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#101Wednesdays: Since multiple-occupancy buildings lead to multiple questions and interpretations, who’s right?

Image: Wikimedia Commons Over the 20+ years I’ve been working with  NFPA 101, Life Safety Code, the concept of multiple-occupancy buildings hasn’t been all that controversial. In fact, I’d go so far as to say it’s been

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Do today’s fires burn the same way they did 20 years ago?

  Do today’s fires burn the same way they did 20 years ago? It depends on who you ask. Many individuals and organizations believe that fire suppression methods and practices need to change in response to the modern environment. This viewpoint

C&E presenter talks hydrogen fuel cells

In the mid 2000s, everyone from Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson to President George W. Bush touted hydrogen fuel cells, or HFCs, which combine oxygen from the air with hydrogen to create electricity, as the future of motoring. All these years later,

Inaugural NFPA Responder Forum class commissioned, encouraged to be highly engaged leaders and learners

The 2015 Responder Forum class poses with NFPA's Ken Willette, the program organizer    The first NFPA Responder Forum graduating class was honored for their commitment to advancing the fire service this week. The graduates were nominated by

NFPA 1: Permission to remove existing occupant-use hose lines, #FireCodefridays

This morning, NFPA learned of one of the largest safety recalls made by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The recall, which “involves 134 models of Kidde fire extinguishers manufactured between January 1, 1973 and August 15, 2017, including

Dozens killed in explosion at power plant in India

  An explosion in a coal-fired power plant in India killed at least 26 people and injured 100 more yesterday. The incident came on the heels of a fireworks factory explosion that killed nearly 50 people in Indonesia last week.   The blast

Now available: NFPA podcast series showcases lingering effects of American home fires

38 million Kidde fire extinguishers recalled, one of biggest recalls ever by CPSC

ABC News   ABC News reports that Kidde has recalled 38 million portable fire extinguishers due to faulty plastic nozzles and push buttons, prompting one of the biggest safety recalls ever by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).

The Wall Street Journal article on Grenfell Tower fire underscores dangers of relaxed codes and standards

  Last week, The Wall Street Journal featured an in-depth article on the Grenfell Tower fire and the exterior wall panels that escalated the fire’s devastating spread. According to the article, “… the more recent use of