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Page 121 <br />Figure 1 — Fire Development and Survival vs. Time <br />Likewise, NFPA 1710 defines an effective fire fighting force as the firefighters needed <br />on -scene in a reasonable timeframe to safely and successfully mitigate emergencies <br />that cannot be handled by one fire company alone. Research on fire operations <br />conducted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in partnership <br />with several fire service organizations, determined that seventeen firefighters arriving <br />within eight minutes of travel are the optimal force to effectively fight a structure fire in a <br />2000 square foot residential structure without exposures. Figure 2 below illustrates one <br />scenario of an effective firefighting force. <br />Tukwila Fire Department — Station Location Study <br />June 2017 <br />94 <br />