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NFPA 1500: Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safety and Health Program, 2013 Edition
Keep fire fighters safe in a high-risk profession with the latest occupational safety and health requirements in the 2013 NFPA 1500.

Item #: 150013
List: $44.50
Member: $40.05

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NFPA 1720: Standard for the Organization and Deployment of Fire Suppression Operations, Emergency Medical Operations, and Special Operations to the Public by Volunteer Fire Departments, 2010 Edition
Manage volunteer fire department resources and maximize deployment effectiveness with NFPA 1720.

Item #: 172010
List: $35.00
Member: $31.50

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NFPA 1851: Standard on Selection, Care, and Maintenance of Protective Ensembles for Structural Fire Fighting and Proximity Fire Fighting, 2008 Edition
Safeguard lives on the line with correct selection, care, and maintenance of protective ensembles as required by NFPA 1851.

Item #: 185108
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News releases

NFPA and NVFC release Standards Guide for Fire Departments

March 18, 2013 – The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) have teamed up to develop a guide to assist fire departments in understanding and implementing NFPA standards. Understanding and Implementing Standards (PDF, 10 MB) 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.

Video: NFPA’s Ken Willette talks about the guide for understanding and implementing standards.

The guide breaks down the following standards:

NFPA 1500 Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safety and Health Program
NFPA 1720 Standard for the Organization and Deployment of Fire Suppression Operations, Emergency Medical Operations and Special Operations to the Public by Volunteer Fire Departments
NFPA 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 departments in implementing these standards. The resource center also promotes the sharing of best practices by providing sample SOPs/SOGs and firsthand accounts from departments who have implemented the standards

Learn more at www.nfpa.org/standardsguide.

About the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
NFPA is a worldwide leader in fire, electrical, building, and life safety. The mission of the international nonprofit organization founded in 1896 is to reduce the worldwide burden of fire and other hazards on the quality of life by providing and advocating consensus codes and standards, research, training, and education. NFPA develops more than 300 codes and standards to minimize the possibility and effects of fire and other hazards. All NFPA codes and standards can be viewed at no cost at www.nfpa.org/freeaccess.

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