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Deadly Trend

Oxygen-rich environments are fueling fires at COVID-19 hospitals around the world. A lack of code compliance remains the underlying issue.

By Angelo Verzoni Read article

POV
Fitting In
A new project addresses the problem of ill-fitting PPE for women in the fire service. Read article.

RESEARCH
A New Approach to ITM
As a project to standardize ITM data nears completion, experts look to a future of more data-driven codes and standards. Read article.

Reopening After COVID
More than a year after the COVID-19 virus closed buildings around the world, many large facilities are preparing to reopen in the coming months, including universities, gyms, theaters, and office buildings. It’s a unique situation, perhaps unprecedented, to have so many facilities all coming back to life at the same time after such a long hiatus.

On today’s podcast, we speak to fire protection engineer and code expert Bill Koffel about what the reopening looks like from a fire and life safety perspective, as well as the many ways the pandemic may permanently alter safety standards and our built environment.

Browse all of NFPA's podcasts.

VIDEOS FROM NFPA JOURNAL

Learn Something New
This episode of Learn Something New examines low-level and long-term exposure to carbon monoxide.

ECOSYSTEM FAIL
A fire at a Massachusetts recycling facility reveals the business lacked proper permits and didn't have working sprinklers or a fire alarm system. The company could face serious charges, The Eagle Tribune reports. Read more.

ECOSYSTEM FAIL
Two people die in Ontario, California, after a large amount of fireworks being stored on a residential property ignite. Read more.

ECOSYSTEM FAIL
A clothing factory fire in Egypt leaves at least 20 dead and two dozen more injured. Al Jazeera reports it's the latest in a string of Egyptian fires that can be blamed on a lack of safety standards in the country. Read more.

ECOSYSTEM FAIL
The McKinney Courier-Gazette points to the "significant water damage" resulting from a fire sprinkler discharge, rather than the fact the sprinklers prevented life and property loss. Read more.

Code compliance cog

ECOSYSTEM SUCCESS
The state fire marshal of Massachusetts issues a 10-year suspension for a company that violated fire code. Read more.

ECOSYSTEM FAIL
911 systems across the US are "at a breaking point" financially after receiving next to zero COVID-19–related aid since the pandemic began in April. Read more.

ECOSYSTEM SUCCESS
A local fire investigator rules that fire sprinklers installed eight years ago saved a Texas BBQ joint from being destroyed by a fire this past New Year's Eve. Read more.

ECOSYSTEM SUCCESS
North Carolina's state fire marshal launches a first responder COVID-19 registry to provide real-time data for state leaders to understand how the virus is affecting responders and what resources are needed to keep them safer. Read more.

ECOSYSTEM FAIL
Three contractors are charged with negligent homicide for allegedly installing a heating system incorrectly at a New Hampshire couple's home, leading to the couple's death by carbon monoxide poisoning. Read more.

ECOSYSTEM FAIL
Fires involving photovoltaic arrays have increased five-fold in Australia, due largely to government rules mandating the use of poor equipment. Read more.

ECOSYSTEM FAIL
North Dakota's governor announces that the state will allow health care workers who tested positive for COVID-19 to continue to treat patients. Read more.

FIRE NEWS
Daily Dispatches
News for America's Fire Service, compiled by the
Western Fire Chiefs Association

Read the latest print issue

Cybersecurity, ESFR sprinklers, code development during COVID, a bold new wildfire initiative, and much more: It’s all in the Spring 2021 issue of NFPA Journal.

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