Become a Firefighter for a Day at NFPA Conference & Expo

At this year’s C&E you can get a small taste of what it is like to train like a fire fighter. NFPA is offering you the opportunity to spend the day at Chicago’s Robert J. Quinn Fire Academy. You will start the day with a brief overview of how NFPA standards are applied within the fire service. After that (and after you sign the waivers holding NFPA harmless of course), you’ll don personal protective equipment and participate in several training evolutions. You won’t be entering burning buildings, but you will be advancing hose lines up a staircase, performing search and rescue, using extinguishers on flammable liquid fires, performing an exterior fire attack and getting an overview on fire apparatus.  NFPA staff participated in a similar program at the Massachusetts Fire Academy. Check out this video to see what it is all about. If you're interested in joining NFPA for this unique opportunity register now, because space is limited.

Comments

[Nancy Schwartz]

I work at NFPA and I was lucky enough to be able to particpate in this experience - to be a firefighter for a day. It was a great opportunity to get a real feel for what a firefighter does and how hard it is. Give it a try. Nancy Schwartz, Fire Analysis & Research

[Avery Morgan IEC 2005]

I'm interested in what if at all code is being put into place for boat maintenance . This pass week another boat had problems at sea. As if the Titanic didn't sink. As an electrcian unable to pay my dues for my NFPA membership or electrical liscense. I know that the world seems to wait for NFPA to regulate such matters even on an International level. My code book has already been excepted on an International Stage. After working as a maintenance electrician I understand that people really don't relate the maintenance hand sitting in a room reading a manual while everything is working fine and getting paid well to sit and read it. The necessity of such a hand keeps the company (rather boat,job or home) running like a well oiled machine. Will NFPA be able to bring the boating industry along as it has the rest of the industries along for regular inspection.