NFPA 1201-2020 Standard for Providing Fire and Emergency Services to the Public

NFPA 1201-2020 Standard for Providing Fire and Emergency Services to the Public. 3.3 General Defnitions. 3.3.1 Aid. 3.3.1.1* Automatic Aid. A plan developed between two or more fre departments for immediate joint response on frst alarms. [1142, 2017] 3.3.1.2* Mutual Aid. Reciprocal assistance by emergency services under a prearranged plan. [402, 2019] 3.3.2* Company. A group of members that (1) is under the direct supervision of an offcer or leader; (2) is trained and equipped to perform assigned tasks; (3) usually is organized and identifed as an engine company, a ladder company, a rescue company, or a squad company; (4) usually operates with one piece of fre apparatus (pumper, aerial apparatus, elevating platform, rescue, squad, ambulance) except where multiple apparatus are assigned that are dispatched and arrive together, continuously operate together, and are managed by a single company offcer; and (5) arrives at the incident scene on fre apparatus or assembled at the scene prior to assignment. 3.3.3* Fire and Emergency Service Organization (FESO). Any public, private, governmental, or military organization that provides emergency response, fre suppression, and related activities, whether for proft or government owned and oper‐ ated. 3.3.4* Fire Department. An organization providing rescue, fre suppression, and related activities. 4.1 Governing Authority Responsibilities. 4.1.1 The entity responsible for the establishment and opera‐ tion of the FESO shall adopt a formal statement of purpose that includes the general types of services to be provided, the area to be served, and the delegation of authority. 4.1.2 The level(s) of services to be provided by the FESO shall be determined by the FESO or by the governing authority. 4.1.3* The resources and personnel required to provide the level of service(s) outlined within 4.1.2 shall be determined by the FESO or by the governing authority. 4.2 Scope of Authority. 4.2.1* The entity responsible for the establishment of the FESO shall create the legal authority for operation of the FESO. 4.2.2 The FESO shall operate within and comply with the existing laws in respect to its areas of jurisdiction and responsi‐ bilities. 4.3 Concept of Risk. 4.3.1 The FESO shall carry out a program to develop public awareness and cooperation in management of risk, based on analysis of relevant loss records and potential hazards in the identifable physical and social sectors of the community. 4.3.2 The means and level of service provided and the degree of risk accepted by the jurisdiction shall be...