The legacy of Merry Old England lives on in the American South. pic.twitter.com/ujnDUIz3Q3
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Community Risk Assessment
First Draft Meeting Minutes | January 13, 2026
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We have advocated education community risk management concepts since 2007; primarily in NFPA Standard 1300 —Ā Standard on Community Risk Assessment and Community Risk Reduction Plan Development (formerly NFPA 1600).Ā The content of this title is close-coupled with FEMA’s National Incident Management System.Ā Ā
Recently the National Fire Protection Association Standards Council moved to consolidate its community risk management titles as described below.Ā Ā
“NFPA 1660 is in a custom cycle due to the Emergency Response and Responder Safety Document Consolidation Plan (consolidation plan) as approved by the NFPA Standards Council.Ā As part of the consolidation plan, NFPA 1660 (combining Standards NFPA 1600, NFPA 1616, and NFPA 1620) is open for public input with a closing date of November 13, 2020.”
Thus, NFPA 1600 is being sunsetted as a separate consensus product, its substance rolled into the new NFPA 1660.Ā CLICK HERE for the new landing page for NFPA 1660.
Two links below provide a sense of the back-and-forth in the technical committee meetings:
1600_F2018_EMB_AAA_FD_PIResponses
Discussion about school and university security are noteworthy.
As described on its title page, this product will be reconfigured as NFPA 1660Ā Standard on Community Risk Assessment, Pre-Incident Planning, Mass Evacuation, Sheltering, and Re-entry Programs.Ā Ā The title suggests that NFPA 1660 is being developed to meet market need for conformance and teaching tools.Ā You may track movement in the concepts in the links below; many of them administrative:
Emergency Management and Business Continuity
Mass Evacuation and Sheltering
NFPA 1660 will likely require one or two more revision cycles to stabilize
Public consultation on the Second Draft (NITMAM) closes September 9th.Ā You may submit public input directly to NFPA by CLICKING HERE.Ā We will have hosted several Security colloquia ahead of this deadline during which we will drill into technical and policy specifics.
University of Tennessee
We maintain this title on our periodic Security, Disaster and Risk colloquia during which timeĀ our thoughts on the economic burden of the expanding constellation of risk management standards will be known.Ā Thoughts that we are reluctant to write.Ā Ā See ourĀ CALENDAR for the next online meeting; open to everyone.
Issue: [13-58] and [18-151]
Category: Security, Risk
Colleagues: Mike Anthony, Robert G. Arno, Jim Harvey, Richard Robben
MORE >> Disaster Resiliency and NFPA Codes and Standards
Maple Nut Latte
Standards VermontĀ |Ā Campus Plan 2022-2032
Annual 2023 Net Position Statement: $774,788,000 (Page 15)
Ingredients:
2 shots espresso (or Ā½ cup strong brewed coffee)
1 cup milk (dairy or non-dairy like almond, oat, or cashew)
2 tbsp maple syrup (adjust to taste)
Ā¼ tsp vanilla extract (optional)
Ā¼ tsp nut extract (hazelnut, walnut, or almond)
Whipped cream (optional, for topping)
Chopped nuts or nutmeg (optional garnish)
Instructions:
Brew the espresso and pour it into a large mug.
Heat the milk in a saucepan or microwave, then froth it using a whisk, frother, or blender until foamy.
Mix the maple syrup, vanilla extract, and nut extract into the espresso.
Pour the frothed milk over the espresso mixture.
Top with whipped cream and sprinkle with chopped nuts or nutmeg if desired.
The Maple Nut Latte is likely inspired by Vermontās famous maple syrup industry. Vermont is the largest producer of pure maple syrup in the United States, and maple-flavored food and drinks are a big part of the state’s culinary identity.
Our UVM students (the Chatty Cats) are texting alumni this spring! Be sure to take a minute to chat with them so you stay in the know on everything UVM.
