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CORRECTION:NFPA 1001 proposal offered recommendations for EMS guidelines among career and volunteer firefighters

Last Thursday, a blog was posted highlighting a proposal in the upcoming edition of NFPA 1001, Standard for Firefighter Professional Qualifications. It stated that the proposal would require EMT certification for all career and volunteer firefighters.

Calling all U.S. fire departments: Are you ready for your close-up?

Fire departments that think they’re worthy of some “flashy” attention should start getting camera-ready: Between now and October 7, 2016, we are hosting our first-ever “Get Ready for Your Close-Up” catalog contest, where one

NFPA Committee on Unmanned Aerial Systems seeking law enforcement, UAS policy makers and manufacturers to participate in creating new document

Do you have an interest and expertise in Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) for emergency response?  At its August 2016 meeting the NFPA Standards Council approved UAS standards development activities and established the NFPA Technical Committee on

Breaking: Nine people--including five children--die in Tennessee home fire

In the September issue of NFPA News: proposed NFPA 1300 available for public input; comments sought on proposed TIAs to NFPA 13, 52, 70, 99 and 1125; Fall 2017 First Draft Reports and more...

The September 2016 issue of NFPA News, our free monthly codes and standards newsletter, is now available.   In this issue: Comments sought on proposed Tentative Interim Amendments to NFPA 13, 52, 70, 99, and 1125 NFPA 1300, Standard on Community

Bangladesh factory boiler room explosion and fire kills at least 23 and injures dozens

At least 23 were killed and dozens more were injured in a fast-moving, massive fire at the Tampaco Foils Ltd. factory in Tonga, near the Bangladesh capital city of Dhaka. According to news reports, workers were preparing to swap shifts when an explosion

Bangladesh factory boiler room explosion and fire kills at least 23 and injures dozens

At least 23 were killed and dozens more were injured in a fast-moving, massive fire at the Tampaco Foils Ltd. factory in Tonga, near the Bangladesh capital city of Dhaka. According to news reports, workers were preparing to swap shifts when an explosion

CPSC, FAA and Samsung issue warnings about Samsung Galaxy Note 7 due to overheating and fires

Concerns about lithium-ion batteries continue to mount due to roughly 35 recent incidents caused by faulty batteries, including one overheated smartphone that destroyed a Jeep in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC),

Massachusetts Urban Search and Rescue Task Force to dedicate a new memorial on the 15-year anniversary of 9/11

Massachusetts Urban Search and Rescue Task Force unveils a new 9/11 memorial at their Beverly, MA headquarters on the 15-year anniversary of September 11, 2001.   Massachusetts Urban Search and Rescue Task Force (MA-TF1) will hold a public ceremony

NFPA 1: Safety requirements for crop mazes, #FireCodefridays

I have been writing weekly posts about NFPA 1, Fire Code, issues since March and have waited patiently for 6 months to write about the requirements in the Code for corn mazes (I had to wait until the right time of year!) because 1. I love corn mazes, and