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July 12, 2017
#101Wednesdays: Areas of refuge - why, what, and when?
Why areas of refuge? The Life Safety Code is not an accessibility code. Accessibility for persons with disabilities is addressed by other laws and regulations, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act. However, the Code does recognize that many



Published on July 12, 2017 10:56
State fire prevention campaign includes home fire sprinklers
Published on July 12, 2017 07:39
July 11, 2017
Assessing Community Risk with Research and Data Based Tools
In the past year, a number of different requests for tools to assess community risk have been presented to the research group at NFPA. The first was an outcome from a workshop we held in late 2015 which explored how various jurisdictions



Published on July 11, 2017 05:31
Today in History: Great Porcupine Fire, 1911
During the early 1900's Northern Ontario was busy and full of miners, trappers, loggers, and engineers. Many were attracted to Porcupine Lake because of the recent gold rush further south. On July 11, 1911, a brush fire started in South Porcupine,



Published on July 11, 2017 05:02
July 10, 2017
The NFPA Interactive CMS 2786R, Fire Safety Survey Report
Last year, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) officially adopted the 2012 editions of NFPA 101®: Life Safety Code® and NFPA 99: Health Care Facilities Code. In addition, CMS also developed a series of Fire Safety Survey



Published on July 10, 2017 11:37
Public comments sought on proposed Tentative Interim Amendment to NFPA 1582
The following proposed Tentative Interim Amendment (TIA) for NFPA 1582, Standard on Comprehensive Occupational Medical Program for Fire Departments, is being published for public review and comment: NFPA 1582, proposed TIA No. 1297,



Published on July 10, 2017 09:05
July 7, 2017
NFPA 1: Hot work permits-who approves them and do I need one? #FireCodefridays
Hello – Happy Friday! Today’s post comes to you from Laura Moreno, Engineer in the Industrial and Chemical Engineering Department, at NFPA. Special thanks to Laura for her contribution to this blog while I am out on maternity



Published on July 07, 2017 11:05
July 6, 2017
Standards Development coming to you LIVE!
Have you ever wondered what goes on during Appeals heard by the Standards Council? Curious about what is being challenged in a standard that you work with daily? Want to learn more about how a standard continues through the development



Published on July 06, 2017 13:32
NFPA experts lead American Wood Council webinar on Fire Protection During Construction
On July 13th, from 1:55 - 3:30pm ET, the American Wood Council will be hosting a free webinar on Fire Protection during Construction. This 90-minute webinar will introduce attendees to several of the recent major fires and their causes, the many



Published on July 06, 2017 12:10
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