#chattycats #uvmalumni pic.twitter.com/Mr294oD6bi
— University of Vermont Foundation (@UVMFoundation) March 15, 2022
Student Newspaper: Marriage Pactā algorithm pairs students with their āperfect match
Marriage Pact matches donāt need to be romantic
Her Campus: Relationship Profiles
College of Medicine: Love at Larner
Historically, Vermont was one of the most Republican states in the country. It consistently voted Republican in presidential elections from the partyās founding in the mid-1800s until 1988.Ā Starting in the 1960s and 1970s, Vermont saw an influx of urban progressives from places like New York and Massachusetts seeking escape from the liberal Democrat hellholes they voted for.
Many were part of the back-to-the-land movement, bringing left-leaning political views.Ā Despite Vermont’s deep-blue status at the federal level, the state still elects moderate Republicans at the state level, such as Governor Phil Scott, who is popular for his bipartisan and pragmatic leadership.
“The Liberals are Coming, and Theyāre Bringing Fancy Coffee” https://t.co/XykfCFYZgVhttps://t.co/exHU6TR2h9
America is changed by flight from miserable Blue States to better Red Statesāonly to import the policies that created the misery they fled from in the first place. pic.twitter.com/OaVVgrTxJrā Standards Michigan (@StandardsMich) October 31, 2022
Parents of Bryce Lowman v. FirstEnergy Corp.
A wrongful death suit filed November 3, 2025 against FirstEnergy Corporation.Ā Allegation: Improper maintenance and inspection of power infrastructure led to the sonās fatal electrocution near State College, Pennsylvania.Ā It is a relatively new filing so s full public docket appears not available at this time.Ā We include it in today’s agenda as we prepare our comments on the First Draft of the 2028 National Electrical Safety Code.
Related coverage
https://www.centredaily.com/news/local/community/state-college/article312761449.html
https://www.centredaily.com/news/local/community/article302210044.html
https://www.centredaily.com/news/local/community/state-college/article305361446.html
Relevant safety standards we cover:
Hegemon Cuyahoga & County Dublin
Financial Presentations & Webcasts
Here we shift our perspective 120 degrees to understand the point of view of the Producer interest in the American national standards system (See ANSI Essential Requirements).Ā The title of this post draws from the location of US and European headquarters.Ā We list proposals by a successful electrical manufacturer for discussion during today’s colloquium:
2026 National Electrical Code
CMP-1: short circuit current ratings, connections with copper cladded aluminum conductors, maintenance to be provided by OEM, field markings
CMP-2: reconditioned equipment, receptacles in accessory buildings, GFCI & AFCI protection, outlet placement generally, outlets for outdoor HVAC equipment(1)
(1) Here we would argue that if a pad mount HVAC unit needs service with tools that need AC power once every 5-10 years then the dedicated branch circuit is not needed.Ā Many campuses have on-site, full-time staff that can service outdoor pad mounted HVAC equipment without needing a nearby outlet.Ā One crew — two electricians — will run about $2500 per day to do anything on campus.
CMP-3: No proposals
CMP-4: solar voltaic systems (1)
(1) Seems reasonable – spillover outdoor night time lighting effect upon solar panel charging should be identified.
CMP-5: Administrative changes only
CMP-6: No proposals
CMP-7: Distinction between “repair” and “servicing”
CMP-8: Reconditioned equipment
CMP-9: Reconditioned equipment
CMP-10: Short circuit ratings, service disconnect, disconnect for meters, transformer secondary conductor, secondary conductor taps, surge protective devices, disconnecting means generally, spliced and tap conductors, more metering safety, 1200 ampere threshold for arc reduction technology, reconditioned surge equipment shall not be permitted, switchboard short circuit ratings
CMP-11: Lorem
CMP-12: Lorem
CMP-13: Lorem
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Electrical Preventive Maintenance
Photo taken by a friend of Mike Anthony (Thalassa Raasch, Harvard ’20) Now on the faculty at the University of Iowa
Today we review, and prepare a response to one of the 2028 National Electrical Safety Code technical committees Call for Public Comment on CP 6026 (RE: vegetation management around power and communication infrastructure).Ā During tomorrow’s online meeting of the IEEE Education & Healthcare Facilities Committee we will examine a first draft, put on the polish and then ship ahead of next Tuesday’s deadline.
