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National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code Handbook, 2016 Edition
Dedication
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Contributors
About the Editors
Part One NFPA 72®, National Fire Alarm
and Signaling Code, 2016 Edition,
with Commentary
Chapter 1 Administration
1.1 Scope.
1.1.1
1.1.2
1.2 * Purpose.
A.1.2
1.2.1
1.2.2
1.2.3
1.2.4*
A.1.2.4
1.3 Application.
1.3.1
1.3.2
1.3.3
1.3.4
1.4 Retroactivity.
1.4.1
1.4.2
1.5 Equivalency.
1.5.1
1.5.2
1.5.3
1.6 Units and Formulas.
1.6.1
1.6.2
1.6.3
1.6.4
1.6.5*
A.1.6.5
1.6.6
1.7 Code Adoption Requirements.
Chapter 2 Referenced Publications
2.1 General.
2.2 NFPA Publications.
2.3 Other Publications.
2.3.1 ANSI Publications.
2.3.2 EIA Publications.
2.3.3 IMSA Publication.
2.3.4 ISO Publications.
2.3.5 Telcordia Publications.
2.3.6 Other Publications.
2.4 References for Extracts in Mandatory Sections.
Chapter 3 Definitions
3.1 General.
3.2 NFPA Official Definitions.
3.2.1* Approved.
A.3.2.1 Approved.
3.2.2* Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ).
A.3.2.2 Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ).
3.2.3* Code.
A.3.2.3 Code.
3.2.4 Labeled.
3.2.5* Listed.
A.3.2.5 Listed.
3.2.6 Shall.
3.2.7 Should.
3.3 General Definitions.
3.3.1 Accessible (as applied to equipment).
3.3.2 Accessible (as applied to wiring methods ).
3.3.3 Accessible, Readily (Readily Accessible).
3.3.4 Accessible Spaces (as applied to detection coverage in Chapter 17).
3.3.5 Acknowledge.
3.3.6* Acoustically Distinguishable Space (ADS).
A.3.3.6 Acoustically Distinguishable Space (ADS).
3.3.7 Active Multiplex System.
3.3.8 Addressable Device.
3.3.9 Adverse Condition.
3.3.10 Air Sampling–Type Detector.
3.3.11 Alarm.
3.3.12 Alarm Box.
3.3.12.1 Auxiliary Alarm Box.
3.3.12.2 Combination Fire Alarm and Guard’s Tour Box
3.3.12.3 Manual Fire Alarm Box
3.3.12.4 Master Alarm Box
3.3.12.5 Publicly Accessible Alarm Box
3.3.13 Alarm Repeater System.
3.3.14 Alarm Service.
3.3.15 Alarm Signal.
3.3.16 Alarm System.
3.3.17 Alarm Verification Feature.
3.3.18 Alert Tone.
3.3.19 Analog Initiating Device (Sens or).
3.3.20 Ancillary Functions.
3.3.21 Annunciator.
3.3.22 Apartment Building.
3.3.23 Audible Notification Appliance.
3.3.24 Automatic Extinguishing Sys tem Supervis ory Device.
3.3.25 Automatic Fire Detector.
3.3.26 Automatic Fire Extinguishing or Suppression System Operation Detector.
3.3.27 Autonomous Control Unit (ACU).
3.3.28 Auxiliary Alarm System.
3.3.29 Auxiliary Box.
3.3.30* Average Ambient Sound Level.
A.3.3.30 Average Ambient Sound Level.
3.3.31 Beam Construction.
3.3.32 Building Fire Alarm System.
3.3.33 Building Fire Safety Plan.
3.3.34 Carrier.
3.3.35 Carrier System.
3.3.36 Ceiling.
3.3.36.1 Level Ceilings.
3.3.36.2 Sloping Ceiling
3.3.36.3* Sloping Peaked-Type Ceiling
A.3.3.36.3 Sloping Peaked-Type Ceiling
3.3.36.4* Sloping Shed-Type Ceiling
A.3.3.36.4 Sloping Shed-Type Ceiling
3.3.37 Ceiling Height.
3.3.38 Ceiling Surfaces.
3.3.38.1 Beam Construction
3.3.38.2 Girder
3.3.38.3* Smooth Ceiling
A.3.3.38.3 Smooth Ceiling
3.3.38.4 Solid Joist Construction
3.3.39 Central Station.
3.3.40 Central Station Alarm Sys tem.
3.3.41 Central Station Service.
3.3.42 Central Station Service Al arm Sys tem.
3.3.43 Central Supervising Station.
3.3.44 Channel.
3.3.44.1 Communications Channel
3.3.44.2* Radio Channel
A.3.3.44.2 Radio Channel
3.3.44.3 Transmission Channel
3.3.45 Circuit.
3.3.46 Circuit Interface.
3.3.47 Cloud Chamber Smoke Detection.
3.3.48* Coded.
A.3.3.48 Coded.
3.3.49 Combination Detector.
3.3.50 Combination Emergency Communications Systems.
3.3.51 Combination Fire Alarm and Guard’s Tour Box.
3.3.52 Combination System.
3.3.53 Common Talk Mode.
3.3.54* Communications Center.
A.3.3.54 Communications Center.
3.3.55 Communications Channel.
3.3.56 Communications Circuit.
3.3.57 Communications Cloud.
3.3.58* Condition.
3.3.58.1 Abnormal (Off-Normal) Condition
3.3.58.1.1* Alarm Condition
A.3.3.58.1.1 Alarm Condition
3.3.58.1.2* Pre-Alarm Condition
A.3.3.58.1.2 Pre-Alarm Condition
3.3.58.1.3* Supervisory Condition
A.3.3.58.1.3 Supervisory Condition
3.3.58.1.4* Trouble Condition
A.3.3.58.1.4 Trouble Condition
3.3.58.2 Normal Condition
A.3.3.58 Condition.
3.3.59 Contiguous Property.
3.3.60 Control Unit.
3.3.60.1* Autonomous Control Unit (ACU)
A.3.3.60.1 Autonomous Control Unit (ACU)
3.3.60.2 Emergency Communications Control Unit (ECCU)
3.3.60.3 Fire Alarm Control Unit
3.3.60.4 Wireless Control Unit
3.3.61 Day-Care Home.
3.3.62 Dedicated Function Fire Al arm Control Unit.
3.3.63 Dedicated Function Fire Alarm System.
3.3.64 Deficiency.
3.3.65 Delinquency Signal.
3.3.66 Detector.
3.3.66.1 Air Sampling–Type Detector
3.3.66.2 Automatic Fire Detector
3.3.66.3 Automatic Fire Extinguishing or Suppression System Operation Detector
3.3.66.4* Combination Detector
A.3.3.66.4 Combination Detector
3.3.66.5 Electrical Conductivity Heat Detector
3.3.66.6 Fire–Gas Detector
3.3.66.7* Fixed-Temperature Detector
A.3.3.66.7 Fixed-Temperature Detector
3.3.66.8* Flame Detector
A.3.3.66.8 Flame Detector
3.3.66.9 Gas Detector
3.3.66.10 Heat Detector
3.3.66.11 Line-Type Detector
3.3.66.12* Multi-Criteria Detector
A.3.3.66.12 Multi-Criteria Detector
3.3.66.13* Multi-Sensor Detector
A.3.3.66.13 Multi-Sensor Detector
3.3.66.14 Other Fire Detectors
3.3.66.15 Pneumatic Rate-of-Rise Tubing Heat Detector
3.3.66.16 Projected Beam–Type Detector
3.3.66.17 Radiant Energy–Sensing Fire Detector
3.3.66.18* Rate Compensation Detector
A.3.3.66.18 Rate Compensation Detector
3.3.66.19* Rate-of-Rise Detector
A.3.3.66.19 Rate-of-Rise Detector
3.3.66.20 Smoke Detector
3.3.66.21 Spark/Ember Detector
3.3.66.22 Spot-Type Detector
3.3.67* Device (Class N).
A.3.3.67 Device (Class N).
3.3.68 Digital Alarm Communicator Receiver (DACR).
3.3.69 Digital Alarm Communicator System (DACS).
3.3.70 Digital Alarm Communicator Transmitter (DACT).
3.3.71 Digital Alarm Radio Receiver (DARR).
3.3.72 Digital Alarm Radio System (DARS).
3.3.73 Digital Alarm Radio Transmitter (DART).
3.3.74 Display.
3.3.75 Distributed Recipient Mass Notification System (DRMNS).
3.3.76 Dormitory.
3.3.77* Double Doorway.
A.3.3.77 Double Doorway
3.3.78 Downlink.
3.3.79 Dwelling Unit.
3.3.79.1 Multiple Dwelling Unit
3.3.79.2 Single Dwelling Unit
3.3.80 Effective Masked Threshold.
3.3.81 Electrical Conductivity Heat Detector.
3.3.82* Ember.
A.3.3.82 Ember
3.3.83 Emergency Command Center.
3.3.84 Emergency Communications Control Unit (ECCU).
3.3.85 Emergency Communications System.
3.3.85.1 One-Way Emergency Communications System
3.3.85.1.1 Distributed Recipient Mass Notification System (DRMNS)
3.3.85.1.2 In-Building Fire Emergency Voice/Alarm Communications System
3.3.85.1.3 In-Building Mass Notification System
3.3.85.1.4 Wide-Area Mass Notification System
3.3.85.2 Two-Way Emergency Communications System
3.3.86 Emergency Communications Systems — Combination.
3.3.87* Emergency Communications System — Emergency Command Center .
A.3.3.87 Emergency Communications System — Emergency Command Center.
3.3.88* Emergency Control Function Interface Device.
A.3.3.88 Emergency Control Function Interface Device.
3.3.89* Emergency Control Functions.
A.3.3.89 Emergency Control Functions.
3.3.90* Emergency Response Facility (ERF).
A.3.3.90 Emergency Response Facility (ERF).
3.3.91 Emergency Response Plan.
3.3.92* Endpoint (Class N).
A.3.3.92 Endpoint (Class N).
3.3.93* Evacuation.
A.3.3.93 Evacuation.
3.3.94 Evacuation Signal.
3.3.95 Executive Software.
3.3.96 Exit Marking Audible Notification Appliance.
3.3.97 False Alarm.
3.3.98 Field of View.
3.3.99 Fire Alarm Control Interface (FACI).
3.3.100* Fire Alarm Control Unit (FACU).
A.3.3.100 Fire Alarm Control Unit (FACU).
3.3.100.1 Master Fire Alarm Control Unit
3.3.100.2 Protected Premises (Local) Control Unit
3.3.100.2.1* Dedicated Function Fire Alarm Control Unit
A.3.3.100.2.1 Dedicated Function Fire Alarm Control Unit
3.3.100.2.2 Releasing Service Fire Alarm Control Unit
3.3.101 Fire Al arm/Evacuation Signal Tone Generator.
3.3.102 Fire Alarm Signal.
3.3.103 Fire Alarm System.
3.3.103.1* Combination System
A.3.3.103.1 Combination System
3.3.103.2 Household Fire Alarm System
3.3.103.3 Municipal Fire Alarm System
3.3.103.4* Protected Premises (Local) Fire Alarm System
A.3.3.103.4 Protected Premises (Local) Fire Alarm System
3.3.103.4.1 Building Fire Alarm System
3.3.103.4.2 Dedicated Function Fire Alarm System
3.3.103.4.3 Releasing Fire Alarm System
3.3.104* Fire Command Center.
A.3.3.104 Fire Command Center.
3.3.105 Fire Extinguisher Electronic Monitoring Device.
3.3.106 Fire Warden.
3.3.107 Fire Warning Equipment.
3.3.108 Fire–Gas Detector.
3.3.109 Fixed-Temperature Detector.
3.3.110 Flame.
3.3.111 Flame Detector.
3.3.112 Flame Detector Sensitivity.
3.3.113 Frequency.
3.3.113.1 Weekly Frequency
3.3.113.2 Monthly Frequency
3.3.113.3 Quarterly Frequency
3.3.113.4 Semiannual Frequency
3.3.113.5 Annual Frequency
3.3.114 Gateway.
3.3.115 Girder.
3.3.116 Guard’s Tour Reporting Station.
3.3.117 Guard’s Tour Supervisory Signal.
3.3.118 Guest Room.
3.3.119 Guest Suite.
3.3.120* Hearing Loss.
A.3.3.120 Hearing Loss.
3.3.120.1 Profound Hearing Loss.
3.3.121 Heat Al arm.
3.3.121.1 Mechanically Powered, Single-Station Heat Alarm
3.3.122 Heat Detector.
3.3.123 High Power Speaker Array (HPSA).
3.3.124 Hotel.
3.3.125 Household Fire Alarm System.
3.3.126 Hunt Group.
3.3.127* Identified (as Appl ied to Equipment).
A.3.3.127 Identified (as applied to equipment).
3.3.128* Impairment.
A.3.3.128 Impairment.
3.3.129 In-Building Mass Notification System.
3.3.130* In-writing.
A.3.3.130 In-writing.
3.3.131 Initiating Device.
3.3.131.1 Analog Initiating Device (Sensor)
3.3.131.2 Automatic Extinguishing System Supervisory Device
3.3.131.3 Nonrestorable Initiating Device
3.3.131.4 Restorable Initiating Device
3.3.131.5 Supervisory Signal Initiating Device
3.3.132 Initiating Device Circuit.
3.3.133 Inspection Personnel.
3.3.134 Intelligibility.
3.3.135* Intelligible.
