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DEA issues guidelines for first responders handling fentanyl

  As NFPA Journal® reported earlier this year in their cover story "Chasing a Killer," the nation and our first responders are grappling with an opioid crisis. On Tuesday, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) released a

Proposal to fire sprinkler new homes in Las Vegas advances

Members take action on NFPA 1 at Technical Meeting in Boston

During today's NFPA Technical Meeting in Boston, the following action has taken place on NFPA 1, Fire Code   1-1 Motion to Reject Second Revision No. 13, including any Related Portions of First Revision No. 112 passed. 1-2 Motion to Accept Public

Members take action on NFPA 5000 at Technical Meeting in Boston

During today's NFPA Technical Meeting in Boston, the following action has taken place on NFPA 5000®, Building Construction and Safety Code®   5000-1 Motion to Accept Committee Comment No. 1002 passed. 5000-2 Motion to Accept Committee

How appropriate - amendments to NFPA 101 debated today, #101Wednesdays

The NFPA membership took to the floor today at the Annual Technical Meeting (aka the "Tech Session") to debate certified amending motions (CAMs) on numerous codes and standards, including NFPA 101. (The motions can be found in the Tech Session agenda

NVFC Chair Kevin Quinn tells how an annual firefighter medical screening saved his life; Chief LeDuc of Broward County reviews the health factors that make firefighters annual exams so important

Kevin Quinn, chair of the National Volunteer Fire Council, shares his personal experience about the vital importance of annual physical exams   Fitness and nutrition have always been a priority to Kevin Quinn, chair of the National Volunteer Fire

Boston Fire Commissioner Joe Finn says “job comes with a level of personal responsibility” during the First Responder Health Forum at NFPA Conference & Expo

  “This issue is consuming the fire service,” Boston Fire (BFD) Commissioner Joe Finn told a crowd of more than 200 firefighters, fire leaders and EMS professionals in attendance at the First Responder Health Forum at NFPA

Remembering Ann Marie Gallagher and the unsolved mystery of the Cocoanut Grove Fire

  On the 70th anniversary of the Cocoanut Grove fire a few years back, three survivors told NFPA their stories. Ann Marie Gallagher was a 16-year-old girl from New Hampshire who was in Boston with her family, and was one of the survivors who we

NFPA honors Educator of the Year

Dolly Hulin, life safety education division chief for the Thomasville, NC, Fire Department, recieved NFPA's 2017 Fire and Life Safety Educator of the Year during NFPA's Conference & Expo in Boston.   "Dolly is known for using innovative

Patricia Mieszala receives lifetime achievement award for her public education efforts

Long-time public education advocate Patricia Mieszala of California received a special award from NFPA's Education Section during the NFPA Conference & Expo in Boston.   "Once in a great while someone comes along with great vision and