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NFPA launches a new certification on emergency and standby power.

As the remnants of hurricane Hermine passed by Massachusetts this week, my town experienced a brief power outage. The timing of this outage was somewhat fortuitous, as it got me thinking about NFPA's latest certification for facility managers on

Are you now expected to comply with NFPA 99: Health Care Facilities Code (2012)? Get a working knowledge of the Code requirements with training from NFPA instructors.

T   The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has officially adopted the 2012 edition of NFPA 99: Health Care Facilities Code. NFPA's expert-led two-day training program explains what's different about the 2012 edition of NFPA 99

1-Day NFPA 101 and NFPA 99 Classroom Training at NFPA Headquarters on Thursday, September 22

This is a new 1-day NFPA classroom training developed for anyone responsible for NFPA 101®, NFPA 99, and CMS compliance including: facility managers, engineers, designers, consultants, facility owners, and executive directors.  Take an inside

#TBT from the NFPA archives: fire destroys Des Moines hardware store, fire wall saves coffee house next door

From the NFPA Quarterly v. 11, no. 3, 1918   The photo above shows the damage to the Brown-Camp Hardware Store in Des Moines.  The Tone Brothers wholesale coffee house and spice mill located adjacent to the hardware store remained

Proposed new standard NFPA 1300, Standard on Community Risk Assessment and Community Risk Reduction Plan Development, seeking public input

NFPA's proposed standard, NFPA 1300, Standard on Community Risk Assessment and Community Risk Reduction Plan Development, is seeking public input on its preliminary draft.   The preliminary draft allows the public to review and submit any suggested

Reminder! Session proposals for the Boston 2017 NFPA Conference are due by Monday, September 12th

Ladies and Gentlemen-Start Your Engines

Oh-Never Mind: Will You be Receiving or Kicking?    A phenomenon not seen since the 1960s will take place this coming Saturday in Tennessee. A college football game featuring Virginia Tech and Tennessee will take place at the Bristol Motor

Proposed new standard NFPA 1300, Standard on Community Risk Assessment and Community Risk Reduction Plan Development, seeking public input

NFPA's proposed standard, NFPA 1300, Standard on Community Risk Assessment and Community Risk Reduction Plan Development, is seeking public input on its preliminary draft.   The preliminary draft allows the public to review and submit any suggested

2017 edition of NFPA 704 keeps diamond rating system; differences between OSHA HazCom 2012 and NFPA 704 explained

Many have asked how the OSHA HazCom2012 classification numbers, which are inverse in severity from 704 rating numbers, would impact NFPA 704 and whether or not the rating system in NFPA 704 would be changed during the next revision cycle. The newly

2017 edition of NFPA 704 is released; differences between OSHA HazCom 2012 and NFPA 704 explained

Many have asked how the OSHA HazCom2012 classification numbers, which are inverse in severity from 704 rating numbers, would impact NFPA 704 and whether or not the rating system in NFPA 704 would be changed during the next revision cycle. The newly