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United States Senate Office of the Sergeant at Arms, 10th Annual National Preparedness Month Fair

NFPA is proud to again participate in the United States Senate Sergeant at Arms, Office of Emergency Preparedness’ 10th annual Emergency Preparedness Month Fair in the Hart Senate Office Building on Friday, September 23, 2016 from 9:00 a.m. –

NFPA 70E - Some Proposed Changes from Second Draft Meeting

The second draft meeting for NFPA 70E was held in Salt Lake City on July 18th through July 21st. There were 173 public comments acted on at the meeting. There are a few proposed changes to the standard that were acted upon that may garner the most

Proceedings published from Research Foundation's Alternative Fuel Vehicle Safety Summit

Recently, the Fire Protection Research Foundation held an Alternative Fuel Vehicle Safety Summit, which included a diverse group of stakeholders focused on a review, validation and identification of gaps for emergency responder operational training

Two new reports provide on-scene incident commander guidance for high hazard flammable trains (HHFT) & liquid petroleum pipeline emergencies

In the recent past there have been several pipeline and rail car incidents involving flammable liquids in municipalities in North America. These incidents often involve a complex interaction with municipal authorities, the fire service as the first

Tell us: Where should NFPA’s Conference & Expo be held in 2019?

As you can guess, NFPA’s annual Conference & Expo takes LOTS of planning and coordination including securing, years in advance, the location of the event.   NFPA has scheduled our conference in Boston next year and in Las Vegas in 2018,

Sparky Can't Help But Dance!

Sparky travels to Canada and becomes a featured dancer in Konah Raynes cover song “Can’t Stop the Feeling”, by Justin Timberlake. The cover video was created to celebrate Canada’s capital Ottawa. Other featured dancers include,

Research project looks to develop fire mitigation solutions for photovoltaic systems on building roofs

The installation of large PV systems on commercial building roofs is an emerging risk due to a favorable value proposition attracting building owners to install the technology. With these systems, the likelihood of a rooftop fire significantly increases

Young boy donates smoke alarms to thousands of households in need

    Hector Montoya from Texas was nine years when he decided to donate smoke detectors to families who didn’t have them.   Montoya came up with the idea after watching the news with his grandmother and hearing a story about a Fort

Injured as a tot, burn survivor details immediate and lifelong realities of home fires

United Arab Emirates mandates the use of NFPA codes in the wake of marina fires

Marina fires have become a concern in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).   In March, fire erupted on two boats and quickly engulfed six more vessels at Abu Dhabi Breakwater Marina. Firefighters managed to stop the flames from spreading to 211 boats