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Back to homepageGet ready for National Electrical Safety Month
By nfpa@jiveon.com May is National Electrical Safety Month, introduced to the public in the mid-1990s by the Electrical Safety Foundation International to bring awareness to home electrical safety for families. Home electrical fires can start in wiring, electrical Source:: NFPA…
Read MoreCelebrate Earth Day with Sparky the Fire Dog
By nfpa@jiveon.com Each year, Earth Day (April 22) marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in the 1970s. Now, more than 5,000 environmental groups in more than 180 countries reach out to hundreds of millions of…
Read MoreMaine Fire Chief Recipient of Bringing Safety Home Award
By nfpa@jiveon.com NFPA’s Bob Duval, Northeast Regional Director and Fire Investigator (right) presented Fire Chief Robert Lefebvre (left) with the Bringing Safety Home Award at the Maine Fire Chiefs Association Conference in March. National Fire Source:: NFPA – Fire Sprinkler…
Read More“No more talk, no more stalling” on Fire Sprinklers in New Homes, Says Former Home Builder Association President
By nfpa@jiveon.com “Please, no more talk.” In a recent opinion piece for The Chronicle Herald, former president and CEO of the Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Association, Peter Simpson, is adamant that the time for stalling on home Source:: NFPA –…
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