A.3.3.135 Intelligible.
3.3.136 Interface.
3.3.136.1 Circuit Interface
3.3.136.1.1* Emergency Control Function Interface
A.3.3.136.1.1 Emergency Control Function Interface
3.3.136.1.2 Signaling Line Circuit Interface
3.3.136.2* Fire Alarm Control Interface
A.3.3.136.2 Fire Alarm Control Interface
3.3.137 Ionization Smoke Detection.
3.3.138 Leg Facility.
3.3.139 Level Ceilings.
3.3.140 Life Safety Network.
3.3.141 Line-Type Detector.
3.3.142 Living Area.
3.3.143 Loading Capacity.
3.3.144 Local Energy Type Auxiliary Alarm System.
3.3.145* Local Operating Cons ol e (LOC).
A.3.3.145 Local Operating Console (LOC).
3.3.146 Lodging or Rooming House.
3.3.147 Loss of Power.
3.3.148 Low-Power Radio Transmitter/Transceiver.
3.3.149 Maintenance.
3.3.150 Malicious Alarm.
3.3.151* Managed Facil ities -Bas ed Voice Network (MFVN).
A.3.3.151 Managed Facilities-Based Voice Network (MFVN).
3.3.152 Manual Fire Alarm Box.
3.3.153* Manufacturer’s Published Instructions.
A.3.3.153 Manufacturer’s Published Instructions .
3.3.154* Mass Notification Priority Mode.
A.3.3.154 Mass Notification Priority Mode.
3.3.155* Mass Notification System.
A.3.3.155 Mass Notification System.
3.3.156 Master Box.
3.3.157 Master Fire Alarm Control Unit.
3.3.158 Multi-Criteria Detector.
3.3.159 Multiple Dwelling Unit.
3.3.160 Multiple-Station Al arm.
3.3.161 Multiple-Station Al arm Device.
3.3.162 Multiplexing.
3.3.163 Multi-Sensor Detector.
3.3.164 Municipal Fire Alarm Box (Street Box).
3.3.165 Municipal Fire Alarm System.
3.3.166 Net-Centric Alerting System (NCAS).
3.3.167 Network.
3.3.167.1 Wired Network (Public Emergency Alarm Reporting Systems)
3.3.167.2 Wireless Network (Public Emergency Alarm Reporting Systems)
3.3.168 Network Architecture.
3.3.169 Noncontiguous Property.
3.3.170* Nonrequired.
A.3.3.170 Nonrequired.
3.3.171 Nonrestorable Initiating Device.
3.3.172 Notification Appliance.
3.3.172.1 Audible Notification Appliance
3.3.172.1.1 Exit Marking Audible Notification Appliance
3.3.172.1.2* Textual Audible Notification Appliance
A.3.3.172.1.2 Textual Audible Notification Appliance
3.3.172.2 Tactile Notification Appliance
3.3.172.3 Visible Notification Appliance
3.3.172.3.1* Textual Visible Notification Appliance
A.3.3.172.3.1 Textual Visible Notification Appliance
3.3.173 Notification Appliance Circuit.
3.3.174 Notification Zone.
3.3.175 Nuisance Alarm.
3.3.176* Occupiable.
A.3.3.176 Occupiable.
3.3.177 Occupiable Area.
3.3.178* Octave Band.
A.3.3.178 Octave Band.
3.3.178.1 One-Third Octave Band
3.3.179 Off-Hook.
3.3.180 One-Third Octave Band.
3.3.181 One-Way Emergency Communications System.
3.3.182 On-Hook.
3.3.183 Operating Mode.
3.3.183.1 Private Operating Mode
3.3.183.2 Public Operating Mode
3.3.184 Other Fire Detectors.
3.3.185* Ownership.
A.3.3.185 Ownership.
3.3.186 Paging System.
3.3.187 Path (Pathways).
3.3.188 Pathway Survivability.
3.3.189 Permanent Visual Record (Recording).
3.3.190 Personnel.
3.3.190.1 Inspection Personnel
3.3.190.2 Service Personnel
3.3.190.3 System Designer
3.3.190.4 System Installer
3.3.190.5 Testing Personnel
3.3.191 Photoelectric Light Obscuration Smoke Detection.
3.3.192 Photoelectric Light-Scattering Smoke Detection.
3.3.193 Plant.
3.3.194 Pneumatic Rate-of-Rise Tubing Heat Detector.
3.3.195 Positive Alarm Sequence.
3.3.196 Power Supply.
3.3.197 Primary Battery (Dry Cell).
3.3.198 Primary Trunk Facility.
3.3.199 Prime Contractor.
3.3.200 Private Operating Mode.
3.3.201 Profound Hearing Loss.
3.3.202 Projected Beam–Type Detector.
3.3.203 Property.
3.3.203.1 Contiguous Property
3.3.203.2 Noncontiguous Property
3.3.204 Proprietary Supervising Station.
3.3.205 Proprietary Supervising Station Alarm System.
3.3.206 Proprietary Supervising Station Service.
3.3.207 Protected Premises .
3.3.208 Protected Premises (Local) Control Unit.
3.3.209 Protected Premises (Local) Fire Alarm System.
3.3.210 Public Address System.
3.3.211 Public Emergency Alarm Reporting System.
3.3.211.1* Auxiliary Alarm System
A.3.3.211.1 Auxiliary Alarm System
3.3.211.1.1 Local Energy Type Auxiliary Alarm System
3.3.211.1.2 Shunt-Type Auxiliary Alarm System
3.3.211.2 Type A Public Emergency Alarm Reporting System.
3.3.211.3 Type B Public Emergency Alarm Reporting System
3.3.212 Public Operating Mode.
3.3.213 Public Safety Agency.
3.3.214 Public Safety Radio Enhancement System.
3.3.215 Public Safety Radio System.
3.3.216 Public Switched Telephone Network.
3.3.217 Publicly Accessible Fire Alarm Box.
3.3.218* Qualified.
A.3.3.218 Qual ified.
3.3.219 Radiant Energy–Sensing Fire Detector.
3.3.220 Radio Alarm Repeater Station Receiver (RARSR).
3.3.221 Radio Alarm Supervising Station Receiver (RASSR).
3.3.222 Radio Alarm System (RAS).
3.3.223 Radio Alarm Transmitter (RAT).
3.3.224 Radio Channel.
3.3.225* Radio Frequency.
A.3.3.225 Radio Frequency.
3.3.226 Rate Compensation Detector.
3.3.227 Rate-of-Rise Detector.
3.3.228 Record Drawings.
3.3.229 Record of Completion.
3.3.230 Releasing Fire Alarm System.
3.3.231 Releasing Service Fire Alarm Control Unit.
3.3.232 Relocation.
3.3.233 Remote Supervising Station.
3.3.234 Remote Supervising Station Alarm System.
3.3.235 Remote Supervising Station Service.
3.3.236 Repeater Station.
3.3.237 Reset.
3.3.238 Residential Board and Care Occupancy.
3.3.239 Residential Occupancy.
3.3.240* Response.
A.3.3.240 Response.
3.3.240.1* Alarm Response
A.3.3.240.1 Alarm Response
3.3.240.2* Pre-Alarm Response
A.3.3.240.2 Pre-Alarm Response
3.3.240.3* Supervisory Response
A.3.3.240.3 Supervisory Response
3.3.240.4* Trouble Response
A.3.3.240.4 Trouble Response
3.3.241 Response Time Index (RTI).
3.3.242 Restorable Initiating Device.
3.3.243 Risk Analysis.
3.3.244 Runner.
3.3.245 Runner Service.
3.3.246 Secondary Trunk Facility.
3.3.247 Selective Talk Mode.
3.3.248 Separate Sleeping Area.
3.3.249 Service Pers onnel.
3.3.250 Shapes of Ceilings.
3.3.251* Shop Drawings.
A.3.3.251 Shop Drawings.
3.3.252 Shunt-Type Auxil iary Alarm System.
3.3.253* Signal.
A.3.3.253 Signal.
3.3.253.1* Alarm Signal
A.3.3.253.1 Alarm Signal
3.3.253.2 Carbon Monoxide Alarm Signal
3.3.253.3 Delinquency Signal
3.3.253.4 Evacuation Signal
3.3.253.5* Fire Alarm Signal
A.3.3.253.5 Fire Alarm Signal
3.3.253.6* Guard’s Tour Supervisory Signal
A.3.3.253.6 Guard’s Tour Supervisory Signal
3.3.253.7* Pre-Alarm Signal
A.3.3.253.7 Pre-Alarm Signal
3.3.253.8 Restoration Signal
3.3.253.9* Supervisory Signal
A.3.3.253.9 Supervisory Signal
3.3.253.10* Trouble Signal
A.3.3.253.10 Trouble Signal
3.3.254 Signal Transmission Sequence.
3.3.255 Signaling Line Circuit.
3.3.256 Signaling Line Circuit Interface.
3.3.257 Signaling Zone.
3.3.258 Single Dwelling Unit.
3.3.259 Single-Station Alarm.
3.3.260 Single-Station Alarm Device.
3.3.261 Site-Specific Software.
3.3.262 Sloping Ceiling.
3.3.263 Sloping Peaked-Type Ceiling.
3.3.264 Sloping Shed-Type Ceiling.
3.3.265 Smoke Alarm.
3.3.266 Smoke Detection.
3.3.266.1 Cloud Chamber Smoke Detection
3.3.266.2* Ionization Smoke Detection
A.3.3.266.2 Ionization Smoke Detection
3.3.266.3* Photoelectric Light Obscuration Smoke Detection
A.3.3.266.3 Photoelectric Light Obscuration Smoke Detection
3.3.266.4* Photoelectric Light-Scattering Smoke Detection
A.3.3.266.4 Photoelectric Light-Scattering Smoke Detection
3.3.266.5* Video Image Smoke Detection (VISD)
A.3.3.266.5 Video Image Smoke Detection (VISD)
3.3.267 Smoke Detector.
3.3.268 Smooth Ceiling.
3.3.269 Software.
3.3.269.1 Executive Software
3.3.269.2 Site-Specific Software
3.3.270 Solid Joist Construction.
3.3.271 Spacing.
3.3.272* Spark.
A.3.3.272 Spark.
3.3.273 Spark/Ember Detector.
3.3.274 Spark/Ember Detector Sensitivity.
3.3.275 Spot-Type Detector.
3.3.276 Stakeholder.
3.3.277 Stratification.
3.3.278 Subscriber.
3.3.279 Subsidiary Station.
3.3.280 Supervising Station.
3.3.280.1 Central Supervising Station
3.3.280.2 Proprietary Supervising Station
3.3.280.3 Remote Supervising Station
3.3.281 Supervising Station Alarm Systems.
3.3.281.1 Central Station Service Alarm System
3.3.281.2 Proprietary Supervising Station Alarm System
3.3.281.3 Remote Supervising Station Alarm System
3.3.282 Supervising Station Service.
3.3.282.1 Central Station Service
3.3.282.2 Proprietary Supervising Station Service
3.3.282.3 Remote Supervising Station Service
3.3.283 Supervisory Service.
3.3.284 Supervisory Signal.
3.3.285 Supervisory Signal Initiating Device.
3.3.286 Supplementary.
3.3.287 Switched Telephone Network.
3.3.287.1 Loop Start Telephone Circuit
3.3.287.2 Public Switched Telephone Network
3.3.288 System Operator.
3.3.289 System Unit.
3.3.290 Tactile Notification Appliance.
3.3.291 Talk Mode.
3.3.291.1 Common Talk Mode
3.3.291.2 Selective Talk Mode
3.3.292 Testing Personnel .
3.3.293 Textual Audible Notification Appliance.
3.3.294 Textual Visible Notification Appliance.
3.3.295 Transmission Channel .
3.3.296 Transmitter.
3.3.297 Transponder.
3.3.298 Trouble Signal.
3.3.299 Two-Way Emergency Communications System.
3.3.300 Type A Public Emergency Alarm Reporting Sys tem.
3.3.301 Type B Public Emergency Al arm Reporting Sys tem.
3.3.302 Unintentional Alarm.
3.3.303 Unknown Alarm.
3.3.304* Unwanted Alarm.
A.3.3.304 Unwanted Alarm.
3.3.304.1 Malicious Alarm
3.3.304.2* Nuisance Alarm
A.3.3.304.2 Nuisance Alarm
3.3.304.3 Unintentional Alarm
3.3.304.4 Unknown Alarm
3.3.305 Uplink.
3.3.306* Video Image Flame Detection (VIFD).
A.3.3.306 Video Image Flame Detection (VIFD).
3.3.307 Video Image Smoke Detection (VISD).
3.3.308 Visible Notification Appliance.
3.3.309 Voice Message Priority.
3.3.310 WATS (Wide Area Telephone Service).
3.3.311* Wavelength.
A.3.3.311 Wavelength.
