Key changes of NFPA 13 (2025) include flexible adoption of newer standards, revised definitions and updated installation requirements for sloped ceilings and high clearance areas.

Columnist Ron George discusses the IPMC, a crucial regulatory framework designed to ensure the health, safety and welfare of building occupants by setting minimum maintenance standards for existing residential and nonresidential structures.

The 2025 Code Council Awards Program is now open and accepting nominations through March 15, 2025.

The FPRF is a separate, independent, nongovernmental organization with its own officers and nine trustees.

The NFPA Standards Council, appointed by the NFPA Board of Directors, is comprised of 13 members. 

The annual campaign encourages the public to learn about and get involved in building safety with this year’s theme of "Game On!"

Industry leaders, policymakers, and workforce experts convene to tackle the critical labor shortage facing America’s built environment.

Jimmy Jönsson has been elected secretary-treasurer; and Mark Hopkins, Elizabeth (Carcone) Pennacchio, and Michael Wojcik have been elected as directors on the SFPE Board of Directors.  

A new ASTM International standard, soon to be published as E3400, will enable the assessment of the pollutant removal ability of stormwater control measures.

Colorado becomes the fifth state in the past year to adopt ICC/MBI Standards 1200 and 1205, the second to adopt ICC/MBI Standard 1210, and the first to adopt Guideline 6.