Nfpa 1221 Standard For The Installation Maintenance And Use Of Emergency Services Communications Systems

This Standard discusses how to upgrade the communication center to meet the increased demands for today's emergency service providers, including fire service, law enforcement, and emergency medical services. It covers installation performance, operation, and maintenance of public emergency service communications systems and facilities. The 2010 edition added requirements to include an emergency fire plan to safeguard personnel and minimize disruption of vital public safety communications. The 2013 edition has added a section on retroactivity that allows the authority having jurisdiction to require the application of any provision of the document.

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"Written for emergency services telecommunicators who must meet the job performance requirements for Telecommunicator I and II, which are addressed in NFPA 1061, Standard for Professional Qualifications for Public Safety Telecommunicator (1996 edition), and NFPA 1221, Standard for Installation, Maintenance, and Use of Emergency Services Communications Systems (1999 edition)"--Page ix.

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