2007 news releases

11/19/2007 Fire-safe cigarettes gain momentum in Indiana

11/16/2007 Latest issue of NFPA Journal® is available

11/14/2007 NFPA releases mitigation of cooking fires report

10/26/2007 Indian Hills first Kentucky municipality to pass

10/25/2007 NFPA applauds Reynolds American Inc. announcement of product-wide switch to “fire-safe” cigarettes

10/23/2007 NFPA’s Hall named SFPE’s Fire Protection Person of the Year

10/15/2007 NFPA hosts Urban Fire Forum

09/18/2007 DHS adopts 11 NFPA standards for emergency responders

08/21/2007 Safety officials gather to urge college students to focus on fire safety

07/26/2007 Scholarships awarded to fire safety students by NFPA

07/26/2007 Hard of hearing more likely to awaken from sounding alarms

07/26/2007 Young adults have trouble waking to emergency alarms after using alcohol

07/19/2007 Nationwide sweep of fire-safe cigarette laws reaches Alaska

07/16/2007 Texas Governor hosts formal signing of fire-safe cigarette bill

07/14/2007 Family’s fireworks tragedy motivates July 4 safety outreach

06/03/2007 Special achievements and committee service honored by NFPA

06/03/2007 NFPA honors achievements in fire and life safety with awards presented at WSC&E®

06/03/2007 New members named to NFPA’s board of directors

05/24/2007 Iowa adopts fire-safe cigarette mandate

05/17/2007 Maryland joins national fire-safe cigarette movement

05/01/2007 NFPA President opposes CPSC nominee

04/24/2007 Groundbreaking study of smoke characterization could change the face of fire safety

04/17/2007 Oregon joins movement of states mandating the sale of only fire-safe cigarettes

03/29/2007 NFPA issues Emergency Evacuation Planning Guide

03/27/2007 Kentucky will require fire-safe cigarettes

03/26/2007 NFPA standards for first responder personal protective equipment adopted by U.S. Department of Homeland Security

03/15/2007 NFPA national study finds some improvement yet ongoing needs persist in America’s fire departments

02/15/2007 Coalition urges Kentucky legislature to save lives by preventing cigarette-ignited fires

02/15/2007 Coalition sparks widespread interest in fire-safe cigarettes

02/09/2007 2007 edition of NFPA 1982, Standard on Personal Alert Safety Systems (PASS) now available

01/29/2007 NFPA Board of Directors appoints four to Standards Council

01/08/2007 NFPA announces establishment of Arthur E Cote Scholarship

01/08/2007 Maryland adopts latest editions of NFPA 1, Uniform Fire Code™ and NFPA 101®, Life Safety Code®