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Fire Service Today

 

Welcome to Fire Service Today, the NFPA’s source of information for firefighters. Here you will find the latest news and information vital to fire and emergency services.

Podcasts
The January podcast is a presentation by Casey Grant on fire research and the Fire Protection Research Foundation. Casey Grant is the director of research at the Fire Protection Research Foundation, and delivered the presentation at the recent Public Fire Protection Division Technical Committee Chair Forum held December 10 and 11, 2008 at NFPA Headquarters.

NEW! Fire Service Today now has a blog. Hosted by NFPA's Public Fire Protection division, it will provide information and commentary on a wide variety of fire-service related topics.

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Latest News
  • USFA releases provisional 2008 firefighter fatality statistics

  • DOT grants limited exemption to vest requirement for highway operations
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  • Voice radio communications guide for the fire service released
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  • NFPA’s online toolkit helps everyone understand the safe use of heating equipment
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  • NIOSH supports seat belt use by firefighters
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  • Health and Wellness Guide for the Volunteer Fire and Emergency Services
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  • Twenty fire chiefs attend NFPA Urban Fire Forum; cover wide range of topical issues
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  • Research Foundation projects on measuring activity effectiveness, wind-driven firefighting tactics, and firefighter protective clothing
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  • The Next Generation of SCBA
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    NFPA codes & standards
    New fire service projects that need your consideration
    How can I get involved in the NFPA code development process?
    Areas of focus for 2008
    Sample procedures
    DOT grants limited exemption to vest requirement for highway operations
    NFPA Response to UL/FPRF Smoke Characterization Report
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    Data collection of sidewall venting incidents
      The Fire Protection Research Foundation, in association with NFPA and the American Gas Association, is conducting research into the effects of sidewall vented gas appliances on adjacent buildings. An initial study has been completed and is available from the  Research Foundation Web site. The next step is to verify that the assumptions used to model vent gas behavior are valid. To this end, we are requesting such information on any incidents or reports of problems or unusual consequences of sidewall vents in areas where homes are close together.

    If you have any information that can assist this study,please complete the survey form (PDF, 127 KB) and return, by e-mail, to NFPA. Deadline for the survey is June 5.

    		  
    Podcasts
      See our listing of podcasts for the fire service. A new one will be added each month.
         		 
    How can you get involved in the NFPA code development process?
      Learn more about:
    Proposing a new project
      Submitting a proposal
    Submitting a comment
    Serving on a technical committee
    		 
    New NFPA reports
     
      Fire Department Calls and Flase Alarms (PDF, 42 KB) (November 2008)
      U.S. Fire Department Profile (November 2008)
      Firefighter Injuries in the United States  (October 2008
    		 
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      Dust Explosions by Amy Beasley Spencer
      Large Loss for 2007 by Stephen G. Badger 
      Special Hazards Fire Investigation by Robert J. Hall, Jeffrey J Wanko, and Mary E. Nikityn
    		 
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