NFPA 1720

NFPA 1720 standard defines requirements for effective and efficient organization essentials and deployment of emergency medical operations, fire suppression operations, and special operations to the public by volunteer and combination fire departments to protect citizens and occupational safety and health of fire department employees.

Details of NFPA 1720 Product

Book Title: Standard for the Organization and Deployment of Fire Suppression Operations, Emergency Medical Operations, and Special Operations to the Public by Volunteer Fire Departments

Publisher Name: National Fire Protection Association

Edition: 2020

SKU: 172020PDF

ISBN-10: 1455923265

ISBN-13: 978-1455923267

FAQs

Q. What is offered by NFPA 1720?

A. NFPA 1720 standard offers a framework for specifying levels of service, deployment capabilities, and staffing requirements for combination fire departments and volunteers. The 2020 edition offers revised and expanded content to reflect the industry’s occupational hazards, operating procedures, and safety concerns.

Q. What type of help is provided by NFPA 1720?

A. NFPA 1720 standard helps to protect the community and improve the safety and health of fire department personnel through accessing the best practices that are specified in NFPA. Volunteer departments must maximize resources that are able to evaluate and improve firefighter safety and service.

Q. Who provides general provisions by the NFPA 1720 standard?

A. NFPA 1720 provides general provisions for:

• Efficient and effective organization and deployment of fire suppression operations, emergency medical operations, and special operations to the public
• Managing resources and systems, such as health and safety, training, incident management, communications, and pre-incident planning
• The purpose and outcomes of fire department emergency service delivery, response capabilities, and resources
  Strategic and system issues involving the organization, operation, and deployment of a fire department

Q. What features are changes in the 2020 edition of NFPA 1720?

A. The latest edition of NFPA 1720, 2020 various features changes, including:

• Added fire prevention and fire investigation practices
• Clarifying new annex material and definition of volunteer fire department
• Introducing a plan development requirement for authorities having jurisdiction(AHJs) that is used to address recognize areas of NFPA 1720 that are not being met or that could develop over the next 3 years
• A new necessity that pre-incident plans be in accordance with NFPA 1620, Standard for Pre-Incident Planning

Q. What is the responsibility of the authority having jurisdiction (AHJs)?

A. The authority having jurisdiction (AHJs), in general, has the responsibility to decide the following:

• Essential level of funding
• Required level of personnel and resources, including facilities
• Scope and level of work provided by the fire department