The Dangers of Static Electricity
Static electricity doesn't usually get a lot of attention, but maybe that should change. One tiny spark, many times smaller than what a human can perceive or feel, can cause huge industrial accidents ...
22 Feb 202239min
'Working Together': Moving the US Fire Service Forward
Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell, who was appointed as the US fire administrator in October, joins The NFPA Podcast to discuss her priorities for the US Fire Administration in 2022 and beyond—from the need to f...
8 Feb 202246min
One Week, Two Fires, 29 Deaths
In early January, two of the deadliest residential fires of the past 40 years in the US happened just days apart in Philadelphia and the Bronx. A total of 29 people died, including more than a dozen c...
25 Jan 202253min
Preventing Human Trafficking
January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. In today's episode of The NFPA Podcast, we revisit an interview NFPA Journal Executive Editor Scott Sutherland conducted with Jeremy...
11 Jan 202223min
Earned Wisdom, Part 2: Greg Cade
Two important figures in the US Fire Service, Russ Sanders and Gregory Cade, have announced they will be retiring at the end of 2021 after a combined 105 years of service to the fire profession. In to...
28 Dec 202136min
Earned Wisdom, Part I: Russ Sanders
Two important figures in the US Fire Service, Russ Sanders and Gregory Cade, have announced they will be retiring at the end of 2021 after a combined 105 years of service to the fire profession. In to...
14 Dec 202135min
One Standard, Not Three
A significant effort is underway to combine and consolidate dozens of NFPA emergency response standards; the aim is to streamline the number of documents that departments need to consult on a given to...
23 Nov 202138min
Fire on the Ranch
When the Richard Spring Fire tore through southwestern Montana in August, Clint McRae, a 4th generation Montana cattle rancher, feared he'd lose not only his home, but possibly hundreds of animals and...
9 Nov 202152min
