In the case of sprinkler systems guidelines are provided by NFPA 13 which is the standard that governs automatic sprinklers and intends that fire department...

Making sure sprinklers are properly designed, maintained, and are not defeated by the fire service is the overall objective of this column.

Do all those flashing lights and jarring alarms going off at the guard shack in your industrial facility represent security or pseudo security?

Detectors and sensors in pre-planning

The jury is out about whether vaccine mandates will stand up to legal challenge. In the meantime, attorneys recommend collaborating with employees to...

The process of identifying potential major incidents can be challenging as opposed to smaller incidents.

To save lives, a safety culture must be created to include the water tank, fire protection system, tank owners, and those who perform work on the tank.

What does cybersecurity have to do with fire protection? Plenty, finds a new webinar from the NFPA Research Foundation.

Shared responsibility goes beyond the organization and calls for the involvement of everyone – not just industry, government or civilian – in preparedness...

To date, there has been a century’s worth of ammonium nitrate (AN) disasters within transportation and storage facilities.