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Errata issued on NFPA 257, Standard on Fire Test for Window and Glass Block Assemblies

NFPA has issued the following errata on NFPA 257, Standard on Fire Test for Window and Glass Block Assemblies: NFPA 257, Errata 257-17-1, referencing 1.3 of the 2017 edition, issued on January 17, 2017  An errata is a correction issued

Put your Wildfire Community Preparedness Day Project on the map!

Backyard Smarts: Addressing the global wildfire problem by understanding local needs

NFPA 70, National Electrical Code accepting public input for Annual 2019 revision cycle

NFPA 70®, National Electrical Code®, is accepting public input for the Annual 2019 revision cycle.   To submit input through NFPA's online submission system, select NFPA 70 from the list of NFPA codes and standards. Once on the NFPA 70

NFPA 1: Second Draft Report now posted for public access and review, #FireCodefridays

We have just moved one step closer to the publication of the 2018 edition of NFPA 1, Fire Code.   Earlier this week the Second Draft Report for the Code was posted online for public access to the actions of the committee from the Second Draft

Actor/Director Tyler Perry is an NFPA 101, Life Safety Code, advocate. Who knew?

  Who knew Tyler Perry was an advocate of NFPA 101, Life Safety Code®? During the 2017 People’s Choice Awards in Los Angeles on Wednesday, where Perry was named Favorite Humanitarian, the actor/director highlighted fire and life safety

Listen to Casey Grant discuss smart firefighting on Fire Engineering Talk Radio

I-Women highlighted smart firefighting on their recent I-Women Talk Radio Show on Fire Engineering, and invited Casey Grant from the Fire Protection Research Foundation and me as NFPA’s Fire Services Segment Director and NFPA Responder Forum

At least 30 firefighters feared dead in Tehran hi-rise building collapse

(The blaze at the Plasco building. Photograph: Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA)   The Guardian and other international news outlets report that at least 30 and possibly up to 50 firefighters are trapped and assumed dead beneath the rubble after a high-rise

#101Wednesdays - Inspection of Egress Doors for Life Safety

Image courtesy of Jake Pauls   With the recent move from the 2000 edition of NFPA 101 to the 2012 edition by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), we’ve been getting questions at NFPA periodically about the Code’s

Three die in confined space and firefighter in critical condition

Three construction workers died when they entered a manhole Monday without taking any of the precautions needed to safely enter a confined space. The hazards of the space were readily predictable and preventable. Many workers have died in manhole