This document outlines a 5-step process for assessing staffing needs for a fire prevention organization based on NFPA 1730. The steps include outlining all services provided, determining time demands for each task, calculating total hours required and available, and using this to calculate the total personnel needed. It provides an example application showing that 1.08 full-time employees would be needed based on the given task hours and availability. The purpose is to determine appropriate staffing levels to effectively perform fire prevention activities.
6. What is the total square footage of your facilities?
7. What tasks are fire prevention personnel
responsible for?
8. “A high number of tasks are being
performed by a low number of personnel.”
9. What is your biggest challenge?
#1 Response: Budget
#2 Response: Personnel Retention
10. High $ → Low ROI (perceived)
COST → BENEFIT
Industry Standard
11. NFPA 1730
Standard on Organization and Deployment of Fire
Prevention Inspection and Code Enforcement, Plan
Review, Investigation, and Public Education
Operations
12. NFPA 1730
“The purpose of this standard is to specify the
minimum criteria addressing the effectiveness and
efficiency of the fire prevention organization
functions…”
13. Organization and Structure
Community Risk Assessment
Common Fire Prevention Activities
Existing Occupancies
Plan Review
Investigations
Public Education
14. 4.7.1* The resources and personnel required to
perform the level of services outlined...shall be
determined…
A4.7.1. “...model for analyzing the personnel
needed to achieve the level of services outlined..”
Annex C - Sample Staffing Exercise
17. Life Safety Inspections
Fire Protection Systems ITM
Permits (hot work, events, confined space, etc.)
Training Class Delivery
Public Education
Software Administration
Policies, Procedures, R&D
Fire/Evacuation Drills
23. Total Work Week Hours 2,080 hrs/yr
Less Holidays (-) 80 hrs/yr
Less Vacation (-) 40 hrs/yr
Less Sick Leave (used) (-) 40 hrs/yr
Less Required Training (-) 40 hrs/yr
Total Work Hours Available 1,880 hrs/yr
25. Total Task Hours 2,030 hrs/yr
÷
Total Work Hours Available 1,880 hrs/yr
=
Total Personnel Needed 1.08 FTE
26. Total Task Hours 10,000 hrs/yr
÷
Total Work Hours Available 1,880 hrs/yr
=
Total Personnel Needed 5.32 FTE
27. Step 2: Determine time demand for each task
Step 3: Determine total personnel hours required to
complete activities
Step 4: Calculate personnel total availability
Step 5: Calculate total number of personnel
required to perform tasks
Step 1: Outline all services provided by the fire
prevention organization