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Our mission is to reduce the burden of fire and other hazards on quality of life by providing training and education for fire officials and advocating and supporting scientifically-based consensus codes and standards. NEOFPA is not only a local non-profit organization but, more importantly, it is an organization advocating fire prevention throughout Northeast Ohio and is an authoritative source on public safety. The NEOFPA participates in the process of codes and standards development and have helped to protect both people and property throughout Northeast Ohio.
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Fire Prevention through Education and Code Enforcement
News
10 Dec 2019 · Michael Kocab
News Brief: UL Extends Effective Date for Smoke Alarm and Smoke Detector Manufacturers UL announced via a customer bulletin that the effective dates for ANSI/UL 217, Smoke Alarms, 8th Ed.
…read more25 Nov 2019 · Michael Kocab
We wanted to send you an update about this mornings segment on Fox and Friends. If you missed it, you can see it by clicking here! We’ve also posted on
…read more31 Oct 2019 · Michael Girbino
On Wednesday October 9th, 2019 NEOFPA in conjunction with the Pipe Fitters Local 120, the Mechanical Contractors, and the Valley View Fire Department hosted a training seminar for fire and
…read more31 Oct 2019 · Michael Girbino
The current tax laws provide incentives for businesses to install fire sprinklers. Click on the link for more information from the National Fire Sprinkler Association.
…read more21 Oct 2019 · Michael Girbino
Manufacturers of smoke alarms and smoke detectors must conform to the UL 217, 8th edition and UL 268, 7th edition standards by May 29th, 2020. The new standards, in the
…read more02 Oct 2019 · Michael Girbino
On September 24th, the Vision 20/20 organization announced its findings regarding the sale of smoke and CO alarms by Amazon that have not been tested and listed by recognized testing
…read more12 Sep 2019 · Michael Girbino
Our upcoming water-based fire protection seminar scheduled for Wednesday, October 9th at the Pipefitters Local 120 hall has been awarded a total of 5.5 hours of con-ed credit by the
…read more04 Sep 2019 · Michael Girbino
Just a reminder that the deadline to submit applications for our annual scholarship awards is November 1st. Please log on, access the members tab and download the application, or click
…read more16 Aug 2019 · Michael Kocab
If you are involved with your Fire Departments fire safety inspections, could you please take a moment and complete the survey linked below. The survey will be open today till
…read more24 Jul 2019 · Michael Kocab
Smoke alarms recalled due to risk of failure to alert Last week, Universal Security Instruments announced a recall of about 180,000 10-year battery-operated ionization smoke and fire alarms sold in
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