Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 2b0752f4-9104-408c-b400-d0ec931a3dbf
Document Type: srp
Title: FIRE PROTECTION PROGRAM
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0523/ML052350030.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 9
Section ID: 9.5.1
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ement personnel. (f) The positions which are part of the plant fire brigade: i. The plant fire brigade positions should be responsible for fighting fires. The authority and responsibility of each fire brigade position relative to fire protection should be clearly defined. 9.5.1-16 Rev. 2 - July 1981 ii. The responsibilities of each fire brigade position should correspond with the actions required by the fire fighting procedures. iii. The responsibilities of the fire brigade members under normal plant conditions should not conflict with their responsibilities during a fire emergency. iv. The minimum number of trained fire brigade members available onsite for each operating shift should be consistent with the activities required to combat the most significant fire. The size of the fire brigade should be based upon the functions required to fight fires with adequate allowance for injuries. v. The recommendations for organization, training, and equipment of "Private Fire Brigades" as specified in NFPA No. 27-1975, including the applicable NFPA publications listed in the appendix to NFPA No. 27, are considered appropriate criteria for organizing, training, and operating a plant fire brigade. (5) Personnel Qualifications (a) The position responsible for formulation and implementation of the fire protection program should have within his organization or as a consultant a fire protection engineer who is a graduate of an engineering curriculum of accepted standing and shall have completed not less than 6 years of engineering attainment indicative of growth in engineering competency and achievement, 3 years of which shall have been in responsible charge of fire protection engineering work. These requirements are the eligibility requirements as a Member in the Society of Fire Protection Engineers. (b) The fire brigade members' qualifications should include satisfactory completion of a physical examination for performing strenuous activity, and of the fire brigade training