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

An in-depth, multi-part report from the Chicago Tribue looked at the effects of flame retardants in the American environment, and one installment focused on the links between the tobacco industry promoting the use of flame retardants in furniture and a fire service organization.

A Stamford (CT) official on Monday rejected allegations by an attorney for the father of three girls killed in a Christmas morning house fire that the city failed to ensure safe conditions while the house was being renovated.

In support of California Wildfire Awareness Week (May 6 -12), the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) is providing free guidance to help property owners lower their risk of wildfire damage.

Ziamatic Corp. announces that Chief Edward Stuepfert of the LaMoille (IL) Fire Protection District, Captain Patrick Ranes of the Sterling Heights (MI) Fire Department, and Firefighter Chris Bellavia of the South Haven (IN) Fire Department as the winners of the Ziamatic FDIC 2012 QUIC-BAR Sweepstakes.

Gregory Havel goes over what firefighters need to know about fire department connections (FDCs) at fire incidents.

Dräger announced that the City of Baltimore selected Dräger SCBA equipment and supplies for its fire department, as per bid number B50001868.

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has named Cathy Prudhomme associate project manager of its Firewise Communities Program. Based in the NFPA’s field office in Denver, Prudhomme will manage Firewise and wildland fire youth education programs, developing materials and products that address children as young as preschool all the way to college students.

Joined by three other fire service partners, U.S. Fire Administrator Ernest Mitchell announced today that four senior fire officials will receive fellowships to attend the Harvard University's Senior Executives in State and Local Government Program this summer at the John F. Kennedy School of Government.

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.

The National Fire Protection Association's (NFPA) Electric Vehicle Safety Training project is providing firefighters and first responders with the information and materials necessary to respond to emergency situations involving electric vehicles.

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.

This winter’s unseasonably mild and dry weather pattern is causing an alarmingly increased risk for wildfire prompting a national warning for residents to take action to prevent damage from wildfire. States such as Colorado, Tennessee and New York are already seeing the reality of these dangerous conditions.

Massachusetts has become the second state to unveil a new license plate for hybrids and electric vehicles, a move that aligns with the goals with the National Fire Protection Association's (NFPA) Electric Vehicle Safety Project.

HAIX®, a leading manufacturer of innovative and high quality fire fighting, rescue, law enforcement, hunting, and forestry footwear introduces the all new Airpower® R5, the first slip on boot HAIX® has ever offered in our station boot line.

Firefighting has always been tough. And today, technology designed to make our everyday lives easier is now making firefighting more difficult. Nowhere is this more evident than in Airport Crash and Rescue, Petrochemical and HAZMAT emergencies. Fires are burning hotter, longer and can give off heat in excess of 3000ºF. These extreme conditions require more in Personal Protective Equipment--more than structural turnout gear, more in fact than traditional aluminized proximity gear.

Nominate an outstanding Fire Corps program for the 2012 Fire Corps Award of Excellence. Sponsored by the International Fire Service Training Association (IFSTA) and Fire Protection Publications (FPP), this award honors a Fire Corps program whose remarkable achievements in the fire and emergency services and the community exemplify outstanding performance.