National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)'s Blog, page 146

Report: Homebuilders spent $24 million in one state fighting home fire sprinkler requirements

Who is responsible for your company's hot work permit program?

The short answer: everyone.     Hot work is one of the leading causes of industrial fire. According to the NFPA report Structure Fires Started by Hot Work - September 2016, U.S. fire departments responded to an average of 4,440

NFPA kicks off “Compliance through Collaboration” forum, providing opportunity for building professionals to discuss struggles and challenges on the job, along with strategies for tackling them

  Today kicks off “Compliance through Collaboration,” a three-day NFPA forum that brings together a cross-section of building professionals, including facility managers, enforcers, contractors, designers, inspectors and installers, who

RFP deadline extended for data architect to design Community Risk Reduction data model

  Calling all Data Architects! NFPA is looking to procure Data Architect professional services, from an experienced individual or firm, to design and document a comprehensive and scalable data model and data infrastructure requirements for

RFP deadline extended for data architect to design CRR data model

  Calling all Data Architects! NFPA is looking to procure Data Architect professional services, from an experienced individual or firm, to design and document a comprehensive and scalable data model and data infrastructure requirements for

Register for free webinar on fire service contamination control

NFPA's upcoming webinar will provide highlights from the one-year Campaign for Fire Service Contamination Control project and corresponding workshop. The project was funded by an Assistance to Firefighters Fire Prevention & Safety Grant in

First joint AUBE ‘17/SUPDET® 2017 a success

  The first joint conference AUBE ’17/SUPDET® 2017 was a success with more than 80 presentations and nearly 200 total participants. Thank you to all who attended and spoke at the conference! Presentations over the three days in College

NFPA 1: Provisions for naturally cut and artificial Christmas trees.

  (Please note, the current edition of NFPA 1 is now the 2018 edition.  This new edition is available to view online for free at www.nfpa.org/1.  All future Fire Code Friday posts will reference the 2018 edition unless specifically

Economic Impact of Fire: How the ENVECO project answered questions and prompted many more

  We all know the role that firefighters play in saving lives and reducing risk in our cities and towns. Or do we?   Increasingly, fire departments are expected to provide data to underscore their impact in communities. NFPA is well aware of

FEMA's emergency housing units now include fire sprinklers