2009 NFPA Conference & Expo

Access your CEU records for the Chicago conference

You can now access and track your continuing education unit (CEU) records for NFPA's Conference & Expo in Chicago earlier this month.

Watch side-by-side home sprinkler demonstration in Chicago

On Wednesday, June 10, a side-by-side fire and sprinkler burn demonstration with two furnished 8 x 8 foot rooms, one protected with a home fire sprinkler) was held outside at McCormick Place in Chicago. The demonstration, part of NFPA's Conference & Expo, showed the tremendous speed of a typical home fire and its potential for deadly destruction in one room and how quickly a home fire sprinkler system controls a fire and can save lives and reduce property damage in the other room.

Learn more about NFPA's Fire Sprinkler Initiative, an effort to educate community decision-makers across the United States about the need for home fire sprinklers in all new one- and two-family new homes.

Photos from the NFPA Booth

The Expo half of this year's conference opened with the official ribbon cutting ceremony Monday afternoon. Here are a few photos taken that day.

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Audio recordings of NFPA education sessions

Audio recordings of most education sessions at NFPA's conference in Chicago are available for sale on CD and MP3 CD-ROMs. Visit Fleetwood Multimedia for details.

Listen to the Opening Session Speech

We've posted NFPA President Jim Shannon's speech on our Feedburner podcast page.  You can now listen to it be subscribing to the NFPA Podcast or just clicking on the "download" link:

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Action on NFPA 72, National Fire Alarm Code®

During today's NFPA Association Technical Meeting in Chicago, the following action has taken place on NFPA 72,National Fire Alarm Code®:

• 72-1 Motion failed to Reject an Identifiable Part of Comment 72-30. The rejection of the identifiable part results in the removal of the reserved chapters added in the TCC Note.
• 72-2 Motion not pursued.
• 72-3 Motion not pursued.
• 72-4 Motion not pursued.
  72-5 Motion not pursued.
• 72-6 Motion failed to Reject Comment 72-150 (rendering 72-7 out of order since it is a Related Motion).
• 72-7 Motion not pursued since it is a Related Motion to 72-6.
• 72-8 Motion passed to Accept Comment 72-164.
• 72-9 Motion failed to Reject Comment 72-223 (rendering 72-10 out of order since it is a Related Motion).
• 72-10 Motion not pursued since it is a Related Motion to 72-9.
• 72-11 Motion passed to Accept Comment  72-235.
• 72-12 Motion failed to Accept Comment  72-303.
• 72-13 Motion not pursued since it is a Related Motion to 72-12.
• 72-14 Motion not pursued since it is a Related Motion to 72-12.
• 72-15 Motion failed to Accept Comment  72-328
• 72-16 Motion failed to Accept Comment  72-388 (Count 50 for/66 against)
• 72-17 Motion passed to Reject an Identifiable Part of Comment 72-394. The rejection of the identifiable part results in the deletion from the table the proposed new (15)(1)(6), which reads: "Fire pump supervisory indicating evices - (with a quarterly test frequency - same as current)."
• 72-18 Motion passed to Accept Comment 72-405 (Count 70 for/67 against)
• 72-19 Motion failed to Return a portion of a Report in the form of Proposal 72-571a and related Comment 72-452 (rendering 72-20 and 72-21 out of order since they are Related Motions).
• 72-20 Motion not pursued since it is a Related Motion to 72-19.
• 72-21 Motion not pursued since it is a Related Motion to 72-19.
• 72-22 Motion passed to Accept an Identifiable Part of Comment 72-457. The acceptance of the identifiable part results in the reinstatement of 12.1.6.1.1, which reads as follows: “Refer to the 2010 Annex C for previous nomenclature and cross reference.”
• 72-23 Motion passed to Reject an Identifiable Part of Comment 72-450. The rejection of the identifiable part results in the deletion of 12.4.2.20.3, which reads as follows: “Strobes used solely for mass notification shall be amber in color” (rendering 72-24 out of order since it is a Related Motion).  
• 72-24 Motion not pursued since it is a Related Motion to 72-23.
• 72-25 Motion not pursued.
• 72-26 Motion passed to Reject Comment  72-527

NFPA 72 was passed with 7 amendments.

For more details on the motions, please see the Motions Committee Report of Certified Amending Motions (PDF, 263).

Action on NFPA 105, Standard for the Installation of Smoke Door Assemblies and Other Opening Protectives

During today's NFPA Association Technical Meeting in Chicago, the following action was taken on NFPA 105, Standard for the Installation of Smoke Door Assemblies and Other Opening Protectives:

• 105-1 Motion passed to Accept an identifiable part of Proposal 105-4. The acceptance of the identifiable part results in the addition of an annex note and asterisk to 6.5.2, the deletion of text in 6.5.5, and no change to 6.6.5.

NFPA 105 was passed with one amending motion. NFPA 105 COMPLETED.

For more details on the motions, please see the Motions Committee Report of Certified Amending Motions (PDF, 263).

Action on NFPA 80, Standard for Fire Doors and Other Opening Protectives

During today's NFPA Association Technical Meeting in Chicago, the following action was taken on NFPA 80, Standard for Fire Doors and Other Opening Protectives:

• 80-1 Motion passed to accept Comment 80-10

NFPA 80 was passed with 1 amending motion. NFPA 80 COMPLETED.

For more details on the motions, please see the Motions Committee Report of Certified Amending Motions (PDF, 263).

Action on NFPA 130, Standard for Fixed Guideway Transit and Passenger Rail Systems

During today's NFPA Association Technical Meeting in Chicago, the following action was taken on NFPA 130, Standard for Fixed Guideway Transit and Passenger Rail Systems:

• 130-1 Motion failed to accept Comment 130-11

NFPA 130 was passed with no amending motions. NFPA 130 COMPLETED.

 

For more details on the motions, please see the Motions Committee Report of Certified Amending Motions (PDF, 263).

Action on NFPA 99, Standard for Health Care Facilities

During today's NFPA Association Technical Meeting in Chicago, the following action was taken on NFPA 99, Standard for Health Care Facilities:

• 99-1 Motion failed to Return a portion of a Report in the form of Proposal 99-6a and related Comment 99-2.

• 99-2 Motion failed to Return a portion of a Report in the form of Proposal 99-68 and Comment 99-93. The return of the report results in the return of the definition, wet location, and associated annex, to previous edition text.

• 99-3 Motion failed to Return a portion of a Report in the form of Proposal 99-73a and related Comment 99-6. The return of the report results in the deletion of: a new definition of Basic Care Rooms and associated annex material; the modification of the definitions Critical Care Areas and General Care Areas and associated annex material; and the deletion of the electrical requirements specified for Basic Care Rooms, Critical Care Areas and General Care Areas.  (Count 42 for/50 against) 

• 99-4 Motion failed to accept Comment  99-408 (Count 40 for/46 against)

• 99-5 Motion failed to Accept Comment  99-434

• 99-6 Motion not pursued  to Return a portion of a Report in the form of identifiable part of Proposal 99-446 and related Comments 99-583, 99-587, 99-588, 99-589, and 99-596. The identifiable part is to return all of Section X.8.2.

• 99-7 Motion passed to Return a portion of a Report in the form of a Proposal 99-446 and related Comments 99-583, 99-587, 99-588, 99-589, and 99-596. The effect is the return of entire Chapter X, currently shown as Chapter 15, Features of Fire Protection.
  99-8 Motion passed to Return entire report.

NFPA 99 was returned to the committee.

For more details on the motions, please see the Motions Committee Report of Certified Amending Motions (PDF, 263).