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NFPA 1901

Field	Value
title	NFPA 1901
long_name	Standard for Automotive Fire Apparatus
image	NFPA_1901_-_2016_Edition_Cover.jpg
image_size	150px
abbreviation	NFPA 1901
status	Retired
year_started
first_published
version_date	2016
organization	National Fire Protection Association
committee	Fire Department Apparatus
related_standards	NFPA 414, NFPA 1906, NFPA 1917
predecessor	NFPA 19
successor	NFPA 1900
domain	Fire apparatus design
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NFPA 1901, the Standard for Automotive Fire Apparatus, is published by the National Fire Protection Association to outline the standard for firefighting apparatus. The listing sets minimum standards for mechanical, cosmetic, lighting, and all equipment to be included with fire apparatus to be standards compliant in the United States. The final edition of NFPA 1901 was the 2016 Edition. In 2020, the National Fire Protection Association started a consolidation of standards, which included combining NFPA 1901 into a new standard NFPA 1900, that encompassed aviation and motor vehicles for firefighting purposes and motor vehicle ambulances.

As described by National Fire Protection Association: "NFPA 1901 defines the requirements for new automotive fire apparatus designed to be used under emergency conditions for transporting personnel and equipment, and to support the suppression of fires and mitigation of other hazardous situations. This Standard covers everything from pumpers to aerial fire apparatus to special service apparatus, such as rescue vehicles and haz-mat vehicles, as well as quints and mobile foam apparatus."

History

Early guidance on fire apparatus design dates back to 1906, when NFPA adopted a report from the NFPA Committee on Fire Engines, which laid early foundations for design and testing of pumps on fire apparatus. The predecessor standard, NFPA 19, was first published in 1914, and would go under numerous revisions through the 1960s, as the standard was expanded to encompass more firefighting vehicles, such as ladder trucks and fire trucks servicing rural locales.

In the 1975, NFPA 19 renumbered to NFPA 1901 and titled, Standard on Automotive Fire Apparatus, as part of a broader review of the numbers and names of standards. The 1991 Edition saw a significant changes to firefighting vehicles: requiring the driving and cab area be completely enclosed, firefighters be seated and wearing a seat belt and prohibited riding on the side or rear platforms of a fire truck. Further safety improvements included mandatory access handrails, and reflective striping on all fire apparatus.

In 2009, the new edition of NFPA 1901 tightened the specifications for retroreflective markings on the rear of firefighting vehicles, specifying the usage of a upward pointing chevron pattern covering at least 50% of the rear of the vehicle. The colors were also required to be red and either yellow, fluorescent-yellow, green-yellow. The requirement for specific colors was met with pushback during discussion of the change as individual departments had opinions and traditions relating to colors being used on a vehicle and disliked the idea of being required to use specific colors. However, the technical committee concluded that a consistent design and color scheme was beneficial as drivers encountering a firefighting vehicle would encounter the same pattern anywhere and be able to recognize it, similar to the standardization of traffic signs. Standardizing the design and color was supported by International Association of Fire Chiefs and the Emergency Responder Safety Institute.

In 2020, as part of a broader effort to consolidate standards, NFPA 1901 was merged with NFPA 414, NFPA 1906 and NFPA 1971 to form NFPA 1900, Standard for Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Vehicles, Automotive Fire Apparatus, Wildland Fire Apparatus, and Automotive Ambulances.

Standard

Editions

New editions of NFPA 1901 were published in the following years.

1975
1979
1985
1991
1996
1999
2003
2009
2016

Chapters in 2016 Edition

These are the Chapters in 2016 Edition of NFPA 1901, the final edition published.

Chapter 1 - Administration
Chapter 2 - Referenced Publications
Chapter 3 - Definitions
Chapter 4 - General Requirements
Chapter 5 - Pumper Fire Apparatus
Chapter 6 - Initial Attack Fire Apparatus
Chapter 7 - Mobile Water Supply Fire Apparatus
Chapter 8 - Aerial Fire Apparatus
Chapter 9 - Quint Fire Apparatus
Chapter 10 - Special Service Fire Apparatus
Chapter 11 - Mobile Foam Fire Apparatus
Chapter 12 - Chassis and Vehicle Components
Chapter 13 - Low Voltage Electrical Systems and Warning Devices
Chapter 14 - Driving and Crew Areas
Chapter 15 - Body, Compartments, and Equipment Mounting
Chapter 16 - Fire Pumps and Associated Equipment
Chapter 17 - Auxiliary Pumps and Associated Equipment
Chapter 18 - Water Tanks
Chapter 19 - Aerial Devices
Chapter 20 - Foam Proportioning Systems
Chapter 21 - Compressed Air Foam Systems (CAFS)
Chapter 22 - Line Voltage Electrical Systems
Chapter 23 - Command and Communications
Chapter 24 - Air Systems
Chapter 25 - Winches
Chapter 26 - Trailers
Chapter 27 - Reserved
Chapter 28 - Ultra-High Pressure Fire Pumps and Associated Equipment

NFPA 1901, Edition 2009 compliant reflective chevron markings on fire/rescue truck

Notes

Bibliography

References

(23 June 2020). "Results of Special Ballot of the Standards Council for Revision Cycle Changes". National Fire Protection Association.

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