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POLL: Is it too soon for a film on the Yarnell Hill fire?

  On the heels of the deadly wildfires that have devastated California in recent weeks, "Only the Brave," a movie about the 19 hotshot firefighters who died battling the Yarnell Hill fire in Arizona in 2013, hits theaters next Friday. I wrote about

What's really in an NFPA handbook?

A common question we hear is “why is the code handbook so much bigger than the code?” To really see the difference, let’s look at one specific section of a code and the corresponding material found in the handbook. Below is what you see

California experience highlights the tremendous and humbling complexity of wildfire disasters

As I write this on the afternoon of Wednesday, October 11, 2017, firefighters in California are battling 22 large wildfires that have burned nearly 170,000 acres - most of that acreage in 8 counties in the northern part of

#101Wednesdays: Occupant safety in animal housing facilities and the 2018 Life Safety Code

In what seems like a continuous string of tragedies (earthquakes in Mexico; hurricanes in Texas, Florida, and the Caribbean; and the deadly Las Vegas mass shooting), Northern California is now in the grip of devastating wildfires, which have left at

A better understanding of NFPA 70E: Using the new edition of NFPA 70E®, Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace®

  The 2018 Edition of NFPA 70E®, Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace® was issued by the NFPA Standards Council on August 1, 2017, with an effective date of August 21, 2017; this new edition supersedes all previous editions.

Fast-moving wildfires wreak havoc in Santa Rosa, Napa, northern California counties

The White House issues Fire Prevention Week proclamation

The president of the United States has proclaimed October 8 through October 14, 2017, as Fire Prevention Week. On Sunday, October 8 the United States flag was flown at half staff at all federal office buildings in honor of the National Fallen

NFPA 13: How will I be able to find information in the newly reformatted standard?

NFPA 13 is undergoing a major re-organization to improve usability of the standard. This presentation will discuss the initiative, progress made to date, and will outline the new format of this standard.   Last week I covered this topic during my

NFPA teams up with Domino's and Flint Fire Department to kick off Fire Prevention Week program

Fire Chief Raymond Barton of the Flint Fire Department welcomed students to the station in celebration of Fire Prevention Week.   For the 10th year in a row, NFPA teamed up with Domino’s to kick off our joint Fire Prevention Week