As destruction from wildfire in the U.S. continues to set records, it’s become abundantly clear that the country’s current strategies are not working. But what should we be doing differently? Over the past year, a wildfire commission, comprised of 50 experts from a range of fields, met to try and answer that incredibly complicated question. In September, the commission sent Congress its final 300-plus page report, containing nearly 150 separate recommendations. Today on the podcast, we are joined by one of the commission members, NFPA wildfire expert Michele Steinberg. She gives us an inside look at how the report was crafted, what changes might come from it, and why she’s optimistic that the effort will bear fruit (3:30).
Then, on a new Code Corner, NFPA first responder tech lead Curt Floyd provides information for departments about some recent changes to the NFPA standards regarding fire apparatus (45:32).
2009 NFPA Conference & Expo
NFPA 80 Updates
Home Fire Sprinklers
Vacant Building Fire Report
NFPA 3, Commissioning and Integrated Testing of Fire Protection and Life Safety Systems
Arson Awareness Week
Updates to NFPA 72
Working at NFPA
NFPA 400
Using Elevators in an Emergency
NFPA.ORG's New Look
Fire Safety Challenges in Storage Occupancies
Research "Renaissance"
Evacuation solutions for people with disabilities
March 2009
February 2009
Message for President Obama
January 2009
Thermal Capacity of Protective Clothing report
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