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NFPA 951 helps you design, implement, and maintain an operable, standards-based information management environment for all-hazards emergency response.

Information technology management is a relatively new endeavor for many professionals in fire and emergency services, yet competency is critical to data interoperability in mutual and automatic aid environments. It's the only way to keep the public and emergency responders safe, improve outcomes, and establish metrics. The first edition of NFPA 951: Guide to Building and Utilizing Digital Information is your source for envisioning, building, integrating, and maintaining information systems. It is a vital companion to NFPA 950: Standard for Data Development and Exchange for the Fire Service, which provides the basic framework for developing an accurate and compliant program for fire and emergency services.

NFPA 951 supports NFPA 950 and fosters more effective data exchange through technology planning at the department level.

A wide range of users -- from system developers and IT professionals to fire chiefs, Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs), and anyone conducting system assessments -- will find extended references and resources for all types of associated data systems commonly used by fire and emergency service organizations including:

• Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD)
• Record Management Systems (RMS)
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

Identify and follow the best practices to ensure information systems are in compliance.

Access the resources you need to support a communications pathway for all relevant components of the national preparedness and response framework. NFPA 951 addresses planning an analysis, data management, field operations, and situational awareness in both mutual and automatic aid environments. Chapters cover:

• Process -- including strategic visioning, technology strategic planning, and ongoing needs assessments
• Data administration -- including managing both internal and external data
• Data sharing and exchange -- following protocols established by the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC)