Chapter 5
Fire Service Support Organizations
Introduction
• Numerous and varied organizations at national,
state, and local levels are related to the fire service
• Purposes vary widely, as do memberships
• Look at organizations and their reasons for
existence as well as their effect on the fire service
• Not all agencies and organizations are listed in this
chapter, as they are too numerous to list
Learning Objectives 1 through 4
Types and Purposes of Organizations (1 & 2)
Organization Assistance and Contacts (3 & 4)
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS
• Association of American Railroads (AAR)
• American Fire Sprinkler Association (AFSA)
• American National Standards
Institute (ANSI)
• American Petroleum Institute (API)
• American Red Cross
Cont.
Learning Objectives 1 through 4
Types and Purposes of Organizations (1 & 2)
Organization Assistance and Contacts (3 & 4)
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS
• American Rescue Dog Association (ARDA)
• Automatic Fire Alarm Association (AFAA)
• Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP)
• Building Officials and Code Administrators (BOCA)
• Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL)
Cont.
Learning Objectives 1 through 4
Types and Purposes of Organizations (1 & 2)
Organization Assistance and Contacts (3 & 4)
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS
• Chemical Transportation Emergency Center
(CHEMTREC)
• Chlorine Emergency Plan (CHLOREP)
• FM Global
• Fire Apparatus Manufacturer’s Association (FAMA)
Cont.
Learning Objectives 1 through 4
Types and Purposes of Organizations (1 & 2)
Organization Assistance and Contacts (3 & 4)
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS
• National Association of Fire Marshals (NSAFM)
• FIRESCOPE
• Fire Suppression Systems Association (FSSA)
• Hazardous Materials Systems, formerly American
Association of Railroads Bureau of Explosives
Cont.
Learning Objectives 1 through 4
Types and Purposes of Organizations (1 & 2)
Organization Assistance and Contacts (3 & 4)
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
• Industrial Risk Insurers (IRI)
• Insurance Committee for Arson Control (ICAC)
• Insurance Services Office (ISO)
• International Association of Arson Investigators (IAAI)
• International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC)
Cont.
Learning Objectives 1 through 4
Types and Purposes of Organizations (1 & 2)
Organization Assistance and Contacts (3 & 4)
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
• International Association of Fire Chiefs/Metropolitan
Section
• International Association of Fire Chiefs/Western Fire
Chiefs Association
• International Association of Firefighters (IAFF)
• International Association for Fire Safety Science
(IAFSC)
Cont.
Learning Objectives 1 through 4
Types and Purposes of Organizations (1 & 2)
Organization Assistance and Contacts (3 & 4)
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
• International Fire Code Institute (IFCI)
• International City/County Management Association
(ICMA)
• International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO)
• International Fire Service Accreditation Congress
(IFSAC)
Cont.
Learning Objectives 1 through 4
Types and Purposes of Organizations (1 & 2)
Organization Assistance and Contacts (3 & 4)
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS
• International Municipal Signal Association (IMSA)
• International Rescue and Emergency Care Association
(IRECA)
• International Society of Fire Service Instructors (ISFSI)
• Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS)
• National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians
(NAEMT)
Cont.
Learning Objectives 1 through 4
Types and Purposes of Organizations (1 & 2)
Organization Assistance and Contacts (3 & 4)
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
• National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
• National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF)
• National Fire Sprinkler Association (NFSA)
• National Interagency Incident Management System
(NIIMS)
• National Response Center (NRC)
Cont.
Learning Objectives 1 through 4
Types and Purposes of Organizations (1 & 2)
Organization Assistance and Contacts (3 & 4)
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS
• National Safety Council (NSC)
• National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC)
• National Wildfire
Coordinating Group (NWCG)
• Salvation Army
Cont.
Learning Objectives 1 through 4
Types and Purposes of Organizations (1 & 2)
Organization Assistance and Contacts (3 & 4)
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS
• Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE)
• Southern Building Code Congress International
(SBCCI)
• Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL)
Learning Objectives 1 through 4
Types and Purposes of Organizations (1 & 2)
Organization Assistance and Contacts (3 & 4)
FEDERAL ORGANIZATIONS
• Department of Defense (DOD)
• Department of Labor (DOL)
• Department of Transportation (DOT)
• Emergency Management Institute (EMI)
• National Emergency Training Center (NETC)
Cont.
