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NFPA launches a new certification on the inspection, testing, and maintenance of fire alarm and signaling systems

In 2016, NFPA surveyed several thousand facility managers to see how we could help support them in their careers. The results of this survey overwhelmingly pointed to a desire for professional credentials that span a wide range of topics and that could

Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition launches website catered to Canadians

#TBT From the NFPA Archives: 1916 Augusta, Georgia Conflagration

The remains of the Haughton Grammar School, Augusta, Georgia after the Augusta Conflagration.   In today's post the NFPA Archives takes a look back at the avoidable tragedy that occurred in Augusta, Georgia during the span of two days in March

The things needed before normal operation is consider safe (PART 2).

  This is a continuation of my last blog on normal operating conditions. Safe use of equipment under NFPA 70E is based on the equipment meeting these conditions. Although the conditions are a starting point for all electrical work, the conditions

Recent fires in apartment buildings under construction highlight the importance of developing a fire safety program and designating a fire prevention manager

photo credit to Kctv5   Three major fires this year have cast a spotlight on fires in apartments under construction and a need for the safety measures defined in codes and standards like NFPA 241: Standard for Safeguarding Construction, Alteration,

NFPA representatives are in the Middle East this week collaborating with global authorities on fire and life safety

Three members of NFPA’s executive leadership team, NFPA’s Middle East liaison and the Research Director of the Fire Protection Research Foundation (Foundation) are meeting in the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Kuwait this week to discuss

Blazes across US stress importance of wildfire preparedness

We're not even a fourth of the way through 2017, and the United States has already seen a series of devastating wildfires. The incidents stress the importance of wildfire preparedness, which among local fire departments is lacking,

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Boston Magazine explores why cancer rates among Boston firefighters are on the rise

Firefighter Glenn Preston found out he had developed cancer at 39./Photography by Ken Richardson   In the March 2017 issue of Boston Magazine, “Why Cancer Is Killing Boston’s Firefighters” addresses the high cancer rate among

Possible Changes in Oxidizer Classifications and More!

  The first edition of NFPA 400, published in 2010 incorporated a number of existing NFPA hazardous materials code into a single code and utilizes the MAQ (maximum allowable quantity) concept to provide fundamental safeguards for the storage, use,