‘The striking aspect of the Nation’s fire problem is the indifference with which Americans confront…
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NIOSH releases fact sheet on odorant fade
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) released a fact sheet on odorant…
Evidence-based recommendations for structural firefighting now available in NFPA 1700
In 2014, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) received a new standards project request from…

NFPA continues its efforts to help communities plan, respond and recover from active shooter and hostile events
In May 2020, Bloomberg News reported that the number of mass shootings in the United…

Critical fire-protection and life-safety considerations for safe usage of tents
As states continue looking for ways to safely reopen the economy, many jurisdictions are allowing…

Moving from disasters to events: how we learn to live with wildfire
In recent years, wildfire has carved an increasingly destructive path across the globe. Areas like…

Learning from assembly occupancy tragedies
On 4 December 2009, partygoers packed the Lame Horse, a nightclub in the Russian city…