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>>p.O.V. 6 CHECK OUT THE NFPA JOURNAL DIGITAL EDITION s FIRST WORD BY JAMES M. SHANNON 14 >>The experTs 26 ExEcutivE Editor Scott Sutherland ssutherland@nfpa.org PERSPECTIVES The safety and training director of the International Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employees Local 728 talks about NFPA’s role in the entertainment industry. Art dirEctor David Yount, Jr. 34 RESEARCH How emerging technology introduces hazards while making our world better. stAFF WritEr Fred Durso, Jr. fdurso@nfpa.org BY CASEY C. GRANT, P.E., FSFPE 28 HEADS UP Minimally invasive ways to conduct internal assessments of piping. production MAnAgEr Adrienne M. Albrecht BY MATT KLAUS, P.E. 30 EditoriAl sEcrEtAry Mary Warren STRUCTURAL OPS Doing more with less doesn’t work when you’re fighting high-rise fires. sr. onlinE Editor Robert Finn rfinn@nfpa.org BY RUSS SANDERS + BEN KLAENE 32 IN COMPLIANCE Despite increased smoke alarm use in the past 40 years, challenges remain. prooFrEAdEr Kenneth Ritchie BY CHIP CARSON, P.E. 34 BUZZWORDS Why alarm systems must be tested after installation or repair. 14 BY WAYNE MOORE, P.E., FSFPE 36 OUTREACH A Massachusetts community reaches out to high-risk populations. BY LISA BRAXTON 40 >>NeWs + ANALYsIs ELECTRICAL SAFETY Yes, you should use the latest edition of the National Electrical Code®. 9 IN A FLASH 18 FIREWATCH BY JEFFREY SARGENT 38 78 FIRE ANALYSIS + RESEARCH WILDFIRE WATCH What we really mean when we talk about the wildland/urban interface. 83 SECTION SPOTLIGHT 84 WHAT’S HOT 88 LOOKING BACK 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 JULY/AUGUST 2013 EditoriAl opErAtions MAnAgEr Kathleen M. Robinson krobinson@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. 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 National Fire Protection Association

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of NFPA Journal - July/August 2013

NFPA Journal - July/August 2013
Contents
First Word
In a Flash
Perspectives
Firewatch
Research
Heads Up
Structural Ops
In Compliance
Buzzwords
Outreach
Electrical Safety
Wildfire Watch
Loud + Clear
Allied in Safety
Front Burner
Firefighter Fatalities in the United States, 2012
Fire Analysis + Research
Section Spotlight
What’s Hot
Looking Back

NFPA Journal - July/August 2013