Youth-oriented websitesSparky's Home Page
The mascot of the National Fire Protection Association and Fire Prevention Week, Sparky the Fire Dog® teaches children how to be safe from fire at home and at play. His site has many games and activities for young children and…
/Public-Education/Fire-causes-and-risks/Wildfire/Information-for-youth-and-families/Youth-oriented-websites
Volunteer firefighter shares experience of responding to a fire at his own homePhoto: GoFundMe
Earlier this month, firefighter Jason Penwell was en route to a fire in a neighborhood that was oddly familiar; the neighborhood was his. Making the experience all the more tragic, it was his home in flames.
"I happened to be at the…
/News-and-Research/Publications-and-media/Blogs-Landing-Page/Fire-Sprinkler-Initiative/Blog-Posts/2018/01/17/volunteer-firefighter-shares-experience-of-responding-to-a-fire-at-his-own-home
NFPA's Fire Sprinkler Initiative-Faces of Fire, Justina PageJustina Page was severely burned and lost one of her 22-month-old twins in a house fire. Read her "Faces of Fire" story on NFPA's Fire Sprinkler Initiative website.
/Public-Education/Staying-safe/Safety-equipment/Home-fire-sprinklers/Fire-Sprinkler-Initiative/Survivor-stories/Faces-of-Fire/Justina-Page
NFPA - Wildland fire information for youth and familiesAre you working with youth or school-age children around wildfire safety? NFPA is a great resource for teaching materials, interactive tools and videos for young audiences.
/Public-Education/Fire-causes-and-risks/Wildfire/Information-for-youth-and-families
Outreach - NFPA JournalColumn: What COVID-19 has Taught Us About Public Safety Messaging
/News-and-Research/Publications-and-media/NFPA-Journal/2020/July-August-2020/Columns/Outreach
ISO Rating ResourcesNFPA is providing a resource page to assist those individual and fire departments reviewing or going through the rating process of the new ISO Fire Suppression Rating Schedule (FSRS). On this page you will find links to the current editions of NFPA…
/News-and-Research/Resources/Emergency-Responders/Job-tools-and-resources/ISO-Rating-Resources
Safety with cooking equipment | NFPACooking fires are the number one cause of home fires and home injuries. The leading cause of fires in the kitchen is unattended cooking.
/Public-Education/Fire-causes-and-risks/Top-fire-causes/Cooking
NFPA’s official mascot, Sparky the Fire Dog®, turns 69 today! Help make Sparky’s birthday wish come true by making fire safety a priority In recognition of Sparky’s big day, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is reminding the public that fire continues to present real risks and must be taken seriously: A structure fire occurs in the U.S. every 24 seconds, resulting in an annual average of 493,797 fires, 2,844 deaths, 12,812 injuries, and $10.5 billion in direct property damage.
/News-and-Research/Publications-and-media/Press-Room/News-releases/2020/NFPAs-official-mascot-Sparky-the-Fire-Dog-turns-69-today
Fire & Life Safety Ecosystem: Failure to Prepare Erodes Community TrustWith the smell of hydrocarbons still in the air, reassurances that the citizens of Rouen, France could “live and work absolutely normally”just days after over 9,000 pounds of potentially hazardous chemicals burned in a massive fire, fell flat. Franoise…
/News-and-Research/Publications-and-media/Blogs-Landing-Page/NFPA-Today/Blog-Posts/2020/06/17/fire-life-safety-ecosystem-failure-to-prepare-erodes-community-trust
Fire & Life Safety Ecosystem: Failure to Prepare Erodes Community TrustWith the smell of hydrocarbons still in the air, reassurances that the citizens of Rouen, France could “live and work absolutely normally” just days after over 9,000 pounds of potentially hazardous chemicals burned in a massive fire, fell flat. Françoise…
/News-and-Research/Publications-and-media/Blogs-Landing-Page/NFPA-Today/Blog-Posts/2020/06/17/fire-life-safety-ecosystem-failure-to-prepare-erodes-community-trust
NFPA 1: Emergency Action Plans, when are they required and what do I include? #FireCodefridaysNo further detail is needed to understand that the events that took place last week in Parkland, Florida were horrific and devastating. It will no doubt have an impact on building and occupant safety going forward and the issues that our Codes face in…
/News-and-Research/Publications-and-media/Blogs-Landing-Page/NFPA-Today/Blog-Posts/2018/02/23/nfpa-1-emergency-action-plans-when-are-they-required-and-what-do-i-include-firecodefridays
NFPA Journal - Connecting the Dots, Summer 2021One of the earliest adopters of community risk reduction demystifies the process and explains how to effectively put community data to work
/News-and-Research/Publications-and-media/NFPA-Journal/2021/Summer-2021/Features/CRR