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NOVEMBER/ DECEMBER 2015, VOL. 109, NO. 6 ® COVER PHOTOGRAPH Noah Berger/Newscom » ONLINE nfpa.org/localfocus Read "Local Wildland/Urban Interface: Fire Department Wildfire Preparedness and Readiness Capabilities." nfpa.org/largeloss Read the full "Large-Loss Fires in the United States in 2014" report. nfpa.org/firefighterinjuries Read the full "Firefighter Injuries the United States in 2014" report. nfpa.org/bangladesh Listen to an NFPA Journal podcast featuring Kathleen Almand and Randy Tucker on the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety. " We were more successful once people realized that their homes looked like nicely painted firewood. Suddenly, they wanted to be on the bandwagon, too. -From "Local Focus," page 46 » FEATURES 38 Scorched Earth Six big takeaways from the ongoing 2015 wildfire season, from the record fires in Washington State to pivotal budget shifts at the U.S. Forest Service. BY JESSE ROMAN 52 NFPA REPORTS U.S. Firefighter Injuries in 2014 nfpa.org/homestead_sprinklers Watch Russ Davis's presentation at the 2015 Fire Sprinkler Initiative Summit. More than 63,000 firefighters were injured on the job. BY HYLTON HAYNES AND JOSEPH MOLIS nfpa.org/journalapps One for Apple iOS, one for Android devices. These easy-tonavigate apps let you read the complete NFPA Journal anywhere, anytime. View videos, link to websites, and share articles with colleagues. And they're free. 2 " SPECIAL WILDFIRE COVERAGE nfpa.org/wildfire_spread Read the full text of the article "Role of Buoyant Flame Dynamics in Wildfire Spread." 46 NFPA JOURNAL NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2015 NFPA Journal An award-winning member of Association Media & Publishing 46 Local Focus With local fire departments taking on more of the wildfire burden, a groundbreaking NFPA study looks to define the challenges, as well as the resources needed to tackle the job. BY JESSE ROMAN 60 HOME FIRE SPRINKLERS Southern Comfort How sprinklers came to be included in a singlefamily residential development in South Carolina. BY RUSS DAVIS 66 NFPA REPORTS Large-Loss Fires in the U.S. in 2014 Six apartment complex fires were among the largest in the country. BY STEPHEN BADGER 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. Photograph: Rick Loomis/Getty Images http://www.nfpa.org/localfocus http://www.nfpa.org/largeloss http://www.nfpa.org/firefighterinjuries http://www.nfpa.org/bangladesh http://www.nfpa.org/wildfire_spread http://www.nfpa.org/homestead_sprinklers http://www.nfpa.org/journalapps

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NFPA Journal - November/December 2015