The NFPA Podcast

For years, flame retardant chemicals have presented a catch 22. When applied to furniture they can help prevent fire ignition and potentially save lives, however, many scientists believe the chemicals...

25 Loka 202231min

A new book called California Burning details Pacific Gas & Electric's 117-year rise to becoming one of the largest utilities in the United States—as well as how the company's negligence, a changing cl...

11 Loka 202233min

Thirty years ago, NFPA released NFPA 921, the world's first comprehensive guide on fire and explosion investigation. Since then, the profession has advanced leaps and bounds. However, a recent report ...

27 Syys 202228min

On January 19, 2000, Shawn Simons and Alvaro Llanos, then 18- year- old freshman roommates at Seton Hall University, were severely burned when the residence hall they lived in caught fire. The blaze, ...

13 Syys 202252min

For more than 50 years, firefighters have relied on aqueous film forming foam—better known as AFFF—to quickly and effectively put out dangerous liquid fuel fires. However, due to health and environmen...

23 Elo 202239min

As the number and severity of wildfires increase in many parts of the world, experts have concerns over what the health impacts of wildfire smoke inhalation might be. In today's episode, we hear from ...

9 Elo 202235min

In May, journalists Madison Hopkins and Cecilia Reyes were awarded a Pulitzer Prize for their investigative series, "The Failures Before the Fires," which exposed dangerous systemic flaws in how Chica...

26 Heinä 202249min

SMART fire sprinklers, which use less water and can employ a range of sensors to target exactly where a fire is happening, have potential to be a game changer, according to some experts. Today on th...

12 Heinä 202222min