Incorporating Resiliency Concepts into NFPA Codes and Standards (eBook)

Foreword 5
Acknowledgments 6
Contents 7
Chapter 1: Introduction 9
1.1 Role of NFPA and Its Documents 9
1.2 Concepts of Resilience 10
1.3 Application of Concepts to NFPA Activities 12
1.4 Purpose and Scope of This Book 12
Chapter 2: Overview 13
2.1 Background 13
2.2 Engineered Features and the Built Environment 14
2.3 Administrative/Operational Features and Emergency Response 15
Chapter 3: Risk Informed Approach 17
3.1 Risk Metrics 18
3.2 Risk Identification 19
3.3 Risk Informed Decision Making 20
3.3.1 Decision Process 21
3.3.2 Structural Example 22
3.3.3 NIST Framework 23
3.3.4 Decision Trees 24
3.3.5 Resulting Criteria 26
Chapter 4: Buildings and Infrastructure 27
4.1 Existing NFPA Codes and Standards 27
4.1.1 Step 1: Establish Performance Category 28
4.1.2 Step 2: Establish Fire Risk 28
4.1.3 Step 3 Establish Resilience Criteria 30
4.2 Future NFPA Documents 31
Chapter 5: Emergency Preparedness—Planning, Response and Recovery 32
5.1 Defining Community 32
5.2 Achieving Community Disaster Resilience 33
5.2.1 Planning 33
5.2.2 Resources 34
5.2.3 Practice 37
5.3 Recovery 39
Appendix 1: Literature Review 40
Definitions of Resilience 40
Improve Resilience Through Increased Public-Private Partnerships 41
Performance Goals and Objectives 45
Frameworks for Resilience 46
Appendix 2: Recovery Continuum 50