HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-04-10 - RESOLUTIONS - STAFFING STANDARDS NFPA (2)RESOLUTION NO. 01-37
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA
OPPOSING THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION'S (NEPA)
MINIMUM MANNING AND STAFFING STANDARDS
WHEREAS, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is an international
association of firefighters, fire chiefs, vendors and other trade and professional
organizations; and
WHEREAS, NFPA has produced over 275 codes and standards that deal with
many aspects of fire and life safety; and
WHEREAS, the fire service has
their standard making process; and always been an active supporter of the NEPA and
WHEREAS, NFPA is currently proposing two new standards, NFPA 1710,
Organizational and deployment of fire suppression operation, 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 department; and
WHEREAS, standards 1710 and 1720 define minimum response times, minimum
fire company staffing levels, initial full alarm response levels, and extra alarm response
levels; and
WHEREAS, levels of service delivery for fire and emergency medical services
(EMS) have always been determined by local jurisdictions; and
ndsProposed NFPA
and unfunded es upon local governments o me establishedstandards
response times
and staffing levels, if adopted by NFPA, and further consideration is taken by federal or
state agencies, such as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and
insurance companies; and
WHEREAS, the NFPA has clearly gone outside its authority in proposing these
national minimum manning, response and staffing standards; and
WHEREAS, many NFPA codes and standards are voluntary and need to be
adopted by local jurisdictions, these standards can be held to be the norm because of the
stature of the NFPA in other codes and standards; and
WHEREAS, the comment period for these two standards officially ended on
October 6, 2000 and will be voted on at the NFPA annual conference in May 2001.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
any attempt by the National Fire Protection
CLARTTA does resolve to oppose
Association to adopt standards for staffing or minimum manning levels of fire,
specialized or emergency medical services vehicles controlled ,by units of local
government; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA CLARITA opposes any attempt by the National Fire Protection Association to
adopt a standard dictating or affecting the response times of any fire, specialized or
emergency medical services vehicle.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS I& day of April, 20011.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES) ss
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
I, Sharon L. Dawson, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City oCournci200thb Cthe f Santa
Clarita vote of
at
a regular meeting thereof, held on the I& day APil� y
the Council:
AYES: COUNCILMBMBERS:
NOES: COUNCHIVMMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS
Darcy, Kellar, Ferry, Smyth, Weste
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