COVER STORY
What’s New for 2005 WSCE?
Several major factors, industry representatives and fire protection engineers say, influence the new technologies and products in the field of life safety, many of which will be unveiled for the first time at NFPA’s World Safety Conference & Exposition® (WSCE) in Las Vegas in June.
John Nicholson
FEATURES
Support for NFPA’s fireworks ban grows
Twenty health and safety advocacy organizations have joined the National Fire Protection Association in an effort to stop the consumer use of fireworks during this holiday season.
Margie Coloian
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE - Ahead of the Code Curve
NFPA anticipates some of NIST’s proposed changes in building and fire codes from agency’s World Trade Center investigation.
Stephen Barlas
Vegas View
Managing Editor John Nicholson writes a blog from NFPA's World Safety Conference and Exposition®
A City Within a City
Fire protection challenges for The Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas
James R. Quiter, P.E.
Directional Sound
New technology holds promise in improving the use of exits and helping people find their way to an exit.
Daniel J. O'Connor, P.E., FSFPE
How We Hear
To better appreciate how directional sound works requires a basic understanding of how human hearing works and how sound processing allows a listener to locate with surprising accuracy the source of a sound.
Daniel J. O'Connor, P.E., FSFPE
Hydrogen and the New Energy Infrastructure
Interest in hydrogen as a vehicular fuel is growing
Carl H. Rivkin, P.E.
NFPA 1033 & 921
Must fire investigators file a written investigation report? In a word, no.
Dennis W. Smith
Fire Safety in Any Language
The fire service faces the challenge of educating new immigrants, particularly children, on fire-safety behaviors.
Jennifer C. Berkshire
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