NFPA Journal - Summer 2023 - 3

NFPA JOURNAL
Codes & Tech
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Selections from NFPA blogs on codes,
standards, compliance, and technology
NFPA 610 A little-known NFPA standard
on motorsports venues adopts changes to
better address the challenges unique to
rally racing.
By Barry Chase
NFPA 70B A new standard emerges as a
critical tool for electrical safety.
By Corey Hannahs
Things that Go Boom A primer on
explosions: deflagrations, detonations,
and more.
By Brian O'Connor
Research
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70
NFPA research summary reports on U.S. largeloss
fires and explosions, firefighter injuries,
and home structure fires.
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MAPPING
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An ambitious
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COLLECTION- a
key element in
the pursuit of
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MAPPING
FIRE
An ambitious
new project
aims to improve
FIRE DATA
COLLECTION- a
key element in
the pursuit of
global fire safety
Columns
JOURNAL ONLINE
30 | Research
More Power, More Problems?
A new EU rule requiring solar panels
on rooftops will transform buildings
across Europe-and present a host of
new safety challenges.
By Birgitte Messerschmidt
48 | Wildfire
Building Back Better
Incentives are encouraging Colorado
fire victims to rebuild greener and with
fire-resistant materials-an approach
that should be available to all, and
before disaster strikes.
By Michele Steinberg
68 | Outreach
A Career of Advocacy
Ron Siarnicki, a longtime fire chief
from Maryland, is the recipient of this
year's Shannon Advocacy Medal.
By Lorraine Carli
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Looking Back
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reviewing the types
of dynamic exit
signage currently in
development.
120
Forty years ago, a wildfire scorched 600
acres of southeastern Montana, uncovering
a trove of hidden history.
By Scott Sutherland
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