Master Plan Nashua Fire Rescue, NH
Figure 57. NFPA 1710 Initial Full Alarm Assignments
2,000 SF Residential Structure Open-Air Shopping Center 1,200 SF Apartment
at (13,000 SF to 196,000 SF) (3-story garden apartment)
Incident Commander Incident Commander Incident Commander
Water Supply Operator Water Supply Operators Water Supply Operators
2 Application Hose Lines 3 Application Hose Lines 3 Application Hose Lines
1 Support Member per line 1 Support Member per line 1 Support Member per line
Victim Search and Rescue Team Victim Search and Rescue Team Victim Search and Rescue Team
Ground Ladder Deployment Ground Ladder Deployment Ground Ladder Deployment
Aerial Device Operator Aerial Device Operator Aerial Device Operator
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Rapid Intervention Crew Rapid Intervention Crew Rapid Intervention Crew
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The minimum response to the benchmark structures is 17 firefighters for a residential structure, 28 for an
open-air shopping center, and 28 for an apartment. The previous standard was 15 firefighters for residential
structures. The two additional positions required in the 2020 standard result from an increase in the
recommended size of the rapid intervention crew (RIC). As previously noted, both NFPA 1500 and OSHA 29
CFR 1910.134(g)(4) require a minimum of a team with at least two members located outside an immediately
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dangerous to life and health (IDLH) atmosphere to monitor and provide emergency rescue for responders
until a more formalized rapid intervention crew is created; this is generally referred to as “two-in/two-out.”
The four-person RIC outlined in the revised standard must consist of an officer and three firefighters.
The following is Nashua Fire Rescue’s initial assignment for a Reported Working Structure Fire (residential or
commercial). Nashua deploys 18 firefighters, thus exceeding the NFPA 1710 Standard of 17 firefighters by
one firefighter
Figure 58. Nashua Initial Assignment First Alarm - Reported Working Fire
Apparatus Firefighters
Two Engines 8
One Aerial 4
One Deputy Chief with SMT 2
One Engine (RIT) 4
Total 18
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