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Safety in your Home away from Home: Home is wherever you park….
By nfpa@jiveon.com With the pandemic, road trips have come to screeching halt. In these trying times, people are getting creative with how to use their vacation home with wheels. Healthcare workers are looking for alternative places to stay during the…
Read More5 Key Electrical Safety Tips to Help Reduce Fire Risk While Working from Home
By nfpa@jiveon.com During the last few weeks, amid the coronavirus pandemic, thousands of working professionals and students alike have left their offices and classrooms to continue their work from home. This means more family members are now online, watching television,…
Read MoreMaryland State Fire Marshal Reports Increase in Home Cooking Fires as Residents Follow “Stay at Home” Policies
By nfpa@jiveon.com You are not authorized to view this content. Source:: NFPA – Safety Information
Read MoreFirst it was Toilet Paper…now Baby Chicks? Emerging Trends with a Fire Safety Twist
By nfpa@jiveon.com With Covid-19 dominating the headlines, there have been some surprising trends below the surface. One of those is the buy out of chicks across the United States. According to a recent New York Times article, for the next…
Read MoreYour Data Toolbox in the Age of COVID-19: Feeding Your Community Risk Assessment
By nfpa@jiveon.com While we owe an immeasurable debt of gratitude to our healthcare workers, first responders, and grocery store employees in this war against COVID-19, we should also offer a tip of the hat to the data scientists working in…
Read MoreNew NFPA Newsletter Delivers Personalized Content to Readers
By nfpa@jiveon.com In my recent NFPA Journal columns and in the many engaging conversations I have had with people around the world, I have talked about how NFPA continues to grow and evolve to meet the changing needs of our…
Read MoreDelaware Continues Push for Residential Fire Sprinkler Systems in New-Construction, Single-Family Homes
By nfpa@jiveon.com “Home fire sprinklers are like having the fire department sitting in your living room, waiting for a fire to occur.” This quote from Delaware Assistant Fire Marshal Michael Chionchio in a recent article in the Dover Post Source::…
Read MoreWith more families at home during the coronavirus, working smoke alarms are essential
By nfpa@jiveon.com With COVID-19 dominating the headlines, it is still a daily occurrence for fires to happen and with more people at home, fire safety can’t wait. Recently, our team has received many questions about how to handle the continued…
Read MoreDeadline Extended for “Bringing Safety Home Award” Nomination Applications
By nfpa@jiveon.com Amid this COVID-19 pandemic, we are learning to adjust to the many changes in our daily lives and schedules as we work from home and perhaps in slightly different capacities. Yet even during these uncertain times, we know…
Read MoreVirtual Outreach: Three Ways to Protect and Serve in Times of Social Distancing
By nfpa@jiveon.com (A recent example of a fire department using Twitter to engage community members and share safety information during the COVID-19 pandemic.) Calling all community relations coordinators, life safety educators, community risk reduction specialists, Source:: NFPA – Safety Information
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