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NFPA’s Bold Push Into a Data Analytics Future

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November/December 2016

In this issue, NFPA Journal takes a look at NFPA’s bold push into a data analytics future and the data tools it is developing that may save lives and change the way fire professionals do their jobs. Plus: a new plan for civil unrest; controversy over NFPA 13R sprinkler systems; and NFPA reports on U.S. large-loss fires, and firefighter injuries, and more.

FEATURES

Big Data

A team of NFPA data scientists, backed by advanced computer systems, is tapping into a trove of fire data with the aim of saving lives and reshaping how fire professionals do their jobs.

Sprinkler Systems

Should an NFPA 13R sprinkler system extinguish a fire, or just slow it down enough to prevent death and injuries?

Large-Loss Fires 2015

With an estimated $1.5 billion in property loss, California’s Valley Fire was the costliest fire of 2015, continuing a recent trend of wildfires topping the list of largest losses.

U.S. Firefighter Injuries 2015

Last year saw a sharp jump in the number of exposures to hazardous conditions and a 7.5 percent overall increase in the number of firefighter injuries.