2.1 General
2.2 NFPA
Publications
2.3 Other
Publications
2.4 References
for Extracts in Mandatory Sections
3 Definitions
3.1 General
3.2 NFPA Official
Definitions
3.3 General
Definitions
4 Reserved
5 Reserved
6 Reserved
7 Reserved
8 Reserved
9 Reserved
10 Fundamentals
10.1 Application
10.2 Purpose
10.3 Equipment 76
10.4 Personnel
Qualifications
10.5 Power
Supplies
10.6 Signal
Priority
10.7 Distinctive
Signals
10.8 ECS Priority
Signals
10.9 Fire Alarm
Signals
10.10 Fire Alarm
Signal Deactivation
10.11 Supervisory
Signals
10.12 Trouble
Signals
10.13 Emergency
Control Function Status Indicators
10.14 Performance
and Limitations
10.15 Protection
of Fire Alarm System
10.16
Annunciation and Annunciation Zoning
10.17 Monitoring
Integrity
10.18
Documentation
10.19 Impairments
11 Reserved
12 Circuits and Pathways
12.1 Application
12.2 General
12.3 Pathway
Class Designations
12.4 Pathway
Survivability
12.5 Nomenclature
13 Reserved
14 Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance
14.1 Application
14.2 General
14.3 Inspection
14.4 Testing
14.5 Maintenance
14.6 Records
15 Reserved
16 Reserved
17 Initiating Devices
17.1 Application
17.2 Purpose
17.3
Performance-Based Design
17.4 General
Requirements
17.5 Requirements
for Smoke and Heat Detectors
17.6 Heat-Sensing
Fire Detectors
17.7
Smoke-Sensing Fire Detectors
17.8 Radiant
Energy–Sensing Fire Detectors
17.9 Combination,
Multi-Criteria, and Multi-Sensor Detectors
17.10 Gas
Detection
17.11 Other Fire
Detectors
17.12 Sprinkler
Waterflow Alarm-Initiating Devices
17.13 Detection
of the Operation of Other Automatic Extinguishing Systems
17.14 Manually
Actuated Alarm-Initiating Devices
17.15 Fire
Extinguisher Electronic Monitoring Device
17.16 Supervisory
Signal–Initiating Devices
18 Notification Appliances
18.1 Application
18.2 Purpose
18.3 General
18.4 Audible
Characteristics
18.5 Visible
Characteristics — Public Mode
18.6 Visible
Characteristics — Private Mode
18.7
Supplementary Visible Signaling Method
18.8 Textual
Audible Appliances
18.9 Textual
Visible Appliances
18.10 Tactile
Appliances
18.11 Standard
Emergency Service Interface
19 Reserved
20 Reserved
21 Emergency Control Functions and Interfaces
21.1 Application
21.2 General
21.3 Elevator
Recall for Fire Fighters’ Service
21.4 Elevator
Shutdown
21.5 First
Responders Use Elevators
21.6 Elevators
for Occupant-Controlled Evacuation
21.7 Heating,
Ventilating and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) Systems
21.8 Door Release
Service
21.9 Electrically
Locked Doors
21.10 Exit
Marking Audible Notification Systems
22 Reserved
23 Protected Premises Fire Alarm Systems
23.1 Application
23.2 General
23.3 System
Features
23.4 System
Performance and Integrity
23.5 Performance
of Initiating Device Circuits (IDCs)
23.6 Performance
of Signaling Line Circuits (SLCs)
23.7 Performance
of Notification Appliance Circuits (NACs)
23.8 System
Requirements
23.9 In-Building
Fire Emergency Voice/Alarm Communications
23.10 Prerecorded
(Digital) Voice and Tone Fire Alarm Systems
23.11 Two-Way
Communication Service
23.12 Signal
Annunciation
23.13 Suppression
System Actuation
23.14
Off-Premises Signals
23.15 Guard’s
Tour Supervisory Service
23.16 Suppressed
(Exception Reporting) Signal System
23.17 Protected
Premises Fire Safety Functions
23.18 Special
Requirements for Low-Power Radio (Wireless) Systems
24 Emergency Communications Systems (ECS)
24.1 Application
24.2 Purpose
24.3 General
24.4 One-Way
Emergency Communications Systems
24.5 Two-Way,
In-Building Emergency Communications Systems
24.6 Information,
Command, and Control
24.7
Performance-Based Design of Mass Notification Systems
25 Reserved
26 Supervising Station Alarm Systems
26.1 Application
26.2 General
26.3 Alarm
Systems for Central Station Service
26.4 Proprietary
Supervising Station Systems
26.5 Remote
Supervising Station Alarm Systems
26.6
Communications Methods for Supervising Station Alarm Systems
27 Public Emergency Alarm Reporting Systems
27.1 Application
27.2 General
Fundamentals
27.3 Management
and Maintenance
27.4
Communications Methods
27.5 Alarm
Processing Equipment
27.6 Alarm Boxes
27.7 Public Cable
Plant
27.8 Emergency
Communications Systems (ECS)
28 Reserved
29 Single- and Multiple-Station Alarms and
Household Fire Alarm Systems
29.1 Application
29.2 Purpose
29.3 Basic
Requirements
29.4 Assumptions
29.5 Detection
and Notification
29.6 Power
Supplies
29.7 Equipment
Performance
29.8 Installation
29.9 Optional
Functions
29.10 Maintenance
and Tests
29.11 Markings
and Instructions
Annexes
A
Explanatory Material
B Engineering
Guide for Automatic Fire Detector Spacing
C System
Performance and Design Guide
D Speech
Intelligibility
E NEMA SB 30,
Fire Service Annunciator and
Interface
F Sample
Ordinance Adopting NFPA 72
G Wiring Diagrams
and Guide for Testing Fire Alarm Circuits
H Informational
References
I Cross-Reference
Table
PART TWO
Supplements
1
Performance-Based Design and Fire Alarm Systems
2 Emergency
Communications Systems Design and Application Challenges
3 Voice
Intelligibility for Emergency Voice/Alarm Communications Systems
4 Life Safety
Code® Enabling References
Index
Important Notices and Legal Disclaimers
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