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PODCAST: New NFPA Podcast episode details sprinkler retrofit project and home fire sprinkler incentives

In a popular scene from the 1993 Halloween comedy flick Hocus Pocus, one of the characters holds a lighter up to a sprinkler head, causing several of them to go off at once. Fire sprinkler experts will be quick to tell you that's not

Video: NFPA's Guy Colonna discusses ammonium nitrate safety after Beirut explosion

  Yesterday's explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, has left at least 100 people dead and thousands more injured. Multiple news sources are now saying the blast, which could be heard from 150 miles away, was due to large quantities of ammonium nitrate

New NFPA LiNK will provide situation-based code information and insights across any device

  NFPA LiNK, a new digital content on demand platform, was introduced during a virtual product reveal today. NFPA LiNK is designed to deliver intuitive, seamless, code-based information to those responsible for building, electrical and life

Second Draft Reports for NFPA Standards in the Fall 2020 revision cycle are available

The Second Draft Reports for NFPA Standards in the Fall 2020 revision cycle are available with a deadline to submit a Notice of Intent to Make a Motion (NITMAM) of August 27, 2020.   These proposed NFPA Standards with Second Draft Reports in the

Fire Protection Research Foundation Project - Female Firefighter PPE Survey Opportunity

  Structural and wildland firefighting turnout suits are primarily developed for the male firefighter, despite the growing number of women firefighters in the fire protection community. Studies have shown that women firefighters wear the same

Arizona ESS Explosion Investigation and Line of Duty Injury Reports Now Available

Two reports from the Surprise, Arizona Energy Storage System (ESS) explosion that occurred in April, 2019 were published this week.  One report, titled, “Four Firefighters Injured In Lithium-Ion Battery Energy Storage System Explosion –

Where Do Fire Alarm Control Units Need to be Located?

A question that we receive from time to time involves the location of fire alarm control units (FACU). This question typically comes in as someone asking if NFPA 72, Fire Alarm and Signaling Code specifies the location of where these need to be

Fire Protection Research Foundation 2020 Semi-Annual Activity Summary

This is a semi-annual update on Fire Protection Research Foundation activities. Although we may not be running into you at meetings and conferences these days, or seeing you at NFPA Headquarters - our team remains focused on generating the research

Soliciting public comments on proposed Tentative Interim Amendments to NFPA 61, Standard for the Prevention of Fires and Dust Explosions in Agriculture and Food Processing Facilities, and NFPA 70, National Electrical Code

The following proposed Tentative Interim Amendments (TIAs) to NFPA 61, Standard for the Prevention of Fires and Dust Explosions in Agricultural and Food Processing Facilities; and NFPA 70, National Electrical Code; are being published for public review

Recent Fires at Residential Occupancies under Construction Reinforce Critical Importance of NFPA 241

Townhouse complex fire in Reno, NV - Photo courtesy of Reno Gazette Journal   Two massive fires in the last ten days occurred at residential complexes under construction, reinforcing the critical importance of following the fire and life safety