COVER STORY
Fire Unchecked
Fire spreads in South America’s tallest high-rise building in Caracas, Venezuela, because its sprinkler system had not been properly tested or maintained
Jaime A. Moncada, P.E.
FEATURES
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE - Historic ARFF Moment
First piercing of a fuselage by an elevated nozzle helps prevent cargo plane from completely burning up
Stephen Murphy
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE - New ARFF technology helps in accident at Teterboro Airport
When a chartered corporate jet aborted its takeoff, overran the runway, crossed a six-lane highway—clipping two cars—and crashed into a warehouse on February 2, the accident could have been worse.
Mike Kucsma
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE - Firefighters as Occupational Athletes
2003 edition of NFPA 1582 places more responsibility for their health on doctors
Pam Weiger
Great Escape
Developing an evacuation plan for people with disabilities
Kevin G. McGuire
5000 + 101
Technical Committees improve life safety with proposed changes to major NFPA codes
John Nicholson
Keeping It Green
A case study in protecting a “green” corporate headquarters with performance-based design and computer fire models
Craig Hofmeister, P.E., and Alex Kline
Piecing It Together
OSHA, NEC®, and NFPA 70E work together to provide worker safety in the workplace
Jim Phillips, P.E.
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