HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION - 11-01 - 2/13/2001 - NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOC (NFPA)RESOLUTION NO. 11-01
A RESOLUTION OPPOSING THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION
ASSOCIATION (NFPA) MINIMUM AND STAFFING STANDARDS
WHEREAS, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is an
international association of individuals and trade and professional
organizations; and
WHEREAS, the mission of the NFPA is "to reduce the worldwide
burden of fire and other hazards on the quality of life by providing
and advocating scientifically based consensus codes and standards,
research and education"; and
WHEREAS, the NFPA has produced over 275 codes and standards that
deal with every aspect of fire and life safety; and
WHEREAS, the NFPA is an internationally recognized authority in
producing codes and standards dealing with fire and life safety; and
WHEREAS, the NFPA is currently proposing two new standards, NFPA
1710, Organizational and deployment of fire suppression operations,
emergency medical services, and special operations to the public by
career fire departments, and NFPA 1720, Organizational and deployment
of fire suppression, emergency medical operations, and special
operations to the public by Volunteer fire departments; and
WHEREAS, these standards define minimum response times, minimum
fire company staffing levels, initial full alarm response levels, and
extra alarm response levels; and
WHEREAS, the NFPA has clearly gone outside their authority in
proposing these national minimum manning and staffing standards; and
WHEREAS, even though NFPA codes and standards are voluntary and
need to be adopted by local jurisdictions, these standards will be
held to be the norm because of the stature of the NFPA in other codes
and standards; and
WHEREAS, these two standards will be voted on at the annual
conference of the NFPA in May of 2001.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Board of Trustees
of the Village of Elk Grove Village, Counties of Cook and DuPage,
Illinois as follows:
Section 1: That the Village of Elk Grove Village vehemently
opposes any attempt by the National Fire Protection Association
adopting standards that would in any way impose staffing or minimum
manning levels on units of local government or affect the staffing or
manning of fire, specialized or emergency medical service vehicles or
affect the response times of any of these vehicles.
Section 2: That the Village of Elk Grove Village forward a copy
of this resolution of the National League of Cities urging them to
vigorously oppose these proposed standards.
Section 3: That this Resolution shall be in full force and effect
from and after passage and approval according to law.
VOTE:
AYES: 6 NAYS: 0 ABSENT:
PASSED this 13th day of February 2001.
APPROVED this 13th day of February , 2001.
ATTEST:
Ann I. Walsh
Village Clerk
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Craig B. Johnson
Mayor