NFPA 551 : 2019

Chapter 1 Administration 1.1 Scope. 1.2 Purpose. 1.3 Application. 1.4 Qualifications for Practitioners. 1.5 Risk. Chapter 2 Referenced Publications 2.1 General. 2.2 NFPA Publications. 2.3 Other Publications. 2.4 References for Extracts in Advisory Sections. (Reserved) Chapter 3 Definitions 3.1 General. 3.2 NFPA Official Definitions. 3.3 General Definitions. Chapter 4 Evaluating a Fire Risk Assessment (FRA) 4.1 General. 4.2 Stakeholders. 4.3 Role of the Authority Having Jurisdiction in the Process. 4.4 Scope of FRAs. 4.5 Uncertainty and Variability Analysis. Chapter 5 Selection and Evaluation: FRA Methods 5.1 General. 5.2 Qualitative Methods. 5.3 Semiquantitative Likelihood Methods. 5.4 Semiquantitative Consequence Method. 5.5 Quantitative Methods. 5.6 Cost-Benefit FRA Methods. Chapter 6 Information Requirements 6.1 General. 6.2 General Quality of Information. 6.3 Method-Specific Issues. Chapter 7 Documentation (Deliverables) 7.1 General. 7.2 Fire Risk Assessment Concept Report. 7.3 Comprehensive Project Documentation. 7.4 Operations and Maintenance Manual. 7.5 Enforcement. Chapter 8 Review 8.1 Technical Review Approaches. 8.2 FRA Review Techniques. 8.3 Review Questions. Annex A Explanatory Material Annex B Informational References

This guide is intended to provide assistance, primarily to authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs), in evaluating the appropriateness and execution of a fire risk assessment (FRA) for a given fire safety problem.