3.3.312 Wide-Area Mass Notification System.
3.3.313 Wide-Area Signaling.
3.3.314 Wireless Control Unit.
3.3.315 Wireless Protection Sys tem.
3.3.316 Wireless Repeater.
3.3.317 Zone.
3.3.317.1 Notification Zone
3.3.317.2* Signaling Zone
A.3.3.317.2 Signaling Zone
Reserved Chapters (Chapters 4-6)
Chapter 7 Documentation
7.1 Application. (SIG-FUN)
7.1.1
7.1.2
7.1.3*
A.7.1.3
7.1.4
7.1.5
7.1.6
7.2* Minimum Required Documentation. (SIG-FUN)
A.7.2
7.2.1*
A.7.2.1
A.7.2.1(1)
7.2.2
7.2.3
7.3 Design (Layout) Documentation.
7.3.1*
A.7.3.1
7.3.2*
A.7.3.2
7.3.3*
A.7.3.3
7.3.4 Notification. (SIG-NAS)
7.3.4.1*
A.7.3.4.1
7.3.4.2
7.3.4.3
7.3.4.4
7.3.4.5
7.3.4.6
7.3.5 Detection. (SIG-IDS)
7.3.5.1 Heat-Sensing Fire Detectors.
7.3.5.2 Smoke-Sensing Fire Detectors.
7.3.5.3 Radiant Energy-Sensing Fire Detectors.
7.3.5.4 Gas Detectors.
7.3.6* Risk Analysis Documentation. (SIG-ECS)
A.7.3.6
7.3.6.1
7.3.6.2
7.3.6.3
7.3.6.4
7.3.7*Performance-Based Design Documentation.
A.7.3.7
7.3.7.1
7.3.7.2
7.3.7.3
7.3.7.4
7.3.8 Emergency Response Plan Documentation. (SIG-ECS)
7.3.8.1
7.3.8.2
7.3.8.3
7.3.9 Evaluation Documentation. (SIG-FUN)
7.3.9.1*
A.7.3.9.1
7.3.9.2
7.4 Shop Drawings (Installation Documentation). (SIG-FUN)
7.4.1*
A.7.4.1
7.4.2*
A.7.4.2
7.4.3
7.4.4
7.4.5
7.4.6
7.4.7
7.4.8
7.4.9*
A.7.4.9
7.4.10
7.5 Completion Documentation.
7.5.1*
A.7.5.1
7.5.2
7.5.3
A.7.5.3(1) Owner’s Manual.
7.5.4
7.5.5 Record Drawings (As-Builts). (SIG-FUN)
7.5.5.1
7.5.5.2*
A.7.5.5.2
7.5.5.3
7.5.5.4
7.5.5.5*
A.7.5.5.5
7.5.6 Record of Completion. (SIG-FUN)
7.5.6.1*
A.7.5.6.1
7.5.6.2*
A.7.5.6.2
7.5.6.3*
A.7.5.6.3
7.5.6.4
7.5.6.5
7.5.6.6 Revisions.
7.5.6.6.1
7.5.6.6.2
7.5.6.6.3*
A.7.5.6.6.3
7.5.6.7 Electronic Record of Completion.
7.5.6.7.1
7.5.6.7.2
7.5.7 Site-Specific Software. (SIG-TMS)
7.5.7.1
7.5.7.1.1
7.5.7.1.2
7.5.7.2
7.5.8* Verification of Compliant Installation. (SIG-FUN)
A.7.5.8
7.5.8.1
7.5.8.2
7.5.8.3
7.5.9
7.5.10
7.6 Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance Documentation. (SIG-TMS)
7.6.1
7.6.2
7.6.3
7.6.4
7.6.5
7.6.6 Record of Inspection and Testing.
7.7 Records, Record Retention, and Record Maintenance.
7.7.1 Records. (SIG-FUN)
7.7.1.1
7.7.1.2*
A.7.7.1.2
7.7.1.3
7.7.1.4
7.7.1.5
7.7.1.6
7.7.2 Document Accessibility. (SIG-FUN)
7.7.2.1
7.7.2.2
7.7.2.3*
A.7.7.2.3
7.7.2.4
7.7.2.5
7.7.2.6*
A.7.7.2.6
7.7.2.7
7.7.2.8
7.7.3 Document Security. (SIG-ECS)
7.7.3.1
7.7.3.2*
A.7.7.3.2
7.8 Forms.
7.8.1 General.
7.8.1.1*
A.7.8.1.1
7.8.1.2
7.8.2 Forms for Documentation.
A.7.8.2(1)
A.7.8.2(2)
Reserved Chapters (Chapters 8-9)
Chapter 10 Fundamentals
10.1 Application.
10.1.1
10.1.2
10.1.3
10.2 Purpose.
10.3 Equipment.
10.3.1
10.3.2
10.3.3*
A.10.3.3
10.3.4
10.3.5
A.10.3.5(1)
10.4 Design and Installation.
10.4.1*
A.10.4.1
10.4.2
10.4.3
10.4.4*
A.10.4.4
10.4.5 Initiating Devices.
10.4.5.1
10.4.5.2
10.4.5.3
10.5 Personnel Qualifications.
10.5.1 System Designer.
10.5.1.1
10.5.1.2
10.5.1.3
10.5.1.4
10.5.1.5
10.5.1.6
10.5.2 System Installer.
10.5.2.1
10.5.2.2
10.5.2.3
10.5.2.4
10.5.2.5
10.5.3* Inspection, Testing, and Service Personnel. (SIG-TMS)
A.10.5.3
10.5.3.1* Inspection Personnel.
A.10.5.3.1
10.5.3.2* Testing Personnel.
A.10.5.3.2
10.5.3.3 Service Personnel.
10.5.3.4 Means of Qualification.
A.10.5.3.4(1)
A.10.5.3.4(2)
A.10.5.3.4(3)
10.5.3.5* Programming Personnel.
A.10.5.3.5
10.5.3.5.1
10.5.3.5.2
10.5.3.5.3
10.5.3.6 Evidence of Qualification.
10.5.4 Plans Examiners and Inspectors.
10.5.4.1
10.5.4.2
10.5.4.3
10.5.4.4
10.5.5 Supervising Station Operators. (SIG-SSS)
10.5.5.1
A.10.5.5.1(2)
10.5.5.2
10.5.5.3
10.5.6 Public Emergency Alarm Reporting System Personnel Qualification.
10.5.6.1 System Designer.
10.5.6.1.1
10.5.6.1.2
10.5.6.2 System Installer.
10.5.6.3 Service Personnel.
10.5.6.4 Qualification.
10.5.6.4.1
10.5.6.4.2
A.10.5.6.4.2(2)
A.10.5.6.4.2(4)
10.5.6.4.3
10.6 Power Supplies.
10.6.1 Scope.
10.6.2 Code Conformance.
10.6.3 Power Supply Sources.
10.6.3.1
10.6.3.2
10.6.3.3
10.6.3.4
10.6.4 Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS).
10.6.4.1
10.6.4.2
10.6.4.3
10.6.5 Primary Power Supply.
10.6.5.1 Branch Circuit.
10.6.5.1.1
10.6.5.1.2
10.6.5.2 Circuit Identification and Accessibility.
10.6.5.2.1
10.6.5.2.2*
A.10.6.5.2.2
10.6.5.2.3
10.6.5.2.4
10.6.5.2.5
10.6.5.3 Mechanical Protection.
10.6.5.4 Circuit Breaker Lock.
10.6.5.5 Overcurrent Protection.
10.6.6* Continuity of Power Supplies.
A.10.6.6
10.6.6.1
10.6.6.2
10.6.6.3
10.6.6.3.1
10.6.6.3.2
10.6.7 Secondary Power Supply.
10.6.7.1 Secondary Power Operation.
10.6.7.1.1
10.6.7.2* Capacity.
A.10.6.7.2
10.6.7.2.1
10.6.7.2.1.1*
A.10.6.7.2.1.1
10.6.7.2.1.2
10.6.7.2.1.3
10.6.7.2.1.4
10.6.7.2.1.5
10.6.7.2.1.6
10.6.7.2.1.7
10.6.7.2.2
10.6.7.3* Secondary Power Supply for Protected Premises Fire Alarm Systems and Emergency Communications Systems. A.10.6.7.3
10.6.7.3.1
10.6.7.3.2
10.6.7.4 Secondary Power Supply for Supervising Station Facilities.
10.6.7.4.1
10.6.7.4.2
10.6.8 Power Supply for Remotely Located Control Equipment.
10.6.8.1*
A.10.6.8.1
10.6.8.2
10.6.8.3
10.6.8.4
10.6.9 Monitoring Integrity of Power Supplies.
10.6.9.1
10.6.9.1.1
10.6.9.1.2
10.6.9.1.3
10.6.9.1.4
10.6.9.1.5
10.6.9.1.6
10.6.9.2*
A.10.6.9.2
10.6.9.3*
A.10.6.9.3
10.6.9.4
10.6.10* Storage Batteries.
A.10.6.10
10.6.10.1 Marking.
10.6.10.1.1
10.6.10.1.2
10.6.10.2 Arrangement.
10.6.10.2.1
10.6.10.2.2
10.6.10.2.3
10.6.10.2.4
10.6.10.2.5
10.6.10.2.6
10.6.10.2.7
10.6.10.3 Battery Charging.
10.6.10.3.1
10.6.10.3.2
10.6.10.3.3
10.6.10.3.4*
A.10.6.10.3.4
10.6.10.3.5
10.6.10.4 Overcurrent Protection.
10.6.10.5 Metering.
10.6.10.6 Monitoring Integrity of Battery Charging Equipment.
10.6.10.6.1
10.6.10.6.2
10.6.11 Engine-Driven Generators.
10.6.11.1 Application and Installation.
10.6.11.2 Primary Power Supply.
10.6.11.2.1
10.6.11.2.2
10.6.11.3 Secondary Power Supplies.
10.6.11.3.1 Protected Premises.
10.6.11.3.1.1
10.6.11.3.1.2
10.6.11.3.1.3
10.6.11.3.2 Supervising Station.
10.6.11.3.2.1
10.6.11.3.2.2
10.6.11.3.2.3
10.6.11.3.2.4
10.6.11.4 Performance, Operation, Testing, and Maintenance.
10.6.11.5 Capacity.
10.6.11.6 Fuel.
10.6.11.6.1
10.6.11.6.2
10.6.11.6.3
10.6.11.7 Battery and Charger.
10.7 Signal Priority.
10.7.1
10.7.2
10.7.3*
A.10.7.3
10.7.4
10.7.5
10.7.6
10.7.7
10.7.8
10.7.9*
A.10.7.9
10.8 Detection and Signaling of Conditions.
10.8.1 Abnormal Condition Detection.
10.8.2 Alarm Condition Detection.
10.8.2.1 Pre-Alarm Condition Detection.
10.8.2.2 Supervisory Condition Detection.
10.8.2.3 Trouble Condition Detection.
10.8.2.4 Normal Condition Detection.
10.9 Responses.
10.9.1 Alarm.
10.9.2 Pre-Alarm.
10.9.3 Supervisory.
10.9.4 Trouble.
10.10 Distinctive Signals.
10.10.1
10.10.2
10.10.3
10.10.4*
A.10.10.4
10.10.5*
A.10.10.5
10.10.6
10.10.7
10.10.8
10.11 Alarm Signals.
10.11.1*
A.10.11.1
10.11.2*
A.10.11.2
10.11.3
10.11.4*
A.10.11.4
10.11.5
10.11.6*
A.10.11.6
10.11.7
10.11.8
10.11.8.1
10.11.8.2
10.12 * Fire Alarm Notification Appliance Deactivation.
A.10.12
10.12.1
10.12.2*
A.10.12.2
10.12.3
10.12.4
10.12.5 Subsequent Actuation of Initiating Devices.
10.12.5.1
10.12.5.2
10.12.6
10.13 Supervisory Signals.
10.13.1 Self-Restoring Supervisory Signal Indication.
10.13.2 Latching Supervisory Signal Indication.
10.13.2.1
10.13.2.2
10.13.3 Coded Supervisory Signal.
10.13.3.1
10.13.3.2
10.13.4 Combined Coded Alarm and Supervisory Signal Circuits.
10.13.5 Supervisory Notification Appliance Location.
10.13.6 Supervisory Signal Reactivation.
10.13.6.1
10.13.6.2
10.13.7 Supervisory Notification Appliance Deactivation.
10.13.7.1
10.13.7.2
10.13.7.3
10.13.7.4
10.13.7.5
10.14 Trouble Signals.
10.14.1
10.14.2
10.14.3
10.14.4
10.14.5
10.14.6
10.14.7
10.14.8
10.14.9*
A.10.14.9
10.14.9.1
10.14.9.2
10.14.10 Trouble Notification Appliance Deactivation.
10.14.10.1
10.14.10.2
10.14.10.3
10.14.10.4
10.14.10.5
10.14.10.6
10.14.10.7*
A.10.14.10.7
10.15 Emergency Control Function Status Indicators.
10.15.1
10.15.2*
A.10.15.2
10.16 Notification Appliance Circuits and Control Circuits.
10.16.1
10.16.2*
A.10.16.2
10.16.3
10.17 Annunciation and Annunciation Zoning.
10.17.1 Alarm Annunciation.
10.17.1.1
10.17.1.1.1
10.17.1.1.2
10.17.2 Supervisory and Trouble Annunciation.
10.17.2.1
10.17.2.1.1
10.17.2.1.2
10.17.3* Annunciator Access and Location.
A.10.17.3
10.17.3.1
10.17.3.2
10.17.4 Alarm Annunciation Display.
10.17.4.1
10.17.4.2
10.17.5* Annunciation Zoning.
A.10.17.5
10.17.5.1
10.17.5.2
10.17.5.3
10.18 Monitoring Integrity of In-Building Fire Emergency Voice/Alarm Communications Systems.
10.18.1* Speaker Amplifier and Tone-Generating Equipment.
