Assistance to Firefighters Grant will have complimentary online access to 27 codes referenced in the grant program via a special Web portal that the NFPA is offering.

“With online access to the relevant NFPA codes at no cost, applicants will be able to more fully insure their applications are meeting the goal of the AFG programs which is to enhance first responder safety and survival,” Ken Willette, division manager of Public Fire Protection for NFPA, said in a prepared statement.

The AFG program references 27 NFPA codes covering equipment, training and operating procedures for first responders.

The dedicated portal to download these codes is www.nfpa.org/nfpaafg2011.