NFPA 1143-2014 Standard for Wildland Fire Management (Effective Date 6 17 2013).pdf

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29、14 EditionThis edition of NFPA 1143, Standard for Wildland Fire Management, was prepared by theTechnical Committee on Forest and Rural Fire Protection. It was issued by the StandardsCouncil on May 28, 2013, with an effective date of June 17, 2013, and supersedes all previouseditions.This edition of

30、NFPA1143 was approved as anAmerican National Standard on June 17, 2013.Origin and Development of NFPA 1143ThefirsteditionofNFPA295,titledCommunityForestFireFightingEquipment,wasadoptedbyNFPAin1934.Thenexteditionwasissuedin1956asCommunity Equipment and Organization forFighting Forest, Grass and Brush

31、 Fires.ThedocumentwasretitledRecommendations forForest, Grassand Brush Fire Control when it was issued in 1965 and retitled again, as Recommendations forWildfire Control and Environmental Improvement, in 1972. In 1973, the document became astandard, was titled Standard for Wildfire Control by Volunt

32、eer Fire Departments, and carried thattitleinthe1978edition.ThedocumentwastitledStandard forWildfire Controlwiththeissuanceof the 1985 edition. Subsequent editions were issued in 1991 and 1998.The 2003 edition was a complete rewrite of the document, which was renumbered andrenamed NFPA 1143, Standar

33、d for Wildland Fire Management. In developing the 2003 edition,the Technical Committee recognized the development of the National Fire Plan in theUnited States and numerous mitigation efforts to solve the ailing forests and endangeredcommunities in or near forested areas. In addition, the Committee

34、incorporated material tohelp small community and volunteer fire departments prepare for not only fire suppressionin forested and wildland areas but also the broader task of wildland fire management, includ-ing mitigation, prevention, and community coordination.The 2009 edition reflected the continue

35、d evolution of best practices in wildland fire man-agement at the national level and further emphasized the full cycle of wildland fire manage-ment through mitigation, prevention, preparation, and suppression. The Committee incor-porated information to help make the document more consistent with NFP

36、A standards onemergency services incident management and disaster management programs, and to reflectcurrent practices in regard to fire fighter safety.The 2014 edition of NFPA 1143 is a reconfirmation of updates made in the 2009 edition.The committee updated cross-references throughout the document

37、 and updated figures toprovide examples of modern equipment being utilized for wildland fire management. Theseupdates provide the user with new examples of equipment such as dozers, helicopters, andairtankers.11431NFPAand National Fire ProtectionAssociation are registered trademarks of the National

38、Fire ProtectionAssociation, Quincy, Massachusetts 02169.Technical Committee on Forest and Rural Fire ProtectionRandall K. Bradley, ChairMoraga-Orinda Fire District, CAUErin Mack Ashley, URS Corporation, MD SEJames D. Bowman, American Wood Council, WAMMartin P. Carrier, Carrier BusinessAdvisory Servi

39、ces,Ltd., NH URep. National Volunteer Fire CouncilDonald A. Fischer, New York Division of HomelandSecurity (2)trainedandequippedtoperformassigned tasks; (3) usually organized and identified as enginecompanies, ladder companies, rescue companies, squad com-panies, or multifunctional companies; (4) op

40、erating with onepiece of fire apparatus (pumper, aerial fire apparatus, elevat-ing platform, quint, rescue, squad, ambulance) except wheremultipleapparatusareassignedthataredispatchedandarrivetogether, continuously operate together, and are managed bya single company officer; (5) arriving at the inc

41、ident scene onfire apparatus. 1500, 20133.3.7 Company Officer. The officer or any other position ofcomparable responsibility in the department in charge of afire department company or station.3.3.8 Crew. An organized group of fire fighters under theleadership of a crew leader or other designated off

42、icial.3.3.9 Crew Boss (Leader). A person who is in supervisorycharge of usually 10 to 20 fire fighters and who is responsiblefor their performance, safety, and welfare.3.3.10 Finance. The incident management section respon-sible for all incident costs and financial considerations.3.3.11 Fire Hazard.

43、 Afuel complex, defined by volume, type,condition,arrangement,andlocation,thatdeterminesthede-gree of ease of ignition and of resistance to control.3.3.12 Forest Fire. See 3.3.32, Wildland Fire.3.3.13 Grass Fire. See 3.3.32, Wildland Fire.3.3.14 Incident. An occurrence, either human-caused or anatur

44、al phenomenon, that requires action or support byemergency services personnel to prevent or minimize loss oflife or damage to property and/or natural resources.3.3.15*IncidentActionPlan(IAP). Aplanthatcontainsobjec-tives reflecting the overall incident strategy, specific tacticalactions, and support

45、ing information for the next operationalperiod.3.3.16 Incident Commander (IC). The individual responsiblefor the management of all incident operations at the incidentsite.3.3.17* Incident Management System (IMS). Asystem that de-fines the roles and responsibilities to be assumed by respond-ers and t

46、he standard operating procedures to be used in themanagement and direction of emergency incidents and otherfunctions. 1561, 20083.3.18 Jurisdiction. Any governmental unit or political divi-sion or subdivision including, but not limited to, township,village, borough, parish, city, county, state, comm

47、onwealth,province,freehold,district,orterritoryoverwhichthegovern-mental unit exercises power and authority. 1141, 20123.3.19 Liaison. The individual responsible for the coordina-tion of activities with assisting agencies.3.3.20 Logistics. The incident management section respon-sible for providing f

48、acilities, services, and materials for the in-cident.3.3.21 Mitigation. Action that moderates the severity of a firehazard or risk.3.3.22 Operations. The incident management section re-sponsible for all tactical operations at the incident.3.3.23 Planning. The incident management section respon-sible

49、 for the collection, evaluation, and dissemination of tacti-cal information related to the incident and for preparationand documentation of incident management plans.3.3.24 Prescribed Fire. Any fire ignited by management ac-tions to meet specific objectives.3.3.25 Prevention. Activities, including public education, lawenforcement,personalcontact,andreductionoffuelhazards,directed at reducing the incidence of fires.11435DEFINITIONS2014 Edition3.3.26 Risk. A measure of the probability and severity of ad-verse effects that result from exposure to a hazard. 1451, 2013