This Fourteenth Edition of the FIRE PROTECTION HANDBOOK
is dedicated with respect, admiration, and gratitude
to Paul C. Lamb who throughout a long career
in fire protection engineering has
contributed most generously of his time
and great abilities to the advancement of
the National Fire Protection Association
and its worthy objectives.

In the long history of the Association
few men have matched his service
as a member and chairman of technical committees,
as a Director, as Chairman of the Technical Advisory
Committee and of its successor, the Standards Council,
since that body came into being in 1974.

These and many other contributions
together with the personal attributes of sound judgment,
persuasive leadership, and great tact
make Paul C. Lamb a most worthy recipiert
of any honor the Association can bestow.