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JULY/AUGUST 2015, VOL. 109, NO. 4 ® COVER ILLUSTRATION Raul Arias » ONLINE Cover story nfpa.org/unmannedsystems Watch a video tour of the expo floor at Unmanned Systems 2015. Watch a video demonstration of an unmanned aerial vehicle, or UAV, designed for firefighting. Research report nfpa.org/2014fatalityreport Read the complete 2014 firefighter fatality report. " 22 Our results seem to suggest that even if only a fraction of people are using smartphones, this fraction seems to be large enough to provide a correlation to accurately estimate the size of the entire crowd. " -From "Perspectives," on using phone data to estimate crowd size. Page 22 » FEATURES 48 Rise of the Machines Drones, robots, and the coming revolution in unmanned systems- and their potential for first responders and emergency managers. BY JESSE ROMAN Perspectives nfpa.org/crowdresearch Read the complete University of Warwick study published in Royal Society Open Science. Read the 2012 Fire Protection Research Foundation report, "A Literature Review of Emergency and Non-Emergency Events." These free, easy-to-navigate apps-one for Apple iOS, one for Android devices-let you read the complete NFPA Journal anywhere, anytime. View videos, link to websites, and share articles with colleagues. Get yours today. Telling the story of how to get out: Ten tips for developing life safety floor plans as part of your assembly occupancy construction or renovation. BY RAYMOND BATTALORA AND JACK SAWYER Photograph: Shutterstock NFPA Journal An award-winning member of Association Media & Publishing Creosote and beyond: A look at the problem of fires related to solid-fuel cooking systems and what AHJs need to know. BY DOUG HORTON 56 Exit Strategy nfpa.org/journalapps 66 Fuel to the Fire 72 Firefighter Fatalities Report In 2014, 64 firefighters died on duty, a sharp decline from last year, but sudden cardiac deaths continue to claim a major share of on-duty fatalities. BY RITA F. FAHY, PAUL R. LEBLANC, AND JOSEPH L. MOLIS Copyright © 2015 NFPA. All rights reserved. PRINTED IN USA. NFPA Journal (ISSN 1054-8793) is a membership magazine published bimonthly by NFPA, One Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02169-7471. NFPA annual dues: $165; this includes a $45 subscription to NFPA Journal. Periodicals postage rates paid at Boston, Massachusetts, and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to NFPA Journal, NFPA, P.O. Box 9101, Quincy, MA 02269-9101. All issues of NFPA Journal are available in microfilm from University Microfilms, International, 300 North Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106. NFPA JOURNAL JULY/AUGUST 2015 3 http://www.nfpa.org/unmannedsystems http://www.nfpa.org/2014fatalityreport http://www.nfpa.org/crowdresearch http://www.nfpa.org/journalapps

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