NFPA Journal

The story of how a single-family housing development included sprinklers.

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NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2015 Focus on sprinklers and alarms

In this issue, NFPA Journal looks at the wildfire problem, including a recap of the 2015 wildfire season, promising new wildfire research, and a groundbreaking NFPA study on how municipal fire departments are handling the wildfire burden. Plus: the 2014 U.S. firefighter injuries and U.S. large-loss fires reports, a sprinkler story from South Carolina, and more.

FEATURES

The Year in Wildfire

A historic number of acres burned, record-setting fires in Washington State, a pivotal year for the U.S. Forest Service, and more: six big takeaways from the 2015 wildfire season.

Local Focus

With local fire departments taking on more of the wildfire burden, a groundbreaking NFPA study looks to define the challenges departments face and the resources they need to tackle the job.

Southern Comfort

The compelling story of how home fire sprinklers were included—then dropped, then included again—in a single-family development in South Carolina.

Large Loss Fires 2014

Six fires in apartment complexes under construction were among the largest fires in the country last year, which totaled more than $654 million in direct property loss across all categories.