1. Metro Chiefs Jim Pauley President, NFPA May 1, 2015

2. Partnership nfpa.org2

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4. Number of Fires and Fire Deaths

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6. Demographic shifts nfpa.org6 2000: 4 million+ over age 85 2040: 14 million+ over age 85

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8. Climate Change - Wildfire nfpa.org8 Longer season, bigger fires, many more fires

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10. Energy technologies; Technology opportunities nfpa.org10 Keeping first responders safe from associated fires Smart firefighting

11. Latest Codes & Standards / Code Adoption Cycle nfpa.org11

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13. Home Fire Sprinklers nfpa.org13 Sprinklers reduce risk of dying in home fire by more than 80% Address resistance to sprinkler requirements

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15. NFPA 1: Fire Code NFPA 70: The National Electrical Code NFPA 13: Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems Advocate for latest codes and Standards Make enforcers jobs easier

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17. Free Access to Codes nfpa.org17 nfpa.org/freeaccess

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19. NFPA Standards in Action: Your Voice Matters nfpa.org19 Fire service to participate in standards-making process, standards that are part of their everyday

20. NFPA Public Education nfpa.org20 Making life-saving information available to people most at risk, at no cost

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22. Fire Sprinkler Initiative nfpa.org22 Increase use of home fire sprinklers 22 state coalitions

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24. Working together nfpa.org24 Meet challenges ahead with right people, right solutions

25. Thank You