NVFC and NFPA Release Standards Guide for Departments

NVFC: Help Reduce Residential Arson

The National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) have teamed up to develop a guide to assist departments in understanding and implementing NFPA standards. Understanding and Implementing Standards examines three major NFPA standards relating to safety and health and offers clarification, identifies manageable steps, and highlights available resources to help departments reach their safety goals. Information regarding the standards making process is also provided.

The guide breaks down the following standards:

  • 1500 Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safety and Health Program
  • 1720 Standard for the Organization and Deployment of Fire Suppression Operations, Emergency Medical Operations and Special Operations to the Public by Volunteer Fire Departments
  • 1851 Standard on Selection, Care, and Maintenance of Protective Ensembles for Structural Fire Fighting and Proximity Fire Fighting

In addition to the guide, the NVFC has created an online resource center highlighting documents and tools that can assist a department in implementing these standards. The resource center also promotes the sharing of best practices by providing sample SOPs/SOGs and first hand accounts from departments who have implemented the standards.

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Fort Lauderdale (FL) Firefighters Save Dogs From House Fire, Department Says

Firefighters pulled four dogs from a smoldering Fort Lauderdale home that was in flames just minutes earlier Thursday morning, according to the department.
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4,000 Pigs Lost in MN Barn Fire

A fire late Wednesday evening has resulted in a total loss of a hog confinement and the 4,000 hogs inside.