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Articles Related to “Codes and Standards”

FEMA Urban Search and Rescue teams work with local fire departments and National Guard amid the Hawaii Wildfires.
  • Wildfire and WUI
  • Data
  • Codes and Standards
  • Fire Investigation
  • Leadership
  • Planning

Lahaina Fire Incident Analysis Report released by the attorney general of Hawaii

Posted: Sept. 19, 2024
Photo of examination gloves, a mask and safety glasses
  • Equipment and Technology
  • Health and Safety
  • Codes and Standards

Using standards when selecting and purchasing responder equipment

Posted: July 11, 2024
Firefighter using an SCBA
  • Equipment and Technology
  • Health and Safety
  • Codes and Standards

DHS Science and Technology Directorate releases report on self-contained breathing apparatuses (SCBA) lessons learned

Posted: June 6, 2024
Firefighter wearing c-thru navigator
  • Equipment and Technology
  • Health and Safety
  • Codes and Standards

DHS Science and Technology Directorate release field assessment report on C-THRU

Posted: May 30, 2024
FEMA photo of the aftermath of the Hawaii wildfire
  • Wildfire and WUI
  • Data
  • Codes and Standards
  • Fire Investigation
  • Leadership
  • Planning
  • Events

Lahaina Hawaii fire timeline report

Posted: May 2, 2024
Photo of a first responder using an unmanned aerial system
  • Equipment and Technology
  • Planning
  • Codes and Standards

DHS releases guidance for unmanned aerial systems for public safety missions

Posted: March 28, 2024
U.S. Fire Administration
  • Codes and Standards
  • Leadership
  • Planning

USFA and OSHA presentation on the emergency response notice of proposed ruling

Posted: March 21, 2024
Photo of a vehicle crash
  • Codes and Standards
  • Data
  • Health and Safety

NHTSA updates the Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria

Posted: Feb. 22, 2024
Building damaged from the Hawaii Wildfires
  • Wildfire and WUI
  • Data
  • Codes and Standards
  • Fire Investigation
  • Leadership
  • Planning
  • Events

Preliminary After-Action Report: 2023 Maui Wildfire

Posted: Feb. 8, 2024
photo of DePLife deployed on a residence
  • Equipment and Technology
  • Health and Safety
  • Codes and Standards

DHS Science and Technology Directorate helps responders see through walls with DePLife

Posted: Dec. 7, 2023
Photo of firefighter gear storage
  • Equipment and Technology
  • Health and Safety
  • Codes and Standards

New standard for firefighter personal protective equipment

Posted: Nov. 9, 2023
photo of a wildfire burning
  • Wildfire and WUI
  • Data
  • Codes and Standards
  • Fire Investigation
  • Leadership
  • Planning

FEMA's Mitigation Assessment Team releases first report in the aftermath of a wildfire

Posted: Aug. 10, 2023
High-rise residential building
  • Codes and Standards
  • CRR

Protecting people who live or work in high-rises

Posted: Jan. 12, 2022