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The official Twitter profile for the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). Follow us for the latest news on fire and life safety, code info and research.

Joined August 2008

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Jun 16, 2025
The @civildefencead received the 2025 NFPA Fire & Life Safety Ecosystem Global Influencer Award for its comprehensive and sustained commitment to safety innovation, risk reduction, and capacity building across the United Arab Emirates.
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Jun 16, 2025
Donald R. Cook received the 2025 Richard G. Biermann award in recognition of his involvement in NEC development, technical committees, and inspector training for more than 30 years, and his long-standing service on the NFPA Board of Directors.
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Jun 16, 2025
Marcelo Hirschler, Ph.D., an NFPA Life Member and long-time contributor to the standards development process, was honored with the 2025 NFPA Standards Medal, the highest honor awarded by the NFPA Standards Council.
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Jun 16, 2025
Amy Acton, CEO of the @PhoenixSociety for Burn Survivors, was awarded the 2025 James M. Shannon Advocacy Medal in honor of her career-long dedication to and passionate advocacy for the burn survivor community.
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Jun 16, 2025
Shmuel Netanel, F.P.E., B.Sc., PE, PhD, was named the 2025 NFPA Distinguished Service Award in recognition of her leadership efforts to advance fire protection engineering and public safety in Israel.
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Jun 16, 2025
Chief Tommy Demopoulos, division chief/fire marshal for @tamaracfirerescueofficial in Tamarac, FL received the 2025 NFPA Fire Marshal of the Year award, which was accepted by Chief Jeffery Lucas, president of the Florida Fire Marshals, and Inspectors Association.
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Jun 16, 2025
Robert Fahey was named the 2025 Electrical Inspector of the Year for his outstanding contributions to electrical safety in Wisconsin, demonstrating excellence in technical expertise, public service, and a lifelong commitment to education.
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Jun 16, 2025
Shawneri Guzman, fire and life safety educator for @southsnofire, received the 2025 Fire & Life Safety Educator of the Year Award for her innovative fire safety education efforts. #nfpaconf25
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Jun 16, 2025
The 2025 Harry C. Bigglestone Award was awarded posthumously to Professors Howard R. Baum and James G. Quintiere for their paper, “The Emmons Problem Revisited,” which was published in Fire Technology.
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Jun 16, 2025
The 2025 Fire Protection Research Foundation Medal was awarded to the international team behind WUI-NITY 4: An Industry-Ready WUI Fire Evacuation Model, transforming wildfire evacuation modeling from research to real-world application.
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Jun 16, 2025
Tonight’s #NFPAconf25 Stars at Night awards gala in Las Vegas honors the individuals who have helped make our world a safer place to live and work. Stay tuned for tonight’s winners!
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May 7, 2025
Congratulations to Table Mountain Rancheria for being the 1,000th Firewise USA® community in California! The milestone, which was celebrated at an event in Fresno County, reflects CA’s commitment to making communities safer from wildfire. nfpa.social/3Z7JgLv #wildfire
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Mar 18, 2025
In a recent article for @HFToday, @NFPA Fire Protection Engineer Brian O’Connor discusses how NFPA 99, Health Care Facilities Code, can help healthcare managers create tailored, risk-based emergency preparedness strategies: bit.ly/4hA2vni
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Feb 26, 2025
NFPA Director of Research Birgitte Messerschmidt shares insights on how NFPA 914 helps teams navigate fire risks during historic building renovations, in a recent article for @BSMMAG:
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Building Services Management February 2025 Page 10