A.10.18.1
10.18.1.1
10.18.1.2
10.18.1.3
10.18.2 Two-Way Telephone Communications Circuits.
10.18.2.1
10.18.2.2
10.18.2.3
10.19 Documentation and Notification.
10.19.1
10.19.2
10.20 * Impairments.
A.10.20
10.20.1
10.20.2
10.20.3
10.20.4*
A.10.20.4
10.20.5*
A.10.20.5
10.20.6
10.21 * Unwanted Alarms.
A.10.21
Reserved Chapter (Chapter 11)
Chapter 12 Circuits and Pathways
12.1 Application.
12.1.1
12.1.2
12.2 General.
12.2.1*
A.12.2.1
12.2.2
12.2.3
12.2.3.1
12.2.3.2*
A.12.2.3.2
12.2.3.3*
A.12.2.3.3
12.2.3.4*
A.12.2.3.4
12.2.4 Ground Connections.
12.2.4.1
12.2.4.2*
A.12.2.4.2
12.3* Pathway Class Designations.
A.12.3
12.3.1* Class A.
A.12.3.1
12.3.2 Class B.
12.3.3* Class C.
A.12.3.3
12.3.4* Class D.
A.12.3.4
12.3.5* Class E.
A.12.3.5
12.3.6 Class N.
A.12.3.6(1)
A.12.3.6(4)
A.12.3.6(5)
12.3.7 Class X.
12.3.8* Class A and Class X Pathway Separation.
A.12.3.8
12.3.8.1
A.12.3.8.1(3)
12.4 * Pathway Survivability.
A.12.4
12.4.1 Pathway Survivability Level 0.
12.4.2 Pathway Survivability Level 1.
12.4.3* Pathway Survivability Level 2.
A.12.4.3
A.12.4.3(4)
12.4.4 Pathway Survivability Level 3.
A.12.4.4(4)
12.5 * Shared Pathway Designations.
A.12.5
12.5.1* Shared Pathway Level 0.
A.12.5.1
12.5.2* Shared Pathway Level 1.
A.12.5.2
12.5.3* Shared Pathway Level 2.
A.12.5.3
12.5.4* Shared Pathway Level 3.
A.12.5.4
12.6* Monitoring Integrity and Circuit Performance of Installation Conductors and Other Signaling Channels.
A.12.6
12.6.1
12.6.2
12.6.3
12.6.4
12.6.5
12.6.6
12.6.7
12.6.8*
A.12.6.8
12.6.9
12.6.10
12.6.11
12.6.12
12.6.13
12.6.14
12.6.15
12.6.16
12.7 * Nomenclature.
A.12.7
Reserved Chapter (Chapter 13)
Chapter 14 Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance
14.1 Application.
14.1.1
14.1.2
14.1.3
14.1.4
14.1.5
14.2 General.
14.2.1 Purpose.
14.2.1.1*
A.14.2.1.1
14.2.1.2*
A.14.2.1.2
14.2.1.3*
A.14.2.1.3
14.2.1.4*
A.14.2.1.4
14.2.2 Performance.
14.2.2.1 Performance Verification.
14.2.2.1.1
14.2.2.1.2
14.2.2.2 Impairments/Deficiencies.
14.2.2.2.1
14.2.2.2.2
14.2.2.2.3
14.2.2.2.4
14.2.3 Responsibilities.
14.2.3.1*
A.14.2.3.1
14.2.3.2
14.2.3.3
14.2.3.4
14.2.3.5
14.2.3.6* Service Personnel Qualifications and Experience.
A.14.2.3.6
14.2.4* Notification.
A.14.2.4
14.2.4.1
14.2.4.2
14.2.4.3
14.2.5 System Documentation.
14.2.5.1
14.2.5.2
14.2.6 Releasing Systems.
14.2.6.1
14.2.6.2
14.2.6.3
14.2.6.4
14.2.6.5
14.2.6.6
14.2.7 Interface Equipment and Emergency Control Functions.
14.2.7.1*
A.14.2.7.1
14.2.7.2
14.2.8 Automated Testing.
14.2.8.1
14.2.8.2
14.2.9* Performance-Based Inspection and Testing.
A.14.2.9
14.2.10* Test Plan.
A.14.2.10
14.2.10.1
14.2.10.2
14.3 Inspection.
14.3.1*
A.14.3.1
14.3.2
14.3.3
14.3.4
14.3.5
14.4 Testing.
14.4.1 Initial Acceptance Testing.
14.4.1.1
14.4.1.2
14.4.2* Reacceptance Testing.
A.14.4.2
14.4.2.1
14.4.2.2
14.4.2.3
14.4.2.4
14.4.2.5
14.4.3* Test Methods.
A.14.4.3
14.4.3.1*
A.14.4.3.1
14.4.3.2*
A.14.4.3.2 Table 14.4.3.2, Item 24.
14.4.3.3
14.4.3.4
14.4.4* Testing Frequency.
A.14.4.4
14.4.4.1
14.4.4.2
14.4.4.3*
A.14.4.4.3
14.4.4.3.1
14.4.4.3.2
14.4.4.3.3
14.4.4.3.3.1
14.4.4.3.3.2
14.4.4.3.4
14.4.4.3.5
14.4.4.3.6
14.4.4.4
14.4.4.5
14.4.4.5.1
14.4.4.5.2
14.4.4.5.3
14.4.4.5.4
14.4.4.6*
A.14.4.4.6
14.4.5 Singleand Multiple-Station Smoke Alarms.
14.4.5.1
14.4.5.2
14.4.5.3*
A.14.4.5.3
14.4.5.4
14.4.5.4.1
14.4.5.5*
A.14.4.5.5
14.4.5.6
14.4.6 Household Fire Alarm Systems.
14.4.6.1 Testing.
14.4.6.2 Maintenance.
14.4.7 Circuits from Central Station.
14.4.8 Public Emergency Alarm Reporting Systems.
14.4.8.1
14.4.8.1.1
14.4.8.1.2
14.4.8.2
14.4.8.3
14.4.9 In-Building Emergency Radio Communication Systems.
14.4.10* Voice Intelligibility.
A.14.4.10
14.4.10.1
14.4.10.2
14.4.10.3
14.5 Maintenance.
14.5.1
14.5.2
14.5.3
14.5.4
14.5.5
14.5.6
14.5.7
14.6 Records.
14.6.1* Permanent Records.
A.14.6.1
14.6.1.1
14.6.1.2
A.14.6.1.2
14.6.1.3
14.6.2 Maintenance, Inspection, and Testing Records.
14.6.2.1
14.6.2.2
14.6.2.3
14.6.2.4*
A.14.6.2.4
14.6.3 Supervising Station Records.
14.6.3.1
14.6.3.2
14.6.4 Simulated Operation Note.
Reserved Chapters (Chapters 15 & 16)
Chapter 17 Initiating Devices
17.1 Application.
17.1.1
17.1.2*
A.17.1.2
17.1.3
17.1.4
17.1.5
17.1.6
17.1.7
17.2 Purpose.
17.3* Performance-Based Design.
A.17.3
17.3.1
17.3.2
17.3.3
17.4 Gen eral Requirements.
17.4.1
17.4.2
17.4.3
17.4.4
17.4.5
17.4.6*
A.17.4.6
17.4.7
17.4.7.1*
A.17.4.7.1
17.4.7.2
17.4.7.3
17.4.8*
A.17.4.8
17.5 Requiremen ts for Smoke and Heat Detectors.
17.5.1 Recessed Mounting.
17.5.2* Partitions.
A.17.5.2
17.5.3* Detector Coverage.
A.17.5.3
17.5.3.1* Total (Complete) Coverage.
A.17.5.3.1
17.5.3.1.1
17.5.3.1.2
17.5.3.1.3
17.5.3.1.4*
A.17.5.3.1.4
17.5.3.1.5
17.5.3.2* Partial or Selective Coverage.
A.17.5.3.2
17.5.3.3* Non required Coverage.
A.17.5.3.3
17.5.3.3.1
17.5.3.3.2
17.6 Heat-Sensing Fire Detectors.
17.6.1 General.
17.6.1.1*
A.17.6.1.1
17.6.1.2
17.6.1.3*
A.17.6.1.3
17.6.1.4*
A.17.6.1.4
17.6.2 Temperature.
17.6.2.1 Classification.
17.6.2.2 Marking.
17.6.2.2.1 Color Coding.
17.6.2.2.1.1
17.6.2.2.1.2
17.6.2.2.2 Operating Temperature.
17.6.2.2.2.1
17.6.2.2.2.2
17.6.2.2.2.3
17.6.2.3* Ambient Ceiling Temperature.
A.17.6.2.3
17.6.3 Locationand Spacing.
17.6.3.1 Smooth Ceiling.
17.6.3.1.1* Spacing.
A.17.6.3.1.1
17.6.3.1.2 Irregular Areas.
17.6.3.1.3 Location.
17.6.3.1.3.1*
A.17.6.3.1.3.1
17.6.3.1.3.2
17.6.3.2* Solid Joist Construction.
A.17.6.3.2
17.6.3.2.1 Spacing.
17.6.3.2.2 Location.
17.6.3.3* Beam Construction.
A.17.6.3.3
17.6.3.3.1 Spacing.
17.6.3.3.1.1
17.6.3.3.1.2
17.6.3.3.1.3
17.6.3.3.2 Location.
17.6.3.4* Sloping Ceilings (Peaked and Shed).
A.17.6.3.4
17.6.3.4.1 Spacing.
17.6.3.4.1.1 Ceiling Slope Less Than 30 Degrees.
17.6.3.4.1.2 Ceiling Slopes of 30 Degrees or Greater.
17.6.3.4.1.3
17.6.3.4.2 Location.
17.6.3.4.2.1
17.6.3.4.2.2
17.6.3.5 High Ceilin gs.
17.6.3.5.1*
A.17.6.3.5.1
17.6.3.5.2* Spacin g Min imum.
A.17.6.3.5.2
17.6.3.6* In tegral Heat Sensors on Combination and Multi-Sensor Detectors.
A.17.6.3.6
17.6.3.7 Other Application s.
17.6.3.8 Altern ative Design Methods.
17.7 Smoke-Sensing Fire Detectors.
17.7.1 General.
17.7.1.1*
A.17.7.1.1
17.7.1.2*
A.17.7.1.2
17.7.1.3*
A.17.7.1.3
17.7.1.4
17.7.1.5
17.7.1.6
17.7.1.7
17.7.1.8*
A.17.7.1.8
17.7.1.9*
A.17.7.1.9
17.7.1.10*
A.17.7.1.10
17.7.1.11* Protection During Construction.
A.17.7.1.11
17.7.1.11.1
17.7.1.11.2
17.7.1.11.3
17.7.2* Sensitivity.
A.17.7.2
17.7.2.1*
A.17.7.2.1
17.7.2.2
17.7.2.3
17.7.2.4
17.7.3 Location and Spacing.
17.7.3.1* General.
A.17.7.3.1
17.7.3.1.1
17.7.3.1.2
17.7.3.1.3
17.7.3.2* Spot-Type Smoke Detectors.
A.17.7.3.2
17.7.3.2.1*
A.17.7.3.2.1
17.7.3.2.2*
A.17.7.3.2.2
17.7.3.2.3
17.7.3.2.3.1*
A.17.7.3.2.3.1
A.17.7.3.2.3.1(2)
17.7.3.2.3.2
17.7.3.2.3.3
17.7.3.2.3.4
17.7.3.2.4*
A.17.7.3.2.4
17.7.3.2.4.1
17.7.3.2.4.2
A.17.7.3.2.4.2(3)
A.17.7.3.2.4.2(4)
17.7.3.2.4.3*
A.17.7.3.2.4.3
17.7.3.2.4.4*
A.17.7.3.2.4.4
17.7.3.2.4.5*
A.17.7.3.2.4.5
17.7.3.2.4.6
17.7.3.3* Peaked.
A.17.7.3.3
17.7.3.4* Shed.
A.17.7.3.4
17.7.3.5 Raised Floors and Suspended Ceilings.
17.7.3.5.1
17.7.3.5.2
17.7.3.6 Air Sampling–Type Smoke Detector.
17.7.3.6.1
17.7.3.6.2
17.7.3.6.3*
A.17.7.3.6.3
17.7.3.6.4
17.7.3.6.5
17.7.3.6.6*
A.17.7.3.6.6
17.7.3.6.7
17.7.3.6.8
17.7.3.7* Projected Beam–Type Smoke Detectors.
A.17.7.3.7
17.7.3.7.1
17.7.3.7.2
17.7.3.7.3
17.7.3.7.4
17.7.3.7.5
17.7.3.7.6
17.7.3.7.7
17.7.3.7.8*
A.17.7.3.7.8
17.7.4 Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning (HVAC).
17.7.4.1*
A.17.7.4.1
17.7.4.2
17.7.4.3*
A.17.7.4.3
17.7.4.4
17.7.5* Smoke Detectors for Con trol of Smoke Spread.
A.17.7.5
17.7.5.1* Classifications.
A.17.7.5.1
17.7.5.2* Limitations.
A.17.7.5.2
17.7.5.2.1
17.7.5.2.2
17.7.5.3* Purposes.
A.17.7.5.3
17.7.5.3.1
17.7.5.3.2
17.7.5.3.3
17.7.5.3.4
17.7.5.4 Application.
17.7.5.4.1 Area Smoke Detectors Within Smoke Compartments.
17.7.5.4.2* Smoke Detection for Air Duct System.
