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Journal NOW: Start Electrical Safety Month by reading NFPA Journal's coverage of the 2020 NEC and other emerging electrical issues

iStock May is National Electrical Safety Month, and my feature article appearing in the May/June issue of NFPA Journal covers some of the anticipated changes to the 2020 National Electrical Code® (NEC®), and other ways NFPA is

#TBT From the NFPA Archives: Flood Hazards and Wood - 1913

Illustrated here: The effect of expansion of wood under water.   From the NFPA Quarterly v.7, no.1:  "At the time of a recent flood in Dayton [Ohio], a quantity of oak dashes veneered with maple were stacked to within about one inch of a

Review the First Draft Report to submit comments on NFPA 2400, Standard for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) used for Public Safety Operations

NFPA 2400, Standard for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) used for Public Safety Operations, covers the minimum requirements relating to the operation, deployment, and implementation of small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) for public safety

'We go where responders go': NFPA president on the release of NFPA 3000™ (PS)

NFPA 3000™ (PS), Active Shooter/Hostile Event Response (ASHER) Program, was released today, marking only the second time in NFPA's 122-year history that the organization has released a provisional standard to meet a pressing public safety need.

Taking steps to reduce injuries from shock and other electrical hazards during National Electrical Safety Month

It goes without saying that electricity makes our lives easier (just ask New Englanders who wrestled with four (!) blizzards in March that knocked out power for days and even weeks!) but there’s also a good chance that many of us are not really

As Home Fire Sprinkler Day nears, let NFPA and others know where your event is taking place

What will you be doing May 5th? Make a difference. Participate in something big, Wildfire Community Preparedness Day!

Journal NOW: Read the NFPA Journal feature article on the new NFPA 3000

Photo: Associated Press This is the final blog in a three-part series. Read the first blog here, and the second one here. NFPA 3000™ (PS), Active Shooter/Hostile Event Response (ASHER) Program, will be available for purchase tomorrow. When I

#TBT From the NFPA Archives: Cripple Creek Conflagration of 1896

On April 25 and April 29 in 1896, in a small city called Cripple Creek, Colorado, two separate conflagrations destroyed over 80 percent of the city and created $2 million worth of damage. Cripple Creek sits at the base of Pikes Peak in the Rocky

Journal NOW: Unified command—a look at NFPA Journal’s upcoming coverage of the new NFPA 3000

This is the second blog in a three-part series. Read the first blog here.  NFPA 3000™ (PS), Active Shooter/Hostile Event Response (ASHER) Program, is based on four main principles: unified command, integrated response, whole community,