Reaction: February 19 Open Meeting
Next Open Meeting: March 19.Ā Keep in mind that much “bandwidth” is devoted to administrative issues; the technical specifics of primary interest to us referenced in case dockets that are referenced here:Ā FERC Online
The current full complement of five FERC commissioners is relatively new as of December 23, 2025. The two most recent additions ā Chairman Laura V. Swett (term expiring June 30, 2030) and Commissioner David A. LaCerte (term expiring June 30, 2026) ā were confirmed by the U.S. Senate on October 7, 2025.
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This restored FERC to its full five members after prior vacancies and transitions earlier in the year. The other commissioners (David Rosner, Lindsay S. See, and Judy W. Chang) have been in place since mid-2024 or earlier, but the current lineup only fully formed about two and a half months ago.
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This followed changes tied to the new administration, including shifts in majority and leadership.
January 22.Ā Issues of interest discussed at the FERC Open Meeting on January 22, 2026, centered primarily on electric sector matters related to generator interconnection reforms, expedited processes for resource adequacy.Ā Our interest lies in the effect of FERC action will have on the utility costs of educational settlements which, of course, practically involves all utilities and how those decisions are reflected in state tariffs.
One issue of particular interest for Michigan: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) Expedited Resource Addition Study (ERAS) process (Docket No. ER25-2454-002): The Commission addressed arguments on rehearing and sustained its prior July 21, 2025, order approving MISO’s ERAS framework. This provides an expedited interconnection study process for generation projects addressing urgent near-term resource adequacy and reliability needs in the MISO region.Ā Discussions involved balancing reliability concerns (e.g., load growth, resource shortfalls) against claims of undue discrimination or preference in interconnection queuing, as raised by public interest groups.Ā We will see these conclusions reflected in Michigan Public Service Commission action.Other agenda elements likely included routine administrative matters (e.g., A-1 Agency Administrative Matters, A-2 Customer Matters/Reliability/Security/Market Operations) and consent items (often non-controversial electric, gas, hydro, or certificate matters voted en bloc without discussion).
No major presentations were noted, and the meeting focused on these reliability/interconnection and market integrity issues amid broader grid challenges like queue backlogs, rapid load growth, and transitioning resources.The Q&A afterward involved energy media, with emphasis by Laura V. Swett on reliability concerns ahead of likely winter storms. The next public open meeting is scheduled for Thursday, February 19th.Ā
December 18. The public meetings are dominated by administrative procedures and mutual admiration.Ā Technical issues that require in-depth, expert-level understanding of complex laws, rules, guidelines, and precedents beyond surface-level awareness appear deeper into the FERC website.Ā There you will generally find:
- Nuanced interpretation of statutes and agency decisions
- Awareness of historical context and evolving policies
- Insight into how rules interact with technical, economic, and operational realities
- Impacts of changes and navigate compliance strategically
As interest and time allows we can pick through technical specifics regarding FERC oversight of interstate electricity with the IEEE colleagues.
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Midwest Energy Communications: What’s On a Utility Pole?
Open Commission Meeting
“The wireless age has brought us closer together,
yet we must work to ensure that it does not divide us.”
— Guglielmo Marconi
Maxwell equations: A complete description of electromagnetism and light
FCC Proposes to Modify Technical Rules for Digital FM Stations
Our Office of Engineering & Technology maintains the U.S. Table of Frequency Allocations, manages Experimental Licensing & Equipment Authorization programs, regulates operation of unlicensed devices, and conducts engineering & technical studies. https://t.co/MATs1ThyxL #FCC101
— FCC (@FCC) August 17, 2023
The FCC is the United States’ primary authority for communications laws, regulation and technological innovation. We provide a link to the August 3rd meeting during which time rules for Digital FM Radio and Non-Federal Spectrum Usage were discussed. Campus Security Radio, National Public Radio and Student Radio are central features of education community culture and safety and are typically available when the internet is not.
Sacred Spaces
“We need the sense of the sacred, and the sense that things transcend our grasp.
We need to know that we are dependent on others,
and that the condition of our existence is the existence of others.”
