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Journal NOW: Faulty air conditioning unit sparked Brazil museum fire

Getty Images     Local authorities announced this week that the cause of the massive fire that gutted Brazil's 200-year-old National Museum in September 2018 was an improperly installed air conditioning unit on the ground floor of

Read the Motions Committee Report for Annual 2019 Standards with certified amending motions

The Report of the Motions Committee addresses the following six Standards in the Annual 2019 revision cycle and contains Certified Amending Motions eligible for presentation and action at the 2019 NFPA Technical Meeting: NFPA 58, Liquefied

#101 Wednesdays: NFPA 101 open for public comments

Development of the 2021 edition of the Life Safety Code is well underway. The NFPA 101 First Draft Report, which contains the NFPA 101 First Draft with all approved first revisions (FRs), committee inputs (CIs), and resolved public inputs

Review the First Draft Reports to submit public comments on Standards in the Annual 2020 revision cycle

The First Draft Reports for NFPA Standards in the Annual 2020 revision cycle are available.  Review the First Draft Reports for use as background in the submission of public comments. To submit a public comment using the online submission system,

Learn about the Standards Development Process with the 2019 NFPA Standards Directory

Disasters can occur anywhere, and they often occur when we least expect it. NFPA standards provide ways to prevent their occurrence, manage their impact, and protect society. One of the most notable features of NFPA’s standards development process

When it comes to electrical safety, is elimination really elimination?

  Why do so many of us get wrapped around the axle? We are all committed to electrical safety. We all know that removing an electrical hazard is a good thing. But is removing the hazard the same as eliminating the hazard? Can a hazard only be

Three Key Steps Policymakers Must Take to Help Prevent Fires in Buildings Under Construction in their Communities

March was a rough month for fires in buildings under construction, wreaking millions of dollars in damage and undoubtedly causing major headaches for public officials.  Thankfully, no one was killed or seriously hurt in these fires, but their toll

NFPA 1: Introducing new requirements for additive manufacturing, #FireCodefridays

A few weeks ago, the comprehensive First Draft Report along with the First Draft of NFPA 1, 2021 edition, was published. In the report, documentation of all first revisions, committee inputs, and responses to public inputs, are available for public

Soliciting public comments on proposed Tentative Interim Amendments to NFPA 86, NFPA 1221, and NFPA 1977

The following proposed Tentative Interim Amendments (TIA) for NFPA 86, Standard for Ovens and Furnaces; NFPA 1221, Standard for the Installation, Maintenance, and Use of Emergency Services Communications Systems; and NFPA

#TBT From The NFPA Archives: Floods and Tree Climbing

After a long period of drought conditions, much of the western and central portions of the United States have been saturated by flooding in recent weeks. Today the NFPA Archives takes a look back at an incident from April 3, 1958.   It all started