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2011 Fire Prevention Week PreviewLearn more about Fire Prevention Week | Read the latest FPW updates
Speaker: NFPA Division Manager Judy Comoletti and Associate Project Manager Amy Lebeau
Date: August 9, 2010
What is Fire Prevention Week? What is this year's FPW theme? | Download clip What are the topics and messages being highlighted this year? | Download clip What's available this year for the fire service for Fire Prevention Week? | Download clip What's available this year for the teachers and educators for Fire Prevention Week? | Download clip What can children and families find on our website for Fire Prevention Week? | Download clip An overview of this year's Fire Prevention Week products. | Download clip The Fire Prevention Week Webinar on September 14. | Download clip
NFPA urges extreme caution when using gel fuel
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Speaker: NFPA Vice President Lorraine Carli
Date: August 4, 2010 Why is NFPA issuing this warning? | Download clip What are the dangers of using gel fuel? | Download clip Safety tips when using gel fuel | Download clip
NFPA's Antifreeze Safety Alert
Read the NFPA news release | More NFPA information on Antifreeze in Residential Sprinkler Systems
Speaker: NFPA Vice President & Chief Engineer Chris Dubay
Date: September 2, 2010 What prompted NFPA's antifreeze ban? | Download clip What was NFPA's reaction to the initial antifreeze flammability incident? | Download clip The initial research into the incident | Download clip What was learned from additional antifreeze research? | Download clip NFPA's recommendations for new construction? | Download clip What is NFPA's guidance for existing sprinkler systems? | Download clip Next steps? | Download clip What is NFPA's position on residential sprinkler systems? | Download clip
Campus Safety and Security
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Speaker: James A. Hyatt, project director and principal investigator for the NCSSP
Date: August 31, 2010 What is the National Campus Safety and Security Project? In terms of safety, what are schools doing right? Where are schools falling short?
Tom Jaeger - Perspectives
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Speaker: Tom Jaeger, the new chairman of NFPA's Board of Directors
Date: August 25, 2010 What is your involvement with the NFPA? | Download clip What was the focus of your recent Health and Long Term Care industry summit? | Download clip What are the trends and issues you see becoming important to the NFPA in the coming years? | Download clip What are your goals as chairman of the NFPA Board of Directors? | Download clip
U.S. Fire Loss for 2009
Read the NFPA Journal article | Download the "Fire Loss in the United States During 2009" report (PDF, 324 KB)
Speaker: Dr. John Hall, director of Fire Analysis and Research Division of NFPA
Date: August 30, 2010 What is the NFPA Fire Loss Report? Why are the number of fires and fire deaths trending down?
Protecting People with Disabilities
"Physical Disability as a Factor in Home Fire Deaths" report (PDF, 58 KB)
Speaker: Alan Fraser, NFPA senior building code specialist
Date: July 1, 2010 What is the definition of "disability"? | Download clip Why is NFPA interested in "disabilities"? | Download clip Examples of NFPA codes/standards that cover disabilities? | Download clip What issues remain to be tackled? | Download clip
2010 Fire Prevention Week
Fire Prevention Week online | Read the FPW blog - updated daily
Speaker: Judy Comoletti and Amy Lebeau, NFPA's Public Edcuation Division
Date: June 30, 2010 What is the theme of this year's Fire Prevention Week? | Download clip What's available for the fire service? | Download clip What's available for teachers and educators? | Download clip What's available for kids and families? | Download clip
2009 Firefighter Fatality Report
Firefighter Fatality Report news release | Download the report (PDF, 267 KB)
Speaker: Rita Fahy, manager of Fire Databases and Systems in the Fire Analysis and Research Division at NFPA
Date: June 29, 2010 An overview of the 2009 Firefighter Fatality Report? | Download clip How did 2009 compare to previous years? | Download clip What were the primary causes of firefighter deaths? | Download clip Does age play a factor? | Download clip Any addional fatalilty trends worth mentioning? | Download clip
NFPA's Certified Fire Protection Specialist program
More information on Certification training
Speaker: Larry McDonald, NFPA certification manager
Date: May 19, 2010 What is NFPA's Certified Fire Protection Specialist program? | Download clip Why is this program important? | Download clip How does someone become certified? | Download clip Additional NFPA certification opportunities? | Download clip
Wrapping Up the Fire Safe Cigarettes
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Speaker: Andrew McGuire, safety advocate and the "Father of fire save cigarettes"
Date: April 29, 2010 Why did you start the campaign for fire safe cigarettes? | Download clip What was the original fire safe cigarette campaign like? | Download clip Lessons learned from your advocacy experience? | Download clip
Renewable Energy and the 2011 Edition of the NEC
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Speaker: Michael Johnston, executive director of standards and safety for the National Electrical Contractors Association
Date: April 26, 2010 Why is renewable energy so important? | Download clip How did the NEC treat renewable energy in the past? | Download clip How is the term "qualified person" changing in the 2011 NEC? | Download clip What is the "smart grid" and why is it important? | Download clip The future of the NEC? | Download clip
FM Global Home Fire Sprinkler Study
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Speaker: NFPA vice president Gary Keith
Date: April 22, 2010 How are sprinklers considered "green"? | Download clip How do we know sprinklers are "green"? Why is this considered important? | Download clip How important are home fire sprinklers? | Download clip
NFPA's New Wildland Fire Protection Division
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Speaker: Dave Nuss is manager of NFPA's Wildland Fire Protection Division
Date: March 5, 2010 Why did the NFPA create a Wildland Fire Protection Division? | Download clip Goals for the Wildland Fire Protection Division? | Download clip Challenges to achieving these goals? | Download clip
Electric Vehicle Safety
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Speaker: Casey Grant, research director of the Fire Protection Research Foundation
Date: March 4, 2010 The differences between electric vehicles? | Download clip Key issues for first responders? | Download clip Why is the Foundation studying safety issues for electric vehicles? | Download clip
Speaker: Andrew Klock NFPA senior project manager: What is the U.S. Emergency Responder Safety Training for Advanced Electric Drive Vehicles project? | Download clip Why launch this program? | Download clip How will the project's safety information be distributed? | Download clip
The New NFPA 654
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Speaker: Guy Colonna, NFPA department manager for industrial and chemical enginering
Date: March 3, 2010 Why is dust dangerous? | Download clip What does NFPA 654 cover? How is different from the other NFPA "dust" standards? | Download clip Who is the intended audience for NFPA 654? | Download clip What does NFPA 654 do to mitigate a combustible dust hazard? | Download clip
Home Heating Safety
Speaker: Vice President of Communications, Lorraine Carli
Date: February 2, 2010 An introduction to NFPA's home heating report NFPA home heating survey results Leading factors contributing to home heating related fires? The issues of space heaters? Safety tips for home heating
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Audio archive - 2006 NFPA interview clips recorded in 2006. |
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