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Update: Second Draft of NFPA 1970 Is Posted and Available for Submissions of NITMAM Through November 1, 2023

National Fire Protection Association

These motions are attempts to amend the Committee’s recommended text published in the Second Draft. The second draft is now available for submission of NITMAMs through November 1, 2023. A NITMAM is a proposed amending motion for NFPA Membership consideration and debate at the NFPA Technical Meeting.

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Why Women in the Fire Service Need Better-Fitting Gear

National Fire Protection Association

In an interview published by NFPA Journal® in 2021, Dr. Meredith McQuerry, a Florida State University professor and expert in clothing comfort physiology, said female firefighters have a 33 percent higher risk of on-duty injury than their male counterparts.

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