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Codes & Standards Document Information Updates
The full list of NFPA Codes & Standards
Speaker: Chris Dubay, vice president of Codes & Standards:
Date: November 9, 2009

Why make changes to the Code & Standards document information pages? | Download clip

How was the information organized and how has it changed? | Download clip

What are the next steps? | Download clip

How do the new document information pages fit into the review of NFPA's Codes & Standards process? | Download clip

NFPA's goal with the changes? | Download clip

Nuclear Power Fire Safety
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Speaker: Paul May, engineer for NFPA’s Hazardous Materials/Chemicals Department:
Date: October 30, 2009
How is nuclear power considered green? | Download clip
What is the safety record of the nuclear industry? | Download clip
What was NFPA's first nuclear power plant safety standard and how was it received? | Download clip

The Challenges of Wildfires
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Speaker: NFPA's Firewise Communities Support Manager, Michele Steinberg:
Date: October 23, 2009
Why does the problem of wildfires persist? | Download clip
What are the myths of wildfires? | Download clip
What is the Firewise Communities/USA Recognition program? | Download clip
How can people sign up for the program? | Download clip

Integration of Residential Sprinklers with Water Supply Systems
Read the story | Read the full report (PDF, 842KB)
Speaker: Jamie Lyons, a senior engineer in building systems research at Newport Partners, LLC:
Date: October 23, 2009
What does the report cover? | Download clip
How was the research for the report conducted? | Download clip
What challenges did the targetted communities experience? | Download clip
How is the report intended to be used? | Download clip

It’s Not Easy Being Green
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Speaker: Tracy Golinveau, a student in the master’s program in Fire Protection Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute:
Date: October 16, 2009
Potential pitfalls of "green" building? | Download clip
Any building codes and safety standards in place to tackle "green" issues? | Download clip
Was there any empahsis on "green-ness" at WPI or the engineering world? | Download clip

2009 Fire Prevention Week Public Service Announcements
Learn more about FPW | Read the FPW blog
Speaker: Lisa Braxton, Project Manager - Public Education
Date: September 25, 2009
* The audio clips are for download only
30 second PSAs: Fire Prevention Week #1 | Fire Prevention Week #2
15 second PSAs: Cooking Safety | Smoking Alarms | Escape Plan

Catastrophic Multiple-Death Fires in 2008
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Speaker: Stephen Badger is a fire data assistant in NFPA’s Fire Analysis and Research Division:
Date: August 26, 2009
What is the definition of a catastrophic multi-death fire? | Download clip
How long has NFPA been tracking them? | Download clip
Where does NFPA get the information/data? | Download clip
How do the number of multi-death fires in 2008 compare to previous years? | Download clip
Any precautions that could be taken? | Download clip

The Latest on the New NFPA 72
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Speaker: Lee F. Richardson, senior electrical engineer at NFPA and staff liaison for NFPA 72:
Date: August 24, 2009
When would voice message systems take priority over fire alarm signals? | Download clip
Why is voice intelligibility considered a "difficult issue"? | Download clip
The updates to smoke alarms | Download clip

Fire and Vacant Homes
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Speaker: Columbus Ohio assistant fire chief Karry Ellis
Date: August 18, 2009
Why is there an arson problem in U.S. cities? | Download clip
How do you track the arson fires? | Download clip
How do you deal with arson? | Download clip
Advice for other cities facing similar issues? | Download clip
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Stop, Drop, and Log On
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Speaker: Ed Comeau, publisher of Campus Firewatch, an online newsletter about campus fire safety issues
Date: August 5, 2009
Why is campus fire safety so important? | Download clip
Is fire safetyan issue an issue at colleges and universities? | Download clip
Why is fire safety information a "challenge" for college students? | Download clip
How have students responded to the program? | Download clip

