Technical Articles

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has published these technical articles:

(Safety and Personal Protective Equipment)
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3D printing is now being used to construct full-sized houses, offices, and other buildings. As the industry gears up for a rapid expansion, guidance is needed to ensure these structures are safe....
(Fire Detection and Suppression)
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Designing a fire protection system for an airport terminal building using standards such as NFPA 13 and NFPA 415...
(Fire Detection and Suppression)
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Forty years ago, a small town in the Canadian province of Quebec became the site of a fire that killed scores. A new book examines the lasting impact that fire had on that tiny, insular community....
(Trade and Standards Organizations)
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Emergencies occur in health care facilities in a variety of different forms. Natural disasters such as hurricanes, tornadoes, or blizzards; or technological disasters such as loss of computers, loss...
(Calibration Instruments, Standards and Reference Sources)
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Code compliance means using the entire code-not just a piece of it...
(Fire Detection and Suppression)
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A proposal to allow bulk shipments of LNG on US railroads has sparked criticism and raised concerns among first responders. How should the safety community prepare?...
(Trade and Standards Organizations)
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The Technical Questions Service is free with your NFPA Membership. Our Technical Questions Service provides a convenient way to receive timely and consistent technical assistance when you need to know...
(Fire Detection and Suppression)
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Fast-burning modern furniture make home fire sprinklers vital...
(Calibration Instruments, Standards and Reference Sources)
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An ambitious new international research project seeks key wildfire answers...
(Calibration Instruments, Standards and Reference Sources)
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How much electrical safety training do you need? More than you might think....
(Fire Detection and Suppression)
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Experts from a range of fields are coming together to find new approaches to the wildfire problem...