UPDATED NFPA APPARATUS STANDARD: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

摘要

NFPA 1901, Standard For Automotive Fire Appa-ratus, has undergone its routine, four-year cycle update. After many long meetings held by the committee and individual task groups considering every recommended modification submitted by the public, the revised document was acted on at the NFPA Technical Meeting in May and issued by the Standards Council on July 18, 2003, with an effective date of August 7, 2003. In the administrative section, it states that the standard shall apply to all new fire apparatus that are 10,000 pounds or greater in gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) designed for use under emergency conditions to transport personnel and equipment and to support the suppression of fires and mitigation of other hazardous situations contracted for on or after January 1, 2004. In simple terms, the standard was approved for use on August 7, 2003, if both the purchaser and contractor agree but will apply to all purchases beginning on January 1, 2004. Wildland fire apparatus are covered by a different standard―NFPA 1906, Standard for Wildland Fire Apparatus.