A.17.7.5.4.2
17.7.5.4.2.1 Supply Air System.
17.7.5.4.2.2* Return Air System.
A.17.7.5.4.2.2
17.7.5.5 Location an d In stallation of Detectors in Air Duct Systems.
17.7.5.5.1
17.7.5.5.2*
A.17.7.5.5.2
17.7.5.5.3
17.7.5.5.4
17.7.5.5.5
17.7.5.5.6
17.7.5.5.7
17.7.5.6 Smoke Detectors for Door Release Service.
17.7.5.6.1
17.7.5.6.2
17.7.5.6.3
17.7.5.6.4
17.7.5.6.5
17.7.5.6.5.1
A.17.7.5.6.5.1(C)
17.7.5.6.5.2
17.7.5.6.5.3
17.7.5.6.5.4
17.7.5.6.6
17.7.5.6.6.1
17.7.5.6.6.2
17.7.6 Special Considerations.
17.7.6.1 Spot-Type Detectors.
17.7.6.1.1
17.7.6.1.2*
A.17.7.6.1.2
17.7.6.2* High-Rack Storage.
A.17.7.6.2
17.7.6.3 High Air Movement Areas.
17.7.6.3.1 General.
17.7.6.3.2 Location.
17.7.6.3.3* Spacing.
A.17.7.6.3.3
17.7.6.3.3.1
17.7.6.3.3.2
17.7.6.3.3.3
17.7.6.3.4 HVAC Mechan ical Rooms.
17.7.7 Video Image Smoke Detection.
17.7.7.1
17.7.7.2
17.7.7.2.1
17.7.7.2.2
17.7.7.3*
A.17.7.7.3
17.7.7.4*
A.17.7.7.4
17.8 Radiant Energy–Sensing Fire Detectors.
17.8.1* General.
A.17.8.1
17.8.1.1
17.8.1.2
17.8.2* Fire Characteristics and Detector Selection.
A.17.8.2
17.8.2.1*
A.17.8.2.1
17.8.2.2*
A.17.8.2.2
17.8.3 Spacing Considerations.
17.8.3.1 General Rules.
17.8.3.1.1*
A.17.8.3.1.1
17.8.3.1.2
17.8.3.2 Spacin g Con sideration s for Flame Detectors.
17.8.3.2.1*
A.17.8.3.2.1
17.8.3.2.2
17.8.3.2.3*
A.17.8.3.2.3
17.8.3.2.4*
A.17.8.3.2.4
17.8.3.2.5
17.8.3.2.6*
A.17.8.3.2.6
17.8.3.3 Spacing Considerations for Spark/Ember Detectors.
17.8.3.3.1*
A.17.8.3.3.1
17.8.3.3.2*
A.17.8.3.3.2
17.8.3.3.3
17.8.3.3.4*
A.17.8.3.3.4
17.8.3.3.5*
A.17.8.3.3.5
17.8.3.3.6*
A.17.8.3.3.6
17.8.4 Other Considerations.
17.8.4.1
17.8.4.2
17.8.4.3
17.8.4.4
17.8.5 Video Image Flame Detection.
17.8.5.1
17.8.5.2
17.8.5.3*
A.17.8.5.3
17.8.5.4*
A.17.8.5.4
17.9 Combination , Multi-Criteria, and Multi-Sensor Detectors.
17.9.1 General.
17.9.2 Combination Detectors.
17.9.2.1
17.9.2.2
17.9.3 Multi-Criteria Detectors.
17.9.3.1
17.9.3.2
17.9.4 Multi-Sensor Detectors.
17.9.4.1
17.9.4.2
17.10 Gas Detection.
17.10.1 General.
17.10.2 Gas Characteristics and Detector Selection.
17.10.2.1
17.10.2.2
17.10.2.3
17.10.2.4*
A.17.10.2.4
17.11 Other Fire Detectors.
17.11.1
17.11.1.1
17.11.2*
A.17.11.2
17.11.3
17.11.4
17.11.5
17.11.5.1
17.11.5.1.1
17.11.5.2
17.11.5.2.1
17.11.5.3
17.12 Sprinkler Waterflow Alarm-Initiating Devices.
17.12.1*
A.17.12.1
17.12.2*
A.17.12.2
17.12.3
17.13* Detection of Operation of Other Automatic Extinguishing Systems.
A.17.13
17.14 Manually Actuated Alarm-Initiating Devices.
17.14.1
17.14.2
17.14.3
17.14.4
17.14.5
17.14.6
17.14.7*
A.17.14.7
17.14.8
17.14.8.1
17.14.8.2
17.14.8.3*
A.17.14.8.3
17.14.8.4
17.14.8.5*
A.17.14.8.5
17.14.8.6
17.15 Fire Extinguisher Electronic Monitoring Device.
17.16 Supervisory Signal–Initiating Devices.
17.16.1 Control Valve Supervisory Signal–In itiating Device.
17.16.1.1
17.16.1.2
17.16.1.3
17.16.1.4
17.16.2 Pressure Supervisory Signal–Initiating Device.
17.16.2.1
17.16.2.2
17.16.2.2.1 Pressure Tank.
17.16.2.2.2 Dry Pipe Sprin kler System.
17.16.2.2.3 Steam Pressure.
17.16.2.2.4 Other Sources.
17.16.3 Water Level Supervisory Signal–Initiating Device.
17.16.3.1
17.16.3.2
17.16.3.2.1
17.16.3.3
17.16.4 Water Temperature Supervisory Signal–In itiating Device.
17.16.4.1
17.16.4.2
17.16.5 Room Temperature Supervisory Signal–Initiating Device.
Chapter 18 Notification Appliances
18.1* Application.
A.18.1
18.1.1
18.1.2
18.1.3
18.1.4
18.1.5*
A.18.1.5
18.1.6
18.1.7
18.2 Purpose.
18.3 General.
18.3.1 Listing.
18.3.2 Nameplates.
18.3.2.1
18.3.2.2
18.3.2.3
18.3.3 Physical Construction.
18.3.3.1
18.3.3.2*
A.18.3.3.2
18.3.4* Mechanical Protection.
A.18.3.4
18.3.4.1
18.3.4.2
18.3.4.3
18.3.5 Mounting.
18.3.5.1
18.3.5.2
18.3.6* Connections.
A.18.3.6
18.4 Audible Characteristics.
18.4.1 General Requirements.
18.4.1.1*
A.18.4.1.1
18.4.1.2*
A.18.4.1.2
18.4.1.3*
A.18.4.1.3
18.4.1.4
18.4.1.4.1*
A.18.4.1.4.1
18.4.1.4.2*
A.18.4.1.4.2
18.4.1.4.3
18.4.1.4.4
18.4.1.4.5
18.4.1.5*
A.18.4.1.5
18.4.1.6
18.4.2 Distinctive Evacuation Signal.
18.4.2.1*
A.18.4.2.1
18.4.2.2
18.4.2.3
18.4.2.3.1
18.4.2.3.2
18.4.2.4*
A.18.4.2.4
18.4.3* Public Mode Audible Requirements.
A.18.4.3
18.4.3.1*
A.18.4.3.1
18.4.3.2
18.4.3.3
18.4.3.4
18.4.3.5
18.4.3.5.1
18.4.3.5.2
18.4.3.5.3
18.4.4 Private Mode Audible Requirements.
18.4.4.1*
A.18.4.4.1
18.4.4.2*
A.18.4.4.2
18.4.4.3
18.4.4.3.1
18.4.4.3.2
18.4.4.3.3
18.4.5 Sleeping Area Requirements.
18.4.5.1*
A.18.4.5.1
18.4.5.2
18.4.5.3*
A.18.4.5.3
A.18.4.5.3(3)
18.4.6* Narrow Band Tone Signaling for Exceeding Masked Thresholds.
A.18.4.6
18.4.6.1 Masked Threshold Allowance.
18.4.6.2* Calculation Method.
A.18.4.6.2
18.4.6.3 Noise Data.
18.4.6.4 Documentation.
18.4.6.5 Sound Pressure Level.
18.4.6.5.1
18.4.6.5.2
18.4.7 Exit Marking Audible Notification Appliance Requirements.
18.4.7.1*
A.18.4.7.1
18.4.7.2*
A.18.4.7.2
18.4.7.3
18.4.7.4*
A.18.4.7.4
18.4.7.5
18.4.8 Location of Audible Notification Appliances for Building or Structure.
18.4.8.1
18.4.8.2
18.4.8.3
18.4.8.4
18.4.8.5
18.4.9 Location of Audible Notification Appliances for Wide-Area Signaling .
18.4.10* Voice Intelligibility.
A.18.4.10
18.4.10.1*
A.18.4.10.1
18.4.10.2
18.4.10.2.1*
A.18.4.10.2.1
18.4.10.3*
A.18.4.10.3
18.4.10.4
18.4.10.5
18.5 * Visible Characteristics — Public Mode.
A.18.5
18.5.1* Visible Signaling.
A.18.5.1
18.5.1.1
18.5.1.2*
A.18.5.1.2
18.5.2 Area of Coverage.
18.5.2.1
18.5.2.2*
A.18.5.2.2
18.5.2.3
18.5.3 Light, Color, and Pulse Characteristics.
18.5.3.1
18.5.3.2*
A.18.5.3.2
18.5.3.3
18.5.3.4*
A.18.5.3.4
18.5.3.5
18.5.3.6*
A.18.5.3.6
18.5.4* Appliance Photometrics.
A.18.5.4
18.5.5 Appliance Location.
18.5.5.1*
A.18.5.5.1
18.5.5.2
18.5.5.3*
A.18.5.5.3
18.5.5.4* Spacing in Rooms.
A.18.5.5.4
18.5.5.4.1
18.5.5.4.2
A.18.5.5.4.2(2)
18.5.5.4.3
18.5.5.4.4
18.5.5.4.5
18.5.5.4.6*
A.18.5.5.4.6
18.5.5.4.7
18.5.5.5* Spacing in Corridors.
A.18.5.5.5
18.5.5.5.1
18.5.5.5.2
18.5.5.5.3
18.5.5.5.4
18.5.5.5.5*
A.18.5.5.5.5
18.5.5.5.6
18.5.5.5.7
18.5.5.5.8
18.5.5.6* Performance-Based Alternative.
A.18.5.5.6
18.5.5.6.1
18.5.5.6.2
18.5.5.7 Sleeping Areas.
18.5.5.7.1
18.5.5.7.2*
A.18.5.5.7.2
18.5.5.7.3
18.5.6 Location of Visible Notification Appliances for Wide Area Signaling.
18.6* Visible Characteristics — Private Mode.
A.18.6
18.7 Supplementary Visible Signaling Method.
18.7.1
18.7.2
18.8 Textual Audible Appliances.
18.8.1 Speaker Appliances.
18.8.1.1
18.8.1.2*
A.18.8.1.2
18.8.2 Telephone Appliances.
18.9 * Textual and Graphical Visible Appliances.
A.18.9
18.9.1 Application.
18.9.1.1
18.9.1.2
18.9.1.3
18.9.2 Location.
18.9.2.1 Private Mode.
18.9.2.2 Public Mode.
18.9.2.3 Mounting.
18.9.3 Performance.
18.9.4* Character and Symbol Requirements and Viewing Distance.
A.18.9.4
18.9.4.1
18.9.4.2*
A.18.9.4.2
18.9.4.3
18.9.4.4*
A.18.9.4.4
18.9.4.5
18.9.4.6
18.9.4.7*
A.18.9.4.7
18.9.4.8*
A.18.9.4.8
18.9.4.9
18.9.4.10
18.9.4.11
18.10 Tactile Appliances.
18.10.1 Application.
18.10.2* Performance.
A.18.10.2
18.11* Standard Emergency Service Interface.
A.18.11
Reserved Chapters (Chapters 19 & 20)
Chapter 21 Emergency Control Function Interfaces
21.1* Application.
A.21.1
21.1.1
21.1.2
21.1.3
21.2 General.
21.2.1*
A.21.2.1
21.2.2
21.2.3
21.2.4*
A.21.2.4
21.2.5
21.2.6
21.2.7
21.2.8
21.2.9
21.2.10
21.2.11
21.3 * Elevator Phase I Emergency Recall Operation.
A.21.3
21.3.1
21.3.2*
A.21.3.2
21.3.3
21.3.4
21.3.5*
A.21.3.5
21.3.6
21.3.7*
A.21.3.7
21.3.8*
A.21.3.8
21.3.9*
A.21.3.9
21.3.10
21.3.11
21.3.12
21.3.13
21.3.13.1 Designated Level Recall.
21.3.13.2 Alternate Level Recall.
A.21.3.13.2(3)
21.3.13.3* Elevator Warning Signal.
A.21.3.13.3
21.4 Elevator Shutdown.
21.4.1*
A.21.4.1
21.4.2*
A.21.4.2
21.4.2.1
21.4.3*
A.21.4.3
21.4.4*
A.21.4.4
21.4.5
21.5 Fire Service Access Elevators.
21.5.1*
A.21.5.1
21.5.2
21.5.3
21.6 Occupant Evacuation Elevators.
21.6.1 Elevator Status.
21.6.2 Elevator Occupant Evacuation Operation (OEO).
21.6.2.1 Partial Evacuation.
21.6.2.1.1 Initiation.
A.21.6.2.1.1(2)
21.6.2.1.2* Floor Identification.
A.21.6.2.1.2
21.6.2.1.3 Manual Floor Selection.
21.6.2.1.4* Occupant Notification.
