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Capitol Hill veteran killed following attempt to save son in home fire

Journal NOW: The political challenges of enacting wildfire measures on display in Colorado

In preparing to write the cover story, “Build. Burn. Repeat?,” for the latest issue of NFPA Journal, I tried to find answers to a basic question: Why, when faced with indisputable risks and potentially devastating outcomes, do some

Errata issued on NFPA 25, Standard for the Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems

NFPA has issued the following errata on NFPA 25, Standard for the Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems:   NFPA 25, Errata 25-17-1, referencing table cross references in various chapters of the 2017 edition,

What percentage of fire door assemblies fail the required yearly inspection?

As part of the process through which NFPA staff provides answers to technical questions received from members and AHJs, one stakeholder recently asked about compliance rates for fire door assemblies inspected yearly, as required by NFPA 80, Standard for

7 children killed in United Arab Emirates house fire, mother is the only one to survive

Source: Pawan Singh / The National   House fires are tragic in and of themselves but when they occur and take the lives of young children, it just makes everything more painful. According to ABC News, residents of the United Arab Emirates (UAE),

Fire in a South Korean facility without working sprinklers kills dozens for second time in a month

  According to the BBC, nearly 40 people perished and more than 130 were injured this week in a hospital fire in South Korea. It was the country’s deadliest fire in nearly ten years. The blaze comes on the heels of another deadly fire

Fire sprinkler incentive in new tax act highlighted in NFPA's Fire Sprinkler Initiative newsletter

NFPA 1: Changes to the 2018 edition, minimum fire prevention inspection frequencies for existing occupancies, #FireCodefridays

Looking back, one part of the Code that I don’t spend a lot of time talking about, but should, is how it is applied and how it is enforced.  Practically speaking, when does one even use a Fire Code?  Who needs to know how to enforce

NFPA now accepting applications for the 2018 James M. Shannon Advocacy Medal

2017 James M. Shannon Advocacy Medal Ann Jones (center) with NFPA President Jim Pauley (left) and NFPA Board of Directors Chair Randolph Tucker. Jones received the award for her work in passing a requirement to sprinkler all new homes in Wales. The

“This is Us” got smoke alarm messaging right, but slow cookers wrong; slow cookers are not a significant fire safety hazard and can be used safely!

  If you’re one of the few people who doesn’t watch “This is Us”, here's an update on what's been happening with the show and fire safety. "This is Us" is a highly popular, one-hour program on NBC that’s brought quite