National Fire Protection Association - NFPA
Organization URL(s)
education@nfpa.orglibrary@NFPA.org
www.nfpa.org
Other Contact Information
1 Batterymarch Park
Quincy,
MA 02169-7471
800-344-3555 (Voice - Orders Only)
617-770-3000 (Voice)
617-770-0700 (FAX)
617-984-8770 (Voice - TDD)
Description
Established in 1896, the mission of this international, nonprofit, member organization is to reduce the worldwide burden of fire and other hazards on the quality of life by developing and advocating scientifically based consensus codes and standards, research, training, and education. NFPA's educational activities are focused on motivating and enabling the public to be safer. Fire Prevention Week, which NFPA has sponsored for nearly 80 years, represents the association's largest annual public safety campaign. For safety professionals (and the general public) NFPA sponsors seminars and workshops on the application of its codes and standards as well as state-of-the-art fire protection technology and electrical safety.
Online Resources
- National Fire Protection Association Fact Sheets
http://www.nfpa.org/categoryList.asp?categoryID=244&URL=Research%20&%20Reports/Fact%20sheets - NFPA Offers Tips on Escaping from Hotel and Motel Fires
http://www.nfpa.org/itemDetail.asp?categoryID=815&itemID=20899&URL=Research%20&%20Reports/Safety%20fact%20sheets/Safety%20in%20other%20occupancies/Hotels%20and%20motels/Hotel%20safety - Risk Watch
http://www.nfpa.org/riskwatch/home.html - Sparky the Fire Dog® Web Site
http://www.sparky.org/ - The NFPA Center for High-Risk Outreach
http://www.nfpa.org/categoryList.asp?categoryID=201&URL=Learning/Public%20Education/Center%20for%20High-Risk%20Outreach
Print Resources
NFPA publishes codes and standards, handbooks, reference books, textbooks, field guides, curricula, and training and public education materials. Most resources are available through the web site. Serial publications include: NFPA Journal (bimonthly magazine for members), Fire Technology (quarterly research periodical); NFPA Update and NFPA News (bimonthly electronic bulletins), and NEC Digest (bimonthly magazine).