Crosswalk of Recommendations to Categories

NIST Recommendation	Responsible Community					Application		Relation to Outcome
	Practices	Standards, Codes, Regulations	Adoption & Enforcement	R&D/Further Study	Education & Training	Small Nightclubs	General Applicability	Related	Unrelated
1.  Adopt and enforce model codes	ü	ü	ü		ü		ü	ü
2.  Strengthen requirement for sprinklers		ü	ü			ü		ü
3.  Strengthen restrictions on foam plastic finish materials	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü		ü	ü
4.  Strengthen restrictions on use of pyrotechnics		ü	ü		ü	ü		ü
5.  Increase factor of safety on egress	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü		ü	ü
6.  Conduct portable fire extinguisher study		ü	ü	ü	ü		ü		ü
7.  Adopt and practice communication, response,  command structures, and staffing guidelines already established	ü		ü		ü		ü		ü
8.  Conduct research to understand human behavior better in emergency situations		ü		ü	ü		ü		ü
9.  Conduct research to understand fire spread and suppression better		ü		ü			ü		ü
10.  Conduct research to refine computer-aided decision tools	ü			ü	ü		ü		ü

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