1、 Tentative Interim Amendment NFPA921 Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations 2017 Edition Reference: 3.3.116, 20.1.3, 24.1, and 28.8.2 TIA 17-1 (SC 17-8-26 / TIA Log #1269) Pursuant to Section 5 of the NFPA Regulations Governing the Development of NFPA Standards, the National Fire Protection Ass
2、ociation has issued the following Tentative Interim Amendment to NFPA 921, Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations, 2017 edition. The TIA was processed by the Technical Committee on Fire Investigations, and was issued by the Standards Council on August 15, 2017, with an effective date of Septemb
3、er 4, 2017. A Tentative Interim Amendment is tentative because it has not been processed through the entire standards-making procedures. It is interim because it is effective only between editions of the standard. A TIA automatically becomes a public input of the proponent for the next edition of th
4、e standard; as such, it then is subject to all of the procedures of the standards-making process. 1. Add new text to 3.3.116 to read as follows: 3.3.116 Incendiary Fire. A fire that is intentionally ignited in an area or under circumstances where and when there should not be a fire (see 20.1.3, Chap
5、ter 24, and 28.8.2). 2. Revise 20.1.3 to read as follows: 20.1.3 Incendiary Fire Cause Classification. An incendiary fire is a fire that is deliberately set with the intent to cause a fire to occur in an area where the fire should not be intentionally ignited in an area or under circumstances where
6、and when there should not be a fire (see 3.3.116). 3. Revise 24.1 to read as follows: 24.1* Introduction. An incendiary fire is a fire that is deliberately set with the intent to cause the fire to occur in an area where the fire should not be intentionally ignited in an area or under circumstances w
7、here and when there should not be a fire (see 3.3.116). 4. Revise 28.8.2 to read as follows: 28.8.2 Human Fire Cause. Human-caused fires are a result of human action or omission and are classified as accidental or incendiary. Accidental fires involve all those for which the proven cause does not inv
8、olve an intentional human act to ignite or spread fire into an area where the fire should not be. The incendiary fire is one intentionally ignited under circumstances in which the person knows that the fire should not be ignited that is intentionally ignited in an area or under circumstances where and when there should not be a fire (see 3.3.116). Issue Date: August 17, 2017 Effective Date: September 6, 2017 (Note: For further information on NFPA Codes and Standards, please see www.nfpa.org/docinfo) Copyright 2017 All Rights Reserved NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION
