Discover key updates in the new NFPA 1850 consolidated standard and learn how the unified rules affect firefighter PPE and SCBA selection, cleaning, service life and inspections
NFPA, FIRE CODES & BEYOND
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
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