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Here are NFPA's top five stories on fire sprinklers/home fires in 2018

Has the installation of arc flashes increased in the past 10 years?

  Is the electrical industry 'qualified' for safety in the same way we require workers to be qualified? NFPA 70E, Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace provides a definition for a "qualified person" and requires that only qualified

Tentative Interim Amendments and Errata issued on NFPA 10, NFPA 20, and NFPA 58

The NFPA Standards Council considered the issuance of proposed Tentative Interim Amendments (TIA) on the 2019 edition of NFPA 20, Standard for the Installation of Stationary Pumps for Fire Protection.  These TIAs was issued by the Council on

Journal NOW: After monstrous CA wildfire season, revisit the UN climate change report

Getty Images As California recovers from its worst wildfire season on record, the landmark report released in October by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) carries even more weight. NFPA Journal covered the release of

New edition of Automatic Sprinkler Systems Handbook supports major reorganization of NFPA 13

Completely revised to support the reorganized standard,  the new Automatic Sprinkler Systems Handbook helps you implement the 2019 edition of NFPA 13 smoothly and efficiently. In a major update, NFPA 13 has been fully reorganized by structuring the

Why are there some requirements in NFPA 1 that are not in other standards, such as pallet storage and manufacturing?

This Live Q&A session guided users through where to find the requirements in the code for fire protection systems and how to navigate NFPA 1's chapter 13 and other occupancy specific requirements for fire protection systems. We also

Four-part series on residential fires underscores safety shortfalls

#TBT From The NFPA Archives: 1977 Providence College Dorm Fire

Early on the morning of December 13, 1977 a fire broke out in the Aquinas Hall dormitory at Providence College in Providence, RI. Ten female students died as a result of this incident.   Pictured here: The rear view of the dormitory where two women

NFPA’s high-rise risk assessment tool, EFFECT, receives Innovation Award from leading tall building authority

NFPA’s EFFECT (Exterior Façade Fire Evaluation and Comparison Tool) has won an Innovation Award from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH). The world’s premiere authority on skyscrapers honors best in class tall

Now available: December 2018 of NFPA News, our free monthly codes and standards newsletter

The December 2018 issue of NFPA News, our free monthly codes and standards newsletter, is now available. In this issue: New potential project on Fuel Gases Detection Proposed Tentative Interim Amendments seeking comments on NFPA 72 and NFPA 291