A.21.6.2.1.4
A.21.6.2.1.4(C)
21.6.2.2 Total Evacuation.
21.6.2.2.1
21.6.2.2.2
21.6.2.2.3
21.7 Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) Systems.
21.7.1
21.7.2*
A.21.7.2
21.7.3
21.7.4
21.7.4.1
21.7.4.2
21.7.5
21.7.6
21.7.7
21.7.8
21.8 Door and Shutter Release.
21.8.1
21.8.2
21.8.3
21.8.4
21.9 Electrically Locked Doors.
21.9.1*
A.21.9.1
21.9.2
21.9.3*
A.21.9.3
21.9.4
21.9.5
21.9.6
21.10 * Exit Marking Audible Notification Systems.
A.21.10
21.10.1
21.10.2
Reserved Chapter (Chapter 22)
Chapter 23 Protected Premises Fire Alarm Systems
23.1 Application.
23.1.1*
A.23.1.1
23.1.2
23.1.3
23.1.4
23.1.5
23.2 General.
23.2.1* Purpose.
A.23.2.1
23.2.2 Software and Firmware Control.
23.2.2.1
23.2.2.1.1*
A.23.2.2.1.1
23.2.2.1.2*
A.23.2.2.1.2
23.2.2.2*
A.23.2.2.2
23.2.2.3
23.3 System Features.
23.3.1 Required Systems.
23.3.2* Nonrequired (Voluntary) Systems and Components.
A.23.3.2
23.3.2.1
23.3.2.2
23.3.3 Required Features.
23.3.3.1* Building Fire Alarm Systems.
A.23.3.3.1
23.3.3.2* Dedicated Function Fire Alarm Systems.
A.23.3.3.2
23.3.3.2.1
23.3.3.2.2
23.4 System Performance and Integrity.
23.4.1 Purpose.
23.4.2 Circuit Designations.
23.4.2.1
23.4.2.2*
A.23.4.2.2
23.4.3 Pathway Classification.
23.4.3.1
23.4.3.2
23.4.3.3
23.5 Performance of Initiating Device Circuits (IDCs).
23.6 Performance of Signaling Line Circuits (SLCs).
23.6.1* SLC Zones.
A.23.6.1
23.6.1.1
23.6.1.2
23.6.1.3*
A.23.6.1.3
23.6.1.4
23.6.1.5*
A.23.6.1.5
23.6.2 Class N Devices.
23.6.2.1
23.6.2.2
23.6.3 Class N Shared Pathways.
23.6.3.1 Level 1 and Level 2.
23.6.3.2 Accessibility.
23.6.3.3 Deployment Plan.
23.6.3.3.1
23.6.3.3.1.1
23.6.3.3.1.2
23.6.3.3.2
23.6.3.4 Change Control Plan.
23.6.3.5 Management Organization.
23.6.3.5.1
23.6.3.5.2
23.6.3.6 Analysis.
23.6.3.6.1
23.6.3.6.2
23.6.3.7 Maintenance Plan.
23.6.3.7.1
23.6.3.7.2
A.23.6.3.7.2(3)
23.6.3.8 Other Risks.
23.7 Performance of Notification Appliance Circuits (NACs).
23.8 System Requirements.
23.8.1 General.
23.8.1.1* Presignal Feature.
A.23.8.1.1
23.8.1.1.1
23.8.1.1.2
23.8.1.2 Positive Alarm Sequence.
23.8.1.2.1
23.8.1.2.1.1
A.23.8.1.2.1.1(6)
23.8.1.2.1.2*
A.23.8.1.2.1.2
23.8.2* Fire Alarm Control Units.
A.23.8.2
23.8.2.1
23.8.2.2
23.8.2.3
23.8.2.4
23.8.2.5
23.8.2.6
23.8.2.6.1
23.8.2.6.2
23.8.2.6.3
23.8.2.7
23.8.2.7.1
23.8.2.7.2
23.8.2.7.3
23.8.2.7.4*
A.23.8.2.7.4
23.8.2.8
23.8.2.9
23.8.2.9.1
23.8.2.9.2
23.8.2.9.3
23.8.2.10
23.8.3 Protected Premises Fire Alarm Systems Interconnected with Dwelling Unit Fire Warning Equipment.
23.8.3.1
23.8.3.2
23.8.3.3
23.8.3.4
23.8.3.5
23.8.4 Combination Systems.
23.8.4.1*
A.23.8.4.1
23.8.4.2
23.8.4.3*
A.23.8.4.3
23.8.4.3.1
23.8.4.3.2
23.8.4.3.3
23.8.4.4
23.8.4.4.1
23.8.4.4.2
23.8.4.4.3
23.8.4.5
23.8.4.6*
A.23.8.4.6
23.8.4.7
23.8.4.8*
A.23.8.4.8
23.8.4.8.1
23.8.4.8.2*
A.23.8.4.8.2
23.8.4.9*
A.23.8.4.9
23.8.5 Fire Alarm System Inputs.
23.8.5.1 General.
23.8.5.1.1
23.8.5.1.2*
A.23.8.5.1.2
23.8.5.2 Fire Alarm Signal Initiation — Manual.
23.8.5.2.1
23.8.5.2.2
23.8.5.3 Fire Alarm Signal Initiation — Initiating Devices with Separate Power and Signaling Wiring.
23.8.5.3.1
23.8.5.3.2*
A.23.8.5.3.2
23.8.5.4 Fire Alarm Signal Initiation — Detection Devices.
23.8.5.4.1*
A.23.8.5.4.1
23.8.5.4.2
23.8.5.4.3
23.8.5.4.4
23.8.5.4.5
23.8.5.4.6 Signal Initiation — Duct Smoke Detectors.
23.8.5.4.6.1
23.8.5.4.6.2
23.8.5.4.6.3*
A.23.8.5.4.6.3
23.8.5.4.6.4
23.8.5.5* Fire Alarm Signal Initiation — Sprinkler Systems.
A.23.8.5.5
23.8.5.5.1
23.8.5.5.2*
A.23.8.5.5.2
23.8.5.5.3
23.8.5.6* Supervisory Signal Initiation — Sprinkler Systems.
A.23.8.5.6
23.8.5.6.1
23.8.5.6.2*
A.23.8.5.6.2
23.8.5.6.3*
A.23.8.5.6.3
23.8.5.7 Alarm Signal Initiation — Fire Suppression Systems Other Than Sprinklers.
23.8.5.7.1
23.8.5.7.2
23.8.5.7.3
23.8.5.8* Supervisory Signal Initiation — Fire Suppression Systems Other Than Sprinklers.
A.23.8.5.8
23.8.5.8.1
23.8.5.8.2
23.8.5.8.3
23.8.5.9 Signal Initiation — Fire Pump.
23.8.5.9.1
23.8.5.9.2
23.8.5.10 Fire Alarm and Supervisory Signal Initiation — Releasing Fire Alarm Systems.
23.8.5.10.1
23.8.5.10.2
23.8.5.10.3
23.8.5.10.4
23.8.5.10.5
23.8.5.11 Trouble Signal Initiation.
23.8.5.11.1
23.8.5.11.2
23.8.6 Fire Alarm System Notification Outputs.
23.8.6.1 Occupant Notification.
23.8.6.2* Notification Appliances in Exit Stair Enclosures, Exit Passageways, and Elevator Cars.
A.23.8.6.2
23.8.6.2.1
23.8.6.2.2
23.8.6.2.3
23.8.6.2.4
23.8.6.3 Notification Zones.
23.8.6.3.1
23.8.6.3.2
23.8.6.4 Circuits for Addressable Notification Appliances.
23.8.6.4.1
23.8.6.4.2
23.8.6.4.3
23.9 In-Building Fire Emergency Voice/Alarm Communications.
23.9.1
23.9.2
23.9.3 Two-Way Communication Service.
23.10 Fire Alarm Systems Using Tone.
23.10.1
23.10.2*
A.23.10.2
23.10.3
23.11 Suppression System Actuation.
23.11.1
23.11.2
23.11.3
23.11.4
23.11.5
23.11.5.1
23.11.5.2
23.11.5.3
23.11.6
23.11.7*
A.23.11.7
23.11.8
23.11.9
23.11.10
23.11.11
23.12 Off-Premises Signals.
23.12.1
23.12.2
23.12.3
23.12.4*
A.23.12.4
23.12.4.1
23.12.4.2
23.13 Guard’s Tour Supervisory Service.
23.13.1
23.13.2
23.13.3
23.13.4
23.13.5
23.13.6
23.14 Suppressed (Exception Reporting) Signal System.
23.14.1
23.14.2
23.14.3
23.14.4
23.14.5
23.14.6
23.14.7
23.15 Protected Premises Emergency Control Functions.
23.15.1 Emergency Elevator Operations.
23.15.2 HVAC Systems.
23.15.3 Door Release Service.
23.15.4 Electrically Locked Doors.
23.15.5 Exit Marking Audible Notification Systems.
23.16* Special Requirements for Low-Power Radio (Wireless) Systems.
A.23.16
23.16.1* Listing Requirements.
A.23.16.1
23.16.2* Power Supplies.
A.23.16.2
23.16.3 Alarm Signals.
23.16.3.1*
A.23.16.3.1
23.16.3.2
23.16.3.3
23.16.3.4
23.16.3.5*
A.23.16.3.5
23.16.4 Monitoring for Integrity.
23.16.4.1
23.16.4.2
23.16.4.3
23.16.4.4
23.16.4.5
23.16.4.6
23.16.4.7
23.16.5 Output Signals from Receiver/Transceiver/System Control Unit.
Chapter 24 Emergency Communications Systems (ECS)
24.1 Application.
24.1.1
24.1.2*
A.24.1.2
24.1.3
24.1.4
24.1.5
24.2 Purpose.
24.2.1
24.2.2
24.2.3
24.3 General.
24.3.1 Intelligible Voice Messages.
24.3.1.1*
A.24.3.1.1
24.3.1.2*
A.24.3.1.2
24.3.2* Microphone Use.
A.24.3.2
24.3.3* Required Emergency Communications Systems.
A.24.3.3
24.3.4* Nonrequired (Voluntary) Emergency Communications Systems.
A.24.3.4
24.3.4.1
24.3.4.2
24.3.5 Ancillary Functions.
24.3.5.1
24.3.5.2*
A.24.3.5.2
24.3.5.3
24.3.5.4
24.3.5.4.1
24.3.6 Messages for One-Way Emergency Communications Systems.
24.3.6.1*
A.24.3.6.1
24.3.6.2*
A.24.3.6.2
24.3.6.3*
A.24.3.6.3
24.3.6.4
24.3.6.5
24.3.7* System Classification.
A.24.3.7
24.3.7.1
24.3.7.2
24.3.8* Mass Notification Layers.
A.24.3.8
24.3.9* Design Documentation.
A.24.3.9
24.3.9.1
24.3.9.2
24.3.10* Control Unit Listing for Mass Notification Systems.
A.24.3.10
24.3.11* Risk Analysis for Mass Notification Systems.
A.24.3.11
24.3.11.1*
A.24.3.11.1
24.3.11.2
24.3.11.3
24.3.11.4
24.3.11.5
24.3.11.6
24.3.11.7
24.3.11.7.1
24.3.11.7.2
24.3.11.8
24.3.11.9
24.3.11.10
24.3.12* Emergency Response Plan Elements.
A.24.3.12
24.3.13 Pathway Survivability.
24.3.13.1
24.3.13.2
24.3.13.3*
A.24.3.13.3
24.3.13.4
24.3.13.4.1
24.3.13.4.2
24.3.13.4.3
24.3.13.5
24.3.13.6
24.3.13.7
24.3.13.8
24.3.13.8.1*
A.24.3.13.8.1
24.3.13.8.1.1
24.3.13.8.1.2
24.3.13.8.2
24.3.13.8.3*
A.24.3.13.8.3
24.3.13.8.4
24.3.13.9*
A.24.3.13.9
24.3.13.9.1
24.3.13.9.2
24.3.13.10
24.3.13.11
24.3.13.12
24.4* In-Building Fire Emergency Voice/Alarm Communications Systems (EVACS).
A.24.4
24.4.1 Automatic Response.
24.4.1.1
24.4.1.2
24.4.2 Voice Evacuation Messages.
24.4.2.1
24.4.2.2
24.4.2.2.1
24.4.2.2.2*
A.24.4.2.2.2
24.4.2.2.3
24.4.3 Positive Alarm Sequence.
24.4.4 Tones.
24.4.4.1
24.4.4.2*
A.24.4.4.2
24.4.4.3*
A.24.4.4.3
24.4.4.4
24.4.5 Operating Controls.
24.4.5.1*
A.24.4.5.1
24.4.5.2
24.4.5.3
24.4.5.4
24.4.5.5
24.4.5.6
24.4.5.7
24.4.6 Loudspeakers.
24.4.6.1*
A.24.4.6.1
24.4.6.2
24.4.7 Priority.
24.4.7.1*
A.24.4.7.1
24.4.7.2
24.4.7.3
24.4.7.4
24.4.7.5
24.4.8* Relocation and Partial Evacuation.
A.24.4.8
24.4.8.1
24.4.8.2
24.4.8.3
24.4.8.3.1
24.4.8.3.2
24.4.8.4
24.4.8.4.1
24.4.8.4.2
24.4.8.5
24.4.8.5.1*
A.24.4.8.5.1
24.4.8.5.2
24.4.8.5.3*
A.24.4.8.5.3
24.4.8.5.4
24.4.8.5.5
24.4.8.5.6
24.4.8.5.7
24.4.9 Signal Zoning.
24.4.9.1*
A.24.4.9.1
24.4.9.2
24.4.9.3
24.5* In-Building Mass Notification Systems.
