NFPA (Fire) 1401 ✓ Most Recent

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Maintain systematic and organized fire service training reports and records using the 2017 edition of NFPA 1401.

NFPA 1401: Recommended Practice for Fire Service Training Reports and Records details a systematic approach to providing essential information for managing the training function of the fire service organization.

This document provides fire service personnel with types of records, reports, and forms that can serve as basic information tools for effective training administration. It also provides recommended practices related to computerization of records and reports and the legal aspects of record keeping.

Significant changes in the 2017 edition:

• Refine the elements of information tracked in training reports
• Separate the terms certification and licensure
• Update examples of forms

NFPA 1401 has the latest definitions of education and training; information on training documents, types of training records, and computerized recordkeeping; plus sample forms. See more