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A Closer Look at Some Assembly Occupancy Requirements

National Fire Protection Association

The fire at a Thai nightclub in early August 2022 was all too familiar. Many of the details emerging are eerily similar to The Station nightclub fire which claimed the lives of 100 people and injured 230 more in February of 2003. The smoke developed index is the same range for all three classifications.

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A level of Safety – NFPA Fire & Life Safety Ecosystem

National Fire Protection Association

For those of you who are not familiar with the NFPA Fire & Life Safety Ecosystem™, it is “a framework that identifies the components that must work together to minimize risk and help prevent loss, injuries and death from fire, electrical and other hazards.” Each component is depicted as a cog, each of which connect to form a circle.