News & Research

Past Needs Assessment reports

NFPA has held three earlier Needs Assessment surveys, which were completed in 2001, 2005 and 2010.

2011 report

2006 report

Four Years Later – A Second Needs Assessment of the U.S.Fire Service (PDF)
Matching Assistance to Firefighters Grants to the Reported Needs of the U.S.Fire Service (PDF)

2002 report

A Needs Assessment of the U.S. Fire Service (PDF)

State-by-state reports

The following are state-level reports based on the findings in each of NFPA's needs assessment reports from 2004-2011.

Alabama 2004 2007 2011 2011 fact sheet	Alaska 2004 2007 2011 2011 fact sheet	Arizona 2004 2007 2011 2011 fact sheet	Arkansas 2004 2007 2011 2011 fact sheet	California 2004 2007 2011 2011 fact sheet
Colorado 2004 2007 2011 2011 fact sheet	Connecticut 2004 2007 2011 2011 fact sheet	Delaware 2004 2007 2011 2011 fact sheet	Florida 2004 2007 2011 2011 fact sheet	Georgia 2004 2007 2011 2011 fact sheet
Hawaii 2004 2007 2011 2011 fact sheet	Idaho 2004 2007 2011 2011 fact sheet	Illinois 2004 2007 2011 2011 fact sheet	Indiana 2004 2007 2011 2011 fact sheet	Iowa 2004 2007 2011 2011 fact sheet
Kansas 2004 2007 2011 2011 fact sheet	Kentucky 2004 2007 2011 2011 fact sheet	Louisiana 2004 2007 2011 2011 fact sheet	Maine 2004 2007 2011 2011 fact sheet	Maryland 2004 2007 2011 2011 fact sheet
Massachusetts 2004 2007 2011 2011 fact sheet	Michigan 2004 2007 2011 2011 fact sheet	Minnesota 2004 2007 2011 2011 fact sheet	Mississippi 2004 2007 2011 2011 fact sheet	Missouri 2004 2007 2011 2011 fact sheet
Montana 2004 2007 2011 2011 fact sheet	Nebraska 2004 2007 2011 2011 fact sheet	Nevada 2004 2007 2011 2011 fact sheet	New Hampshire 2004 2007 2011 2011 fact sheet	New Jersey 2004 2007 2011 2011 fact sheet
New Mexico 2004 2007 2011 2011 fact sheet	New York 2004 2007 2011 2011 fact sheet	North Carolina 2004 2007 2011 2011 fact sheet	North Dakota 2004 2007 2011 2011 fact sheet	Ohio 2004 2007 2011 2011 fact sheet
Oklahoma 2004 2007 2011 2011 fact sheet	Oregon 2004 2007 2011 2011 fact sheet	Pennsylvania 2004 2007 2011 2011 fact sheet	Rhode Island 2004 2007 2011 2011 fact sheet	South Carolina 2004 2007 2011 2011 fact sheet
South Dakota 2004 2007 2011 2011 fact sheet	Tennessee 2004 2007 2011 2011 fact sheet	Texas 2004 2007 2011 2011 fact sheet	Utah 2004 2007 2011 2011 fact sheet	Vermont 2004 2007 2011 2011 fact sheet
Virginia 2004 2007 2011 2011 fact sheet	Washington 2004 2007 2011 2011 fact sheet	West Virginia 2004 2007 2011 2011 fact sheet	Wisconsin 2004 2007 2011 2011 fact sheet	Wyoming 2004 2007 2011 2011 fact sheet