January 13, 2003—The 2003 Edition of the National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA) Fire Protection Handbook will be available for purchase January 17, 2003. Authoritative and comprehensive, the new FPH covers major advances in fire alarm systems, life safety, rescue training, fire risk analysis, and water mist suppression. It entails 200 chapters in two volumes (approx. 3,100 pp.), with thousands of illustrations and photos, plus tables and graphs.
Twenty new chapters address essential topics for the workplace, including:
- Six new chapters in the section on water-based suppression, including chapters on sprinkler systems for storage facilities, and power supplies and controllers for motor-driven fire pumps.
- A new chapter on fundamentals of safe building design detailing how design loads and forces, and building systems and components, impact safety in new and existing structures.
- An updated section on organizing for fire and rescue services, including new tactics for fire department commanders, and alternate water supplies.
- Major changes in the section on detection and alarm, giving fire protection designers and engineers the latest on fire alarm systems, fire alarm system interfaces, and carbon monoxide detection.
List price $149.95; Member price $134.96; Item #FPH1903. To order or for quantity pricing information, visit NFPA.
