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CHECK OUT THE NFPA JOURNAL DIGITAL EDITION s >>p.O.V. 6 FIRST WORD BY JAMES M. SHANNON 18 ExEcutivE Editor Scott Sutherland ssutherland@nfpa.org PERSPECTIVES The Pentagon’s fire marshal talks about transforming the building into a codecompliant structure following 9/11. Art dirEctor David Yount, Jr. >>The experTs 34 EditoriAl opErAtions MAnAgEr Kathleen M. Robinson krobinson@nfpa.org RESEARCH Why some technical problems require a different approach to research. BY KATHLEEN H. ALMAND, P.E., FSFPE 36 18 HEADS UP Help with understanding the requirements for protecting sprinkler systems from earthquakes. production MAnAgEr Adrienne M. Albrecht BY MATT KLAUS, P.E. 38 EditoriAl sEcrEtAry Mary Warren STRUCTURAL OPS More resources are better than fewer, but how many are enough? 44 BY RUSS SANDERS + BEN KLAENE 40 IN COMPLIANCE Why hazardous areas need to be defined before they can be protected. BUZZWORDS Planning a fire alarm installation through to the acceptance test helps finish the job on time. dirEctor oF sAlEs Bill Mello wmello@nfpa.org BY WAYNE MOORE, P.E., FSFPE 44 OUTREACH NFPA has come up with five important fire safety messages for preschoolers. >>NeWs + ANALYsIs 9 IN A FLASH BY APRIL BRIGGS 46 22 FIREWATCH ELECTRICAL SAFETY Designers must consider natural disasters when locating emergency power supplies. 84 SECTION SPOTLIGHT 128 LOOKING BACK BY JEFFREY SARGENT 48 >>speCIAL WILDFIRE WATCH Why planning for future development needs to account for wildfire risk. 50 TREASURER’S REPORT 94 EXPO PREVIEW: EXHIBITORS’ SHOWCASE BY MOLLY MOWERY noticE concErning AdvErtising 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. 4 NFPA JOURNAL MAY/JUNE 2013 sr. onlinE Editor Robert Finn rfinn@nfpa.org prooFrEAdErs Kenneth Ritchie, David March BY CHIP CARSON, P.E. 42 stAFF WritEr Fred Durso, Jr. fdurso@nfpa.org 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. 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 National Fire Protection Association

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of NFPA Journal - May/June 2013

NFPA Journal - May/June 2013
Contents
First Word
In a Flash
Perspectives
Firewatch
Research
Heads Up
Structural Ops
In Compliance
Buzzwords
Outreach
Electrical Safety
Wildfire Watch
Treasurer's Report
Work in Progress
Amping It Up
Drill Team
Working Together
Code Process 2.0
Routine Maintenance
Here, There, Everywhere
Section Spotlight
Expo Preview: Exhibitors' Showcase
Looking Back

NFPA Journal - May/June 2013