News releases


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	Date	Title


	05/01/2013	Nearly 50,000 home fires involved electrical failures or malfunctions



	04/30/2013	NFPA co-sponsors Harvard University program fellowship for four fire officers



	04/30/2013	Patti Maguire joins NFPA’s Firewise Communities Program as regional advisor



	04/25/2013	NFPA announces new resource for fire service officers



	04/25/2013	NFPA names Donald Bliss vice president of field operations



	04/25/2013	NFPA releases new WUI best practices guide for planners and regulators



	04/23/2013	Seven people die each day in reported U.S. home fires



	04/22/2013	NFPA to highlight dangers of kitchen fires during Fire Prevention Week in October



	04/18/2013	Total cost of fire up 38 percent from 1980



	04/16/2013	Fire Sprinkler Initiative presents first Home Fire Sprinkler Champion Award to Tom Lia



	04/12/2013	NFPA releases new wildfire DVD for small and local fire departments



	04/12/2013	National Fire Protection Association Conference & Expo coming to Chicago



	04/11/2013	Metro Chiefs meet in Phoenix



	03/28/2013	NFPA announces recipient of 2013 Fire and Life Safety Educator of the Year



	03/27/2013	NFPA launches new Authenticity Program to help users of NFPA codes and standards to be sure they have the real thing



	03/26/2013	NFPA signs Memorandum of Understanding with South Africa’s FFA Non Profit Company



	03/21/2013	NFPA awards 2013 Jensen Grant to Springfield Fire Department of Massachusetts



	03/19/2013	NFPA announces first Colorado Wildfire Preparedness Day of Service



	03/18/2013	NFPA Journal features Ikea’s safety criteria development



	03/18/2013	NFPA and NVFC release Standards Guide for Fire Departments



	03/15/2013	Fire Adapted Communities coalition announces release of wildfire report and video



	03/15/2013	NFPA adapts electric vehicle training for Canadian first responders



	03/06/2013	NFPA offers multimedia presentation on lightweight construction and fire sprinklers



	03/04/2013	NFPA teams up with Domino’s Pizza® to deliver fire safety messages



	03/01/2013	NFPA Standards Council appoints a new member



	02/22/2013	NFPA partners with LEGOLAND® California Resort for fire safety education



	02/15/2013	10th anniversary of The Station nightclub fire



	02/15/2013	NFPA marks 10th anniversary of The Station fire with plea for caution



	02/15/2013	Learn Not to Burn® Level 1 makes fire safety fun in the classroom



	01/30/2013	NFPA and ESPN’s Hannah Storm release PSAs on grilling safety



	01/25/2013	NFPA’s 5th Backyards and Beyond Wildland Fire Education Conference slated for Salt Lake City in November



	01/25/2013	NFPA Board of Directors appoints new members to Standards Council



	01/16/2013	Firewise launches national wildfire safety challenge for communities



	01/15/2013	Fire Protection Research Foundation to host Suppression, Detection and Signaling Research and Applications Symposium



	01/11/2013	NFPA Journal features the rebuilding of the St. John Medical Center in Joplin, Mo. after the 2011 tornado



	01/09/2013	NFPA awards Isman Educational Grant to Austin Fire Department Hazardous Materials Response Team



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