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ICC: Hold Firm on Sprinklers
NFPA's residential sprinkler campaign is attracting a lot of interest among people who share our belief that requiring sprinklers in new one- and...
NFPA Journal, 11/01/09 by Shannon, James M · More from publication -
When Process Meets Commitment
When I first came to work at NFPA more than 18 years ago, I arrived with no experience in standards development and, candidly, only a rudimentary...
NFPA Journal, 07/01/09 by Shannon, James M · More from publication -
Incarceration and opioid withdrawal: the experiences of methadone patients and out-of-treatment heroin users
Of the hundreds of thousands of individuals entering America's jails and prisons each year, it is estimated that approximately 15% are addicted to...
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 06/01/09 by Shannon Gwin Mitchell; Sharon M. Kelly; Barry S. Brown; Heather Schacht Reisinger; James A. Peterson; Adrienne Ruhf; Michael H. Agar; Robert P. Schwartz · More from publication -
Fire-safe Cigarettes: Keep Fighting
As we launch a new advocacy campaign around home fire sprinklers, it is important to note that one of the most gratifying projects undertaken in...
NFPA Journal, 03/01/09 by Shannon, James M · More from publication -
Fire Safety on College Campuses
Anyone who has sent a son or daughter off to college will tell you how exciting it is to watch a child take that big step toward realizing his or...
NFPA Journal, 09/01/08 by Shannon, James M · More from publication -
Advancing Residential Sprinklers
Over the past decade, NFPA and the International Code Council (ICC) have been criticized for not cooperating enough in advancing our common mission...
NFPA Journal, 07/01/08 by Shannon, James M · More from publication -
Chief Warren McDaniels
Warren McDaniels, chair of the NFPA Board of Directors since 2006, died on February 24, 2008.1 was honored to deliver the following eulogy at his...
NFPA Journal, 05/01/08 by Shannon, James M · More from publication -
Firewise® philosophy, The
I RECENTLY SPOKE AT AN EVENT about a program that has been one of NFPA's great successes of the last few years. The FirewiseÃÂî...
NFPA Journal, 03/01/08 by Shannon, James M · More from publication -
2007 Year in Review
FROM NFPA PRESIDENT How would you characterize 2007 for our members? It was another great year at NFPA. We have had many successes. First of...
NFPA Journal, 01/01/08 by Shannon, James M · More from publication -
Nine brave firefighters
A FEW YEARS AGO, I heard a self-styled "policy expert" criticize NFPA standards used by fire departments and give her view of the importance of the...
NFPA Journal, 07/01/07 by Shannon, James M · More from publication
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