NFPA soliciting apparatus standards proposals

NFPA soliciting apparatus standards proposals

The National Fire Protection Association will accept proposals for updating NFPA 1901, Automotive Fire Apparatus; NFPA 1922, Self-Contained Pumping Units; and newly proposed NFPA 1915, Fire Apparatus Preventative Maintenance Program, up to January 2, 1998.

Proposals should be submitted on the forms available in the back of all NFPA documents or they may be obtained from NFPA headquarters. The Apparatus Committee will act on all comments received by the closing date. The actions will be published in the committee`s report.

A copy of the 1915 draft may be obtained from Codes and Standards Administration; NFPA; 1 Batterymarch Park, P.O. Box 9101; Quincy, MA 02269-9101.

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