High Rise Building Fires Report
More about the report | Download the report abstract (PDF, 18KB)
Speaker: Dr. John Hall, NFPA assistant vice president for Fire Analysis & Research
Date: July 30, 2009
What is the definition of 'high-rise'? | Download clip
What are the fire risks of high-rises compared to regular buildings? | Download clip
Are high rise buildings getting safer? If so, why? | Download clip
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Fire Prevention Week 2009 Preview
Learn more about FPW | Read the FPW blog
Speaker: Amy Lebeau - Public Education Comunications Manager, Judy Comoletti - Director of Public Education
Date: July 29, 2009
The goals of this year's campaign? | Download clip
What's available online for the Fire Service? | Download clip
What's available online for teachers? | Download clip
What's available online for kids and families? | Download clip

NFPA's New iTunes Application
Read the news release
Speaker: NFPA product development manager Susan McArdle
Date: July 15, 2009
How does the NFPA iTunes app for NFPA 1600 work? | Download clip
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Fire Issues With Lightweight Construction
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Speaker: Bob Backstrom, senior staff engineer at Underwriters Laboratores
Date: June 25, 2009
The origins of the UL test? | Download clip
The results of the test | Download clip
Surprises in the test results? | Download clip
Mitigating factors in the inherent fire issues? | Download clip

Home Fire Sprinklers on Display in Plymouth, MA
Read more about Home Fire Sprinklers | Read the blog | Watch the video
Speaker: NFPA President Jim Shannon
Date: May 28, 2009
Why is NFPA making Home Fire Sprinklers its next safety public safety iniative?  | Download clip
How is the NFPA tackling this issue? Has there been any resistance to it?  | Download clip
What role is the fire service playing in the effort?  | Download clip
Does the association have any other allies?  | Download clip
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Updates to NFPA 72, National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code
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Speaker: Lee Richardson, senior electrical engineer at NFPA and staff liaison for NFPA 72
Date: April 23, 2009
What are the major changes in the latest edition of NFPA 72? | Download clip
Why is the code's scope expanding? | Download clip
Has the focus shifted away from fire alarm Systems? | Download clip
Was there any controversy regarding the new changes? | Download clip
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The New Hazardous Materials Code
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Speaker: NFPA division manager Guy Colonna
Date: April 16, 2009
Why develop a hazardous materials code? | Download clip
Who is the target audience? | Download clip
Any thoughts on how it might evolve? | Download clip
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NFPA.ORG Redesign
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Speaker: Mike Hazell, NFPA web publisher
Date: March 24, 2009
Why did NFPA chose to redesign its website? | Download clip
What did the useability study show? | Download clip
What's new on NFPA.org's frontpage? | Download clip
Upcoming changes? | Download clip

Firefighting Challenges in Mega Warehouses
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Speaker: Curt Varone, NFPA’s director of Public Fire Protection
Date: March 3, 2009
What are the challenges in fighting a fire in mega warehouse? | Download clip
At what point does a fire department decide to let a building burn? | Download clip
Have firefighting tactics kept pace with the growth of mega-warehouses? | Download clip

The Future of Fire: Research Renaissance
Read the story | The latest research projects
Speaker: Casey C. Grant, program director of the Fire Protection Research Foundation
Date: March 2, 2009
Revolutionary vs. Evolutionary advances in fire protection research? | Download clip
What has caused the recent surge in research? | Download clip
What is the primary focus of this research? | Download clip
Examples of new technology under development? | Download clip
How will the results potentially affect NFPA codes/standards? | Download clip

Home Structure Fires Report
Read the fire report overview | Download the report (PDF, 388 KB)
Speaker: Marty Ahrens, NFPA manager of Fire Analsysis Service
Date: February 12, 2009
How common are home fires? | Download clip
What are the leading causes of home fires and how can they be prevented? | Download clip
What's changed over the years? | Download clip
What about smoke alarms? | Download clip

A Preview of the 2009 NFPA Conference & Exposition
Read the story | Full NFPA Conference & Expo® coverage | Read the 2009 Conference blog
Speaker: Linda Bailey, Division Manager of Conferences and Meetings
Date: February 2, 2009
Why is the NFPA Conference coming to Chicago this year? | Download clip
How attendees can get to the conference center | Download clip
What's new at the Conference this year? | Download clip
Travel discounts to the 2009 NFPA Conference | Download clip

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		Audio archive - 2007 NFPA interview clips recorded in 2007.

		Audio archive - 2006 NFPA interview clips recorded in 2006.