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by Kathleen Almand
Optimizing fire alarm notification for high-risk groups
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by Marty Ahrens
National statistics on home burns and fires associated with medical oxygen use.
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by Kathleen Almand
Can green energy be safe energy?
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by Kathleen Almand
The Foundation launches a new research project for first responder safety
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by Kathleen Almand
Details on integrating technology into NFPA codes and standards.
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by Kathleen Almand
Key issues for next-gen automatic sprinklers.
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by Kathleen Almand
How understanding human behavior can improve fire safety.
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by Kathleen Almand
Is the teaching of codes and standards redundant or out of date?
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by Kathleen Almand
How should we define the relationship between fire safety and environmental sustainability
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by Steven A Adelman
Fenway Park’s recent fire and life safety upgrades have made it compliant with NFPA codes regarding life safety, fire alarms, sprinkler systems, and emergency messaging.
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by Kathleen Almand
Fire protection and safety
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by Kathleen Almand
Research focusing on the needs of the fire service will have a great impact on firefighter health and safety.
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by Kathleen Almand
Enhancing the technical basis of inspection, testing, and maintenance requirements.
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by Marty Ahrens
During the five-year period of 2004 to 2008, U.S. fire departments responded to an estimated average of 356,800 brush, grass, and forest fires per year.
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by Marty Ahrens
Fires that occur when smoking is mixed with home medical oxygen use can be deadly. How do we reduce the risk while still protecting patient privacy?
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by Kathleen Almand
Working with property insurers who rely on NFPA codes and standards.
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by Kathleen Almand
In suport of the next generation
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by Kathleen Almand
Quantifying the hazards of new energy-saving technologies.
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by Kathleen Almand
Bigger, better hazardous materials standards.
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by Kathleen Almand
In data centers, even small fires can have big consequences.
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by Kathleen Almand
A big fan raises bigger questions about fire safety and energy conservation.
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by Marty Ahrens
On the 40th anniversary of its publication, a look at how America Burning helped transform fire and life safety in the U.S.
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by Kathleen Almand
The value of talking to industries beyond the fire safety community.
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by Kathleen Almand
Four projects support sprinkler installation in new single-family homes.
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by Kathleen Almand
How the growing world of social media can serve the research effort behind code development.
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by Kathleen Almand
Can we design a sprinkler system without a full-scale fire test?
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by Kathleen Almand
The Research Foundation’s five-year agenda
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by Kathleen Almand
National Fire Alarm Code issues
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by Kathleen Almand
The ongoing research effort behind the codes and standards process.
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by Kathleen Almand
The aged wiring project.
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by Marty Ahrens
The number of fires in health care facilities has dropped over the past three decades, thanks in part to smoking bans. But bans haven’t eliminated smoking fires.
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by Kathleen Almand
Understanding the hazards posed by lithium ion battery storage.
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by Steven A Adelman
A new organization dedicated to live-event safety is creating a guide it hopes will become indispensable for industry professionals
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by Kathleen Almand
A project reveals new-product entry barriers in residential construction.
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by Marty Ahrens
This analysis was prepared in the wake of the September 2005 Texas motorcoach fire that claimed 23 lives.
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by Kathleen Almand
Does the pace of technological change make it harder for fire protection to keep up with emerging hazards?
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by Kathleen Almand
Why some technical problems require a different approach to research.
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by Kathleen Almand
Details on a research effort designed to improve emergency egress.
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by Kathleen Almand
How far the Foundation has come in helping NFPA confront emerging issues.
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by Kathleen Almand
Fire prevention and firefighter safety research