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NFPA Resources to Help Reduce Risk of Electrical Fires Electricity helps simplify our lives, but it also poses serious risks, including shock, fire, and other related hazards. Each year many people are injured or killed from these hazards, yet many...

Records Reveal Fire Alarm Was Silenced Weeks Prior: By Rachel Crosby Las Vegas Review-Journal - September 20, 2020 When a deadly, overnight blaze ripped through the Alpine Motel Apartments in December, panicked residents yanked on pull stations to activate the...

Letter re: COVID-19 to Fire Chiefs, Fire Service Coordinators and Protective Services Managers from the BC Fire Safety Commissioner Please read the below letter from the BC Fire Safety Commissioner outlining how the Office of the Fire Safety Commissioner and...

Vancouver Fire By-law, Division B, Sentence 6.1.1.4.(1) states “When any portion of a fire protection system is temporarily shut down, alternative measures shall be taken to ensure that protection is maintained.” During a Fire Protection System Shutdown, the bylaw requires...

Canadian Fire Alarm Association Recommendations Regarding COVID-19 Protocols for Testing & Inspection of Fire Alarm Systems in Buildings To: Canadian Fire Alarm Association Members & Registered Technicians CFAA’s mission is to “maximize the effectiveness and use of fire alarm systems...

NFPA issues guidance to government officials on fire protection and life safety systems regardless of occupancy status As government officials on all levels across the globe issue travel directives and ask non-essential employees to work remotely during the pandemic, once...