National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) News

Fire Corps advises homeowners to test their smoke alarms as part of Home Safety Month June is Home Safety Month, providing a perfect opportunity for Fire Corps teams to reach out to the public and work to reduce instances of unintentional home injury in the U.S. The campaign's theme this year is "Hands on Home Safety," which asks the public to take some simple, hands-on steps to create a safer home environment from the five leading causes of home injury - falls, poison...

The demonstration included a comparison of a room with sprinklers and one without Demonstration in Plymouth, MA follows recent deaths of four area residents in house fires After house fires killed four area residents in just the past three months, the Plymouth, Mass. Fire Department and national fire safety experts vividly showed the life-saving difference home fire sprinkler systems can make.   Plymouth fire officials joined the Massachusetts State Fire Marsh...

The 2009 NFPA Conference & Expo will feature several fire safety technical sessions Reflecting a very active year of research at the Foundation, the 2009 NFPA Conference & Expo will feature a large number of technical sessions bringing the results of that research to the fire safety community in Chicago, June 8-11. In all, 15 sessions in the Foundation sponsored "track" will highlight the research the Foundation has conducted in the following areas: Detection and S...

Fire service organizations have reacted strongly to anti-sprinkler state legislative efforts Stand together to better protect firefighters and public Citing the fact that more than 90 percent of fireground firefighter deaths occur in one- and two-family homes, leading fire service organizations have warned against state-by-state legislative efforts, orchestrated by homebuilders, which are designed to prohibit communities from requiring residential fire sprinklers in new h...

The NFPA warns the public: be aware of the fire risks of electricity in the home NFPA urges awareness to reduce risk The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is kicking off National Electrical Safety Month (May) by reminding the public to be aware of the risks associated with the use of electricity, and providing safety tips to assist individuals in taking steps to reduce the risk of experiencing a home electrical fire. In recent years, an average of 53,000 hom...

The NFPA have awarded 8 Harvard program fellowships to fire officials Senior industry leaders awarded prestigious fellowships Eight senior fire officials were awarded fellowships co-sponsored by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) to participate in the Harvard University Senior Executives in State and Local Government Program. Each year, the NFPA partners with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), the International Asso...

Members of the Common Voices Coalition accepting the award Award given in recognition of oustanding contributions to firefighter health and safety The National Fire Sprinkler Association (NFSA), the longest-tenured fire sprinkler advocacy organization in the U.S., announces its Common Voices advocates' coalition received the Senator Paul S. Sarbanes Fire Service Safety Leadership Award. Named after retired Senator Paul S. Sarbanes of Maryland, the award - presented by th...

The Charles S. Morgan Technical Library at the NFPA has been awarded a new grant The Charles S. Morgan Technical Library, located at the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has been awarded a grant from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), which will allow the library to preserve and scan their copy of Fires and Public Entertainments. The Morgan Library attempts to cover all aspects of fire in the collection; history of fires and firefighters...

NFPA Chief Electrical Engineer, Mark Earley; Regional Adminstrator of OSHA, Marte Kent; NFPA President James Shannon; and OSHA's Ken Mastrullo The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has dedicated the latest edition of the NFPA 70E® Handbook to Kenneth G. Mastrullo of the New England office of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Formerly an NFPA senior electrical specialist, Mastrullo served as the NFPA staff liaison for the Committee on El...

AFSE 2009 will be co-hosted by the National Association of Hispanic Firefighters (NAHF) The National Association of Hispanic Firefighters (NAHF) joins ROC Exhibitions, Inc. and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) as co-host of the Americas' Fire and Security Expo (AFSE), from the 28th - 30th July 2009 at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami Beach, Florida. AFSE is the premier exposition offering a synergistic approach to security, fire and life safety. NAH...

The NFPA's Fire Sprinkler Initiative website aims to incite grass roots action against anti-sprinkler legislation Legislative threats to local sprinkler requirements still loom elsewhere A statewide legislative threat that would have eliminated the ability of local communities to adopt or enforce requirements for home fire sprinklers has been defeated in Illinois. The Illinois bill died in recent days, but sprinkler opponents continue to push similar anti-sprinkler legisl...

More than 5,000 fire and life safety professionals are expected to attend the 2009 NFPA Conference & Expo McCormick Place, June 8-11, 2009 Presented by ROC-NFPA, LLC, the 2009 NFPA Conference & Expo begins Monday, June 8 and concludes Thursday, June 11, at McCormick Place, 2301 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago. More than 5,000 fire and life safety professionals are expected to attend. The annual event is the most important fire, security, electrical and life safety eve...

Domino's Pizza have announced a campaign to increase awareness of fire safety in the home Pizza delivery company's spring campaign focuses on home fire prevention With spring cleaning top of mind in March for millions of Americans, Domino's Pizza®, the recognized world leader in pizza delivery, today announced its spring fire safety campaign to encourage customers to focus on the home for safety, especially in the kitchen. In participating markets across th...

  There were 399,000 house fires reported in the US in 2007, according to the NFPA's new report   Three hundred ninety-nine thousand home fires were reported in the United States in 2007, according to the Home Structure Fires report recently released by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). The category of homes includes one- and two-family dwellings and apartments. On average, eight people die in home fires every day in the United States - a total of 2...

The NFPA is holding a series of webinars to be delivered by NFPA staff and other industry leaders Webinar series delivers sought-after topics by industry leaders The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has released the list of upcoming webinar sessions. The newly created webinar series delivers 60-90 minute web-based presentations by staff and other industry leaders on a range of code and related topics to provide valuable and convenient live-learning sessions via...

Application procedures have been announced for the 2009 Harvard program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government. The program is once again sponsored through a partnership between the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC), the International Fire Service Training Association/Fire Protection Publications (IFSTA/FPP), the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and the Department of Homeland Security - United States Fire Administration (USFA). Each organization will fund...

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) today announced the appointment of Scott Sutherland as executive editor of the NFPA Journal. He has over 20 years of journalism experience, including staff writing, and editing and management positions and freelance contributions to print and online publications. Sutherland will oversee all editorial activities for NFPA's official magazine. In addition to extensive freelance work, Sutherland's most recent positions include director of th...