- Author
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International Association of Fire Chiefs
- Title
- Emerging Fire Code Issues.
- Coporate
- International Association of Fire Chiefs, Washington, DC
- Sponsor
- Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC
- Report
-
Roundtable Report,
2004,
17 p.
- Book or Conf
- Emerging Codes Issues Roundtable 2004,
['Bellevue, WA', 'Nashville, TN'],
2004
- Keywords
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fire codes
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emergency plans
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prefire planning
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human behavior
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human factors
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engineering
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pyrotechnics
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fire prevention
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education
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training
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arson
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terrorism
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occupants
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interior finishes
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egress
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fire suppression
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case histories
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nightclubs
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nightclubs
- Identifiers
- nichtclubs and restaurants; places of worship and school auditoriums; arenas, stadiums and theaters; festival seating; crowd management; political intervention; special effects; enforcement and oversight; multiple use; pre-event notification; decorations; code initiatives; Station Nightclub (Concert), West Warwick, Rhode Island (RI), February 20, 2003
- Abstract
- In May, 2004, the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) convened two Emerging Codes Issues Roundtables. Fifty fire service participants selected as representatives from a diverse group of interests in the code industry were brought together in forums of twenty-five each. The roundtable meetings were held in Bellevue, Washington, on May 6-7, and in Nashville, Tennessee, on May 27-28. The purpose of the conferences was to develop strategies for enacting building code changes with an emphasis on life safety and fire threat reduction in nightclubs, regardless of location or age, and in other places of public assembly. The deliverables realized from the meetings include the development of strategies that will be disseminated. These strategies may be used to launch a nationwide campaign to enact sweeping fire and life safety code changes targeting occupancies that have recently captured the nation's attention. The deliverables will aim to help create a model uniform fire and life safety code to prevent further tragedies like the nightclub fire in West Warwick, Rhode Island (2003), and the panic exit from the dance club in Chicago, Illinois (2003).