National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
The National Fire Protection Association is a global self-funded nonprofit organization devoted to eliminating death, injury, property and economic loss due to fire, electrical and related hazards. The NFPA delivers information and knowledge through more than 300 consensus codes and standards, research, training, education, outreach and advocacy. The FireRescue1 NFPA topic includes articles and exclusive columns and videos about NFPA certification, standards and updates you need to know.
Firefighters love testing new tactics and tools, but some methods simply don’t address the key issue with EV fires
Detailing the new standard’s potential impact on the fire service
Fire service leaders must focus on data, not emotion, when make their case for funding, staffing and more
Whether you’re an aspiring firefighter or just looking to give back, nearly everyone can be involved with the fire service
Common vendors and dedicated replacement funding go a long way to ease fire truck buying
Love them or hate them, apparatus chevrons are here to stay; here’s a look at how the requirements have changed and may change in the future
NFPA’s ambulance standard will be updated later this year with input from several groups; a competing standard came out this summer
This quick quiz will test your understanding of vital signs and hydration on the fireground
There’s a lot of misinformation about spread specs, here are the facts.
The impact of Clark’s thoughts on the mayday, LODDs and fire service leadership stays in your head after it’s finished
NFPA’s 2015 report examines the cause of deaths and their historical trends
Every five years NFPA revises 1901; here’s a breakdown of the biggest changes for 2016
The NFPA guidelines call for banning natural trees in places with 50 or more people; the new bill would prohibit government officials from passing ordinances limiting the placement of trees
At least one notable fire service leader criticized Denver area fire departments for allowing the NFL team’s players, spouses and children to ride on top of the rigs; where do you stand on the issue?
Responsible for about one in five of the 829 firefighter fatalities in the past decade, fire truck crashes are more deadly than fighting a fire
FEMA opted not to advise people to close interior doors based on focus group results; NFPA may add the message next year
If the batteries worked, the pizza was free; if not, the firefighters replaced the batteries or installed a new alarm
Aside from gloves and hoods, look for the next NFPA 1971 to tackle moisture penetration into coats and pants
There’s a lack of evidence that drag rescue devices have ever worked in the field, yet abandoning an established rule has risk
Before you buy eye protection, you must know what is acceptable and what is not — and yes, that includes a hard look at Bourkes
NFPA’s Jim Pauley: “The affordable home smoke alarm is one of the most important fire safety inventions of our time.”
The answer is maybe as it depends on if the accessory, like goggles, are considered part of the equipment
With NFPA taking over the new ambulance standard process, here’s a look at what it means and how we got here
After examining data, NFPA researchers said 65,880 firefighters were injured on the job in 2013
Fallen Boston firefighter Michael Kennedy’s mother founded the Last Call Foundation, which is funding research into fireproof hoses
There are new developments in PPE for Ebola-like viruses and efforts to make firefighting PPE standards more accessible
Not all station wear is created equal; here’s what NFPA certification means and how it evolved
Lt. Rom Duckworth and Chief Rob Wylie also talk about why you should never freeze out groups in the fire service in their leadership lesson segment
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