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May 18, 2016
Sparky checks off bucket list item #20: Catch a ride in an Air Force B-1B Lancer
Sparky checked off let another item from his bucket list when he hitched a ride on a B-1B Lancer, a US Air Force bomber, at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota. The base has been in use since it was built in 1942. the B-1B is a supersonic
May 17, 2016
New May/June NFPA Journal previews the Conference & Expo in Las Vegas
As the 2016 NFPA Conference & Expo in Las Vegas approaches, the new May/June issue of NFPA Journal offers a comprehensive preview of the event—a range of feature stories and other articles reference dozens of upcoming education sessions and
News story underscores the importance of replacing smoke alarm every 10 years (and this year's Fire Prevention Week theme)
Smoke alarms need to be replaced every 10 years - that was the key message behind a news story that aired yesterday on KDKA-TV, Pittsburgh's CBS news affiliate. It also happens to be the theme for this year's Fire Prevention Week campaign, "Don't Wait -
Homebuilder group uses misinformation to downplay importance of home fire sprinklers
“Smoke Alarms, Not Sprinkler Mandates, says NAHB.” This title appeared in a recent post on the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) blog. The post summarized a column written by NAHB for the new issue of Fire Protection
Ontario releases fire safety guideline for five and six storey wood buildings under construction
Early last year, the Ontario Building Code changed to allow for construction of five and six storey wood residential and office buildings. This week officials in Ontario released guidelines outlining best practices for fire safety during construction of
May 16, 2016
NFPA, IAFC & NVFC invite career & volunteer firefighters, EMTs, fire department employees & members to take quiz & enter sweepstakes
As part of IAFC and NVFC's 2016 Safety Stand Down, the “Fire Service Safety Stand Down Quiz” Sweepstakes is back! Hosted by NFPA, IAFC and NVFC, the interactive online quiz reinforces the training messages behind this year’s theme,
NFPA celebrates 42nd annual National EMS Week
In 1974, President Gerald Ford authorized EMS Week to celebrate EMS practitioners and the important work they do in our nation's communities. Back then, EMS was a new profession, and EMS practitioners had only just started to be recognized as a critical
In May's NFPA News: new project on emergency responder robotics; proposed tentative interim amendments on NFPA 70; Annual 2016 Motions Committee Report; and more...
The May 2016 issue of NFPA News, our codes and standards newsletter, is now available. New project on Emergency Responder Robotics (unmanned aerial systems, unmanned aerial vehicles, and other robotics utilized for emergency responder
Historic fires: On May 15, 1929, the gases from a fire in the basement of the Cleveland Clinic, killed 122 people, about half the occupants of the building.
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation was founded by several doctors in Cleveland, Ohio after the close of World War I. The Foundation operated out of multiple buildings in the area including a hospital and clinic. The clinic building
May 13, 2016
Free webinar to address CMS adoption of the 2012 edition of NFPA 101 and NFPA 99 on May 18th
Are you a facility manager or hospital administrator? If you are, then you won't want to miss our FREE webinar, "CMS Adoption of the 2012 Edition of NFPA 101 and NFPA 99: NFPA 101 and NFPA 99 - Changes from 2000 to 2012" on Wednesday, May 18, 2016
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