Dispatches Ecosystem A SURVEY OF RECENT EVENTS USING THE NFPA FIRE & LIFE SAFETY ECOSYSTEM™ NFPA.ORG/ECOSYSTEM SPARE RIBS SPARED COVID-BROKE 911 systems across the US are 'at a breaking point' financially after receiving next to zero COVID-19-related aid since the pandemic began in April, according to multiple reports. INVESTMENT IN SAFETY In 2012, fire sprinklers were installed at Hutchins BBQ in McKinney, Texas. In January, a local fire investigator ruled that the sprinklers saved the restaurant from being destroyed by a fire this past New Year's Eve. ECOSYSTEM SUCCESS GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITY ECOSYSTEM FAIL PREPAREDNESS AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE COVID-WISE The state fire marshal in North Carolina has launched a first-responder COVID-19 registry to provide real-time data for state leaders to understand how the virus is affecting first responders and what resources are needed to keep them safe. ECOSYSTEM SUCCESS SYSTEM FAILURE SKILLED WORKFORCE Three contractors have been charged with negligent homicide for allegedly installing a heating system incorrectly at a New Hampshire couple's home. The couple and their pets were found dead from carbon monoxide poisoning in 2019. ECOSYSTEM FAIL DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF CURRENT CODES GETT Y IMAGES GIMPY GEAR According to PV Magazine, fires involving photovoltaic arrays have increased five-fold in Australia, due largely to government rules mandating the use of equipment that has been found to " easily degrade and malfunction. " ECOSYSTEM FAIL GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITY SKILLED WORKFORCE COVID-DESPERATE Citing a shortage of nurses, in November the governor of North Dakota announced that the state would allow health care workers who had tested positive for COVID to continue to treat patients. ECOSYSTEM FAIL N F PA . O R G / J O U R N A L * NFPA JOURNAL Dispatches_Spring 2021 SJS APPROVED AS FINAL.indd 15 | 15 1/29/21 6:31 PMhttp://www.NFPA.ORG/ECOSYSTEM http://nfpa.org/JOURNAL