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Fire Prevention Week is an annual observance in the United States, Canada and Australia to raise awareness of fire safety and prevention. It commemorates the Great Chicago Fire and is sponsored by the National Fire Protection Association, which selects the theme each year.
America Burning is a report by the National Commission on Fire Prevention and Control that evaluated fire loss in the United States and made recommendations to reduce it. The report led to the formation of the U.S. Fire Administration and other programs to improve fire safety and education.
The FFPCA was a law enacted in response to the 1973 report America Burning, which revealed the high fire losses in the US. It created the NFPCA, the National Academy for Fire Prevention and Control, and other agencies to reduce fire deaths and property damage.
Learn how fire suppression policies have changed over time and how they affect the ecology and culture of the country. Explore the causes, consequences, and controversies of fire management in different regions and eras.
NFPA 704 is a standard for identifying the risks of hazardous materials by using a color-coded fire diamond. It rates flammability, health, reactivity and special hazards of materials from 0 to 4, and provides symbols for oxidizers, water-reactive and asphyxiant gases.
Learn about the history, scope and application of the Life Safety Code, a consensus standard for fire safety in buildings and structures. The code is published by the National Fire Protection Association and covers topics such as means of egress, fire protection and occupancy classification.
NFDRS is a system used in the US to measure and communicate the relative seriousness of burning conditions and threat of wildfires. It consists of four components: spread, ignition, risk, and fuel energy, and uses various indices and classifications to guide fire management decisions.
The fire raged out of control until around 5 pm, when cooler temperatures and decreasing wind speeds slowed the progression of the fire. [61] During the course of the event, the fire became a firestorm when the heat, gases, and the motion of the fire created its own weather conditions. [62]