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Deadly fire at high-rise tower in North Kensington, England, kills six people and injures 74, according to latest reports

Photo courtesy of CNN   According to an NBC News report, six people have died and at least 74 people were injured at Grenfell Tower, a high-rise residential building in West London, England, after a fire broke out at the 24-story apartment

Free webinar on proposed changes to 2018 NFPA 70E to address risk assessment procedure, PPE, arc-rated clothing and more

In preparation for the release of the 2018 edition of NFPA 70E: Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace we’re hosting a free webinar on Wednesday, July 12 from 10:00 – 10:30 AM EDT that will help explain the proposed changes and

Winners of the Standards Quest announced

During the 2017 Conference & Expo in Boston, the Standards Quest took participants through a journey of the Standards Development Process.  Participants answered questions on the Public Input, Public Comment, Technical Meeting (NITMAM), and

NFPA 3000 - So That Others May Live

Today marks the one year anniversary of the attack at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando.  At the NFPA, we honor the 49 innocent individuals that were taken that day by marking this week as the beginning of the development of NFPA 3000: Standard for

Soliciting public comment on proposed Tentative Interim Amendments to NFPA 1951, NFPA 1971, NFPA 1977, NFPA 1992, NFPA 1994, and NFPA 1999

The following proposed Tentative Interim Amendments (TIAs) for NFPA 1951, Standard on Protective Ensembles for Technical Rescue Incidents, NFPA 1971, Standard on Protective Ensembles for Structural Fire Fighting and Proximity Fire Fighting, NFPA 1977,

NFPA, IAFC and NVFC launch 2017 Safety Stand Down Quiz Sweepstakes

The “Fire Service Safety Stand Down Quiz” Sweepstakes is back as part of the annual Safety Stand Down campaign! The sweepstakes is hosted by NFPA along with the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) and

Upcoming webinar addresses ways fire departments can better implement risk reduction programs in their communities

  According to NFPA’s Fourth Needs Assessment Survey, nearly all (99%) of the U.S. population is covered by at least one prevention and educational program. However, many fire departments don’t have the resources to deliver a wide

NFPA 1: Requirememts for Chapter 32 of the Code contains requirements for soundstages, approved production facilities, and production locations. #FireCodefridays

Hello – Happy Friday!  Today’s post comes to you from Val Boutin, Fire Protection Engineer in the Building Fire Protection and Life Safety Department, at NFPA.  Special thanks to Val for her contribution to this blog while I am out

Read the final results from the NFPA Technical Meeting in Boston

During the NFPA Technical Meeting (Tech Session) held on Wednesday, June 7, 2017, thirteen NFPA Standards were presented for floor action to the NFPA membership.  Read the final results of the floor action on these NFPA Standards:   NFPA

Women in STEM networking event at C&E welcomed all

  A well attended event on Tuesday afternoon at NFPA Conference sponsored by Jensen Hughes focused on discussing the challenges for women in STEM careers.     Research shows that many women leave STEM in their 30s and 40s for a number of