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Who is responsible for your company's hot work permit program?
The short answer: everyone. Hot work is one of the leading causes of industrial fire. According to the NFPA report Structure Fires Started by Hot Work - September 2016, U.S. fire departments responded to an average of 4,440
Every firefighter needs an annual physical: how to make it happen and why
John Sullivan, deputy chief of the Worcester Fire Department/vice chair of the IAFC health and safety section, discusses why it's so important for firefighters to get physical exams each year. The average age of a first heart attack for the general
C&E presenter talks hydrogen fuel cells
In the mid 2000s, everyone from Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson to President George W. Bush touted hydrogen fuel cells, or HFCs, which combine oxygen from the air with hydrogen to create electricity, as the future of motoring. All these years later,
C&E Spotlight: On-Demand Mobile Fueling—Enforcing Existing Regulations and Evaluating Future Needs
Andrew Klein, Principle with AS Klein Engineering, and Lynne Kilpatrick, Fire Marshal in Sunnyvale, CA led an education session on ‘On-Demand Mobile Fueling; Enforcing Existing Regulations and Evaluating Future Needs” at NFPA Conference &
It’s time to take firefighter health and wellness to the next level
During the session Promoting A Culture Of Safety And Fitness To Prevent Cancer, Heart Disease, and Injuries in Boston Firefighters at NFPA’s Conference & Expo (C&E), Dr. Michael Hamrock, a former firefighter and medical
How the world is learning about wildfire preparedness from Canada’s Fort McMurray Fire
The wildfire disaster that struck Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada in May 2016 destroyed more than 2,400 structures and created insured losses of more than $3.5 billion. The incident captured the hearts and minds of the media and citizens the world over,
'Change' is a bad word in the fire service, but so is 'cancer'
These were the words of Captain Peter Berger of Hallandale Beach Fire Rescue as he spoke to a full house of fire service industry leaders — along with his partner Captain Greg Moulin of DFW Airport Fire Services — on the topic of
“It’s the embers, stupid!” CAL FIRE staff chief addresses structure loss; reducing wildfire risk in the wildland-urban interface
As most of us know, states across the U.S. can no longer rely on a defined fire season. This sobering truth is especially evident in California where the fire season is 70 days longer than it was 40 years ago, and fire ignitions in the state have greatly
The 2017 NFPA Conference & Expo education session program is announced
NFPA's 2017 Conference & Expo features presentations informed by research and practice and reflect thought leadership in the field. Sessions address new areas this year such as: effective and efficient enforcement, building electrical safety
Winners of the Standards Quest announced
During the 2017 Conference & Expo in Boston, the Standards Quest took participants through a journey of the Standards Development Process. Participants answered questions on the Public Input, Public Comment, Technical Meeting (NITMAM), and
BRING YOUR KID TO WORK DAY
BRING YOUR KID TO WORK DAY "but Dad, I wanted to be a rebel!"