National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)'s Blog, page 229

NFVC invites you to be on TV and win $10,000 for your department

Josh Cellars and the NVFC invite you and a guest to join them for a special taping of the nationally syndicated show, ABC’s Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Three departments will also win a $10,000 grant, awarded by Josh Cellars.   For the

Story documents homebuilder dollars and political resources aimed at fighting requirements for home fire sprinklers

Time to pre-order the 2017 NFPA 70 (NEC) code book

Hundreds of changes in the 2017 edition NEC bring you up-to-code and help you prepare to address new sources of electrical power.   Throughout the U.S. and around the world, NFPA 70®: National Electrical Code® (NEC) sets the foundation

Sparky checks off bucket list item #30: Shop at the Mall of America

Sparky checked another item off his bucket list when he visited the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota. The Mall, which opened for business in 1992, is the largest shopping mall in the United States. The Mall of America  even has its own mini

July training program addresses CMS requirements for new and existing health care facilities

The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has officially adopted the 2012 edition of NFPA 99, Health Care Facilities Code, and recently published, Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Fire Safety Requirements for Certain Health Care

Today in fire history: Fireworks plant explosion

At 9:15 a.m. on June 25, 1985, a series of explosions and subsequent fires occurred at the site of the Aerlex Fireworks Manufacturing Corporation, near the town of Jennings, Oklahoma. In all, 21 people were killed and 5 injured in what was the

Get the essentials: register now for NFPA 70: NEC training in San Francisco

Reserve your seat now for NFPA 70: National Electrical Code (NEC) or NFPA 70E: Electrical Safety in the Workplace classroom training. The full training course runs from July 18 – 22 at the Sheraton Fisherman’s Wharf Hotel in San Francisco.

NFPA sponsors Green Builder Media and Shelter Dynamics' new resilient and sprinklered tiny home

Green Builder Media recently announced a partnership with specialty modular builder Shelter Dynamics to bring a prototype tiny home called the Arc House to PCBC (June at the Moscone Center in San Fran), Solar Power International (September at the Las

Frank discussions on home fire sprinklers pepper eye-opening summit in Ontario

NFPA 1: Provisions for Display Fireworks, #firecodefridays

Summer is officially here.  'Tis the season for fireworks shows and displays.    NFPA 1, Fire Code, 2015 edition, contains provisions for the storage, use, and handling or explosives, fireworks, and model rocketry in Chapter 65.