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Life Safety Sprinkler Systems Protect People — To What Level Should They Protect Buildings?

This was the question posed to a group of NFPA stakeholders that participated in our Life Safety Sprinkler System Challenge workshop in December, 2015. With more than four decades of experience with NFPA 13 D and about 26 years of experience with NFPA 13

NFPA looks at wildfire through a global lens

NFPA's Lucien Deaton assesses wildland areas with local authorities in Chile.   Last year at Conference & Expo (C&E), NFPA's President Jim Pauley spoke about the organization's quest to share information and knowledge with our stakeholders

June is Healthy Homes Month; NFPA reminds you to check your carbon monoxide alarms

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has designated June, "Healthy Homes Month." "Healthy Homes" is a century-old concept that promotes safe, decent, and sanitary housing as a means for preventing disease and injury. There is a lot

Sparky checks off bucket list item #24: Walk the Freedom Trail in Boston

Sparky visited Boston to walk the Freedom Trail, a collection of 16 historical sites that all have ties to the Revolutionary War. Sites included the Old State House, the former center of the Massachusetts government that was the site of several

NFPA 1: Hazardous Materials, an Intro. #firecodefridays

A significant portion of NFPA 1, Fire Code, is provisions related to hazardous materials.  The scope of the Code, as addressed in Section 1.1.1, states that NFPA 1 addresses, among other areas: (12) Storage, use, processing, handling, and on-site

Updated Emergency Evacuation Planning Guide for People with Disabilities is now available online

The second edition of NFPA's Emergency Evacuation Planning Guide for People with Disabilities is now available for free and accessible online. With input from NFPA's Disability Access Review and Advisory Committee (DARAC) and other nationally recognized

Download the agenda for this year's NFPA Technical Meeting in Las Vegas

This year's NFPA Technical Meeting (Tech Session) will be held at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV, on June 16, 2016 at 8:00 a.m. in Ballroom E-L.  NFPA will be providing wireless internet access during the Tech Session so attendees

Experts weigh-in on unwanted alarms in new NFPA Journal

While it’s undisputed that smoke alarms save countless lives, they aren’t perfect. In 2014, U.S. fire departments responded to almost 2.5 million false alarms, almost twice the total number of reported fires and five times the number of

Today in fire history: A disastrous fire occurred at the Beverly Hills supper club

On Saturday, May 28, 1977, a disastrous fire occurred at the Beverly Hills Supper Club in Southgate, Kentucky, that claimed the lives of 164 patrons and employees, and injured some 70 other people. This fire was the worst multiple-death building fire in

Boston Fire spotlights occupational health and safety at inaugural symposium

The Boston Fire Department (BFD) held its inaugural A. Michael Mullane Health and Safety Symposium recently with a focus on fire fighter and paramedic occupational health and safety issues. The 2-day conference was named for the late International