The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) recently launched a recruitment campaign to increase the number of code enforcers participating on NFPA's technical committees.

In this free firefighter training vignette from the United States Fire Administration (USFA), the student is asked to identify the requirements for protecting penetrations of vertical exit closures.

Safe communities don’t happen by chance. Safe communities are the result of dedicated professionals who use codes and standards, science, and years of experience and learning to ensure public safety in the buildings where people live, work, learn and play.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Changing smoking behavior is causing more fires to start outside of homes as smokers take their cigarettes outdoors, according to Massachusetts state fire marshals.

An Illinois Congresswoman, an Idaho State Senator and the Mayor of Cheyenne, Wyo., are the 2012 recipients of Elected Official of the Year Awards conferred by the International Code Council. The award recognizes commitments and contributions to building safety.

"Standards Increase Efficiency" is the 2012 theme for the U.S. Celebration of World Standards Day, administered by the International Code Council which references almost 1,300 standards in its International Codes.

The Commission on Fire Accreditation International (CFAI) will be conducting a Accreditation Workshop on May 1st-3rd hosted by Fire Chief Kelvin J. Cochran and the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department at Atlanta Public Safety Headquarters.

On April 17, 2012, an NSF-supported team of researchers will shake a full-size building outfitted with the myriad inner workings of modern life.

The strict enforcement of safety codes requiring all industrial and commercial buildings in North America to install systems for quick detection and suppression of fires has created a robust market for fire and safety systems. Existing buildings undergoing renovation also need to upgrade or replace existing systems to comply with current codes aimed at protecting building occupants and the building itself.

Jack Murphy, fire marshal (ret)/former deputy chief of the Leonia (NJ) Fire Department is the recipient of the 2012 Tom Brennan Lifetime Achievement Award.

In this free firefighter training vignette from the United States Fire Administration (USFA), the student is tasked with describing the requirements for manual release devices connected to commercial cooking fire suppression systems.

FDIC Conference Director Diane Feldman talks to Jack Murphy, Fire Marshal (Retired)/Former Deputy Chief, Leonia (NJ) Fire Department, the recipient of the 2012 Tom Brennan Lifetime Achievement Award.

A new test method is the latest in a series of ASTM International standards being developed to address the protection of exterior portions of structures during fires.

In this free firefighter training vignette from the United States Fire Administration (USFA), the student shall identify techniques for improved safety during emergency vehicle operations.

A feature-length documentary film is being produced about the 2003 Station nightclub fire in Rhode Island.

A seven-person investigation team from the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) is deploying to the site of an accident reportedly involving the release of hydrofluoric acid (HF) at the CITGO Corpus Christi (TX) alkylation unit. 

The Society of Fire Protection Engineers, in collaboration with the International Code Council, is developing Guidelines for Designing Fire Safety in Very Tall Buildings.