The Board of Directors of the International Association of Fire Chiefs votes to support the NFPA 1710 Standard on Organization and Employment for Career Fire Departments. The IAFF begins a research project to develop performance measures to assess compliance with EMS-related standards in the proposed NFPA 1710. After 10 years of effort by the IAFF, the NFPA Standards Council ultimately votes to approve the NFPA 1710 standard.