NFPA Standards for the Fire Service

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standards that are applicable to the Fire Service:

NFPA 1: Fire Code

NFPA 101: Life Safety Code

NFPA 403: Standard for Aircraft Rescue and Fire-Fighting Services at Airports

NFPA 405: Standard for the Recurring Proficiency of Airport Fire Fighters

NFPA 412: Standard for Evaluating Aircraft Rescue and Fire-Fighting Foam Equipment

NFPA 414: Standard for Aircraft Rescue and Fire-Fighting Vehicles

NFPA 472: Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents

NFPA 473: Standard for Competencies for EMS Personnel Responding to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents

NFPA 1000: Standard for Fire Service Professional Qualifications Accreditation and Certification Systems

NFPA 1001: Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications

NFPA 1002: Standard for Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator Professional Qualifications

NFPA 1003: Standard for Airport Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications

NFPA 1005: Standard for Professional Qualifications for Marine Fire Fighting for Land-Based Fire Fighters

NFPA 1006: Standard for Technical Rescuer Professional Qualifications

NFPA 1021: Standard for Fire Officer Professional Qualifications

NFPA 1026: Standard for Incident Management Personnel Professional Qualifications

NFPA 1031: Standard for Professional Qualifications for Fire Inspector and Plan Examiner

NFPA 1033: Standard for Professional Qualifications for Fire Investigator

NFPA 1035: Standard for Professional Qualifications for Fire and Life Safety Educator, Public Information Officer, and Juvenile Firesetter Intervention

NFPA 1037: Standard for Professional Qualifications for Fire Marshal

NFPA 1041: Standard for Fire Service Instructor Professional Qualifications

NFPA 1071: Standard for Emergency Vehicle Technician Professional Qualifications

NFPA 1091: Standard for Traffic Control Incident Management Personnel Professional Qualifications

NFPA 1221: Standard for the Installation, Maintenance, and Use of Emergency Services Communications Systems

NFPA 1231: Standard on Water Supplies for Suburban and Rural Fire Fighting

NFPA 1250 Recommended Practice in Emergency Service Organization Risk Management

NFPA 1401 Recommended Practice for Fire Service Training Reports and Records

NFPA 1403 Standard on Live Fire Training Evolutions

NFPA 1404 Standard for Fire Service Respiratory Protection Training

NFPA 1407 Standard for Training Fire Service Rapid Intervention Crews

NFPA 1408 Standard on Thermal Imaging Training

NFPA 1410 Standard on Training for Initial Emergency Scene Operations

NFPA 1451 Standard for a Fire Service Vehicle Operations Training Program

NFPA 1452 Guide for Training Fire Service Personnel to Conduct Dwelling Fire Safety Surveys

NFPA 1500 Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safety and Health Program

NFPA 1521 Standard for Fire Department Safety Officer

NFPA 1561 Standard on Emergency Services Incident Management System and Command Safety

NFPA 1581 Standard on Fire Department Infection Control Program

NFPA 1582 Standard on Comprehensive Occupational Medical Program for Fire Departments

NFPA 1583 Standard on Health-Related Fitness Programs for Fire Department Members

NFPA 1584 Standard on the Rehabilitation Process for Members During Emergency Operations and Training Exercises

NFPA 1600: Standard on Continuity, Emergency, and Crisis Management

NFPA 1620 Standard for Pre-Incident Planning

NFPA 1670 Standard on Operations and Training for Technical Search and Rescue Incidents

NFPA 1710 Standard for the Organization and Deployment of Fire Suppression Operations, Emergency Medical Operations, and Special Operations to the Public by Career Fire Departments

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 1730 Standard on Organization and Deployment of Code Enforcement, Plan Review, Fire Investigation, and Public Education Operations to the Public

NFPA 1801 Standard on Thermal Imagers for the Fire Service

NFPA 1802 Standard on Two-Way, Portable RF Voice Communications Devices for Use by Emergency Services Personnel in the Hazard Zone

NFPA 1851 Standard on Selection, Care, and Maintenance of Protective Ensembles for Structural Fire Fighting and Proximity Fire Fighting

NFPA 1852 Standard on Selection, Care, and Maintenance of Open-Circuit Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA)

NFPA 1855 Standard for Selection, Care, and Maintenance of Protective Ensembles for Technical Rescue Incidents

NFPA 1858: Standard on Selection, Care, and Maintenance of Life Safety Rope and Equipment for Emergency Services

NFPA 1901 Standard for Automotive Fire Apparatus

NFPA 1906 Standard for Wildland Fire Apparatus

NFPA 1911 Standard for the Inspection, Maintenance, Testing, and Retirement of In-Service Automotive Fire Apparatus

NFPA 1912 Standard for Fire Apparatus Refurbishing

NFPA 1917 Standard for Automotive Ambulances

NFPA 1951 Standard on Protective Ensembles for Technical Rescue Incidents.

NFPA 1952: Standard on Surface Water Operations Protective Clothing and Equipment

NFPA 1971: Standard on Protective Ensembles for Structural Fire Fighting and Proximity Fire Fighting

NFPA 1975: Standard on Emergency Services Work Clothing Elements

NFPA 1976: Standard on Protective Ensemble for Proximity Fire Fighting

NFPA 1977: Standard on Protective Clothing and Equipment for Wildland Fire Fighting

NFPA 1981: Standard on Open-Circuit Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) for Emergency Services

NFPA 1982: Standard on Personal Alert Safety Systems (PASS)

NFPA 1983: Standard on Life Safety Rope and Equipment for Emergency Services

NFPA 1986: Standard on Respiratory Protection Equipment for Tactical and Technical Operations

NFPA 1989: Standard on Breathing Air Quality for Emergency Services Respiratory Protection

Note: The following four standards related to Hazmat and CBRN are not being updated. The are being “folded into” an upcoming new standard, NFPA 1990: Standard for Protective Ensembles for Hazardous Material and Emergency Medical Operations. Public comments on the new standard close in November 2019.

NFPA 1991: Standard on Vapor-Protective Ensembles for Hazardous Materials Emergencies and CBRN Terrorism Incidents

NFPA 1992: Standard on Liquid Splash-Protective Ensembles and Clothing for Hazardous Materials Emergencies

NFPA 1994: Standard on Protective Ensembles for First Responders to CBRN Terrorism Incidents

NFPA 1999: Standard on Protective Clothing and Ensembles for Emergency Medical Operations

NFPA 2400: Standard for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) used for Public Safety Operations

NFPA 2500: Standards for Operations and Training for Technical Search and Rescue Incidents and Life Safety Rope and Equipment for Emergency Services (Pending)

NFPA 3000: Standard for an Active Shooter/Hostile Event Response (ASHER) Program

NFPA Standards for Competencies, Proficiencies, and Training

NFPA 405: Standard for the Recurring Proficiency of Airport Fire Fighters

NFPA 472: Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents

NFPA 473: Standard for Competencies for EMS Personnel Responding to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents

NFPA 1404: Standard for Fire Service Respiratory Protection Training

NFPA 1407: Standard for Training Fire Service Rapid Intervention Crews

NFPA 1451: Standard for a Fire and Emergency Service Vehicle Operations Training Program

NFPA 1670: Standard on Operations and Training for Technical Search and Rescue Incidents