NFPA Fire Alarm Standards

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...

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...

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 any spot type smoke and beam type detector intended to be employed in indoor locations in accordance with the National Fire Alarm Code, NFPA 72, and ANSI/UL 268. This standard applies to any duct type smoke detector intended to be employed in indoor...

008270-000000-000000 1 Scope 1.1 These requirements apply to: a) Central-stations providing Central-Station Fire-Alarm Service and that may monitor Remote Supervising Station System type fire-alarm systems (OBJ2) as described in the National Fire Alarm and...

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,...

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...

ul-193.11 Alarm Valves for Fire-Protection Service UL 193 1 Scope 1.1 These requirements cover alarm valves for use in automatic wet-pipe sprinkler systems for fire-protection service. Alarm valves covered by these requirements are of either the variable- or...

016100-000000-000000 1 Scope 1.1 These requirements cover components of central-station burglar-alarm systems intended and specifically designated for burglary-protection use at mercantile and banking premises, on mercantile safes, and on bank safes and vaults. 1.2 The components covered by...

010230-000000-000000 1 Scope 1.1 These requirements cover burglar-alarm system units intended for use in residences to protect a complete multiroom residence, one room of a residence, or one opening or area in a residence. 1.2 Household burglar-alarm system units covered by these...

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...

008640-000000-000000 1 Scope 1.1 This Standard covers requirements as related to the following: a) Discrete electrical control units and accessories for fire alarm systems including smoke control, releasing, Building System Information Unit (BSIU), and emergency communication systems;...

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 Video Image Fire Detectors (VIFD), and Video Image Fire Detection Systems (VIFDS) for Automatic Fire Alarm Signaling for the protection of occupants, building space, structure, area, or object and designed to detect...

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...

004640-000000-000000 1 Scope 1.1 This standard applies to electrically operated bells, sirens, horns, and similar audible signaling devices, rated at 300 V or less, for fire alarm and signaling systems and intended for indoor and/or outdoor installation: a) In Canada only: in...

This technical report was written in support of the standard ANSI/ISA-18.2-2016, Management of Alarm Systems for the Process Industries (March 2016), hereinafter referred to as ISA-18.2. The goal of this technical report is to provide guidance on how to implement the recommendations and the...

010760-000000-000000 1 Scope 1.1 These requirements apply to the construction, performance and operation of equipment intended for use in proprietary burglar alarm units and systems used to protect against burglary. These products are normally intended for indoor use. 1.2 A proprietary...

016380-000000-000000 1 Scope 1.1 This Standard applies to visual signaling devices 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 Electrical Installations; and with ULC-S524, Standard for...

This standard covers minimum performance, location, mounting, testing, and maintenance requirements of automatic fire detectors for protection of the occupant, building, space, structure, area, or object to be protected in accordance with the stated purpose. This standard is intended to be...