National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)'s Blog, page 149

A better understanding of NFPA 70E: the ten commandments of electrical safety

  It is hard to believe that this blog has entered its second year. Thank you for taking the time to read them. I hope that my comments, if they have been doing nothing else, have made you think differently about how you look at electrical safety.

Live from the Responder Forum: Mark your calendar for real-time presentations on hazing and bullying; contamination and fire station design; and the Pulse Nightclub massacre

  This year marks the third year for the NFPA Responder Forum, and the second year that presentations will be live-streamed from the fire service's think-tank that brings together forward-thinkers from 13 top fire organizations.   Set aside

Find out what's changed in the 2018 edition of NFPA 101

  What’s changed in the 2018 edition of NFPA 101, Life Safety Code®? Find out by watching Greg Harrington’s full webinar, which originally posted in September 2017, and is available until November 2. The presentation provides a

How soon should a building under construction put their sprinklers in service?

  Society has had fires in buildings under construction since we first started building them. Buildings in the course of construction have many additional fire hazards not found in completed structures. Fire protection equipment to restrict the

Halloween safety: simple not spooky

  Halloween is fast approaching, and with it, the rush to find the perfect costume, that great pumpkin, and just the right decorations to cover your house. Hidden within all this fun and excitement are potential fire hazards, and NFPA wants to

#101Wednesdays: Building separation walls in the Life Safety Code

 I’ve had a couple questions come across my desk asking what the Life Safety Code would require for wall construction to subdivide a building into separate smaller “buildings.” This subdivision is for the purposes of avoiding a

Every firefighter needs an annual physical: how to make it happen and why

John Sullivan, deputy chief of the Worcester Fire Department/vice chair of the IAFC health and safety section, discusses why it's so important for firefighters to get physical exams each year. The average age of a first heart attack for the general

The fire service loses a legend with Chief Brunacini's passing

  “This weekend we lost a truly nice and genuine man whose passing marks the end of a legacy for the fire service,” NFPA’s Fire Service Segment Director Ken Willette said after hearing that former Phoenix Fire Chief and fire

New fact sheet provides overview of how to comply with NFPA 80, Standard for Fire Doors and Other Opening Protectives

In 2016, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) adopted the 2012 edition of NFPA 101, Life Safety Code®, which requires compliance with the 2010 edition of NFPA 80, Standard for Fire Doors and Other Opening Protectives. As of

NFPA 1: Requirements for wildland urban interface in accordance with NFPA 1144, #FireCodeFridays

I will be the first to admit that I am no expert on wildfire protection. In fact, my area of focus is usually in building and life safety and passive fire protection methods, far from the world of wildfires. But, working with NFPA 1 has required me to