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Webinar to address CMS adoption of the 2012 edition of NFPA 101 and NFPA 99

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

Should people sleep with the door open or closed to best protect themselves in the event of a home fire?

Should you sleep with your bedroom door opened or closed? It’s a straightforward question, but the answer isn’t quite so clear-cut. Many variables, including where people sleep in their homes and the location of their smoke alarms, make it

NFPA spotlights the STEM field and fire protection engineering careers via outreach and student engagement efforts

NFPA continues to work with schools and community groups to raise awareness of the STEM field, and in particular, careers in the fire protection engineering space. Recently Kathleen Almand, NFPA’s vice president of research, was at Auburn Junior

Today in fire history

On Tuesday, May 13, 1997, a fire occurred at a board and care facility in Harveys Lake, Pennsylvania. State fire investigators determined that the fire most likely started on a screened-in porch. Investigators determined that the fire was caused by

ATF announces cause of West Fertilizer Company explosion; revised NFPA 400, the Hazardous Materials Code, reflects lessons learned

On Wednesday, the Houston Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Texas State Fire Marshal Office announced that the fire which caused a massive explosion at the West Fertilizer Company in West, Texas was

NFPA discusses the importance of big data analytics in InformationWeek, NFPA Journal and at the upcoming Conference & Expo in Las Vegas

Earlier this week InformationWeek, the world's most trusted online community for business technology, published an article on the 9 Best Practices To Minimize Risk when it comes to Data Products. Nathaniel Lin, NFPA’s data analytics & strategy

NFPA discusses the importance of big data analytics in InformationWeek, NFPA Journal and at the upcoming conference & expo in Las Vegas

Earlier this week InformationWeek, the world's most trusted online community for business technology, published an article on the 9 Best Practices To Minimize Risk when it comes to Data Products. Nathaniel Lin, NFPA’s data analytics & strategy

NFPA partakes in White House resiliency panel - highlighting codes and standards, wildfire mitigation programs, public education and internationally-focused outreach

  NFPA Vice President of Research Kathleen Almand was among national experts providing forward-thinking input as part of the White House Event on Resilience and Building Codes this week, an event that focused on the Obama administration’s #1

Sparky checks off bucket list item #19: Hike through Yosemite National Park

Sparky got to visit Yosemite National Park, one of the country’s most popular national parks. The park has been protected by the federal government since 1864, when then-president Abraham Lincoln signed a bill, called the Yosemite Grant, to protect

ATF announces cause of West Fertilizer Company explosion while NFPA continues to update NFPA 400, the Hazardous Materials Code

On Wednesday, the Houston Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Texas State Fire Marshal Office announced that the fire which caused a massive explosion at the West Fertilizer Company in West, Texas was