Jefferson Lab maintains its fire protection and fire suppression systems and capabilities to minimize losses from fire and related hazards consistent with highly protected risk (HPR) ^[1] status in private industry. This fire protection program provides the procedures used to implement this commitment by incorporating fire safety into facility planning, operations, and maintenance activities, and work processes.

The objectives of this fire protection program are:

• Minimize the likelihood of occurrence of a fire related event;
• Minimize the consequence of a fire related event affecting the public, workers, environment, property and missions;
• Provide a level of safety protection consistent with “highly protected risk” class of industrial risks;
• Meet or exceed the requirements of DOE Order 420.1C Facility Safety; DOE-STD-1066-2016 Fire Protection using a graded approach for a non-nuclear facility and for leased facilities; and related DOE directives added through the O&M contracting process.

This program applies to everyone at Jefferson Lab and is reviewed in accordance with requirements outlined in ES&H Manual Chapter 1300 Content Review Process.


This program satisfies the requirements of DOE Order 420.1C; DOE-STD-1066-2016; related DOE directives; and other applicable Federal, state, and local requirements as outlined in ES&H Manual Chapter 2410 Appendix T1 Hazard Issues List.

This document details the responsibilities and qualifications of personnel associated with Jefferson Lab’s Fire Protection Program and provides a summary of documents and elements that collectively comprise the fire protection program.

Specific procedures, required to be performed by trained individuals, can be found within the Fire Protection Supplement. The program, taken in its entirety, effectively reduces the risk of fire to an acceptable level. ES&H Manual Fire Protection Supplement. The program, taken in its entirety, effectively reduces the risk of fire to an acceptable level.