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11、of the National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, Massachusetts 02169. Copyright 2016 National Fire Protection Association . All Rights Reserved. NFPA 1670 Standard on Operations and Training for Technical Search and Rescue Incidents 2017 Edition This edition of NFPA 1670, Standard on Operations
12、and Training for Technical Search and Rescue Incidents, was prepared by the Technical Committee on Technical Search and Rescue. It was issued by the Standards Council on November 11, 2016, with an effective date of December 1, 2016, and supersedes all previous editions. This edition of NFPA 1670 was
13、 approved as an American National Standard on December 1, 2016. Origin and Development of NFPA 1670 The responsibility for NFPA 1470, Standard on Search and Rescue Training for Structural Collapse Incidents, 1994 edition, was transferred to the Technical Committee on Technical Rescue, which prepared
14、 a proposed new standard, NFPA 1670, Standard on Operations and Training for Technical Rescue Incidents. That document incorporated the scope of NFPA 1470, expanding it to include identifying and establishing levels of functional capability for safety and effectively conducting operations at technic
15、al rescue incidents. The 2004 edition of NFPA 1670 represented a complete revision and incorporated reorganization of the chapters to comply with the new Manual of Style for NFPA Technical Committee Documents. The title of the document was changed to Standard on Operations and Training for Technical
16、 Search and Rescue Incidents as a result of a petition by the Technical Committee to the Standards Council to include “search” as part of the scope of the Committee. The search element was also added to each of the disciplines within the document. The committee acknowledged the valuable contribution
17、s of George Howard to the origin and development of this document. Mr. Howard was working as a police ofcer for the New York and New Jersey Port Authority when he perished in the line of duty on September 11, 2001, at the World Trade Center at the age of 44. He was a 16-year veteran of the departmen
18、t and a founding member of its elite emergency services division and was awarded the New York Police Departments Medal of Valor for rescuing children trapped in the World Trade Center during the 1993 bombing. Mr. Howard was a charter member of the NFPA Technical Rescue Technical Committee, on which
19、he represented the Nassau County (NY) Fire Academy. His enlightened inuence and hard work will always be a part of this document. In the third edition of NFPA 1670, the Vehicle and Machinery Search and Rescue component was split into two separate chapters, and new chapters on Cave Search and Rescue,
20、 Mine and Tunnel Search and Rescue, and Helicopter Search and Rescue were added, resulting in renumbering of chapters within the document. Annex G was updated with material on the Search Assessment Marking System, and Annex H was revised with guidelines for initial response planning. Annex I was del
21、eted, and the remaining annexes were renumbered. For the 2014 edition, the committee added new chapters on Tower Rescue and Animal Technical Rescue. Chapter 16, Tower Rescue, was incorporated into the standard to address the signicant hazards posed to technical rescuers associated with the removal o
22、f ill or injured persons from manmade tower structures. The adoption of the PETS Act in October 2006 authorized FEMA to provide rescue, care, shelter, and essential needs for individuals with household pets and service animalsand for the household pets and animals themselvesfollowing a major disaste
23、r or emergency. That prompted the committee to incorporate a new Chapter 17, Animal Technical Rescue, and a new Annex K, Animal Technical Rescue, to address the signicant hazards posed to technical rescuers associated with the rescue of injured or entrapped animals. Other notable changes to the 2014
24、 edition included the reorganization of Chapter 3, Denitions; changes to conned space rescue team size requirements in Chapter 7, Conned Space Search and Rescue; new requirementsOPERATIONS AND TRAINING FOR TECHNICAL SEARCH AND RESCUE INCIDENTS 1670-2 2017 Edition specic to oods in Chapter 9, Water S
25、earch and Rescue; and new requirements specic to elevators in Chapter 12, Machinery Search and Rescue. The NFPA Technical Committee on Technical Search and Rescue recognized the contributions of our colleague, long-time staff liaison, and friend, Frank Florence (19432010). Frank passed away on July
