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NFPA 1901 Standard for Automotive Fire Apparatus 1999 Edition



Copyright © 1999 NFPA, All Rights Reserved This edition of NFPA 1901, Standard for Automotive Fire Apparatus, was prepared by the Technical Committee on Fire Department Apparatus and acted on by the National Fire Protection Association, Inc., at its May Meeting held May 17-20, 1999, in Baltimore, MD. It was issued by the Standards Council on July 22, 1999, with an effective date of August 13, 1999, and supersedes all previous editions. This edition of NFPA 1901 was approved as an American National Standard on August 13, 1999. Origin and Development of NFPA 1901 The 1999 edition of NFPA 1901 is a general update of the 1996 edition. Two new chapters have been added, one covering the requirements for quint fire apparatus, the other covering the requirements for mobile foam fire apparatus. NFPA 11C, Standard for Mobile Foam Apparatus, is the basis for this second chapter and has been withdrawn. This edition adds a coefficient of friction requirement for steps and walkways, clarifies that the smallest size of fire apparatus covered by the standard has a chassis of at least 10,000 GVWR, defines the ambient temperatures the apparatus is expected to be able to operate in, allows more versatility in the selection of ground ladders for fire apparatus, allows more flexibility in the placement of warning lights on the sides of fire apparatus, and requires SCBA air refill stations on fire apparatus to be fully enclosed so as to contain the fragments if a cylinder ruptures during refilling. See Appendix C for a more complete history of the standard. Technical Committee on Fire Department Apparatus Jeffrey Bowman, Chair Anaheim Fire Department, CA [E] Kenneth L. Koch, Secretary Sutphen Corp., OH [M] Copyright NFPA



Robert J. Barraclough, Class I, Inc., TX [M] Ralph Craven, Mission College/EVS, NV [SE] Rep. California Fire Mechanics Association Peter F. Darley, W. S. Darley & Co., IL [M] Rep. National Truck Equipment Association Lloyd A. DeWald, Pierce Manufacturing Inc., WI [M] Richard W. Dreher, Los Angeles City Fire Department, CA [U] Ron French, JDK Management Inc., IL [SE] Dennis N. Gage, Insurance Services Office, Inc., NY [I] Gary Handwerk, Hale Products, Inc., PA [M] Thomas A. Hillenbrand, Underwriters Laboratories Inc., IL [RT] Calvin S. Kunkle, Purdue University, IN [SE] W. Kenneth Menke, Fire Service Research Institute, MO [SE] Thomas J. Mettler, Waterous Co., MN [M] William C. Peters, Jersey City Fire Department, NJ [E] Jeff Piechura, Northwest Fire District, AZ [E] Gary R. Pope, Fairfax County Fire/Rescue Department, VA [U] Carl E. Punkay, Champaign Fire Department, IL [U] Roger A. Ruth, National Foam Inc., PA [M] Rep. Fire Apparatus Manufacturers Association James A. Salmi, Ladder Towers Inc., PA [M] Alan Saulsbury, Saulsbury Fire Rescue Inc., NY [M] Gary B. Selig, California Department of Forestry, CA [U] James T. Steffens, JTS, FL [I] Rep. Volunteer Firemen’s Insurance Services Inc. Copyright NFPA



Robert D. Tutterow, Jr., Charlotte Fire Department, NC [U] Rep. Fire Department Safety Officers Association Alan D. Van Guilder, Reno Fire Department, NV [U] William von Zehle, Jr., Wilton Fire Department, CT [E] Rep. International Association of Fire Chiefs Gary C. Weidner, Virginia Beach Fire Department, VA [U] David White, Fire & Safety Specialists, Inc., TX [SE] John Ross Witt, Safetek International Ltd, Canada [M] Alternates Tim Alameda, Reno Fire Department, NV [U] (Alt. to A. D. Van Guilder) Gene P. Carlson, Oklahoma State University, OK [SE] (Alt. to D. White) Ronald L. Ewers, Class I, Inc., FL [M] (Alt. to R. J. Barraclough) Donald L. Frazeur, Los Angeles City Fire Department [U] (Alt. to R. W. Dreher) James E. Johannessen, Underwriters Laboratories Inc., PA [RT] (Alt. to T. A. Hillenbrand) Brad Kobielusz, Poudre Fire Authority, CO [U] (Alt. to R. D. Tutterow, Jr.) William F. McCombs, Emergency One, Inc., FL [M] (Alt. to A. Saulsbury) John McDonald, International Association of Fire Fighters, VA [SE] (Alt. to W. K. Menke) Michael R. Negro, Pierce Manufacturing Inc., WI [M] (Alt. to L. A. DeWald) Tom Reser, Edwards Manufacturing Inc., OR [M] (Alt. to R. A. Ruth) Copyright NFPA



Thomas G. Stites, Sutphen Corp., OH [M] (Alt. to K. L. Koch) Richard E. Teske, Hale Products, Inc., PA [M] (Alt. to G. Handwerk) Nonvoting William F. Foley, Orland Fire Protection District, IL (Member Emeritus) Carl E. Peterson, NFPA Staff Liaison This list represents the membership at the time the Committee was balloted on the text of this edition. Since that time, changes in the membership may have occurred. A key to classifications is found at the back of this 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 the design and performance of fire apparatus for use by the fire service.



NFPA 1901 Standard for Automotive Fire Apparatus 1999 Edition NOTICE: An asterisk (*) following the number or letter designating a paragraph indicates that explanatory material on the paragraph can be found in Appendix A. Information on referenced publications can be found in Chapter 25 and Appendix D.



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