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Safeguarding Pool and Hot Tub Owners from the Hazards of Electricity

Summer is finally here! Drive through any neighborhood and it is nearly impossible to miss the signs. The smell of burgers on the grill and fresh cut grass permeates the landscape and perfectly accompanies the sound of children laughing and playing in

Research Foundation Seeks Proposals for a Project on the Impact of Elevated Walkways on Sprinkler Protection in Storage

Solid and open metal grate walkways are often installed in aisles as part of rack storage.  Further, open metal grates are also used as mezzanine levels above storage.  There is little information on how these walkway and mezzanine

SUPDET 2019 Program Posted, Early Bird Registration Open

Early bird registration is open until August 28 for the Foundation's 2019 SUPDET®  symposium, which will be held at the Crowne Plaza Denver Downtown from September 11-20, 2019.  This year's program features almost

NFPA 1: Use of Pyrotechnics Before a Proximate Audience and NFPA 1126 Reference in the Fire Code, #FireCodefridays

This week’s post comes from Alex Ing, Associate Engineer in NFPA’s Hazardous Chemicals and Materials group and Staff Liaison to NFPA’s Special Effects Technical Committee responsible for the development of NFPA 1126.   Thanks

#TBT From The NFPA Archives: Mark Wilson and Snuffy

During the late 1970’s and early 1980’s master magician, Mark Wilson toured the United States with a jovial talking steam pump engine named Snuffy. There were two versions of Snuffy used as part of the national radio and television tour

Student Reception at NFPA C&E Conference: An Opportunity to Network & Learn About Personal Branding

The student reception held at this week’s NFPA Conference & Expo was an opportunity for NFPA student members and student conference attendees to learn more about career development and connect with other professionals and

NFPA releases NFPA 1300, Standard on Community Risk Assessment and Community Risk Reduction Plan Development, as a tool for helping fire departments implement CRR in their communities

  This week, NFPA 1300, Standard on Community Risk Assessment and Community Risk Reduction Plan Development, was released as a resource to help authorities determine what kind of emergencies are occurring in their communities, where

2019 Technical Meeting Results, Thursday, June 20, 2019

During today's NFPA Technical Meeting in San Antonio, the following action has taken place on NFPA 25, Standard for the Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems 25-1 Motion to Accept Public Comment No. 49 failed. 25-2

NFPA’s annual U.S. Firefighter Fatalities report shows 64 on-duty deaths in 2018, continuing five-year trend of fewer than 70 deaths per year

  NFPA released its annual “U.S. Firefighter Fatalities in the United States” report today in coordination with a presentation by Rita Fahy, manager of NFPA’s applied research division, at NFPA’s conference in San Antonio.

NFPA Urges Conference Attendees to Find Their Role in the Fire and Life Safety Ecosystem and Work Together with Each Other to Protect People and Property

At NFPA’s Conference & Expo in 2018, Jim Pauley introduced attendees to the Fire & Life Safety Ecosystem, telling them "we have failed to connect the dots. While everyone is so focused on their particular aspects of incidents, collectively,