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March / April 2005 Fire Unchecked

Caracas High-Rise Fire, “Green” Buildings, Evacuating People with Disabilities, Proposed NFPA 5000 and 101 Changes, Workplace Electrical Safety, FedEx Plane Fire, Teterboro Airport Crash, Firefighter Health


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Contents


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.


COLUMNS AND DEPARTMENTS


Buzzwords
Establishing a base level of quality
Wayne D. Moore, P.E., FSFPE
Mailcall
Letters to the editor
Firewatch
Fire damages oil refinery
Kenneth J. Tremblay
Outreach
Preventing scald injuries
Judy Comoletti
First Word
NFPA’s open process results in enhanced life safety
James M. Shannon
Structural Ops
Managing rehabilitation
Ben Klaene & Russ Sanders
Heads Up
High-rise sprinkler retrofit
Russell Fleming, P.E.
What's Hot
Product spotlight
In Compliance
Finish materials need scrutiny
Chip Carson