SUPPLEMENTARY
Fire Service Training
Report o[" the Committee on
Fire Service Training
J o h n Hoglund, Chai~
l lniversi W of Marylaud. MD
William Peterson, Vice Chairman
Piano Fire Dept., TX
Rep. Fire Marshals Association of N o r t h / u n e r i c a
Roger Bassett, Roselh', IL
Edward W. Bent, Sacramento, (IA
Thomas E. Brown, DeI,~db Cnty Public S:detv, (;A
Re[J. International Association of Fire Chiefs
Michael L. Calhoun, N(; Dept. of Insurance, N(;
Ronald L. Callahan, S p e e d w a y , IN
Rep. IiMi:umpolis Fire Dept.
Gene P. Carlson, ()klahoma Slate 1 ?niversi W, ()K
Rep. Intevnatioual Five Sm~'ice Training Aqs(,ciation
Harry R. Carter, Neward Fire l)ept., NJ
W. Rolland Connelly, Burlington, N]
J o h n Lee Cook, Dent,m Fire Dept., TX
NicholasJ. Cricenti, (hiW&ll & (;ricenti Engineering Associates, Inc.,
NH
Gary R. Easton, San Diego t;itv Fire Dept., CA
Vincent K. Elmure, Pahn Beach Fire Dept., FL
David W. England, ! haiversity of California, GA
David C. Grupp, Kemper Nat'[. Insurmace Companies, IL
P. Gerald Haag, Syntex (11SA) Inc., CA
James G. Kellam, Virginia Beach Fire Dept., VA
Rep. International Society of Fire Scarce Instructors
Mark IL Layton, AAI ('orp.. MD
Robert A. Lincoln, N~tssau ( ;nty Fire Sepdce Academy, NY
John B. Lockwood, Bowie, MD
John M. Lover'in, Lawrence Livermore Nat'l. LaboratolT, CA
George E. Luther, C()nnecticut State Fire Admin, CT
Charles L. Page, Texas A & M University, TX
Thomas C. Quilliu, Tallah:~ssee Fire Dept., FL
Garnet E. Schenk, ( )flire of the Fire Marshal, ( )N
J a m e s B. Straseske, Illinois Fire SerMce Institute, IL
Alternates
Robert F. Burger, Fire['r,~, Inc., NM
(Mr. to E. Bent)
Doyle E. Frazier, Pahn Beach Fire-Rescue Dept., FL
(Alt. to, V. 1,2 g h n o r e )
Carl Goodson, Five Protection Publications, ()K
(Mr. t,, (;. P. Carlson)
Jack K. McElfish, (;lavtou ( ; , u u t y Fire Dept., GA
(All. t~, T. Brawn)
Thi~" li~t nlne.wnts the m~nhcrship at the time the Committee was halllllNt,.don
the text of th~.~ cditi(m. Sir~ce that time. chanff~:~ in the m~w~bership truly have
I)¢'¢'ll rTce(t.
Committee Scope: This ( :ommittee shall have primary respansibility
for r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s covering all fire service training techniques,
olmrafious, a n d procedures to develop n t a x i m u m efficiency a n d
pr~,per ntilization c~l available personnel. Such activities may include
training guides for fire prevention, fire suppressirm a n d other
inissi,ms fi:~l"which the fire service h,~s obligations.
Subcommittee on Urban Search and Rescue
James G. Kellam, Chair
Virginia Beach Fire Dept., VA
Joseph ,at. Barhera, Special Medial Response Team, NY
Gary R. Easton, San Diego City Fire Dept., (~\
,[!m Hone, Santa Monica FireDept., (IA
william M . J a h n k e , ()verland Park Fire [)elm, Inc., ~ ;
T h e o d o r e L e e J a r b o e , M o n t g o m e r gT Cnty Dept. of Fire & Rescue
Serv, MD
Chuck Mills, Nat'l. Assn. for Search & Rescue, VA
ChristopherJ. Nauru, Movers t:orners Fire Dept.. NY
Barry t'~echis, Rescue Tecimology Inc., NT
Charles E, Nichols, Chattanootfi Fire Dept., TN
Rep. T e n n e s s e e Association ot Rescue Squacks
Brian Pugh, Salt Lake ('it}' Fire Dept., I IT
Chase N. S a ~ e n t , Dept of Fire Programs, VA
Michael TamHIow, Fmrfax County Fire & Rescue Dept., VA
William J. Troup, IL 5. Fire Administration, FEMA, MD
RichardMrarford, Los Angeles (:itv Fire Dept., (IA
Alternatc~
J e f f L. Frazier, San Diego Five Dept., CA
(Alt. to G. R. E,~ston)
Terrance Manning, Los Angeles { ;ity Fire Dept., (iA
(Mr. to R. W. W.~rford)
Staff Liaison: Bruce W. Teele
T h e S u p p l e m e n t a r y Report of the (;ommittee on Fire Service
T r a i n i n g i~ presented for adopti on.
