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New York City Permitsit, and they are Tough

http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/60920/25/none/none/Depar/%2522NEW-YORK-CITY-PERMITS-IT,-AND-THEY-ARE-TOUGH%2522
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: March 1999
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan

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Nine Elderly Fire Victims in Residential Hotel Miami, Florida

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/tr-041.pdf
Author: Charles Jennings
Date Published: 1990
Publisher: US Fire Administration
Keywords: Initiative 9, lessons-learned fire report, residential hotel fire, Initiative 14, senior citizens, fire/building codes

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No Routine Jobs

http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/60688/25/none/none/Depar/NO-%2522ROUTINE%2522-JOBS-
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: November 1998
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan

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Old Buckingham Station Fire, Chesterfield, Virginia

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/tr-105.pdf
Author: Thomas H. Miller
Date Published: 1995
Publisher: US Fire Administration
Keywords: Initiative 9, lessons-learned fire report, apartment fire, fire protection, fire/building codes, structural firefighting

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Party Walls and Fire Limits

http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/209169/25/none/none/Depar/PARTY-WALLS-AND-FIRE-LIMITS:-UPDATE-
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: June 2004
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan

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Performance-based fire safety regulations: Getting it right Part 1

http://firechief.com/mag/firefighting_performancebased_fire_safety/
Author: Vincent Brannigan, Anthony Kilpatrick
Date Published: January 2001
Publisher: Fire Chief
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, fire protection engineering, performance-based codes, model building codes, fire safety

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Plastic Reinforced Gypsum Board May Create Problems

http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/202671/25/none/none/Depar/PLASTIC-REINFORCED-GYPSUM-BOARD-MAY-CREATE-PROBLEMS-
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: February 2004
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan

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Post-Tensioned Concrete Building Fire Update

http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/87121/25/none/none/Depar/POST-TENSIONED-CONCRETE-BUILDING-FIRE:-UPDATE
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: November 2000
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan

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Preplanning The Big Box Store

http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/61349/25/none/none/Depar/UPDATE:-PREPLANNING-THE-BIG-BOX-STORE
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: November 1999
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan

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Prevention through education and uniform codes: an answer to reducing the nation's fire problem

http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb?path=lrcweb/STARLibraries.web
Author: Murphy, Dana B
Date Published: 1994
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 14, public education, Initiative 15, fire code enforcement, fire prevention, fire/building codes

Note: You will be re-directed to the USFA/FEMA Learning Resource Center. To access abstract and other information, please copy the title and use "Search for a Specific Title," enter the title and choose the "Display" option from the left navigation.

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Protection of firefighters under the building codes

http://www.lrc.fema.gov/starweb/lrcweb/servlet.starweb
Author: Bukowski, Richard W.
Date Published: January 2002
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, fire protection engineering, performance-based codes, model building codes

Note: You will be re-directed to the USFA/FEMA Learning Resource Center. To access abstract and other information, please copy the title and use "Search for a Specific Title," enter the title and choose the "Display" option from the left navigation.

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Pyramidal Roofs

http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/151154/25/none/none/Depar/PYRAMIDAL-ROOFS
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: June 2002
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan

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Rapid Fire Spread and Other Deadly Hazards

http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/59123/25/none/none/Depar/RAPID-FIRE-SPREAD-AND-OTHER--DEADLY-HAZARDS--
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: June 1996
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan

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Response to fire alarm signals and evacuation compliance by occupants of alarm protected properties:

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo36393.pdf
Author: Silver, Christopher
Date Published: 2003
Publisher: National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program
Keywords: Initiative 14, fire protection technology, fire alarm systems, evacuation, fire/building codes

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Shenandoah Retirement Home Fire, Roanoke County, Virginia

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/tr-038.pdf
Author: Randolph E. Kirby
Date Published: 1989
Publisher: US Fire Administration
Keywords: Initiative 9, lessons-learned fire report, retirement home fire, Initiative 14, senior citizens, fire/building codes

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Should There Be a Smoke Control Sector?

http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/61475/25/none/none/Depar/SHOULD-THERE-BE-A-SMOKE-CONTROL-SECTOR?
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: September 1999
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan

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Sixteen-Fatality Fire in High-Rise Residence for the Elderly, Johnson City, TN

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/tr-039-508.pdf
Author: Daniel J. Carpenter, Jr
Date Published: 1989
Publisher: US Fire Administration
Keywords: Initiative 9, lessons-learned fire report, nursing home fire, Initiative 14, senior citizens, fire/building codes

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Something for Everybody

http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/60566/25/none/none/Depar/SOMETHING-FOR-EVERYBODY-
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: September 1998
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan

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Sprinklered Records Storage Facility, Chicago, Illinois

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/tr-106.pdf
Author: Thomas H. Miller
Date Published: 1996
Publisher: US Fire Administration
Keywords: Initiative 9, lessons-learned fire report, storage facility fire, fire protection, fire/building codes, structural firefighting

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Sprinklers Out of Service

http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/154463/25/none/none/Depar/SPRINKLERS-OUT-OF-SERVICE--
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: August 2002
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan

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Tech Hotels Update

http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/137482/25/none/none/Depar/TECH-HOTELS-UPDATE-
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: February 2002
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan

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Ten Elderly Victims from Intermediate Care Facility Fire Colorado Springs, Colorado

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/tr-050.pdf
Author: Jack Yates
Date Published: 1991
Publisher: US Fire Administration
Keywords: Initiative 9, lessons-learned fire report, nursing home fire, Initiative 14, senior citizens, building/fire codes

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Ten-Fatality Board and Care Facility Fire, Detroit, Michigan

http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/tr-066.pdf
Author: Mark Chubb
Date Published: 1992
Publisher: US Fire Administration
Keywords: Initiative 9, lessons-learned fire report, nursing home fire, Initiative 14, senior citizens, fire/building codes

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The Building Department Said the Walls Were Ok, But...

http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/60356/25/none/none/Depar/THE-BUILDING-DEPARTMENT-SAID-THE-WALLS-WERE-OK,-BUT
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: May 1998
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan

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The Chicago Tragedy

http://www.fireengineering.com/display_article/197916/25/none/none/Depar/THE-CHICAGO-TRAGEDY
Author: Francis L. Brannigan
Date Published: December 2003
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Keywords: Initiative 15, fire/building codes, building construction, Initiative 2, historical documentation, operational safety, fire science, Brannigan

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