Members sought for NFPA technical committee

Members sought for NFPA technical committee

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Technical Correlating Committee on Safety to Life has one opening in each of the following categories: Enforcer, Insurance, and User. The Correlating Committee oversees the activities of the 14 technical committees responsible for NFPA 101, Life Safety CodeT; NFPA 101A, Guide on Alternative Approaches to Life Safety; and NFPA 102, Standard for Grandstands, Folding and Telescopic Seating, Tents, and Membrane Structures. For additional information, contact the NFPA at 1 Batterymarch Park, P.O. Box 9101, Quincy, MA 02269-9101.

Saegertown explosion

Firefighters Among More Than a Dozen Injured in PA Explosion

A major explosion Sunday injured more than a dozen people, including several firefighters, in Saegertown, Pennsylvania.
Trailer Fire Metairie (LA)

Trailer Catches Fire, Explodes on I-10, Damaging Nearby Metairie (LA) Homes

A trailer carrying motorcycles and nitrous oxide cannisters caught fire on Interstate 10 and exploded Saturday, damaging two nearby Metairie homes and possibly a passing car, according to Jefferson Parish and…