NFPA 1600: Standard on Disaster/Emergency Management and Business Continuity Programs

Public Input Closing Date:

1/3/2014

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First Draft Report Posting Date:

9/5/2014

The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (the 9/11 Commission), recognized NFPA 1600 as our National Preparedness Standard. Widely used by public, not-for-profit, nongovernmental, and private entities on a local, regional, national, international and global basis, NFPA 1600 has been adopted by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security as a voluntary consensus standard for emergency preparedness.  Official document scope.

Provisions cover the development, implementation, assessment, and maintenance of programs for prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response, continuity, and recovery.  Table of Contents.