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NFPA 1: Crowd management, egress capacity, occupant load and other code issues on Black Friday #FireCodefridays (Wednesday edition)

This week, shoppers will line up hours before the stores open, often in the middle of the night, to be the first in line for sales and bargains.  Crowds rush the store as the doors open.  "Black Friday", the gateway to the holiday shopping

Plan now for the spring 2017 Certified Fire Inspector I exam in New Orleans, Las Vegas, Atlanta or NFPA HQ

This is the ideal time to get your application in for the CFI-I exam this spring. Here's exactly what you need to know to get started.   The NFPA Certified Fire Inspector I (CFI-I) certification program was created in response to repeated

Save the date, May 6th, 2017 for the fourth annual Wildfire Community Preparedness Day!

NFPA Training in Montreal, Canada

Sponsored by: Society of Fire Protection Engineers - Saint‐Laurent Chapter   NFPA®'s 2015 Life Safety Code® Essentials Classroom Training            Location: Sandman Hotel (adjacent

In latest issue of NFPA's Fire Sprinkler Initiative newsletter, fire death in new home prompts safety advocates to action

Energy Storage Systems: Research Foundation & NFPA Projects

Energy Storage Systems (ESS) are the topic of a lot of discussion in almost all realms of society. Elon Musk's recent announcement of the solar shingle has created quite the buzz in the technology world.   With this technology moving forward at

Tall Timber Buildings- How tall should we go?

Tall timber buildings are a hot topic these days. There was even a TED talk on why we should build wooden skyscrapers. A quick search for tall timber buildings shows quite a few in the design phase both in the United States and in other parts of the

NFPA 1: Commercial cooking equipment and Thanksgiving Day preparation, #FireCodefridays

We are approaching the "most wonderful time of the year" but also a very dangerous time of the year.  A time full of cooking, heating, holiday lights, candles, and overloaded electrical outlets.  But first, turkey.     Not

Fire Ember Generation Experiments at IBHS Facility

Last week I had the opportunity to visit the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) facility in Richburg, SC to witness several fire experiments. This work is part of a Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP) project investigating fire ember

NFPA Instructor conducts NFPA 1 training in Lima, Perú, the same week a deadly fire occurs

Photo courtesy of Reuters/Guadalupe Pardo A fire that occurred at a movie theater in a popular seaside mall in Lima, Perú, on Wednesday appears to have been caused by a short circuit. The theater’s walls, which were reportedly made of highly