NFPA Journal

Cover Story: A look at NFPA's ITM standard for water-based fire protection systems

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November/December 2013

For this issue’s “suppression and detection” focus, we look at the review process currently underway for NFPA 25 and at some of the new provisions in NFPA 72 that address the use of Ethernets and other computer networks to carry fire alarm signals. The issue also includes excerpted versions of the 2012 firefighter injury and large-loss fires reports, as well as a timely commentary on the U.S. wildfire problem by NFPA President Jim Shannon.

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Cover Story: Closer Look

A new NFPA effort is addressing a variety of questions related to the scope and adequacy of NFPA 25, Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems.

Making the Connection

A look at proposed changes to NFPA 72®, National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code, that address the reliability of computer networks to carry fire alarm system communications.

U.S. Firefighter Injuries in 2012

Last year there were 69,400 firefighter injuries in the United States, the lowest number since NFPA began analyzing that annual data in 1981.

Large-Loss Fires in the U.S. in 2012

In 2012, 10 fires resulted in more than $20 million in property damage, and two of the three costliest were wildland events, led by Colorado’s Waldo Canyon Fire.