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Free webinar on "Storage Protection under Sloped Ceilings"

In the event of a fire, a sloped ceiling may alter sprinkler performance from expected results for a conventional horizontal ceiling configuration. Prior computational studies investigated the effect of ceiling slope on sprinkler activation times and

As the nation grapples with the loss of 34 lives, let’s fuel forward-thinking action

  Gilroy, California. El Paso, Texas. Dayton, Ohio. In the span of 10 days, news outlets have reported on three horrific active shooter incidents that have claimed the lives of 34, wounded 63, and rattled the American public to its core. Again.

NFPA’s own Tracy Vecchiarelli was Named One of the Top 5 Under 35 Emerging Professionals by SFPE

Congrats to NFPA’s own Tracy Vecchiarelli, who was named as one of the Emerging Professionals-5 Under 35 by SFPE!  This is the first year that the new honor has been given.  The five recipients are recognized for their efforts in giving

It's important to emphasize that the distance to an extinguisher is not a radius but an actual walking path distance limit.

  In my recent NFPA® Live session I focused on the location and placement requirements for portable fire extinguishers. I discussed the requirements of NFPA 10, Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers, as well as the occupancies

Soliciting public comments on proposed Tentative Interim Amendments to NFPA 855

The following proposed Tentative Interim Amendments (TIAs) for the proposed 2020 edition of NFPA 855, Standard for the Installation of Stationary Energy Storage Systems, are being published for public review and comment:   proposed TIA No. 1463,

Errata issued on NFPA 13, NFPA 25, NFPA 72, NFPA 101A, and NFPA 400

NFPA has issued the following errata on NFPA 13, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems; NFPA 25, Standard for the Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems; NFPA 72, National Fire Alarm and Signaling

NFPA offers free fire service energy storage & solar safety training - live webinars

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is excited to offer its newly updated fire service Photovoltaic & Battery Energy Storage Systems Safety Training course to the United States fire service. This four-hour instructor led course will be

NFPA 1: When is Fire Department Access Required? #FireCodeFridays

Special thanks to Zack Fischer, one the interns spending a summer at the NFPA working in our Technical Services and Engineering divisions, for his contributions to this blog. Zack is studying for his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering at

NFPA 1: When is Fire Department Access Required? #FireCodeFriday

Special thanks to Zack Fischer, one the interns spending a summer at the NFPA working in our Technical Services and Engineering divisions, for his contributions to this blog. Zack is studying for his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering at

Members of NFPA's Electrical Inspector Section discuss challenges facing the inspection community

Another June has come and gone, and now we’re on the backside of 2019! For those of us at NFPA who are involved the NFPA Conference and Expo and the annual technical session, July signifies our recovery from the biggest event of the year in fire,