“View of Eton College Chapel” 1834 William Ingalton
The founding of many education communities is inspired by faith communities.Ā Ā In many of them the place of worship was the very first building.Ā Ā College and university chapels are central places of worship for students, staff and faculty, and provide a space for solitude and reflection.Ā A place for feeling at home in the world.
International Building Code | Section 303.4 Assembly Group A-3
There are several hundred technical standards, or parts of standards,Ā that govern how churches and chapels are made safe and sustainable.Ā Owing to innovations in construction, operation and management methods, those standards move, ever so slightly, on a near-daily basis.Ā They are highly interdependent; confounded by county-level adaptations; and impossible to harmonize by adoption cycle.Ā That movement tracked here as best we can within the limit of our resources and priorities.Ā That’s why it’s best to simply click into our daily colloquia if you have a question or need guidance.
Lights are on in the little Baptist parsonage tonight. pic.twitter.com/RK4W6kjug5
ā NYFarmer (@NYFarmer) June 7, 2025
Richard Miniter observes that the United States was founded as four distinct religious utopias, each originating from different regions and historical periods in England (and the broader British Isles). These groups, shaped by conflicts like the English Civil War, brought competing visions of society, governance, and faith that continue to influence American culture and politics today.1. New England Puritans (from East Anglia): Strict, communal Calvinists seeking a ācity upon a hillā with moral oversight and collective piety.
2. Cavalier culture in Virginia and the South (from southwest England): Hierarchical, Anglican/Royalist tradition emphasizing order, honor, and aristocratic values.
3. Middle States (influenced by the West Midlands): More tolerant, pluralistic Quaker and other nonconformist approaches fostering commerce and individual liberty.
4. Appalachian borderlands (from the English-Scottish border): Scots-Irish Presbyterian folkways stressing independence, martial honor, and anti-authoritarian egalitarianism.These enduring subcultures create ongoing tensions over freedom, authority, and religion in America.
2. Cavalier culture in Virginia and the South (from southwest England): Hierarchical, Anglican/Royalist tradition emphasizing order, honor, and aristocratic values.
3. Middle States (influenced by the West Midlands): More tolerant, pluralistic Quaker and other nonconformist approaches fostering commerce and individual liberty.
4. Appalachian borderlands (from the English-Scottish border): Scots-Irish Presbyterian folkways stressing independence, martial honor, and anti-authoritarian egalitarianism.These enduring subcultures create ongoing tensions over freedom, authority, and religion in America.
Today is the Feast of Corpus Christi.
The 13th century Eucharistic chant of Ave verum corpus was set to music by Mozart in 1791 to be sung especially to celebrate the feast day.
Here I sing it in the historic chapel of Launde Abbey. #History pic.twitter.com/frkUFkPHVj
— Katie Marshall (@KatieHistory) June 11, 2023
Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief | Jordan Peterson, Douglas Murray, Sam Harris
Taylor University | Grant County Indiana
The image criteria of our WordPress theme does not permit many images of college and university chapels to be shown fully-dimensioned on sliders or widget galleries.Ā We reproduce a few of the outsized images here and leave the complexities of financing, designing, building and maintaining of them in a safe and sustainable manner for another day.Ā CLICK HERE for the links to our Sacred Space Standards workspace.
Click on any image for author attribution, photo credit or other information*.
Orchard Lake Schools | Oakland County Michigan
Saint Leo University | Pasco County Florida
In the sun-dappled chapel, all 155 new families were welcomed to the start of their Denstone journey. #ItStartsHere pic.twitter.com/veefqSVBGG
— Head | Denstone College (@DenstoneHead) September 3, 2023
Newman University Chapel Dublin
I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen:
not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.
— C.S. Lewis
Vilnius University
Mount St. Joseph University | Hamilton County Ohio
The “Dark Ages” produced the most divine vessels of light ever built.
