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NFPA Vice President Kathleen Almand gives keynote address on data analytics at Warsaw code and fire safety conference

This week, NFPA's Vice President of Research Kathleen Almand delivered a keynote address to the 11th biennial Conference on Performance-Based Codes and Fire Safety Design Methods, hosted in Warsaw by the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE).

Thailand school dormitory fire kills 18 young girls

A tragic fire claimed the lives of 18 young girls, ages 5-12, at a primary school in the Wiang Pa Po district just outside the city of Chiang Rai in northern Thailand last night. The 11:00 p.m. blaze started on the first floor of a wooden two-story girls

Sparky checks off bucket list item #21: Visit the National Fire Dog Monument

Sparky visited the National Fire Dog Monument in Washington, D.C. The monument was designed to honor arson dogs, also known as accelerant detection canines, who are trained to sniff out evidence that a fire was started intentionally. The statue, designed

Media story highlights importance of fire drills

Philadelphia public schools are ignoring the city’s code and the school district’s policy for fire drills, according to a local affiliate of NBC News.   City codes require public schools to have ten fire drills— one a month—

Investigation reveals Philadelphia public schools are ignoring requirements on fire drills

Philadelphia public schools are ignoring the city’s code and the school district’s policy for fire drills, according to a local affiliate of NBC News.   City codes require public schools to have ten fire drills— one a month—

NFPA Journal article details NFPA's new standard on mass evacuation and sheltering

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the city of San Antonio, Texas, sheltered an estimated 37,000 storm evacuees at a cost to the city of roughly $21.8 million. While extraordinary in its benevolence, the city’s mayor at the time, Phil

Fire-starting drone represents a new direction in wildfire preparedness

For almost two years, researchers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) have been working on a drone that can set fires while airborne, with the intention of making controlled burns easier. As reported by Gizmag, the team recently carried out

Free webinar: The fire concerns with lightweight construction, today's homebuilding material

When compared to its older counterparts, today's homebuilding material offers a more economical and environmentally friendly way of crafting new dwellings. A lesser-known fact is the dramatic way these materials respond to fire.   NFPA's Fire

In the new May/June NFPA Journal, “In Compliance” department looks at sprinkler plans, MNS intelligibility, and more

What’s the difference between apreliminary sprinkler plan anda working sprinkler plan?Making that important distinction is the subject of “Best-Laid Plans,” the lead article in the “In Compliance” department of the new

NFPA Journal details proposed 2017 NEC changes

  A new NFPA Journal article, “Decentralization Revolution,” explores several proposed changes to the 2017 National Electrical Code® (NEC®). Several of the proposed changes will address key emerging issues and technologies