National Fire Protection Association
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Abbreviation | NFPA |
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Formation | 1896 |
Headquarters | Quincy, Massachusetts |
Coordinates | 42°13′49″N 71°01′33″W / 42.230178°N 71.025925°W |
Region served | United States, Canada |
Volunteers | 6000+ |
Website |
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The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is a United States trade association, albeit with some international members, that creates and maintains private, copyrighted standards and codes for usage and adoption by local governments.[1] The association was formed in 1896 by a group of insurance firms. Its purpose was to standardize the then-new fire sprinkler systems. It claims to have 65,000 members.[2]
The association's official mascot Sparky the Fire Dog promotes fire safety education for children.[3]
Codes and standards
The association's codes and standards include:[4]
- NFPA 30, Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code
- NFPA 70, National Electrical Code
- NFPA 70B, Recommended Practice for Electrical Equipment Maintenance
- NFPA 70E, Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace
- NFPA 72, National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code
- NFPA 77, Recommended Practice on Static Electricity
- NFPA 101, Life Safety Code
- NFPA 704, Standard System for the Identification of the Hazards of Materials for Emergency Response
- NFPA 921, Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations
- NFPA 1001, Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications
- NFPA 1123, Code for Fireworks Display
- NFPA 1600, Standard on Disaster/Emergency Management and Business Continuity/Continuity of Operations Programs
- NFPA 1670, Standard on Operations and Training for Technical Search and Rescue Incidents
- NFPA 1901, Standard for Automotive Fire Apparatus
Mascot
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Sparky the Fire Dog is the official mascot of the National Fire Protection Association. Created in 1951 to promote fire safety education for children,[5][3] he is a Dalmatian dressed in firefighting gear.
A children's book written about Sparky by Don Hoffman was published in 2011. He serves as the spokesdog for Fire Prevention Week each October in the United States and Canada.[3]
References
- ↑ National Fire Protection Association - NFPA "Trevor Perkes, Online Safety Depot".
- ↑ "About NFPA". NFPA. NFPA. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- 1 2 3 "History of Fire Safety Mascots in America". Fire & Life Safety America. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ↑ http://www.nfpa.org/Codes-and-Standards/All-Codes-and-Standards/List-of-Codes-and-Standards
- ↑ "Sparky". Retrieved 2018-07-12.
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