Fire Alarm Standards

This Specification is applicable to all Fire Alarm Systems owned and operated by Railtrack. Purpose This Specification states the minimum maintenance periodic requirements for Fire Alarm Systems. This Specification forms part of and shall be read in conjunction with...

This standard describes practices for installing, testing, and maintaining fire alarm systems. These job practices represent a minimum level of quality for fire alarm system installations. This standard is intended to define what is meant by installing equipment in a...

This Standard applies to single- and multiple-conductor fire alarm and signal cables with a maximum nominal voltage rating of 300 V and a minimum temperature rating of 60 °C for use in buildings and other structures in dry, damp, or wet locations in accordance with the Canadian...

This manual, developed by the Automatic Fire Detection and Alarm Industry of the Signaling, Protection, and Communications Section, provides technical information on basic fire alarm systems in common usage. This edition of the manual updates the 1997 edition, which...

This manual, developed by the automatic fire detection and alarm industry of the Fire, Life Safety, Security and Emergency Notification Section, provides technical information on basic fire alarm systems in common usage. This edition of the manual supersedes all...

NOTE: This specification covers the requirements for an integrated fire detection, fire alarm evacuation and mass notification system.

Each NFPA code or standard begins with the "scope," a statement that clearly explains the extent of influence that the document has on its title's subject. In the case of NFPA 72, the scope clearly spells out the many items (application, installation, location, testing, and maintenance, among...

This European Standard specifies the requirements, test methods and performance criteria for visual alarm devices in a fixed installation intended to signal a visual warning of a fire between the fire detection and fire alarm system and the occupants of a building...

This European Standard specifies the requirements, test methods and performance criteria for fire alarm sounders, including voice sounders, in a fixed installation intended to signal an audible warning between the fire detection and fire alarm systems and the...

000380-000000-000000 1 Scope 1.1 These requirements cover manual signaling boxes for fire alarm systems intended for permanent installation and used in ordinary locations in accordance with the National Electrical Code, NFPA 70, and the National Fire Alarm Code, NFPA 72....

This European Standard specifies the requirements, test methods and performance criteria for fire alarm sounders, including voice sounders, in a fixed installation intended to signal an audible warning between the fire detection and fire alarm systems and the...

002680-000000-000000 1 Scope 1.1 This Standard sets forth requirements for smoke detectors and accessories, including mechanical guards to be employed in ordinary indoor locations in accordance with the following: a) In Canada only: 1) Standard for the Installation of Fire Alarm...

This Specification is applicable to all Fire Alarm Systems owned and operated by Network Rail. Purpose This Specification states the minimum maintenance periodic requirements for Fire Alarm Systems.

Executive Summary The North American communications infrastructure is quickly changing. Over the last ten years, technology has changed more than the previous one hundred. Technology's rate of development is expected to continue escalating such that the next ten years will bring more change than...

This part of EN 54 defines the terms and definitions that are used throughout EN 54. It gives the principles on which each part of the standard has been based and describes the functions carried out by the components of a fire detection and fire alarm system. This European...

This part of EN 54 defines the terms and definitions that are used throughout the EN 54 series of standards. It gives the principles on which each part of the standard has been based and describes the functions carried out by the components of a fire detection and fire alarm...

014800-000000-000000 1 Scope 1.1 These requirements apply to speakers, rated at 300 V or less, for fire alarm and signaling systems intended for indoor and/or outdoor installation: a) In Canada only: in accordance with CSA C22.1, Canadian Electrical Code, Part I, Safety Standard for...

This standard describes performance requirements for public mode visible signaling appliances (hereafter referred to as appliances), such as high intensity strobes, used for automatic fire alarm signaling for the visible notification of indoor building occupants by the distribution of...

This Guide to Code Requirements for Fire Alarm and Detection Systems has been published by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (Signaling, Protection, and Communication Section - 3SB).