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November 14-18, 2016 NFPA Training brings electrical safety classroom training to Durham, North Carolina

NFPA instructors will be in Durham, North Carolina from November 14-18 teaching two NFPA classes at the Hilton Garden Inn Raleigh-Durham/Research Triangle Park at 4620 South Miami Blvd. The Hilton Garden Inn is conveniently located off Interstate 40

November 14-18, 2016 NFPA Training brings electrical safety classroom training to Durham, North Carolina.

NFPA instructors will be in Durham, North Carolina from November 14-18 teaching two NFPA classes at the Hilton Garden Inn Raleigh-Durham/Research Triangle Park at 4620 South Miami Blvd. The Hilton Garden Inn is conveniently located off Interstate 40

NFPA celebrates national STEM Day today & all year round

Today may be National STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics) Day but NFPA engineers Jacqueline Wilmot, Tracy Vecchiarelli, and Chelsea Tuttle do their best year-round to share their passion for all things STEM.   Recently, the three

Watch 'The Firefighter of the Future' - the Responder Forum keynote

I had the pleasure of speaking at the NFPA Responder Forum in Charlotte, NC yesterday. The Forum brought together representatives from 13 key fire organizations, subject matter experts, community leaders, and NFPA staff to address emerging issues.  

During news conference, Canadian safety advocates underscore $7.6 billion economic loss from fire in unsprinklered homes

2016 California Fire Chiefs Conference

  Ray Bizal, NFPA SW Regional Director, attended the 2016 California Fire Chiefs Association Annual Conference October 26-28 in Sacramento.  There were plenty of leadership presentations and discussions about fire-based EMS.  NFPA

Research Foundation hosts workshop to strengthen performance capabilities for hazardous materials incident commanders

In response to the multiple emergency pipeline and rail car incidents involving crude oil spills that have occurred in North America in recent years, the Research Foundation hosted a two-day workshop, Key Performance Capabilities for Hazardous Materials

NFPA 1: Requirements for heating appliances, #FireCodefridays

With the flip of the calendar to November, the time of year has arrived (at least in New England) where we need to inevitably turn on the heat. Fall and winter bring their own set of fire safety challenges and users and code officials must be aware of

NFPA Standards Council seeking public comments on potential new project on preparedness and response to active shooter scenarios and incidents

Photo: Jim Morrissey   The NFPA Standards Council is in receipt of a New Project Initiation Request for the development of an ANSI Accredited Standard addressing preparedness and response to active shooter scenarios and incidents. The request seeks

New NFPA study documents overwhelming support of home fire sprinklers by consumers, government officials in states requiring this technology