Let's face it. The electric utility grid isn't 100% reliable. That's why the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and Code-enforcing authorities require alternate (emergency) sources of power ...

NFPA 70E, known as the “Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace,” plays a crucial role in ensuring the safety of workers handling electrical systems. While still a voluntary standard issued by ...

QUINCY, Mass., Nov. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Electrical apprentices across the U.S. will now have greater access to the latest fire, electrical, and life safety codes and standards through a new ...

Responding is Zarheer Jooma, P.E., and Gavin Watkins, electrical engineer, e-Hazard, Louisville, KY. First, it’s important to differentiate between the energy source (the equipment that’s ...

March 29, 2021 – The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has launched free NFPA 1700, Guide for Structural Fire Fighting online training for firefighters to learn safer and more effective ways ...

NFPA 1407: Standard for Training Fire Service Rapid Intervention Crews is 10 years old this year. In the mid-2000s, the concept of rapid-intervention training was gaining hold in the fire service, and ...

QUINCY, Mass., Oct. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Fire Protection Association ® (NFPA®) and State Farm® are teaming up for the ninth year to promote Fire Prevention Week ™, October 5-11, 2025.

Buildings constructed today — including hospitals, high-rises offices or schools — are quite different than those erected 20, 10 or even five years ago. With the rapid advancement of technology, these ...

Download the infographic for important updates. The new NFPA 1850 standard introduces significant updates to the selection, care and maintenance of firefighter PPE and SCBA. It emphasizes enhanced ...

July 20, 2020 — As states continue working to find ways to safely re-open, many jurisdictions have allowed the use of tents among restaurants and other businesses. In response, the National Fire ...

The Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI) is a proud partner of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and their annual Fire Prevention Week (FPW) campaign, which runs this year ...

When I first started in the fire service 15 years ago, I learned rope rescue with brake bar racks, load-releasing hitches, figure 8s and tandem Prusik belays. I remember instructors throwing out all ...