Búsqueda
Centro de Documentación

NFPA Journal-Número 3 92 1998

Publicación: NFPA Journal

Número: Número 3 92 1998

Tipo: Normal

Derechos: InC

Título Autor Páginas
The aftermath : Florida emergency crews responded to a series of violent tornadoes that struck five counties, killing 42 people in a matter of minutes
Safety at Seat : Recent fires on international cruise vessels have caused an outcry among U.S. safety experts. And in the United States, regulators are catching up with an unanticipated area of new growth
The Great escape : most people have no idea how quickly smoke, toxic gases, and heat can fill a room. That's why public and private-sector organizations are joining NFPA to establish a North America-wide fire drill
All fired up : how we know what we know about fire : the who, what, when, where, how and why of the United States' National Fire Incident Reporting System
ATF on call : the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms' (ATF) National Response Teams can help local agencies investigate fires that are too big for them to handle alone
Batteries not included : detectors don't work in one-fifth of homes that have them, usually because their batteries are dead or missing. And, as of 1995,1 U.S. home in 14 still had no smoke detectors
Site testing smoke detectors in commercial occupancies : maintenance organizations and system owners must commit themselves to regular and thorough detector upkeep
Setting the standard for excellence : as the role of fire inspector becomes more prominent and more complex, the need for a reliable measure of competence has become a hot issue
Arena Updates Fire Protection System : when the Crown Coliseum in Cincinnati underwent major renovations last year, a prime concern was upgrading the facility's 25-year-old fire detection and alarm system