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CTI <br />ORANGE COUNTY, ATURTH CAROLINA <br />III. STANDARDS, BENCHMARKS AND RESPONSE PARAMETERS <br />Fire, rescue, and emergency services have evolved in response to a number of <br />emerging benchmarks and standards. These measures are concerned with the nature <br />and safety of emergency response. This section describes the emerging standards <br />and benchmarks used to design fire or emergency medical service systems. These <br />measures anti standards do not have the weight -of law unless imposed by the <br />appropriate authority, but standards typically-are viewed as "industry standards." <br />The emerging standards, -or benchmarks, which affect personnel needs, <br />firefighter safety, and fire and EMS - response times are listed below. <br />OSHA requirements for a minimum of four equipped personnel to -be <br />present before entry in a structure fire incident. <br />OSHA requirements for a rapid intervention team (RTT) to be present for <br />safety reasons at working structure fires. <br />OSHA and NFPA requirements for a qualified incident commander and a <br />qualified safety officer to be present -at working incidents. <br />NFPA 1710 andindustrystandardswhich are applicable to the fully- career <br />fire departments. <br />NFPA 1720 and industry standards which are applicable to the <br />predominantly volunteer fire departments. <br />Emergency medical service response time benchmarks which are <br />suggested in NFPA 1710, the American Heart Association Statement on <br />Chain ofSurvival, and the Eisenberg Model, which discuss the survivability <br />for a non - breathing person and the application of CPR, defibrillation, and <br />advanced life support. <br />DEVELOPING RESPONSE CAPABILITY OBJECTIVES <br />Fire, rescue, and emergency service agencies routinely develop response <br />capability objectives which consider both rapid response and, in the case of fire <br />emergencies, a sufficient number of firefighters to attack the fire. Response <br />* AfI M CONSULTING GROUP, INC. 26 <br />