National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). 2008 Edition. It was issued by the Standards Council on June 4, 2007, with an effective date of June 24, 2008, and supersedes all previous editions. This edition of NFPA 1001 was approved as an American National Standard on June 24, 2007. 34 p. This standard identifies the minimum job performance requirements for career and volunteer fire fighters whose duties are primarily structural in nature.