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Safeguard your community by ensuring the competency of fire inspectors with NFPA 1031.

Fire prevention and life safety depends on thorough, accurate fire inspection of occupancies and review of building plans--including an understanding of performance-based code options. The field has dramatically changed in recent years, and the 2009 edition of NFPA 1031: Standard for Professional Qualifications for Fire Inspector and Plan Examiner reflects the requisite knowledge and skills needed to perform the challenging tasks in today's complex built environment.

Requirements in NFPA 1031 identify:

• Three professional levels of performance required for fire inspector
• Two levels for plan examiners