A.24.5
24.5.1* General Performance.
A.24.5.1
24.5.1.1
24.5.1.2
A.24.5.1.2(6)
24.5.1.3
24.5.1.4
24.5.1.5
24.5.1.6
24.5.1.7
24.5.1.8
24.5.1.9
24.5.1.10
24.5.1.11
24.5.2 System Operation.
24.5.2.1*
A.24.5.2.1
24.5.2.2*
A.24.5.2.2
24.5.2.3*
A.24.5.2.3
24.5.2.4
24.5.2.5*
A.24.5.2.5
24.5.2.6
24.5.2.7
24.5.2.8
24.5.2.9
24.5.2.10*
A.24.5.2.10
24.5.3 Notification Coverage.
24.5.3.1*
A.24.5.3.1
24.5.3.2
24.5.3.3
24.5.3.4*
A.24.5.3.4
24.5.4 Loudspeaker Circuits.
24.5.4.1*
A.24.5.4.1
24.5.4.2
24.5.5 Impairments.
24.5.6 Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance Requirements.
24.5.7* System Response Priorities.
A.24.5.7
24.5.8 Initiation Indication.
24.5.9 Initiating Devices.
24.5.9.1
24.5.9.2*
A.24.5.9.2
24.5.9.3
24.5.9.4
24.5.9.5
24.5.9.6
24.5.10* Secure Access of Fire Alarm/Mass Notification System Interface.
A.24.5.10
24.5.11 Autonomous Control Unit (ACU).
24.5.11.1
24.5.11.2
24.5.11.3
24.5.11.4
24.5.11.5
24.5.11.6
24.5.11.7
24.5.12 Local Operating Console (LOC).
24.5.12.1*
A.24.5.12.1
24.5.12.2
24.5.12.3
24.5.12.4
24.5.12.5
24.5.12.6
24.5.12.7
24.5.12.8
24.5.12.9
24.5.12.10
24.5.13 Voice Message Priority.
24.5.13.1*
A.24.5.13.1
24.5.13.2
24.5.13.3
24.5.13.4
24.5.13.5
24.5.13.6
A.24.5.13.6(2)
24.5.13.7
24.5.13.8
24.5.13.9
24.5.14* Mounting of LOC Controls
A.24.5.14
24.5.14.1
24.5.14.2
24.5.14.3
24.5.14.4
24.5.14.5
24.5.14.6
24.5.15 Volume Control.
24.5.15.1
24.5.15.2
24.5.16 Visible Notification.
24.5.16.1
24.5.16.2
24.5.16.3
24.5.16.4
24.5.17 Visible Appliances.
24.5.17.1
24.5.17.2
24.5.17.3
24.5.17.4
24.5.17.5
24.5.17.6
24.5.17.7
24.5.17.8
24.5.17.9
24.5.17.10
24.5.18* Textual and Graphical Visible Appliances.
A.24.5.18
24.5.18.1
24.5.18.2*
A.24.5.18.2
24.5.18.3
24.5.18.4
24.5.18.5
24.5.18.6
24.5.18.7
24.5.18.8
24.5.18.9
24.5.19 Tactile Notification Appliances.
24.5.20* Video Alerting.
A.24.5.20
24.5.21 Supplemental Notification.
24.5.22 Interfaces.
24.5.22.1 Fire Alarm Control Interface (FACI).
24.5.22.1.1
24.5.22.1.2
24.5.22.1.3*
A.24.5.22.1.3
24.5.22.1.4
24.5.22.2 Interfaces to Emergency Control Functions.
24.5.22.2.1
24.5.22.3 Interfaces with Wide-Area Mass Notification Systems.
24.5.22.3.1*
A.24.5.22.3.1
24.5.22.3.2
24.5.23 Combination Emergency Communications Systems.
24.5.23.1*
A.24.5.23.1
24.5.23.2
24.5.24 Public Address (PA) Systems Used for Emergency Communications.
24.5.24.1
24.5.24.2
24.5.25 Public Address (PA) System Interface with Facility Fire Alarm System.
24.5.25.1
24.5.25.2
24.6* Wide-Area Mass Notification Systems.
A.24.6
24.6.1 Voice Messages.
24.6.1.1
24.6.1.2
24.6.1.3
24.6.2* Password Protection.
A.24.6.2
24.6.3* External Connections.
A.24.6.3
24.6.4 Emergency Command Center.
24.6.5* High Power Speaker Array (HPSA).
A.24.6.5
24.6.5.1
A.24.6.5.1(B)
24.6.5.2
24.6.5.3
24.6.5.4*
A.24.6.5.4
24.6.6 High Powe r Spe ake r Array En closure s.
24.6.6.1
24.6.6.2
24.6.7 High Power Speaker Array Mounting.
24.6.7.1
24.6.7.2*
A.24.6.7.2
24.6.7.3
24.6.8 High Power Speaker Array Noise Consideration.
24.6.9* High Power Speaker Array Structural Loads, Wind, and Seismic Design.
A.24.6.9
24.6.10 Textual Visible Appliances.
24.6.10.1
24.6.10.2
24.6.11 Interfaces with Wide-Area Mass Notification Systems.
24.6.11.1
24.6.11.2
24.6.12 Control Hierarchy.
24.6.13 Communications Links.
24.6.13.1
24.6.13.2
24.6.13.3
24.7* Distributed Recipient Mass Notification Systems (DRMNS).
A.24.7
24.7.1* Overview.
A.24.7.1
24.7.2* Targeted Recipients.
A.24.7.2
24.7.3* Network Security Compliance.
A.24.7.3
24.7.4 Network Architecture.
24.7.5* Delivery Methods.
A.24.7.5
24.7.6* Backup Distributed Recipient Mass Notification Systems.
A.24.7.6
24.8* Two-Way, In-Building Wired Emergency Services Communications Systems.
A.24.8
24.8.1
24.8.2
24.8.3
24.8.4
24.8.5
24.8.6*
A.24.8.6
24.8.7
24.8.8
24.8.9
24.8.10
24.8.11
24.8.12
24.8.13
24.8.14
24.8.15
24.8.16
24.8.17
24.8.18
24.8.19*
A.24.8.19
24.9 Two-Way Radio Communications Enhancement Systems.
24.9.1 General.
24.9.1.1 Non-Interference.
24.9.1.2 Approval and Permit.
24.9.2 Installation and Design.
24.10* Area of Refuge (Area of Rescue Assistance) Emergency Communications Systems.
A.24.10
24.10.1*
A.24.10.1
24.10.2
24.10.3
24.10.4
24.10.5*
A.24.10.5
24.10.6
24.10.7
24.10.8
24.11 Elevator Emergency Communications Systems.
24.11.1
24.11.2
24.11.3
24.12* Stairway Communications Systems.
A.24.12
24.12.1
24.12.2
24.12.3
24.12.4
24.12.5*
A.24.12.5
24.12.6*
A.24.12.6
24.12.7
24.12.8
24.12.9
24.13* Information, Command, and Control.
A.24.13
24.13.1* Emergency Command Center for Emergency Communications Systems.
A.24.13.1
24.13.1.1*
A.24.13.1.1
24.13.1.2
24.13.1.3
24.13.1.4*
A.24.13.1.4
24.13.1.5*
A.24.13.1.5
24.13.1.6
24.13.1.7
24.13.2 Eme rgency Commun ication s Con trol Un it (ECCU).
24.13.2.1
24.13.2.2
24.13.2.3
24.13.2.4
24.13.2.5
24.13.2.6
24.13.3* Signals.
A.24.13.3
24.13.4 Power Supplies.
24.13.4.1
24.13.4.2
24.13.5 Transmission.
24.13.6* Other Systems.
A.24.13.6
24.13.7 Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance.
24.14* Performance-Based Design of Mass Notification Systems.
A.24.14
24.14.1 Goals and Objectives.
24.14.2* Qualifications.
A.24.14.2
24.14.3 Independent Revie w.
24.14.4 Final Determination.
24.14.5 Maintenance of Design Features.
24.14.6 Performance Criteria.
24.14.6.1 General.
24.14.6.2 Performance Criterion.
24.14.6.3* Design Team.
A.24.14.6.3
24.14.6.4 Risk Analysis.
24.14.6.5 Operational Status and System Effectiveness.
24.14.6.5.1
24.14.6.5.2 Emergency Response Personnel.
24.14.6.6* Design Brief.
A.24.14.6.6
24.14.6.6.1
24.14.6.6.2
24.15 Documentation for Emergency Communications Systems.
24.15.1 New Systems.
Reserved Chapter (Chapter 25)
Chapter 26 Supervising Station Alarm Systems
26.1* Application.
A.26.1
26.1.1*
A.26.1.1
26.1.2
26.1.3
26.2 General.
26.2.1 Alarm Signal Disposition.
26.2.1.1
26.2.1.2*
A.26.2.1.2
26.2.1.3
26.2.1.4
26.2.2* Alarm Signal Verification.
A.26.2.2
26.2.2.1
A.26.2.2.1(1)
A.26.2.2.1(4)
A.26.2.2.1(6)
A.26.2.2.1(7)
A.26.2.2.1(8)
26.2.3 Alarm Signal Content.
26.2.4 Restoral Signals.
26.2.4.2*
A.26.2.4.2
26.2.5 Multiple Buildings.
26.2.6* Change of Service.
A.26.2.6
26.2.6.1*
A.26.2.6.1
26.2.6.2
26.2.6.3
26.2.6.4
26.2.7 Supervising Station Signal Processing Equipment.
26.2.8 Qualification of Supervising Station Operators.
26.3 Central Station Service Alarm Systems.
26.3.1 System Scope.
26.3.2* Service Scope.
A.26.3.2
26.3.3 Contract Requirements.
26.3.3.1
26.3.3.2
26.3.4* Indication of Central Station Service.
A.26.3.4
26.3.4.1
26.3.4.2
A.26.3.4.2(2)
26.3.4.3
26.3.4.4
26.3.4.5*
A.26.3.4.5
26.3.4.6*
A.26.3.4.6
26.3.4.7
26.3.4.8
26.3.5 Facilities.
26.3.5.1
26.3.5.2
26.3.5.2.1
26.3.5.2.2
26.3.5.2.3
26.3.5.2.4
26.3.5.2.5
26.3.5.2.6
26.3.5.2.7
26.3.5.2.8
26.3.6 Equipment.
26.3.6.1
26.3.6.2
26.3.6.3
26.3.6.4
26.3.6.5
26.3.6.6*
A.26.3.6.6
26.3.6.6.1
26.3.6.6.2
26.3.6.6.3
26.3.6.6.4
26.3.7 Personnel.
26.3.7.1
26.3.7.2
26.3.8 Disposition of Signals.
26.3.8.1 Alarm Signals.
26.3.8.1.1
A.26.3.8.1.1(1)
26.3.8.2 Guard’s Tour Supervisory Signal.
26.3.8.2.1
26.3.8.2.2
26.3.8.3* Supervisory Signals.
A.26.3.8.3
A.26.3.8.3(1)
26.3.8.4 Trouble Signals.
A.26.3.8.4(1)
26.3.8.5 Test Signals.
26.3.8.5.1
26.3.8.5.2
26.3.8.5.3*
A.26.3.8.5.3
26.3.8.5.4
26.3.8.5.5
26.3.8.5.6
26.3.9 Record Keeping and Reporting.
26.3.9.1
26.3.9.2
26.3.9.3
26.3.10 Testing and Maintenance.
26.4 Proprietary Supervising Station Alarm Systems.
26.4.1 Application.
26.4.2 General.
26.4.2.1
26.4.2.2
26.4.2.3
26.4.3 Facilities.
26.4.3.1*
A.26.4.3.1
26.4.3.2
26.4.3.3
26.4.3.4
26.4.3.4.1
26.4.3.4.2
26.4.3.4.3
26.4.3.5
26.4.4 Equipment.
26.4.4.1 Signal-Receiving Equipment.
26.4.4.1.1
26.4.4.1.2
26.4.4.1.3
26.4.4.1.4
26.4.4.2 Signal-Alerting Equipment.
26.4.4.2.1
26.4.4.2.1.1
26.4.4.2.1.2
26.4.4.2.1.3
26.4.4.2.1.4
26.4.4.2.2
26.4.4.2.2.1
26.4.4.2.2.2
26.4.4.2.2.3
26.4.4.2.2.4
26.4.4.3* Redisplay of Status.
A.26.4.4.3
26.4.4.3.1
26.4.4.3.2
26.4.4.4 Display Rate.
26.4.4.5 Trouble Signals.
26.4.4.5.1
26.4.4.5.2
26.4.5 Personnel.
26.4.5.1
26.4.5.2
26.4.5.3
26.4.5.4
26.4.5.5
26.4.6 Operations.
26.4.6.1 Communications and Transmission Channels.
26.4.6.1.1
26.4.6.1.2
26.4.6.2 Operator Controls.
26.4.6.2.1
26.4.6.2.2
26.4.6.3 Retransmission.
26.4.6.4* Retransmission Means.
A.26.4.6.4
26.4.6.5* Coded Retransmission.
