I-9 - NFPA Standards - 2014

NFPA 1221, Standard for the Installation, Maintenance, and Use of Emergency Services Communications Systems, 2013 edition. NFPA 1500, Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safety and Health Program, 2013 edition. NFPA 1521, Standard for Fire Department Safety Officer, 2008 edition. 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, 2010 edition. NFPA 1901, Standard for Automotive Fire Apparatus, 2009 edition. Chapter 3 Definitions 3.1 General. The definitions contained in this chapter shall apply to the terms used in this standard. Where terms are not defined in this chapter or within another chapter, they shall be defined using their ordinarily accepted meanings within the context in which they are used. Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 11th edition, shall be the source for the ordinarily accepted meaning. 3.2 NFPA Official Definitions. 3.2.1* Approved. Acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction. 3.2.2* Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ). An organization, office, or individual responsible for enforcing the requirements of a code or standard, or for approving equipment, materials, an installation, or a procedure. 3.2.3 Shall. Indicates a mandatory requirement. 3.2.4 Should. Indicates a recommendation or that which is advised but not required. 3.2.5 Standard. A document, the main text of which contains only mandatory provisions using the word “shall” to indicate requirements and which is in a form generally suitable for mandatory reference by another standard or code or for adoption into law. Nonmandatory provisions shall be located in an appendix or annex, footnote, or fine-print note and are not to be considered a part of the requirements of a standard. 3.3 General Definitions. 3.3.1 Advanced Life Support (ALS). See 3.3.27.1. 3.3.2 Aid. 3.3.2.1* Automatic Aid. A plan developed between two or more fire departments for immediate joint response on first alarms. [1142, 2012] 3.3.2.2 Mutual Aid. Reciprocal assistance by emergency services under a written plan among AHJs that is part of communication center’s dispatch protocol. 3.3.3* Alarm. A signal or message from a person or device indicating the existence of an emergency or other situation that requires action by an emergency response agency. [1221, 2013]. 3.3.4 Area. 3.3.4.1 Remote Area. A geographic area that requires a travel distance of at least 8 miles from a fire station to provide emergency services. 3.3.4.2 Rural Area. As defined by the U.S. Census Bureau, an area with fewer than 500 people per square mile. 3.3.4.3 Suburban Area. As defined by the U.S. Census Bureau, an area with between 500 people and 1000 people per square mile. 3.3.4.4 Urban Area. As defined by the U.S. Census Bureau, an area with at least 1000 people per square mile. 3.3.5 Automatic Aid. See 3.3.2.1. 3.3.6 Basic Life Support (BLS). See 3.3.27.2. 3.3.7 Combination Fire Department. See 3.3.15.1. 3.3.8 Company. A group of members assembled at the scene that operate under direct supervision and are trained and equipped to perform assigned tasks. 3.3.9* Company Officer. A supervisor of a crew/company of personnel. [1710, 2010] 3.3.10 Crew. See 3.3.39, Team. 3.3.11* Demand Zones. An area used to define or limit the management of a risk situation. 3.3.12 Emergency Incident. Any situation to which an emergency services organization responds in order to deliver emergency services, including rescue, fire suppression, emergency medical service, special operations, law enforcement, and other forms of hazard control and mitigation. 3.3.13 Emergency Medical Service. The treatment of patients using first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, basic life support, advanced life support, and other medical procedures prior to arrival at a hospital or other health care facility. [See also 3.3.27.1, Advanced Life Support (ALS); 3.3.27.2, Basic Life Support (BLS); and 3.3.20, First Responder (EMS).] 3.3.14 Fire Apparatus. A vehicle designed to be used under emergency conditions to transport personnel and equipment, and to support the suppression of fires and mitigation of other hazardous situations. [1901, 2009] 3.3.15 Fire Department. An organization providing rescue, fire suppression, emergency medical services, and related activities to the public. 3.3.15.1 Combination Fire Department. A fire department having emergency service personnel comprising less than 85 percent majority of either volunteer or career membership. 3.3.15.2 Volunteer Fire Department. A fire department having volunteer emergency service personnel comprising 85 percent or greater of its department membership. 3.3.16 Emergency Operations. See 3.3.30.1. 3.3.17 Fire Department Member. See 3.3.28, Member. 3.3.18 Fire Protection. Methods of providing fire detection, control, and extinguishment. 3.3.19* Fire Suppression. The activities involved in controlling and extinguishing fires. [1500, 2013] 3.3.20* First Responder (EMS). Functional provision of initial assessment (i.e., airway, breathing, and circulatory systems) and basic first-aid intervention, including CPR and automatic external defibrillator (AED) capability. [1710, 2010]