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INTRODUCTION TO FIRE PREVENTIONSeventh Edition • James C. Robertson
Chapter 9
Fire Prevention Efforts of the Private Sector
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Overview
• Describe the primary role of the National Fire Prevention Association.
• List some organizations with primary fire prevention functions.
• List some organizations with an allied interest in fire prevention.
• Describe the relationship between fire prevention and the insurance industry.
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Overview (cont.)
• Explain the role of the Insurance Services Office as it relates to the fire service.
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Organizations with Primary Fire Prevention Functions
• National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)– Mission
• Reduce worldwide burden of fire and other hazards on quality of life by providing and advocating consensus about codes and standards, research, training, and education
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• NFPA– Founded in 1896– Nonprofit– Open to anyone with common interest
Organizations with Primary Fire Prevention Functions
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NFPA Activities
• Develop and publish technical standards
• Codes• Recommend practices• Model ordinances
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NFPA Activities
• “Learn Not to Burn” curriculum• Educational materials• Fire protection handbook• Fire investigations• Special sections• Others
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NFPA Technical Committees
• Representatives of industry• Public fire service• Equipment manufacturers• Insurance field representatives• Governmental agencies • Qualified individuals
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Standards as Law
• Codes and standards– Great influence; used as basis for
legislation and regulation at all levels of government
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Organizations with Primary Fire Prevention Functions
• International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC)
• International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF)
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• International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI)
• Congressional Fire Services Institute (CFSI)
Organizations with Primary Fire Prevention Functions
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Organizations with Primary Fire Prevention Functions
• Home Safety Council• National Safety Council• Society of Fire Protection Engineers• International Fire Service Training
Association (IFSTA)
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Organizations with Primary Fire Prevention Functions
• International Society of Fire Service Instructors (ISFSI)
• National Volunteer Fire Council• National Association of State Fire
Marshals
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Insurance Services Office
• Classifies public fire protection • Promulgates loss costs• Issues rules for determining program
eligibility and classifications• Develops insurance contracts• Gathers premium and loss information• Rates commercial buildings
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Communities with superior fire protection ratings (Public Protection Classifications) have lower fire losses than those with lesser services. (Source: ISO Chart included in 2008 Action Report of Mountain View Fire District, Colorado)
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Risk Management
• Systematic approach to pure risk– Fire prevention is risk management
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Allied Organizations
• Professional associations• Trade associations
– American Fire Sprinkler Association– Central Station Alarm Association– American Gas Association– Automatic Fire Alarm Association– Manufactured Housing Institute– National Propane Gas Association
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Allied Organizations
• Building code groups– International Code Council (ICC)– NFPA
• Insurance industry• FM Global Group (formerly Factory
Mutual)• Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.• Insurance Services Office (ISO)
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Private Organizations
• Self-insurers• Educational institutions• Fire department associations
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Summary
• Major organizations• Secondary groups• Supporting agencies
