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Get your free tip sheet for NFPA 1710: changes to fireground staffing levels for career fire departments

The 2016 Edition of 1710 — Standard for the Organization and Deployment of Fire Suppression Operations, Emergency Medical Operations, and Special Operations to the Public by Career Fire Departments — has been published.  The new edition

In the fight for home fire sprinklers, here's why we need a unified voice

The difference between establishing an electrically safe work condition and performing justified energized work.

  Often when I reiterate that the primary protection scheme must be establishing an electrically work condition (ESWC), a comment is made that a worker is put at risk during this process. The maker of that comment often continues on to defend why

Newly released 2015 Needs Assessment of the U.S. Fire Service report identifies needs and challenges facing today's fire service

Fire service needs are extensive for fire departments of all sizes and in every area, including staffing, training, facilities, apparatus, personal protective equipment (PPE); and health and wellness. Overall, the smaller the community protected, the

Electrical Training at NFPA Headquarters the week of November 14

NFPA instructor Mark Hilbert will be teaching two electrical classes at NFPA Headquarters the week of November 14. The 3-day NFPA 70®: National Electrical Code® (NEC®) (2017) Essentials is scheduled for Monday through Wednesday

What are the human characteristics and behavioral traits the future firefighter will need to successfully utilize technology?

Nearly 75 firefighters, officers, fire marshals, arson investigators and training directors who gathered in Charlotte, North Carolina at the NFPA Responder Forum this week painted a picture of the innovative firefighter. What other characteristics do you

What are the human characteristics and behavorial traits the future firefighter will need to successfully utilize technology?

Nearly 75 firefighters, officers, fire marshals, arson investigators and training directors who gathered in Charlotte, North Carolina at the NFPA Responder Forum this week painted a picture of the innovative firefighter. What other characteristics do you

What are the human characteristics and behavorial traits, the future firefighter will need to successfully utilize technology?

  Nearly 75 firefighters, officers, fire marshals, arson investigators and training directors who gathered in Charlotte, North Carolina at the NFPA Responder Forum this week painted a picture of the innovative firefighter. What other characteristics

The fire service takes a deep data dive on Day 2 of the NFPA Responder Forum

  First responders and fire officers from 30 states, Canada and the UK joined industry thought leaders and NFPA staff for a second day of discussions regarding the importance of data for the fire service.  Representatives from thirteen

NFPA Responder Forum encourages the fire service to look at emerging issues from a "we" perspective rather than a "me" perspective

  Common questions asked this week at the 2nd Annual Responder Forum in Charlotte, North Carolina include, "How can I possibly capture and share the information and knowledge that 100+ forward-thinkers from 13 national fire organizations, the NFPA