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New NFPA Journal covers firefighter suicide, new efforts aimed at high-occupancy facilities, the hotel fires of 1946, and more

  Firefighter behavioral health and a new initiative to develop codes and standards related to large-occupancy facilities are two of the department highlights in the new May/June issue of NFPA Journal.   Issues related to firefighter

Sparky checks off bucket list item #23: Tour the New England Maple Museum in Vermont

Sparky visited the new England Maple Museum, located in the foothills of the Green Mountains in Vermont. The Museum traces the history of maple sugaring through 200 years, beginning with Native Americans discovering how to cook sap into syrup. Sparky

New report on mass evacuation and sheltering laws in each state will aid NFPA 1616 committee

In 2013, NFPA embarked on the development of NFPA 1616, Standard for Mass Evacuation and Sheltering. The Technical Committee on Mass Evacuation and Sheltering is responsible for the administration of this activity, and they are in the of seeking to

NFPA 1: Memorial Day Weekend FAQs, #firecodefridays

Happy Weekend!  It's the "official" start of the summer season, which, along with sunshine and BBQs, also brings additional safety concerns and potential hazardous scenarios.  NFPA 1, Fire Code, contains valuable requirements to help ensure

Comments sought on proposed tentative interim amendments to NFPA 13, 1901, and 1906

The following eight proposed Tentative Interim Amendments (TIAs) for NFPA 13, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems, NFPA 1901, Standard for Automotive Fire Apparatus, and NFPA 1906, Standard for Wildland Fire Apparatus, are being published

New NFPA Journal offers detailed look at changes to the 2017 NFPA 25

  When technical committee members for NFPA 25, Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems, discuss a possible new requirement for the standard, the debate often focuses on the "reasonableness" of the requirement,

Sparky checks off bucket list item #22: Cruise through the Harley Davidson Museum

Sparky visited the Harley Davidson Museum, situated near downtown Milwaukee. The museum features over 450 motorcycles and related artifacts, including Serial Number One, the oldest known Harley-Davidson® motorcycle. Outside the museum, you can see a

President Obama names NFPA Technical Committee member to the U.S. Access Board

President Barack Obama has appointed Shelley Siegel, FASID of Lake Worth, Florida to the U.S. Access Board.   In announcing the appointment, the President stated, “I am confident that this experienced and hardworking individual will help us

New NFPA Journal looks at the fire hazard of buildings’ decorative features

Are those palm trees outside your hotel window real or simulated? Could they be made of plastic? If so, they can pose a significantly greater hazard than real palm trees in a fire event.   The nature of that hazard, both inside and outside

May/June NFPA Journal columns look at robots, prescribed burns, global safety issues, and much more

In his most recent research column in the new NFPA Journal, Fire Protection Research Foundation Executive Director Casey Grant tackles the subject of robotics.   "The potential for robotics to assist with dangerous professions like firefighting is