Sainte-Chapelle:pic.twitter.com/B2lPLtWEVx
ā Culture Critic (@Culture_Crit) February 12, 2024
Sainte-Chapelle:pic.twitter.com/B2lPLtWEVx
ā Culture Critic (@Culture_Crit) February 12, 2024
Marian University Indianapolis
Wittenberg University
KƔroli GƔspƔr ReformƔtus Egyetem
University of San Diego
Augustana University | Minnehaha County South Dakota
Bucknell University Pennsylvania
Carroll College All Saints Chapel Montana
Marquette University Wisconsin
Saint Louis University Missouri
University of St. Thomas Minnesota
Keuka College New York
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UniversitĆ Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
University of Chicago
Thomas Aquinas College California
St. Albans School | District of Columbia
Princeton University
Yale University
Harvard University
Piula Theological College Samoa
UniversitƤt zu LĆ¼beck
Wycliffe College
Universitat de Barcelona
Hillsdale College
Liberty University
Gordon College
Colorado University Denver
Walla Walla University / Washington
University of the Incarnate Word / San Antonio, Texas
Pepperdine University / California
University of Kentucky
Loyola Marymount University / Los Angeles, California
Lourdes University
Seton Hall University
Durlston Court Prep School Chapel
Colorado University Denver
Luther College at the University of Regina / Saskatchewan, Canada
ź³ėŖ ėķźµ / Keimyung University Chapel, South Korea
U.S. Coast Guard Memorial Chapel | New London, Connecticut
Saint John’s University | Photo by Paul Middlestaedt
Trinity College / Hartford, Connecticut
Georgetown University Chapel | Washington, D.C.
Kings College Chapel | Auckland, New Zealand
Brigham Young University / Idaho
Newman University Church / Dublin
Our Lady of the Lake University / San Antonio, Texas
Southern Methodist University | Dallas, Texas
St. John’s College Oxford
United States Naval Academy Chapel
Wellington College Chapel
Fitzwilliam College Chapel Cambridge
Sorbonne UniversitƩ
West Point | US Army Cadet Chapel
Hebrew Union College
Tuskegee University Chapel
The Spring Hill College Chapel | Mobile, Alabama
Boston University
University of Tennessee at Chattangooga
Wake Forest University
Auburn University Chapel
Davis & Elkins College
University of Tulsa
Randolph College Chapel
Sewanee | The University of the South
King’s College Chapel | University of Cambridge
Hope College | Holland, Michigan
Duke University | Durham, North Carolina
Christ’s Chapel | Hillsdale College, Michigan
Basilica of the Sacred Heart | University of Notre Dame | South Bend, Indiana
Three Faith Chapels | Brandeis University
University of Wroclaw | Jesuit College | WrocÅaw, Poland
Alma College Chapel | Alma, Michigan
Stanford Memorial Church | Palo Alto, California
Universidad Adventista Templo | Buenos Aires, Argentina
St. Thomas of Villanova University Chapel | Villanova, Pennsylvania
St. Paul’s Chapel | Columbia University | New York City
Scotch College Chapel | Melbourne, Australia
Princeton University Chapel
United States Air Force Cadet Chapel | Colorado Springs
Chapelle Sainte-Ursule de la Sorbonne | Paris
Memorial Chapel | Glasgow University | Glasgow, Scotland
Alice Millar Chapel | Northwestern University
Bowdoin College Chapel | Brunswick, Maine
Loyola University Chapel | Madonna della Strada Chicago
Heinz Memorial Chapel | University of Pittsburgh
Madonna University Chapel | Livonia, Michigan
Vassar College Chapel | Poughkeepsie, New York
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Student Chapel | Cambridge, Massachusetts
St. Ignatius Church | University of San Francisco
Church of the Resurrection | Valparaiso University | Valparaiso, Indiana
Baughman Center | University of Florida
Exeter College Chapel | Oxford University
More coming.
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“Ides of March”
Standards Oregon | Lively Arts
“Beware the Ides of March” is a famous warning from Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. In the play, a soothsayer tells Caesar on February 15, 44 BC, to beware the “Ides of March”āthe 15th day of March in the Roman calendar. The phrase foreshadows Caesar’s assassination on that exact date by senators including Brutus. It has since become a cultural idiom symbolizing impending danger, betrayal, or a fateful day to be cautious
Risk Management | Security (Doors)
“The Death of Julius Caesar” | 1806 Vincenzo Camuccini
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— USPTO (@uspto) July 13, 2023
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