For the first time, the United Nations recognizes today as International Fire Prevention Day to promote fire safety worldwide under this year's theme "A World Without Fire Victims." Every year, fires impact countless lives and communities, making it vital to understand fire risks and prevention strategies that can save lives. Together, we can work towards a safer world for all! #InternationalFirePreventionDay #NFPA #FireSafety
NFPA
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The leading information and knowledge resource on fire, electrical, and related hazards.
About us
Founded in 1896, NFPA is a global self-funded nonprofit organization devoted to eliminating death, injury, property and economic loss due to fire, electrical and related hazards. The association delivers information and knowledge through more than 300 consensus codes and standards, research, training, education, outreach and advocacy; and by partnering with others who share an interest in furthering the NFPA mission. Visit NFPA’s website at www.nfpa.org for more information. Want to be part of something big? As an employee of the National Fire Protection Association, you are working toward truly making a difference all over the world. You play a key role in keeping first responders safe, helping to provide architects with guidelines for building design and safety, providing education to children in schools, and so much more. Employees at NFPA bring a collective passion to work every day as together, they contribute toward solving the fire problem…all while being offered great benefits. Want to make a difference? Join Us. www.nfpa.org/careers.
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- Non-profit Organizations
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- 201-500 employees
- Headquarters
- Quincy, MA
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- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1896
- Specialties
- Publisher of fire, life and electrical safety codes and standards
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Employees at NFPA
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Sherwin Wang
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António Negreiros Fernandes
Captive Management/Insurance Consulting/Risk Engineering @HighDomePCC, Angel Investor @REDangels, Senior Fellow @HiSeedTech TechnologyTransfer
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Khela Thorne
Senior Content Development Manager at NFPA
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Jan Rimmel
Global Licensing Executive building connections and activating brands through strategic partnerships.
Updates
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Tune in to our latest NFPA podcast with Jesse Roman! In this episode, we dive into recent U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission findings while highlighting this year's #FirePreventionWeek theme: "Smoke Alarms: Make Them Work for You." Our experts discuss the importance of smoke alarm safety and tips to ensure yours are working properly. 🎧 Listen now: https://lnkd.in/eJwHqc6f
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It's officially Fire Prevention Week™! Smoke alarms aren’t like the ones in a sitcom- it’s important you make sure your smoke alarms are working. When it comes to smoke alarms, remember INSTALL, TEST, REPLACE. For more safety tips on smoke alarms visit fpw.org #firepreventionweek
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Our most recent survey around trends transforming the skilled trades industry revealed that 51% of respondents utilize NFPA LiNK® within their training and development programs. NFPA LiNK provides skilled trades professionals with digital access to NFPA codes and standards plus exclusive enhanced content and expert commentary. Learn more about how skilled trade professionals are leveraging NFPA products and solutions to prioritize continuous education and compliance: https://lnkd.in/ebG6j_JQ
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Fire Prevention Week™ is just a couple of days away! Did you know a recent U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission survey found that while 99% of U.S. households report having smoke alarms, only 55% have at least one carbon monoxide alarm? Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gCiH5-m2
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The #FirePreventionWeek24 theme, “Smoke alarms: Make them work for you!,” is more important than ever. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission just published a comprehensive survey, which shows that a third of Americans never test their smoke alarms and only 71% know how to install them. Learn more about the CPSC survey and FPW 2024: https://lnkd.in/eGYe9Jwf
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NFPA codes and standards are developed by subject matter experts from around the globe and serve as the leading resource on fire, electrical, and life safety guidelines and requirements. Shop all 1500+ NFPA codes and standards here: https://lnkd.in/ebX7eqeK
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Here’s a handy tip from Dan Morrin Jr., SET on creating a folder on your favorites bar and dropping shortcuts with NFPA LiNK on Chrome. Not a LiNK user yet? Sign up for a free trial and discover the power of NFPA LiNK today! https://lnkd.in/dZfU6rpv #FireSafety #NFPALiNK
Here's another (or more of the same) weekly NFPA LiNK "life-hack" for Chrome users. You can create a folder on your favorites bar and drop shortcuts from LiNK into that folder for more of a "list" view. Make sure to drag from the left side of the code or standard and the title will come with it. For some of us, every mouse click counts!
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The NFPA Fire Protection Research Foundation is seeking a qualified research contractor for an exciting project on "Landscape Analysis of Automatic Storage Retrieval Systems and Fire Protection Guidance." This project aims to analyze ASRS systems, assess sprinkler protection requirements, and identify knowledge gaps for the #NFPA13 Technical Committee and the fire protection industry. 🗓️ Proposals are due by October 18, 2024, at 5 p.m. ET. For more information, check out Jacqueline Wilmot, P.E.'s post below.
#FPRF has a request for proposals open to identify a qualified research contractor for an exciting project on "Landscape Analysis of Automatic Storage Retrieval Systems and Fire Protection Guidance". The goal of this project is to characterize available ASRS systems, identify sprinkler protection requirements or guidance that is currently available, identify knowledge gaps and develop a research plan to address those gaps. This information will be helpful to the #NFPA 13 Technical Committee as well as the fire protection industry. The deadline for submitting proposals is October 18, 2024, 5p.m. ET. For more information, check out the attached PDF!