This year, the National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA) Technical Committee on Fire Service Training completed a new document, NFPA 1407: Standard for Rapid Intervention Crews (RICs). The new ...

The timely, critical document was developed with insight from law enforcement, fire, EMS, medical providers,facility managers, private industry, DHS, the CIA, FBI and others The National Fire ...

Public participation in the development of NFPA's codes and standards is essential. All NFPA codes and standards are revised and updated every three to five years in revision cycles that begin twice ...

Interior structural fire suppression operations are some of the most hazardous activities we engage in. The risks and hazards have been recognized for a number of years, and provisons are included in ...

QUINCY Mass.—The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has launched three Live Virtual Training courses that incorporate dynamic interactive online components with real-world setting scenarios ...

If there was one positive takeaway from the COVID-19 pandemic, some would say it was businesses’ renewed commitment to safety and implementation of additional protocols that protect their employees.

WASHINGTON – The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the adoption of 11 NFPA standards for emergency responders by DHS. The newly ...

QUINCY, Mass. —The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has launched a new Fire Prevention Program Manager Online Training Series to help the building industry understand and adopt the ...

Don Schmidt is CEO of risk consulting company Preparedness LLC and a 20-year member and chair of the technical committee that writes the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1600 standard. He ...

With 568 proposals and 817 comments, the latest revision cycle for the NFPA 70E, “Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace,” — published by Quincy, Mass.-based National Fire Protection ...