National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards that are applicable to the fire service, grouped by topic.
NFPA regularly revises and consolidates its standards, so numbers and titles change over time. Check nfpa.org for the current edition of any standard.
Fire and life safety codes
- NFPA 1Fire Code
- NFPA 101Life Safety Code
Aircraft rescue and firefighting
- NFPA 403Standard for Aircraft Rescue and Fire-Fighting Services at Airports
- NFPA 405Standard for the Recurring Proficiency of Airport Fire Fighters
- NFPA 412Standard for Evaluating Aircraft Rescue and Fire-Fighting Foam Equipment
- NFPA 414Standard for Aircraft Rescue and Fire-Fighting Vehicles
Hazardous materials and CBRN
- NFPA 472Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents
- NFPA 473Standard for Competencies for EMS Personnel Responding to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents
- NFPA 1990Standard for Protective Ensembles for Hazardous Material and Emergency Medical Operations
- NFPA 1991Standard on Vapor-Protective Ensembles for Hazardous Materials Emergencies and CBRN Terrorism Incidents
- NFPA 1992Standard on Liquid Splash-Protective Ensembles and Clothing for Hazardous Materials Emergencies
- NFPA 1994Standard on Protective Ensembles for First Responders to CBRN Terrorism Incidents
- NFPA 1999Standard on Protective Clothing and Ensembles for Emergency Medical Operations
Professional qualifications
- NFPA 1000Standard for Fire Service Professional Qualifications Accreditation and Certification Systems
- NFPA 1001Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications
- NFPA 1002Standard for Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator Professional Qualifications
- NFPA 1003Standard for Airport Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications
- NFPA 1005Standard for Professional Qualifications for Marine Fire Fighting for Land-Based Fire Fighters
- NFPA 1006Standard for Technical Rescuer Professional Qualifications
- NFPA 1021Standard for Fire Officer Professional Qualifications
- NFPA 1026Standard for Incident Management Personnel Professional Qualifications
- NFPA 1031Standard for Professional Qualifications for Fire Inspector and Plan Examiner
- NFPA 1033Standard for Professional Qualifications for Fire Investigator
- NFPA 1035Standard for Professional Qualifications for Fire and Life Safety Educator, Public Information Officer, and Juvenile Firesetter Intervention
- NFPA 1037Standard for Professional Qualifications for Fire Marshal
- NFPA 1041Standard for Fire Service Instructor Professional Qualifications
- NFPA 1071Standard for Emergency Vehicle Technician Professional Qualifications
- NFPA 1091Standard for Traffic Control Incident Management Personnel Professional Qualifications
Communications, water supply and risk management
- NFPA 1221Standard for the Installation, Maintenance, and Use of Emergency Services Communications Systems
- NFPA 1231Standard on Water Supplies for Suburban and Rural Fire Fighting
- NFPA 1250Recommended Practice in Emergency Service Organization Risk Management
Training
- NFPA 1401Recommended Practice for Fire Service Training Reports and Records
- NFPA 1403Standard on Live Fire Training Evolutions
- NFPA 1404Standard for Fire Service Respiratory Protection Training
- NFPA 1407Standard for Training Fire Service Rapid Intervention Crews
- NFPA 1408Standard on Thermal Imaging Training
- NFPA 1410Standard on Training for Initial Emergency Scene Operations
- NFPA 1451Standard for a Fire Service Vehicle Operations Training Program
- NFPA 1452Guide for Training Fire Service Personnel to Conduct Dwelling Fire Safety Surveys
Health, safety and wellness
- NFPA 1500Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safety, Health, and Wellness Program
- NFPA 1521Standard for Fire Department Safety Officer
- NFPA 1561Standard on Emergency Services Incident Management System and Command Safety
- NFPA 1581Standard on Fire Department Infection Control Program
- NFPA 1582Standard on Comprehensive Occupational Medical Program for Fire Departments
- NFPA 1583Standard on Health-Related Fitness Programs for Fire Department Members
- NFPA 1584Standard on the Rehabilitation Process for Members During Emergency Operations and Training Exercises
Operations and deployment
- NFPA 1600Standard on Continuity, Emergency, and Crisis Management
- NFPA 1620Standard for Pre-Incident Planning
- NFPA 1670Standard on Operations and Training for Technical Search and Rescue Incidents
- NFPA 1710Standard for the Organization and Deployment of Fire Suppression Operations, Emergency Medical Operations, and Special Operations to the Public by Career Fire Departments
- NFPA 1720Standard for the Organization and Deployment of Fire Suppression Operations, Emergency Medical Operations and Special Operations to the Public by Volunteer Fire Departments
- NFPA 1730Standard on Organization and Deployment of Code Enforcement, Plan Review, Fire Investigation, and Public Education Operations to the Public
- NFPA 2400Standard for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) used for Public Safety Operations
- NFPA 2500Standards for Operations and Training for Technical Search and Rescue Incidents and Life Safety Rope and Equipment for Emergency Services
- NFPA 3000Standard for an Active Shooter/Hostile Event Response (ASHER) Program
Protective equipment, PPE and tools
- NFPA 1801Standard on Thermal Imagers for the Fire Service
- NFPA 1802Standard on Two-Way, Portable RF Voice Communications Devices for Use by Emergency Services Personnel in the Hazard Zone
- NFPA 1851Standard on Selection, Care, and Maintenance of Protective Ensembles for Structural Fire Fighting and Proximity Fire Fighting
- NFPA 1852Standard on Selection, Care, and Maintenance of Open-Circuit Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA)
- NFPA 1855Standard for Selection, Care, and Maintenance of Protective Ensembles for Technical Rescue Incidents
- NFPA 1858Standard on Selection, Care, and Maintenance of Life Safety Rope and Equipment for Emergency Services
- NFPA 1951Standard on Protective Ensembles for Technical Rescue Incidents
- NFPA 1952Standard on Surface Water Operations Protective Clothing and Equipment
- NFPA 1971Standard on Protective Ensembles for Structural Fire Fighting and Proximity Fire Fighting
- NFPA 1975Standard on Emergency Services Work Clothing Elements
- NFPA 1976Standard on Protective Ensemble for Proximity Fire Fighting
- NFPA 1977Standard on Protective Clothing and Equipment for Wildland Fire Fighting
- NFPA 1981Standard on Open-Circuit Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) for Emergency Services
- NFPA 1982Standard on Personal Alert Safety Systems (PASS)
- NFPA 1983Standard on Life Safety Rope and Equipment for Emergency Services
- NFPA 1986Standard on Respiratory Protection Equipment for Tactical and Technical Operations
- NFPA 1989Standard on Breathing Air Quality for Emergency Services Respiratory Protection
Fire apparatus and ambulances
- NFPA 1901Standard for Automotive Fire Apparatus
- NFPA 1906Standard for Wildland Fire Apparatus
- NFPA 1911Standard for the Inspection, Maintenance, Testing, and Retirement of In-Service Automotive Fire Apparatus
- NFPA 1912Standard for Fire Apparatus Refurbishing
- NFPA 1917Standard for Automotive Ambulances