In recent weeks, massive building under construction fires have occurred in Las Vegas, Nev., Dallas, Tex., and Everett, Wash., underscoring NFPA research which shows an average of 3,840 fires in ...

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has launched free NFPA 1700, Guide for Structural Fire Fighting online training for firefighters to learn safer and more effective ways to handle fire ...

QUINCY, Mass.—Much has changed in the nearly four decades since the America Burning report was issued in 1973 and revisited in 1980. The number of fires and fire deaths in the United States has ...

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has announced “Not Every Hero Wears a Cape. Plan and Practice Your Escape!” as the theme for Fire Prevention Week, October 6-12, 2019. This year’s ...

Many of the activities we engage in during the holiday season reflect leading causes of home fires, which explains why we ...

NFPA 1-2018 contains a new chapter on marijuana growing, processing or extraction facilities and another new chapter on cleaning and purging of flammable gas piping systems. Nov 29, 2017 The 2018 NFPA ...

August 4, 2021 – The NFPA Fire & Life Safety Policy Institute announced the launch of the Ecosystem Assessment Tool that will help users identify gaps in a community’s capacity to support safety and ...

The awards were presented at the Stars at Night awards gala held on June 18, in Las Vegas, as part of the annual NFPA Conference and Expo. The Fire Protection Research Foundation Medal, an award that ...

Christmas Day and Christmas Eve were the second- and third-leading days of the year for home cooking fires, respectively, in 2024.

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) released NFPA 1700, a Guide for Structural Fire Fighting, on November 4. The document, which was made by the Technical Committee on Fundamentals of Fire ...

Learn how to proactive electrical maintenance to enhance safety, reduce downtime, and ensure NFPA 70B compliance.

June 14, 2022 – The National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®) has announced “Fire Won’t Wait. Plan Your Escape™” as the theme for Fire Prevention Week TM, October 9-15, reinforcing the critical ...