26、27, 2010, after a relatively brief illness. He served with the Salt Lake City Fire Department for 31 years before retiring as Fire Chief. After retiring from SLCFD, Frank joined the NFPA in September of 1998 and served as the staff liaison for the Technical Search and Rescue Committee for twelve yea
27、rs. Frank was a strong advocate for the work of our committee and of the SAR community in general. His memory and contributions will continue to inuence NFPA 1670, and the committee is forever grateful for his support and assistance. For the 2017 edition, NFPA 1670 underwent a signicant restructurin
28、g. Signicant work was done to correlate the material found in both NFPA 1670 and NFPA 1006 through a joint task group. Correlation establishes a consensus for Awareness, Operations, and Technician for emergency responder levels between the documents, utilizing the same denitions in NFPA 1670 and NFP
29、A 1006 and aligning chapters where possible. Chapters have been created for Floodwater and Watercraft to further reect various water-type rescue challenges. The NFPA Technical Committee on Technical Search and Rescue would like to recognize the contributions of our colleague and friend, Steve Hudson
30、 (1950-2013). Steves insight and expertise were invaluable in the development of rope rescue system aspects throughout the standard, and his contributions will continue to be ever present. Steves contributions and comradery will be missed.COMMITTEE PERSONNEL 1670-3 2017 Edition Technical Committee o
31、n Technical Search and Rescue Donald C. Cooper, Chair Ohio Division of State Fire Marshal, OH E Robert P. Thornton, Secretary City of Mobile Fire Department, AL U Rep. University of South Alabama (CERT) George A. Bassler, New York State Ofce of Fire Prevention & Control, NY E Francis J. Brennan, Sea
32、ttle Fire Department, WA E Roger E. Bryant, Logan County Emergency Ambulance Authority, WV E Alberto Burrero, Special Rescue Operations Inc., Canada M Paul A. Doughty, Providence Fire Fighters Local 799, RI L Leslie D. English, Grove Hill, AL SE Deano G. Esades, Pechanga Fire Department, CA U Steve
33、Fleming, Poudre Fire Authority, CO U Joseph P. (Pete) Gannon, Dive Rescue International, FL SE Stephen J. Geraghty, Fire Department City of New York, NY E Rep. Fire Department City of New York Eric Grootendorst, Vancouver Fire Rescue/Can-TF1/JIBC, Canada L Rep. Justice Institute of British Columbia
34、John S. Haven, III, University of Florida, FL SE Hector Hernandez, Los Angeles Fire Department, CA E Ihor M. Holowczynsky, Winnipeg Fire Department, Canada SE Rick S. James, Wisconsin Emergency Management REACT Center, WI E Jonathan B. Kohan, Atlantic Beach Rescue Squad, NY U Glenn E. Mate, Guilford
35、 Fire Department, EMT-Local 4177, CT U Loui McCurley, PMI, CO M John McKently, CMC Rescue, Inc., CA M Robert G. Nelson, Chula Vista Fire Department, CA U John P. OConnell, Collapse Rescue Systems Inc., NY SE Alistair Read, Outreach Organization Ltd., United Kingdom SE Robert E. Rhea, ARK Technical R
36、escue Training Services, Inc., VA SE Andrew Speier, McLane-Black Lake Fire Department, WA U Ben Waller, Hilton Head Island Fire & Rescue, SC U William H. Weems, Safe State Program, AL SE Richard Wright, Wright Rescue Solutions, Inc., FL SE Alternates Jeffrey S. Bowles, PMI Denver, CO M (Alt. to Loui
37、 McCurley) Eric D. Creel, City of Mobile Fire Rescue, VA SE (Alt. to Leslie D. English) Tony Emsley, Outreach Organization Ltd., United Kingdom SE (Alt. to Alistair Read) Justin Fox, Dive Rescue International, CO SE (Alt. to Joseph P. (Pete) Gannon) Timothy Joseph Gleason, City of Miami Fire Departm
38、ent, FL U (Alt. to Jonathan B. Kohan) David E. John, University of Florida, FL SE (Alt. to John S. Haven, III) Jay McCallum, Chicago Fire Department, IL U (Alt. to Robert P. Thornton) Tamalyn Nigretto, Seattle Fire Department, WA E (Alt. to Francis J. Brennan) Peter M. Schecter, Hollywood, FL U (Alt
39、. to Glenn E. Mate) William Simmes, New York State Division Homeland Security, NY E (Alt. to George A. Bassler) Cedric Smith, CMC Rescue, Inc., CA M (Alt. to John McKently) Curt Floyd, NFPA Staff Liaison This list represents the membership at the time the Committee was balloted on the nal text of th
40、is edition. Since that time, changes in the membership may have occurred. A key to classications is found at the back of the document. NOTE: Membership on a committee shall not in and of itself constitute an endorsement of the Association or any document developed by the committee on which the member serves. Committee Scope: This Committee shall have primary responsibility for documents on technical search and rescue techniques, operations, and procedures to develop efcient, proper, and safe utilization of personnel and equipment.
