NFPA Journal November / December 2007
November / December 2007 Last Dance at the Cocoanut Grove

Once a popular Boston nightspot, the Cocoanut Grove is forever etched in history as the city's worst nightmare.


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Contents

COVER STORY

Last Dance at the Cocoanut Grove
Once a popular Boston nightspot, the Cocoanut Grove is forever etched in history as the city's worst nightmare.
Casey Grant

FEATURES

Large Loss for 2006
In 2006, fire departments in the United States responded to an estimated 1,642,500 fires, which an estimated loss of $11.3 billion.
Stephen G. Badger

Protecting Life and Property
Significant changes in 2008 editions of NFPA 1141 and NFPA 1144
Jim Smalley

U.S. Fire Fighter Injuries - 2006
83,400 fire fighter injuries occurred in the line of duty in 2006, an increase of 4.1 percent from the year before.
Michael J. Karter Jr. and Joseph L. Molis

2006 Firefighter Injury Incidents
A company officer with 11 years experience suffered a fractured skull after he fell during a training session.
Michael J. Karter and Joseph L. Molis

COLUMNS AND DEPARTMENTS

First Word
The Cocoanut Grove fire
James M. Shannon		 Outreach
Comparing fires: A side-by-side demonstration
Gary Keith
Structural Ops
Roof operations
Russ Sanders & Ben Klaene		 Buzzword
Become part of the solution, not part of the problem
Wayne Moore, P.E., FSFPE
Centennial
Residential sprinkler systems
Art Cote, P.E., FSFPE		 Section Forum
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Firewatch
Oily rags ignite fire in cabinet shop
Kenneth Tremblay		 In Compliance
Intervening rooms and spaces
Chip Carson, P.E.
Heads Up
Ensuring the reputation of sprinklers as reliable and trouble-free systems.
Russell P. Fleming, P.E.		 Research
Optimizing fire alarm notification for high-risk groups
Kathleen H. Almand, P.E., FSFPE