The InterAgency Board for Equipment Standardization and Interoperability

What The InterAgency Board for Equipment Standardization and Interoperability does

The InterAgency Board for Equipment Standardization and Interoperability (IAB) is a private, voluntary, non-profit collaborative panel of emergency preparedness and response practitioners that operates across local, state, and federal levels of U.S. government. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, the IAB maintains a small core staff (1–10 employees) and is governed by an Executive Committee comprising SubGroup Chairs and a leadership team led by Chair Tim Dorsey (Assistant Fire Chief – Special Programs, Sarasota County Fire Department) and Deputy Chair Doug Wolfe (CEO, Response Technologies Inc.). Its mission is to strengthen the nation's ability to prepare for and respond safely and effectively to emergencies, disasters, and CBRNE incidents by emphasizing interoperability, compatibility, and standardization across responder disciplines.

The IAB's core deliverable is the Standardized Equipment List (SEL), a comprehensive reference organized into 20 sections maintained by five SubGroups: Operations and Law Enforcement (Sections 2, 3, 10, 12, 13, 14, 17–20), Personal Protective Equipment (Section 1), Medical (Sections 9, 16), Detection and Decontamination (Sections 7, 8, 15), and Information Management and Communication (Sections 4, 5, 6). Beyond the SEL, the IAB publishes guidance documents, a weekly "Chemical of the Week" training worksheet, a bi-weekly "Hazardous Materials Hotline" bulletin, a bi-monthly podcast, and an events calendar. It coordinates with recognized consensus-standards organizations — NIOSH NPPTL, NFPA, and ASTM International — and SubGroup members serve as committee-level participants in those bodies.

The organization does not sell products or services and generates no commercial revenue. Publications, podcasts, and the SEL are distributed at no cost via the IAB website and podcast platforms. Funding flows through the IAB Foundation, a separately incorporated 501(c)(3) non-stock Virginia Corporation established June 29, 2017 (IRS Public Charity determination December 18, 2017), which accepts donations via Stripe to support IAB SubGroup activities. Customer concentration is essentially nil in a commercial sense; the IAB serves the full U.S. emergency response community — local fire and EMS, state emergency management, federal CBRNE agencies, and law enforcement — as a public-good standards body rather than a vendor.

Name

The InterAgency Board for Equipment Standardization and Interoperability

Legal name

The InterAgency Board for Equipment Standardization and Interoperability

Website

https://interagencyboard.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The InterAgency Board (IAB) is a U.S. non-profit voluntary panel of emergency preparedness practitioners that maintains the 20-section Standardized Equipment List, guidance documents, and training content used by local, state, and federal fire, EMS, law enforcement, and CBRNE response agencies.

Ownership category

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Product category

Emergency Preparedness Standards and Advisory Services

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Fire Safety Compliance, Risk Assessments & Training (Code Consulting) (IMAIAJAL)

Keywords

• Emergency preparedness standards
• Equipment interoperability guidance
• CBRNE response standardization
• First responder publications
• Hazardous materials training

Headquarters

HQ city

Arlington, Virginia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Donations: The IAB Foundation accepts donations to support the collaborative efforts of the InterAgency Board and its SubGroups. The Foundation is a non-stock Virginia Corporation established June 29, 2017, with 501(c)(3) non-profit status.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The IAB maintains the Standardized Equipment List (SEL) covering 20 equipment sections across five SubGroups, providing operating considerations, training requirements, and interoperability guidance for emergency response equipment across CBRNE and all-hazards incidents. It also publishes guidance documents, a weekly Chemical of the Week training series, a bi-weekly Hazardous Materials Hotline newsletter, and a podcast to support local, state, and federal emergency response practitioners. All resources are made available at no cost through the IAB website.

Product overview

The InterAgency Board is a voluntary advisory organization that provides a suite of interconnected products and services focused on emergency preparedness and response standardization. Its core offerings include the Standardized Equipment List (SEL) maintained across five SubGroups, regular publications and guidance documents, the Chemical of the Week training series, Hazardous Materials Hotline updates, and a bi-monthly IAB Podcast. These products work together to support local, state, and federal response communities in preparing for and responding safely to CBRNE incidents and all-hazards emergencies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Standardized Equipment List (SEL): A comprehensive equipment list maintained by IAB SubGroups covering various response categories including PPE, operations, medical, detection, decontamination, and communications equipment.
• IAB Podcast
• Chemical of the Week
• Hazardous Materials Hotline

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• NIOSH National Personal Protective Technology LaboratorycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNIOSH NPPTL provides expertise to the PPE SubGroup, with retired staff serving as SubGroup Chair. The partnership supports development of protective equipment recommendations and gap assessments of existing and forthcoming standards.
• NFPA (National Fire Protection Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMany PPE SubGroup members participate as active committee-level participants in NFPA consensus standards organizations, contributing to development of protective equipment standards.
• ASTM InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPPE SubGroup members participate as active committee-level participants in ASTM consensus standards organizations, contributing to protective equipment standards development.
• IAB FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe IAB Foundation is a non-profit corporation (501(c)(3)) that exists to provide support for the collaborative efforts of the IAB and its SubGroups. It accepts donations and manages foundation operations.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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