Master Plan Nashua Fire Rescue, NH
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Nashua Fire Rescue should take steps to ensure that firefighters and command staff have
comprehensive, accurate information readily at hand to identify hazards, direct tactical operations,
and use built-in fire-resistive features by purchasing software that is designed for this purpose.
ESCI recommends that Nashua Fire Rescue purchase a software program that is specifically designed to
make the information that is collected during pre-plans readily accessible to firefighters in an
emergency. Many such programs are on the market including Streetwise, Blazmark, and Raxar, among
others.
Nashua Fire Rescue should increase the number of Fire Inspectors to bring inspection frequency into
compliance with NFPA 1730.
The present staffing level does not allow for regular inspections to be completed at all target hazard
occupancies such as apartment complexes and multi-family dwellings. These occupancies are often only
inspected when a complaint is generated by a tenant, landlord, or the building official.
NFPA 1730: Standard on Organization and Deployment of Fire Prevention Inspection and Code
Enforcement, Plan Review, Investigation, and Public Education Operations, 2019 Edition, specifies:
6.6* Required Personnel. The AHJ shall determine the minimum resources, personnel, and equipment
levels necessary to perform code enforcement and inspection activities.
6.7 Minimum Inspection Frequency. Existing occupancy fire prevention inspection and code enforcement
inspection frequencies shall not be less than those specified in Table 6.7.
Figure 103. Table 6.7 Minimum Inspection Frequency
Occupancy Risk Classification
High Annually
Moderate Biennially
Low Triennially
Critical Infrastructure Per AHJ
Nashua Fire Rescue consider the addition of a civilian plans reviewer position.
A civilian plans reviewer position could bring stability to the Fire Marshal’s Office because that position
would not be expected to promote out of the office. This position could be an economical way
redistribute the Fire Marshal’s workload, thus allowing for the completion of regular inspections of all
target hazards in the City.
Training and Safety Division
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Nashua Fire Rescue should establish a dedicated budget for the Training and Safety Division.
Currently, the Training and Safety Division does not have an assigned budget. This poses a problem for
the addition and delivery of outside training programs that could assist in the development of both
firefighters and officers as a whole. The importance of these additions can have a major impact on the
training goals for the entire Department. Nashua Fire Rescue may consider breaking out funding for
each division and having those dollars tracked to allow for better management and understanding
across divisions.
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