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      3.4

      64% would recommend to a friend

      (56 total reviews)

      Jim Pauley

      63% approve of CEO

      57% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.9

      Work/Life balance

      3.8

      Compensation and benefits

      3.5

      Culture and values

      3.5

      Career opportunities

      3.3

      Diversity and inclusion

      3.2

      Senior management

      National Fire Protection Association has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 56 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The National Fire Protection Association employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Non-profit and NGO industry (3.7 stars).

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      56 reviews
      2.0
      22 Apr 2026

      Great mission and people, but toxic individuals hinder teamwork

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Most individuals are great, pay is ok, mission is great

      Cons

      Rude, defensive, challenging to work with certain individuals So much so, most departments are reluctant to even speak to these individuals. Most of us are planning to look elsewhere due to the toxicity and that’s a shame

      1.0
      28 Mar 2026

      The fish rots from the head down

      Director
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      The payscale NFPA uses means that people tend to get paid pretty well.

      Cons

      The environment is highly toxic, starting with the CEO. He's great at speaking and seeming like he cares about people and the company when presenting publicly, but he's a very different, mean-spirited person in more private meetings. Nothing pleases him more than attacking others and getting those around him to agree that he is always "directionally correct," which is a term I've never heard before or since, but heard all the time from the VPs. If anyone has to deal with him or the sycophants he's hired around him in the C-suite, your time at NFPA will likely be miserable. If you don't have to deal with them, you might be OK at NFPA.

      5.0
      19 May 2025

      Great place to work

      Project manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Teammates are friendly, headquarters are well maintained and make for a good work environment, everyone is very passionate about their work which makes for a very inviting atmosphere

      Cons

      Some of the longer term employees tend to get in the way of positive change by being married to legacy processes

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