National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)'s Blog, page 189

Turkish incident underscores threat of shooters in health care facilities

Police in Istanbul yesterday defused a situation that could have turned deadly when a patient at a hospital threatened to shoot himself and others, BBC news reported. The incident underscores the need for health care facilities to be prepared for the

Things are looking up for former New England Patriot and current Atlanta Falcon after pre-season fire in his home

It’s been quite a year for Joe Vellano. The 28 year-old defensive lineman was preparing for the Patriots’ pre-season finale against the New York Giants in August when he received news that his Attleboro, MA apartment had been

News story features NFPA's Faces of Fire who lost two grandchildren in home fire

Fire Protection Research Foundation report focuses on feeder and branch circuit loading

  The Fire Protection Research Foundation (FPRF) has just released a report on Phase I of their project, Evaluation of Electrical Feeder and Branch Circuit Loading.   The last three editions of the NFPA 70: National Electrical Code (NEC)

Legislators address home fire problem by introducing bill to fire sprinkler new homes

Wisconsin Department of Safety & Professional Services Division looks to roll back electrical safety requirements

The Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services Division (DSPS) is proposing to exclude Arc Fault and Ground Fault Circuit interruption (AFCI/GFCI) expansion from the Wisconsin Electrical Code despite objection from the State’s

Free workshop to inform survey on use of smoke and CO alarms in households

During a Vision 20/20 workshop on smoke alarms in March 2015, conducting a national census (or representative in-home survey) on the prevalence and characteristics of smoke alarms was identified as the top action item among the fifty-nine stakeholder

Four Die in Confined Space Incident

  Confined space hazards know no borders.     Less than two weeks after three workers died in a confined space in Florida, four workers died from atmospheric hazards  while preparing to clean a sewage pit at a Bangkok

NFPA’s safety bulletin on firefighter protective hoods urges caution and emphasizes care and maintenance

Download the full bulletin by clicking on the image.   NFPA has issued a firefighter protective hood safety bulletin as the fire service grapples with PPE contaminants and increases in job-related cancer. Firefighters and their PPE are exposed to

Is This The End of Exterior Cladding Fires in Dubai?

All eyes were on Dubai on New Year's Eve in 2015 when a fire quickly raced up the side of a 63-story building, The Address Hotel. Thankfully, there were only a few injuries. The fire spread from one floor to the next, feeding off the flammable