The NFPA Podcast

In this excerpt, U.S. Fire Administrator Kelvin Cochran outlines some of the strategic initiatives for the fire service.  Read more about his speech at the 2010 NFPA Conference & Expo on our weblog.

U.S. Fire Administrator Kelvin Cochran challenged the fire service to become "fully involved."  This is the first of two excerpts from the speech he gave at this year's NFPA Conference & Expo.  Read more about his speech on the NFPA Conference blog .

Andrew McGuire, "the father of fire-safe cigarettes," talks about the wrap-up of the highly successful NFPA campaign.  Read more about this in the May/June 2010 issue of the NFPA Journal .

NFPA offers a number of professional certifications including a CFPS ( Certified Fire Protection Specialist ).  Find out more about the program in this interview with certification manager Larry McDonald.

A new FM Global study proves that sprinklers are "good for the environment."  NFPA vice president Gary Keith explains.  Find out more at: http://www.npfa.org/greensprinkler   and  http://www.firesprinklerinitiative.org .

Senior project manager Andrew Klock on NFPA's new program to train emergency personnel on avoiding shock and other hazards from advanced electric-drive vehicles.

Why do electric vehicles pose a hazard to first responders?  Casey Grant, director of the Fire Protection Research Foundation, explains.

Guy Colonna answers questions about proposed changes to the 2011 edition of NFPA's " combustible dust " standard.

Do operating rooms need additional protection against electrical shock?  NFPA's Richard Bielen explains the debate about " wet locations ."

In part two of our interview, NFPA's Robert Solomon explains how the Life Safety Code makes nursing facilities safer.

Preparation, training, and automatic sprinklers add up to a success story in a Connecticut nursing home fire.

NFPA President Jim Shannon reviews NFPA's initiatives in 2009 and looks ahead to the new year.

NFPA's Michele Steinberg answers questions about wildfires and what communities can do to protect themselves.

Part one of our interview with James Lyons, senior engineer at Newport Partners, on NFPA's new research study dealing with how residential fire sprinklers are integrated with local water supply systems.

Part two of our interview with James Lyons on NFPA's new research study dealing with how residential fire sprinklers are integrated with local water supply systems.

NFPA's vice president Chris Dubay answers questions about recent changes to the codes & standards document information pages online.

In part two, we hear from Michael Collins the executive director of the National Council on Disability.

Disability consultant Linda Woodbury on the challenges of emergency evacuation for people with disabilities.

Amy Cronin, division manager of the NFPA Codes & Standards Administration, explains the NFPA document revision process.

Lee Richardson, staff liaison to the NFPA 72 Technical Committee answers questions about the new National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code.

Sharon Gamache, NFPA director of high-risk outreach programs, answers questions about our arson prevention programs.

A Q&A with Columbus Ohio assistant fire chief Karry Ellis about intentionally set fires in empty homes.

Campus Firewatch publisher Ed Comeau on an innovative program to arm college students with up-to-date information on campus fire safety. Read more: http://www.nfpa.org/campusfiresafety

NFPA's Public Education team gives a preview of this year's Fire Prevention Week. For more information visit http://www.nfpa.org/fpw

NFPA's Dr. John Hall answers questions about the new High Rise Building Fire report.