NFPA 1021
Standard for Fire Officer Professional Qualifications
Published by National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
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The edition the CFR requires
NFPA 1021, 2003 Edition
As the CFR lists it: “NFPA 1021, Standard for Fire Officer Professional Qualifications, 2003 Edition (“NFPA 1021”)”
- Listed in 33 CFR 155.140(e)(3); required by33 CFR 155.4050
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