The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) released a fact sheet on odorant…
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Evidence-based recommendations for structural firefighting now available in NFPA 1700
In 2014, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) received a new standards project request from…

NFPA continues its efforts to help communities plan, respond, and recover from active shooter and hostile events
In May, Bloomberg News reported that the number of mass shootings in the United States…

Critical fire-protection and life-safety considerations for safe usage of tents
As states continue looking for ways to safely reopen the economy, many jurisdictions are allowing…

Under construction, at risk: NFPA 241 is critical to protecting vulnerable construction sites
On April 29, 2020, 38 people died when a fire tore through a four-story warehouse…

Learning from assembly occupancy tragedies
On 4 December 2009, partygoers packed the Lame Horse, a nightclub in the Russian city…

James Bond has nothing on the Fire Service
You may have heard of the old James Bond movie entitled, From Russia with Love?…

Recent fire in Bangladesh reminds us: Put safety first
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) was saddened to learn of the recent tragic fire…

What role do you play in the NFPA fire safety ecosystem?
Global perspective and purview The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has been working with global…

Notre Dame Cathedral fire reflects challenges of protecting historic buildings from fire
In April I attended a week of meetings with the ISO committee that deals with…
Measured + Managed – Applying data to the multi-faceted global fire problem
‘If we have data, let’s look at the data. If all we have is opinions,…
Seminal research looks at US fire experience since America Burning
‘The striking aspect of the Nation’s fire problem is the indifference with which Americans confront…