ESS Prep
Battery-powered energy storage systems
are cropping up everywhere. For the fire
service, improved ESS training and
regulation are keys to a safe coexistence
with this evolving and complex hazard.
Battery-powered energy storage systems
are cropping up everywhere. For the fire
service, improved ESS training and
regulation are keys to a safe coexistence
with this evolving and complex hazard.
On the eve of yet another punishing Russian offensive, a top-ranking official with the State Emergency Service of Ukraine talks to NFPA Journal about the realities faced by firefighters in a war zone
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Letter from Grizzly Flats
The manager of NFPA’s Firewise USA program recounts a recent visit to a fire-ravaged California town. Read article.
PUBLIC EDUCATION
A Little Help
As the number of people over 65 rises, NFPA is taking a new approach to try to prevent falls and fires. Read article.
An Arc-Flash Survivor’s Story
In 2011, longtime electrician Brandon Schroeder was involved in an accident on the job that left him severely burned and without the use of his hand. After a long and grueling recovery, Schroeder became a vocal advocate for electrical worker safety and now travels the country to offer his own story as a warning. In honor of Electrical Safety Month, we invited Schroeder on the podcast to discuss his accident, the realities of safety culture on job sites, and what he sees as some of the main challenges to improving safety for workers.
Read the latest print issue
Training firefighters to handle the boom in energy storage systems; drugs, falls, and fires; a special report on Ukraine; and much more. Plus, your guide to the 2022 NFPA Conference & Expo. It’s all in the Summer 2022 issue of NFPA Journal.
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