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Eight firefighters killed in Moscow warehouse fire

  A large warehouse fire in Golyanovo, Moscow, yesterday resulted in the death of eight firefighters, who are believed to have been conducting a search inside the building when its roof collapsed. Russian rescuers had previously saved more than 100

NFPA 1: Second Draft Meeting Preview, #FireCodefridays

We are just about 10 days out from the NFPA 1 Second Draft meeting in Milwaukee, WI.  There is still lots of preparation to do.  The next week will be dedicated to preparing for the meeting:  reviewing the agenda, talking with the

NFPA Hands-on Training for Facilities Managers: Essentials for Life Safety and Fire Protection

  Announcing the new NFPA Hands-on Training for Facilities Managers: Essentials for Life Safety and Fire Protection. This 2-day course was developed expressly for anyone concerned with facility safety and code compliance including: facility

NFPA attends the Senate's 10th Annual National Preparedness Month Fair

United States Senate Office of the Sergeant at Arms, 10th Annual National Preparedness Month Fair Hart Senate Office Building, Room SH-902 Washington, DC     We’re here! NFPA is proud to again participate in the United States Senate

Video: Inside Colorado's booming marijuana industry

  I admit, I've got a pretty good gig here at NFPA. In July, myself and NFPA's Southwest Regional Director Ray Bizal traveled to Colorado, the world's epicenter of legal pot, to tour a half-dozen marijuana grow and extraction facilities. We met

#TBT from the NFPA Archives: destruction from dust explosion at Pekin, IL processing plant, 1924

From the NFPA Quarterly v. 17, no. 4, 1924 "Forty-two men were killed and twenty-two were injured in this explosion of starch dust in a plant at Pekin, Illinois on January 3, 1924.  Rescue work, in process when this picture was taken, was

St. Louis is getting ready for a week of NFPA safety training

   NFPA Training is coming to St. Louis! The NFPA training experts will be teaching at the Crowne Plaza St. Louis - Downtown from October 3-7, 2016. The following classes will be taught on these particular days:   Monday- Wednesday

The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services finalize rule dealing with emergency preparedness

The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has published the final rule requiring 17 of the provider types governed under Medicare and Medicaid programs to establish a comprehensive emergency preparedness plan. The regulations go into

New research continues to investigate contribution of timber in tall wood buildings to fire severity

Recent architectural trends include the design and construction of increasingly tall buildings with structural components comprised of engineered wood referred to by names including; cross laminated timber (CLT), laminated veneer lumber (LVL), or glued

Comments sought on proposed Tentative Interim Amendment to NFPA 1616, Standard for Mass Evacuation and Sheltering

The following proposed Tentative Interim Amendment (TIAs) for NFPA 1616, Standard for Mass Evacuation and Sheltering, is being published for public review and comment:   NFPA 1616, proposed TIA No. 1249, referencing  5.6.4(3), A.5.6.4(3)(New),