Learning Objectives 1 through 4
Types and Purposes of Organizations (1 & 2)
Organization Assistance and Contacts (3 & 4)
FEDERAL ORGANIZATIONS
• National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH)
• National Incident Management System (NIMS)
• National Integration Center (NIC)
• National Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST)
Cont.
Learning Objectives 1 through 4
Types and Purposes of Organizations (1 & 2)
Organization Assistance and Contacts (3 & 4)
FEDERAL ORGANIZATIONS
• U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service
(USFS)
• U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
• U.S. Department of the Interior
Bureau of Land Management
(BLM)
Cont.
Learning Objectives 1 through 4
Types and Purposes of Organizations (1 & 2)
Organization Assistance and Contacts (3 & 4)
FEDERAL ORGANIZATIONS
• U.S. Department of the Interior Park Service (USPS)
• National Firefighting Equipment System (NFES)
• National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC)
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
• United States Fire Administration (USFA)
Cont.
Learning Objectives 1 through 4
Types and Purposes of Organizations (1 & 2)
Organization Assistance and Contacts (3 & 4)
FEDERAL ORGANIZATIONS
• National Fire Academy (NFA)
• Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education
(FESHE) Conference
• Department of the Treasury Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATFE)
• National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
Cont.
Learning Objectives 1 through 4
Types and Purposes of Organizations (1 & 2)
Organization Assistance and Contacts (3 & 4)
FEDERAL ORGANIZATIONS
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA)
• National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH)
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Cont.
Learning Objectives 1 through 4
Types and Purposes of Organizations (1 & 2)
Organization Assistance and Contacts (3 & 4)
FEDERAL ORGANIZATIONS
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
• U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
Learning Objectives 1 through 4
Types and Purposes of Organizations (1 & 2)
Organization Assistance and Contacts (3 & 4)
STATE ORGANIZATIONS
• Office of State Fire Marshal (OSFM or SFM)
• State Fire Training
• State Emergency Management Agency
• Fire Commissions
• State Fire Chiefs Associations
Cont.
Learning Objectives 1 through 4
Types and Purposes of Organizations (1 & 2)
Organization Assistance and Contacts (3 & 4)
STATE ORGANIZATIONS
• State firefighter associations
• State police
• State environmental protection agency
• State occupational safety and health administration
• State health department
Cont.
Learning Objectives 1 through 4
Types and Purposes of Organizations (1 & 2)
Organization Assistance and Contacts (3 & 4)
STATE ORGANIZATIONS
• State forestry department
• Special task forces
• Office of Emergency Management (OEM)
• National Guard
• Other state agencies
Learning Objectives 1 through 4
Types and Purposes of Organizations (1 & 2)
Organization Assistance and Contacts (3 & 4)
LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS
• Burn foundations
• Local government
• Law enforcement
• Building department
• Water department
Cont.
Learning Objectives 1 through 4
Types and Purposes of Organizations (1 & 2)
Organization Assistance and Contacts (3 & 4)
LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS
• Zoning/planning commission
• Street department
• Local judicial system
• Local office of emergency management
• Local emergency medical service agency
Cont.
Learning Objectives 1 through 4
Types and Purposes of Organizations (1 & 2)
Organization Assistance and Contacts (3 & 4)
LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS
• Emergency operations center (EOC)
• Firefighter union locals
• Community service
organizations
Learning Objectives 1 through 4
Types and Purposes of Organizations (1 & 2)
Organization Assistance and Contacts (3 & 4)
PERIODICAL PUBLICATIONS
• Firehouse
• Fire Chief
• Fire Engineering
• Firefighter’s News
• Fire Rescue
Cont.
Learning Objectives 1 through 4
Types and Purposes of Organizations (1 & 2)
Organization Assistance and Contacts (3 & 4)
PERIODICAL PUBLICATIONS
• Industrial Fire World
• JEMS
• NFPA Journal
• Rescue
Summary
• Numerous resources are available to help the fire
service achieve its goals
• Many of the organizations have the goal of raising
the professional standards of their members
• Professional organizations also have the goal of
promoting legislation
• Some private organizations, such as CHEMTREC,
are only to be used for emergencies
• Organizations operate on scales that vary from
local to international