Fire Protection Scholarships Available
The FSSA Educational Foundation awards scholarships annually to qualified students studying fire protection at accredited colleges, universities or technical institutes. […]
Meet EPA Technician Training Requirements
The Fire Suppression Systems Association (FSSA) has published a new online training program intended to meet the EPA Fire Suppression
New EPA AIM Act Fact Sheet
Hydroflourocarbons (HFCs) have been used to replace Halons in fire extinguishing systems since the early 1990s. In particular, HFC-227ea, HFC-125,
Jessica Hubert New Chair of NFPA Gaseous Fire Extinguishing Committee
Jessica Hubert has been appointed as the Chair of the NFPA Gaseous Fire Extinguishing Systems Technical Committee. This appointment was
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Wysocki steps down from FSSA Technical Director position; FSSA begins search for new director
During the October board meeting of the Fire Suppression Systems Association, Tom Wysocki announced his intent to step down from
Safety Doesn’t Happen by Chance
For more than a century, private, consensus-based standards developed by organizations like NFPA have formed the backbone of public safety,
NFPA 855 Amending Motion Approved
NFPA members voted at the 2025 annual technical meeting to retain references to carbon dioxide, clean agents, and aerosol agents
The Month of May – Electrical Safety Month
I like electricity. Whether it is the display of electrical energy in a lightning storm or the whir of an
Ed Leedy, a champion in the fire protection industry, passes at 92
Ed Leedy had a 40 year career with Industrial Risk Insurers (IRI) of Chicago Illinois. I met Ed in the
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Fire Protection Professionals and Accessibility
Jessica Hubert just returned from participating at the 2025 Accessibility Professionals Association conference in Austin, Texas. In this post, Jessica
Firefighters Extinguish Data Center Fire But . . .
Data center uptime is categorized by tiers based on availability. A Tier 1 center guarantees 99.671% availability, while a Tier
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“Wet Collection” Fire Protection
Wet collections are natural history specimens immersed in liquid preservative solutions usually stored or displayed in glass or plastic containers. The
California Bans “Virgin” HFC Fire Extinguishing Agents
The state of California has banned the sale of “virgin” HFCs with Global Warming Potentials greater than 2200 effective January
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