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Recognizing Remembering When in Texas

Karen Berard-Reed and the NFPA have officially been recognized by the State Firefighters' and Fire Marshals' Association of Texas and the Texas Fire Marshals' Association for their Remembering When Program as a key program to keep Texans safe. This

NFPA’s new technical committee on Building Fire & Life Safety Directors conducts its first face-to-face meeting

Established in April of 2015 the Technical Committee on Building Fire & Life Safety Directors held its first face-to-face meeting at NFPA Headquarters November 8-10, 2016 after holding a number of online meetings over the past year and a half.  

NFPA’s New Technical Committee on Building Fire & Life Safety Directors Conducts Its First Face-to-Face Meeting

Established in April of 2015 the Technical Committee on Building Fire & Life Safety Directors held its first face-to-face meeting at NFPA Headquarters November 8-10, 2016 after holding a number of online meetings over the past year and a half.  

Certified Fire Protection Specialist (CFPS) exams are scheduled for 2017

Join over 4,300 Professionals who have obtained the CFPS Certification.    What is CFPS Certification? Certified Fire Protection Specialist is an internationally recognized credential that demonstrates your commitment to fire protection,

Read the list of Fall 2016 revision cycle documents issued as Consent Standards

  The following documents reporting in the Fall 2016 revision cycle did not receive NITMAMs, were balloted by the NFPA Standards Council, and are now considered Consent Standards.  The issuance date for these Consent Standards is November 11,

In November's NFPA News: new project on active shooter response; comments sought on proposed TIA on NFPA 70; Fall 2016 Motions Report and more...

The November 2016 issue of NFPA News, our free monthly codes and standards newsletter, is now available.   In this issue: Comments sought on new project on active shooter incident response Nominations due for Standards Council awards Comments

Orlando Training has its perks with specially priced Disney tickets when purchased in advance of arrival!

NFPA Training arrives in the Orlando/Lake Buena Vista area the week of December 12-16, 2016 with a full week of electrical, life safety and fire protection training! For everyone who enjoys visiting the local theme parks, NFPA is pleased to announce that

Take action today to help maintain life-saving code requirement for home fire sprinklers

NFPA 101 and NFPA 80 Fire Door Inspection for Health Care Facilities 1-Day Classroom Training provided by NFPA and DSSF

This all-new 1-day classroom training helps you understand fire door inspection regulations resulting from CMS adoption of the 2012 edition of NFPA 101®.  Learn how to help ensure fire door compliance in health care facilities. Earn

NFPA 1: Inspection, testing, and maintenance of water-based fire protection systems and NFPA 25 reference in the Fire Code. #FireCodefridays

Phew, I made it.  It's still Friday so this post is in just in time!  I've been fortunate enough to have spent most of the past two days attending the launch of NFPA's new training program: Hands-on 2-Day Training for Facilities Managers