FireBrand is an on-going publication produced by the
New England Chapter's Web Team.

Articles from the Oct 99 to May 00 Edition of FireBrand 2000

1. Changes to NFPA 72-1999, by Dean K. Wilson, P.E., January 2000

2. A Progress Report Group Continues to Spread Word About Residential Sprinklers by Gary Keith, NFPA Chair, Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition

3. Virtual Reality Learning in Fire Investigation, by Ed Comeau of
writer-tech.com. New CD Based training Tool.

4. Action required to reduce US firefighter fatalities. by Ed Comeau of
writer-tech.com. An overview of the factors contributing to fire fighter fatalities and some of the measures that could be taken to help reduce their occurrence.

5. Tackling Installations Neglect in Dubai, by Syed Rashid Ali

6. Hot Smoke Testing In Tunnels - Melbourne's CityLink, Hugh Allan and Michael Delichatsios CSIRO Thermal & Fluids Engineering

7. College Fire Safety by Ed Comeau. A report on the Seton Hall Incident and information about College Fire Safety across the country. (UPDATED 2/3/00)

8. Fighting fire in space, by David Scott. What's it like to fight a fire while traveling at 17,500 miles (28,000 kilometers) per hour? Ask Jerry Linenger.

9. NFPA 13: What You Need to Know About the 1999 Edition, by Milosh Puchovsky, P.E. We've expanded its scope to help you respond to the increased data on sprinkler system design and installation.

10. Protecting Office Buildings: A look at office buildings and how building managers can increase fire safety protection, by Mike Isner and Lee DeVito

11. Testimony before the NJ Assembly Committee on Housing

12. U.S. ARSON TRENDS AND PATTERNS, John R. Hall, Jr.

13. U.S. EXPERIENCE WITH SPRINKLERS, Kimberly D. Rohr

14. U.S. Experience w/Smoke Alarms & Other Fire Alarms, Marty Ahrens

15. NFPA will develop the NFPA Building Code™ rounding out its Consensus Codes™ set of codes and standards for the built environment.

16. Massive Effort To Improve Fire Investigation Skills Launched By
National Public/Private Partnership (March 1, 2000)