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Conspiracy Theory Brewing Over Chicken Farm Fires Is False, Experts Say

National Fire Protection Association

Although NFPA 150 has existed in some form since 1979, it wasn’t until 2006 that the scope of the code was expanded beyond racehorse stables. “It’s just the opposite, actually. Read more about NFPA 150 and its origins in “Critter Life Safety Code,” the cover story of the November/December 2018 issue of NFPA Journal.)

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State of the Nation - a UK Perspective on Covid-19

Emergency Planning

Since 2008, pandemics have been top of the list of 96 threats and hazards in the UK National Risk Register of Civil Emergencies in all editions. Plans were made in the UK in 2006, 2008, 2011 and 2014. I have taught it every year since then. There were major exercises on pandemics in 2005, 2007 and 2016.

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A Closer Look at Some Assembly Occupancy Requirements

National Fire Protection Association

Additionally, NFPA 101 prohibits the means of egress for assembly occupancies from going through hazardous areas such as kitchens, storerooms, closets, stages, and platforms. Prior to the 2006 Edition, crowd managers were only required for assembly occupancies with occupant loads of more than 1000.