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#101Wednesdays: How NOT to use the Code (or what could be a really expensive lesson…)

My two-week hiatus from #101Wednesdays had me teaching the Life Safety Code Essentials seminar in Atlanta the first week, and on vacation last week (if you can call chasing a couple tweens around hot, crowded theme parks for five days a

Video series focuses on requirements in the 2017 NEC that impact your industry

For the past few months, NFPA has hosted a series of videos to help explain the significant changes to the 2017 edition of NFPA 70: National Electrical Code (NEC) that impacts the electrical industry as a whole, as well as the work you do every day. Many

Fire Safety and Connected Buildings

This week I participated in the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) Connected Buildings Forum in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It was an opportunity for NEMA members to learn from related industry speakers about the internet of things and its

Well deserved recognition for Boston Fire Department Commissioner Joe Finn

Boston Globe photo   It was great to see that Commissioner Joe Finn of the Boston Fire Department (BFD) was recognized by the Metro Chiefs as Fire Chief of the Year. The honor was bestowed on him during the recent Metro Chiefs Annual Conference in

More than 200 firefighters fight historic fire in College Park, Maryland

  More than 200 firefighters responded to a five alarm fire in College Park, Maryland today and more than eight hours later, there are still hot spots that will require firefighter observation throughout the evening.   The blaze broke

Years after NFPA launched its Faces of Fire Campaign, new webcast explains what our subjects have been up to

NFPA signs MOU with the São Paulo Fire Department

Earlier this week, NFPA signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Corpo de Bombeiros da Polícia Militar do Estado de São Paulo (CBPMESP). CBPMESP is the leading public safety institution in the state of São Paulo with the

New U.S. Fire Department Profile report just released!

The new U.S. Fire Department Profile report states that there were an estimated 1,160,450 local firefighters in the U.S. and an estimated 29,727 total fire departments. Of these, 2,651 departments were all career, 1,893 were mostly career,

Successful communities grow awareness of their Wildfire Community Preparedness Day activities with local media attention

NFPA 1: Open fires and outdoor fires, #FireCodefridays

This past weekend I seemed to drive by property after property burning brush leftover from winter's damage.  I even saw reports in my town of brush fires, perhaps from those taking advantage of the warm spring weather to burn.  In