NFPA 551:2022

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 evaluat‐ ing the appropriateness and execution of a ƒre risk assessment (FRA) for a given ƒre safety problem.