This Supplementa~ y Report was prepared by the Technical
C o m m i t t e e on Fire Service Training a n d proposes for adoption a
S u p p l e m e n t a r y Report which d o c u m e n t s its action on the public
c o m m e n t s r e c e i v e d o n doe proposed NFPA 1470-1994, Standard on
Search and Rescue for Structural Collapse Incidents, published in
the Technical (;ommittee Reports for the t993 Fall Meeting.
This S u p p l e m e n t a r y Report has been submitted to letter ballot ol
the Teclfnical Comn{ittee on Fire Service Training which consists of
27 voting members; of w h o m 26 vote(t affirmatively, a n d I negatively
(Mr. Str~eske).
Mr. StrfLseske w)ted negatively stating:
"After reviewing the proposed 1470 d o c u m e n t , there is it sense daat
the materials are better suited for a textbook thzm a standard. T h e
material in tim standard are somewhat confusing becmtse it mixes
operations and training n e e d e d to perform at a structural collapse
scene.
T h e r e are approximately 4 1/'2 c o h m m s of standard language. In
the standard, there are very few definitive ~uidelines of specific
action that addresses the topic of sn-ucturm collapse. T h e opet a-
tional levels :ffter "light" are vague. T h e r e woukt be difficulty in
d e t e r m i n i n g exactly what was n e e d e d for " e q u i p m e n t use, a n d the
techniques required to operate s:ffely a n d effective."
T h e 4 1/2 c o h n n n s of standard text are followed by 13 1,"2
c o h n n n s plus 7 pages of appendix. It seems that there is an
inordinate am Hilt of explanation n e e d e d to e n h a n c e the standard
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text.
Since there are few statistics available that detail the n u m b e r an(t
type of structural collapses to indic~tte there is a nationwide problem,
Wllat was, or is the rationale for strapping every fire clepartment with
a standard that has extremely limited application? This question
needs filrther examination.
B~sed on this intormation, a solid cxantination of the 1.t70
materials, conversations with knowledgeable fire set-vice persotmel.
and the perspective of a state-wide training oftener, I feel that the
s t a n d a r d s l m u l d be converted to an informaffonal guide. In arerLs
that the standard s h o u l d be converted to an informational guide. In
area.s tl/at have a need for or a history of structural collapse episodes,
this material could he employed to pi'oduce a quality in-l~ouse
training program."
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(Log #1)

1470- 1 - (A-3-1.1): Accept

SUBMITTER: Williamj. Troop, I Jnited ,States Fire Administration
COMMENT ON PROPOSAL NO: 1470-I
RECOMMENDATION: Add:
United States Fire Administration
( )ffice of Firefighter H,:aldl arid S;ffety
16825 South Seton Avenue
Emmitsburg. MD 217E7

to the listed in p a r a g r a p h A-.3-1.1, Professional Agencies a n d

A~sociations which may be of t e d m i c a l ,xssistance a n d provide
~uidance.
UBSTANTIATION: T h e United States Fire Administration
(USFA) h,~s several p r o g r a m initiatives in this area including an
upcoming videoconference entitled, "'SM'ety Gonsiderations for
Special Rescue Situations" which discusses s:ffe operations at
structural collapses a n d p r o d u c e d two past videoconferences on
structural search a n d r e < u e . USFA has also p e r f o r m e d in-depdl
investigations a n d p r o d u c e d case studies on structural collapse
incidents t h r o u g h o u t the I lnited States. ! ISFA can pro*ide valuable
information on this fieM of expertise.
COMMITTEE ACTION: Accept.

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