QUINCY, MASS. — The National Fire Protection Association upped the ante in the competition for national building code dominance July 19 when it released its first building code. NFPA’s Standards ...

The National Fire Protection Association NFPA has voted to amend its codes on monitoring of fire extinguishers. The codes in question were NFPA 10 and NFPA 72, which required that fire extinguishers ...

The state of California has adopted model building and fire codes of the nonprofit NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) to protect public safety in the nation’s most populous state. The ...

Public participation in the development of NFPA's codes and standards is essential. All NFPA codes and standards are revised and updated every three to five years in revision cycles that begin twice ...

With the release last month of the new NFPA 5000 Building Construction and Safety Code by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), the anticipated battle of building codes is officially under ...

QUINCY, MA — The National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA’s) Building Code Technical Correlating Committee has acted to bring the proposed NFPA 5000 Building Code to a vote by NFPA members. The ...

Anyone who has spent time in the business of designing, installing, maintaining and monitoring fire alarm systems has come to realize they are regulated by codes and standards. The document used the ...

China FPA will translate and distribute three NFPA codes QUINCY, Mass. - In a move toward referencing the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) codes and standards, the China Fire Protection ...

A firefighters union and nonprofit fire safety standards organization have agreed to dismiss a lawsuit that sought to ...

According to NFPA, devices powered by lithium-ion batteries are largely used without incident. However, reports of fires and ...

Fire codes do not normally signify a sea change in the fire industry, but this year may be different. NFPA 2010 contains major changes having to do with mass notification. The new code will be ...

QUINCY, Mass. - In a matter that could shape the course of one of the fire industry’s most influential organizations, the U.S. Supreme Court is considering hearing a case that disputes the ...