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of NFPA Journal - January/February 2013

NFPA Journal - January/february 2013
Contents
First Word
In a Flash
Perspectives
Firewatch
Research
Heads Up
Structural Ops
In Compliance
Buzzwords
Outreach
Electrical Safety
Wildfire Watch
Rebuilding a Hospital
Prepping for the Worst
Chicago View: A Preview of the 2013 NFPA Conference & Expo
Long Time Coming
Section Spotlight
What’s Hot
Looking Back

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