CodeFinder maps, seen here in a screenshot from the codefinder.nfpa.org website, let users drill down to see code adoption by jurisdication. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has ...

The nonprofit NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) today called upon its Technical Committee on Assembly Occupancies to convene in Quincy, MA for an immediate review of the safety issues ...

Each column, a new author will feature an article from one of the International Code Council (ICC) building, fire, mechanical, plumbing, residential (one and two family), energy conservation, and ...

he National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has announced the addition of the 2021 edition of NFPA 101®, Life Safety Code®, to NFPA LiNKâ„¢, the Association’s new information delivery platform that ...

Anyone who has spent time in the business of designing, installing, maintaining and monitoring fire alarm systems has come to realize they are regulated by codes and standards. The document used the ...

Greg Kessinger is SD&I’s fire alarm and codes expert and a regular contributor. Email him your fire & life safety questions at [email protected]. A new year brings with it an opportunity for a fresh ...

Some say that the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has exceeded reasonable bounds by proposing that it issue the latest revision of NFPA 730: Premises Security Guide as a code rather than a ...

The late speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Tip O'Neill, once said, "All politics is local." The same can be said of the nation's fire codes. Perhaps it is because of the highly-localized, ...

We are in the midst of a new code development cycle and ASA is actively engaged in submitting and commenting on proposed changes to the codes impacting our members and the entire PHCP and PVF supply ...