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The Standards-Making Process Peer-Based Voluntary Overseen by the American National

Standards Institute (ANSI) No “NFPA 1600 Cops”

How an Idea Becomes an NFPA Document… Person or organization identifies a need. Need is presented to the NFPA Standards

Council. If approved; Technical Committee is organized. Recommendation for new document is

published in professional journals. Committee meets to review proposals, develop

its own proposals, and prepare report.

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How an Idea Becomes an NFPA Document…(continued) Committee votes on proposals. If approved; Report on Proposal published for public review and

comment. Committee meets to act on each public comment

received. Committee votes on actions taken on public comments.

If approved; Report on Comments published for public review. NFPA membership votes on Committee report or adopts

document.

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Types of NFPA Documents- Recommended Practice (you should) Standard (you must or shall)

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How is the NFPA 1600 Committee Organized? Users-representatives of entities subject to, or voluntarily

using the document Enforcers-representatives of entities that promulgate or

enforce standards Special Experts-Persons not representing any other

classification, but who have special expertise in the scope of the document

Insurance-representatives of insurance companies or inspection agencies.

Committee must have roughly equal numbers of each classification.

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How Do You Read an NFPA Document? All NFPA documents follow the same format. Only the Chapters proper have the force of the

standard. Numbers followed by asterisks* refer the reader

to additional information in the Appendices. Information found in appendices or footnotes are for explanatory or supporting purposes. This information does NOT have the force of the standard.

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The History of NFPA 1600 Committee “Chartered” in 1991. 1st document issued as a

Recommended Practice in 1995. Re-written and issued as a Standard in

April 2000.

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Who does NFPA 1600 Apply to? Any public or private entity that is

required to develop emergency response plans by agency/company policy, legislation, regulation, or code.

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Does My Company, Jurisdiction or Agency have to Adopt NFPA 1600? No. Adoption of any NFPA Standard is

voluntary. However… NFPA Standards are generally accepted

as industry standards. In the unlikely event that your program ends up in court, it may be compared to it.

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What is Required Under NFPA 1600? Program Management

PolicyProgram CoordinatorProgram CommitteeProgram Assessment

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Program Must Include the Following Elements: Comply with existing laws and

authorities

NFPA 1600 is an umbrella. Whatever regulations, codes, standards or practices you are currently required to follow remain in place.

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Program Must Include the Following Elements: Hazard identification and risk

assessmentLikelihoodVulnerabilityImpact

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Program Must Include the Following Elements: Hazard mitigation strategy

Based on the results of the hazard and vulnerability analysis

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Program Must Include the Following Elements: Resource management process

Tied to identified hazardsIdentifies resource shortfalls and alternate

sources or strategiesIncludes a current inventory of internal and

external resourcesAddresses donationsProvides for mutual aid

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Program Must Include the Following Elements: Written Plans

strategic, operations, mitigation, recovery plans

Roles and responsibilities Lines of authority

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Program Must Include the Following Elements: Direction, Control and Coordination

Use an incident management system (such as ICS)Identifies level of implementation depending on

severity of the incident and capability of the entityCoordinates response, continuity and recovery

activities with appropriate internal and external agencies

Complies with applicable statutes or regulations.

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Program Must Include the Following Elements: Communication and Warning

Alert responders and officialsWarn those who may be impacted by a

disasterMust be formally developed and tested

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Program Must Include the Following Elements: Operations and Procedures

Life-safety procedures to identify and track responders

Specific to identified hazardsDamage assessment and situation analysisTransition to recovery

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Program Must Include the Following Elements: Logistics and Facilities

Procedures to locate, acquire, distribute and account for resources needed to support the program

Facility (EOC) identified, equipped, tested, and maintained.

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Program Must Include the Following Elements: Training Program

Develop and enhance the skills needed to develop, implement, maintain and execute the program

Program will identify frequency and scope of training

Must include training in the jurisdiction’s incident management system

Record keeping

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Program Must Include the Following Elements: Exercises, Evaluations, Corrective Actions

Shall include assessment of plans, procedures and capabilities

Shall include periodic reviews, testing, post-incident reports, performance evaluations, and exercises

Shall include procedures to ensure corrective action on identified deficiencies

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Program Must Include the Following Elements: Crisis Communications, Public Education

and Information.Procedures for dealing with the mediaProcedures for dissemination of pre-

disaster, disaster, and post disaster information to the public and media

Education for at-risk population

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Program Must Include the Following Elements: Finance and Administration.

Procedures to support the program before, during and after a disaster or emergency

Proper accounting principlesIdentifies financial opportunities and

limitations

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