A.26.4.6.5
26.4.6.6 Dispositions of Signals.
26.4.6.6.1 Alarms.
26.4.6.6.2 Guard’s Tour Supervisory Signal.
26.4.6.6.3 Supervisory Signals.
A.26.4.6.6.3(5)
26.4.6.6.4 Trouble Signals.
26.4.7 Record Keeping and Reporting.
26.4.7.1
26.4.7.2
26.4.7.3
26.4.8 Testing and Maintenance.
26.5 Remote Supervising Station Alarm Systems.
26.5.1 Application and General.
26.5.1.1
26.5.1.2
26.5.1.3
26.5.1.4
26.5.1.5
26.5.1.6
26.5.2 Indication of Remote Station Service.
A.26.5.2(1)
26.5.3* Facilities.
A.26.5.3
26.5.3.1
26.5.3.1.1
26.5.3.1.2
26.5.3.1.3
26.5.3.1.4*
A.26.5.3.1.4
26.5.3.2*
A.26.5.3.2
26.5.3.3
26.5.4 Equipment.
26.5.4.1
26.5.4.1.1
26.5.4.1.2
26.5.4.1.3
26.5.4.1.4
26.5.4.1.5
26.5.4.2
26.5.4.3
26.5.4.4
26.5.5 Personnel.
26.5.5.1
26.5.5.2
26.5.6 Disposition of Signals.
26.5.6.1
26.5.6.2
26.5.7 Operations.
26.5.8 Record Keeping and Reporting.
26.5.8.1
26.5.8.2
26.5.8.3
26.5.9 Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance.
26.5.9.1
26.5.9.2
26.6 Communications Methods for Supervising Station Alarm Systems.
26.6.1* Application.
A.26.6.1
26.6.1.1
26.6.1.2
26.6.2 General.
26.6.2.1 Master Control Unit.
26.6.2.2* Alternate Methods.
A.26.6.2.2
26.6.2.3* Equipment.
A.26.6.2.3
26.6.2.3.1
26.6.2.3.2
26.6.2.3.3
26.6.2.4 Communications Technologies.
26.6.3* Performance-Based Technologies.
A.26.6.3
26.6.3.1 Conformance.
26.6.3.2 Communications Integrity.
26.6.3.3 Single Communications Path.
26.6.3.4 Multiple Communications Paths.
26.6.3.5* Single Technology.
A.26.6.3.5
26.6.3.6 Spare System Unit Equipment.
26.6.3.7 Loading Capacity of System Unit.
26.6.3.7.1
26.6.3.7.2
26.6.3.8 End-to-End Communication Time for Alarm.
26.6.3.9 Unique Identifier.
26.6.3.10 Recording and Display Rate of Subsequent Alarms.
26.6.3.11 Signal Error Detection and Correction.
26.6.3.11.1
26.6.3.11.2
26.6.3.12* Sharing Communications Equipment On-Premises.
A.26.6.3.12
26.6.3.13* Secondary Power.
A.26.6.3.13
26.6.3.13.1 Premises Equipment.
26.6.3.13.2 Supervising Station.
26.6.3.14 Unique Flaws Not Covered by This Code.
26.6.4 Digital Alarm Communicator Systems.
26.6.4.1 Digital Alarm Communicator Transmitter (DACT).
26.6.4.1.1* Public Switched Telephone Network.
A.26.6.4.1.1
26.6.4.1.2 Signal Verification.
26.6.4.1.3* Requirements for DACTs.
A.26.6.4.1.3
A.26.6.4.1.3(C)
26.6.4.1.4 Transmission Channels.
A.26.6.4.1.4(B)(6)
26.6.4.1.5 DACT Transmission Means.
A.26.6.4.1.5(4)
A.26.6.4.1.5(7)
26.6.4.2 Digital Alarm Communicator Receiver (DACR).
26.6.4.2.1 Equipment.
26.6.4.2.2 Transmission Channels.
A.26.6.4.2.2(A)
A.26.6.4.2.2(C)
26.6.5 Radio Systems.
26.6.5.1 Two-Way Radio Frequency (RF) Multiplex Systems.
26.6.5.1.1 Maximum Operating Time.
26.6.5.1.2 Supervisory and Control Functions.
26.6.5.1.3 Transmission Channel.
26.6.5.1.4* Categories.
A.26.6.5.1.4
26.6.5.1.5 Loading Capacities.
26.6.5.1.6 Adverse Conditions.
26.6.5.2* One-Way Private Radio Alarm Systems.
A.26.6.5.2
26.6.5.2.1 Independent Receivers.
26.6.5.2.2* Maximum Operating Time.
A.26.6.5.2.2
26.6.5.2.3 Supervision.
26.6.5.2.4 Transmission Channels.
26.6.5.2.5 System Categories.
26.6.5.2.6 Loading Capacities.
26.6.5.2.7 Adverse Conditions.
26.6.6 Display and Recording Requirements for All Transmission Technologies.
26.6.6.1*
A.26.6.6.1
A.26.6.6.1(4)
26.6.6.2*
A.26.6.6.2
26.6.6.3*
A.26.6.6.3
26.6.7 Testing and Maintenance Requirements for All Transmission Technologies.
Chapter 27 Public Emergency Alarm Reporting Systems
27.1 Application.
27.1.1
27.1.2
27.1.3
27.1.4
27.1.5
27.1.6
27.1.7
27.1.8*
A.27.1.8
27.2 General Fundamentals.
27.2.1*
A.27.2.1
27.2.2
27.2.3*
A.27.2.3
27.2.3.1
27.2.4
27.3 Management and Maintenance.
27.3.1
27.3.2
27.3.3
27.3.4
27.3.5
27.3.6
27.3.6.1
27.3.6.2
27.3.7 Personnel Qualification.
27.4 Communications Methods.
27.4.1 Application.
27.4.1.1
27.4.1.2
27.4.2 Wired Network(s).
27.4.2.1
27.4.2.1.1
27.4.2.2
27.4.2.3
27.4.2.4
27.4.3 Wireless Network(s).
27.4.3.1
27.4.3.2
27.4.3.3*
A.27.4.3.3
27.4.3.4
27.4.3.5
27.4.3.6
27.4.3.7
27.4.3.8
27.5 Alarm Processing Equipment.
27.5.1 General.
27.5.2 Alarm Processing Equipment at Communications Center.
27.5.2.1 Type A and Type B Systems.
27.5.2.1.1
27.5.2.1.2
27.5.2.1.3
27.5.2.2 Visual Recording Devices.
27.5.2.2.1
27.5.2.2.2
27.5.2.2.3
27.5.2.2.3.1
27.5.2.2.3.2
27.5.2.2.4
27.5.2.2.5
27.5.2.2.6
27.5.2.2.7
27.5.2.3 System Integrity.
27.5.2.3.1
27.5.2.3.2
27.5.2.4 Trouble Signals.
27.5.2.4.1
27.5.2.4.2
27.5.2.4.3
27.5.2.4.4
27.5.2.4.5
27.5.2.5 Power Supply.
27.5.2.5.1
A.27.5.2.5.1(1)
A.27.5.2.5.1(2)
A.27.5.2.5.1(3)
27.5.2.5.2
27.5.2.5.3
27.5.2.5.4
27.5.2.5.5
27.5.2.5.6
27.5.2.5.6.1
27.5.2.5.6.2
27.5.2.5.7
27.5.2.5.8
27.5.2.6 Rectifiers, Converters, Inverters, and Motor Generators.
27.5.2.6.1
27.5.2.6.1.1
27.5.2.6.2
27.5.2.6.3
27.5.2.6.4
27.5.2.7 Engine-Driven Generators.
27.5.2.8 Float-Charged Batteries.
27.5.2.8.1
27.5.2.8.2
27.5.2.8.3
27.5.2.8.4
27.5.2.8.5
27.5.2.8.6
27.5.2.8.7
27.5.2.9 Equipment Fire Protection.
27.5.3* Remote Communications Center.
A.27.5.3
27.5.3.1
27.5.3.2
27.5.3.3
27.5.3.4
27.5.3.4.1
27.5.3.4.2
27.5.3.4.3
27.5.3.4.4
27.5.3.4.5
27.5.3.4.6
27.5.3.4.7
27.5.3.4.7.1
27.5.3.4.7.2
27.5.3.5
27.5.3.6
27.5.3.6.1
27.5.3.6.2
27.5.3.6.3
27.5.3.7
27.5.4 Wired Network Systems.
27.5.4.1 System Arrangement and Operation.
27.5.4.1.1
27.5.4.1.2
27.5.4.1.3
27.5.4.1.4
27.5.4.1.5
27.5.4.1.6
27.5.4.1.6.1
27.5.4.1.6.2
27.5.4.2 Constant-Current (100 milliampere) Systems.
27.5.4.2.1
27.5.4.2.2
27.5.4.2.3
27.5.4.2.4
27.5.4.2.5
27.5.4.2.6
27.5.4.3 Grounded Common-Current Systems.
27.5.4.3.1
27.5.4.3.2
27.5.4.4 Telephone (Series) Reporting Systems.
27.5.4.4.1
27.5.4.4.2
27.5.4.4.3
27.5.4.4.4
27.5.4.4.5
27.5.4.4.6
27.5.4.4.7
27.5.4.4.8
27.5.4.4.9
27.5.5 Wireless Network.
27.5.5.1 System Arrangement and Operation. 27.5.5.1.1
27.5.5.1.1.1*
A.27.5.5.1.1.1
27.5.5.1.1.2
27.5.5.1.1.3
27.5.5.1.1.4
27.5.5.1.1.5
27.5.5.1.1.6
27.5.5.1.2
27.5.5.1.2.1
27.5.5.1.2.2
27.5.5.1.3
27.5.5.1.4*
A.27.5.5.1.4
27.5.5.2 Power.
27.5.5.3 Monitoring for Integrity. 27.5.5.3.1
27.5.5.3.2
27.5.5.3.3*
A.27.5.5.3.3
27.5.5.3.4
27.5.5.3.5
27.5.5.3.6
27.5.5.3.7
27.5.5.3.7.1
27.5.5.3.7.2
27.5.5.3.8
27.5.5.4 Physical Protection of Transmission Line.
27.6 Alarm Boxes.
27.6.1* General.
A.27.6.1
27.6.1.1
27.6.1.2
27.6.1.3
27.6.1.4*
A.27.6.1.4
27.6.1.5
27.6.1.6
27.6.2* Publicly Accessible Alarm Boxes.
A.27.6.2
27.6.2.1 Fundamental Requirements.
27.6.2.1.1
27.6.2.1.2
27.6.2.1.3
27.6.2.1.4
27.6.2.1.5
27.6.2.1.6*
A.27.6.2.1.6
27.6.2.1.7
27.6.2.1.8
27.6.2.1.9
27.6.2.1.10*
A.27.6.2.1.10
27.6.2.1.11
27.6.2.1.11.1
27.6.2.1.11.2*
A.27.6.2.1.11.2
27.6.3 Auxiliary Alarm Box.
27.6.3.1 Fundamental Requirements.
27.6.3.1.1
27.6.3.1.2*
A.27.6.3.1.2
27.6.3.1.3*
A.27.6.3.1.3
27.6.3.1.4
27.6.3.1.5
27.6.3.1.6
27.6.3.2 Auxiliary Alarm Systems.
27.6.3.2.1 Application.
27.6.3.2.1.1
27.6.3.2.1.2
27.6.3.2.2 Types of Systems.
27.6.3.2.2.1
A.27.6.3.2.2.1(1)
A.27.6.3.2.2.1(2)
A.27.6.3.2.2.1(2)(g)
27.6.3.2.2.2
27.6.3.2.2.3
27.6.3.2.3 System Arrangement and Operation.
27.6.3.2.3.1
27.6.3.2.3.2
27.6.3.2.3.3
27.6.3.2.3.4
27.6.3.2.3.5
27.6.3.2.3.6
27.6.3.2.3.7
27.6.3.2.3.8
27.6.3.2.3.9
27.6.3.2.3.10
27.6.3.2.3.11
27.6.3.2.3.12
27.6.3.2.3.13
27.6.3.2.3.14
27.6.4 Master Alarm Boxes.
27.6.5 Wired Network Boxes.
27.6.5.1 Telephone Boxes.
27.6.5.1.1
27.6.5.1.2
27.6.6 Wireless Network Boxes.
27.6.6.1
27.6.6.2*
A.27.6.6.2
27.6.6.3
27.6.6.4
27.6.6.5
27.6.6.6
27.6.6.7*
A.27.6.6.7
27.6.6.8
27.6.6.9
27.6.6.10
27.6.6.10.1
27.6.6.10.2
27.6.6.10.3
27.6.6.10.4
27.6.6.10.5
27.6.6.10.6
27.6.6.11
27.6.6.11.1
27.6.6.11.2
27.6.6.11.3
27.6.6.11.4
27.6.6.11.5
27.6.6.12
27.6.6.13
27.6.6.13.1
27.6.6.13.2
27.6.6.13.3
27.7 Public Cable Plant.
27.7.1 Requirements for Metallic and Fiber-Optic Systems — Metallic and Fiber-Optic Interconnections.
27.7.1.1 Circuit Conductors and Fiber-Optic Strands.
27.7.1.1.1
27.7.1.1.2
27.7.1.1.3
27.7.1.1.4
27.7.1.2 Cables.
27.7.1.2.1
27.7.1.2.2
27.7.1.2.3
27.7.1.2.4
27.7.1.2.5
27.7.1.2.6
27.7.1.2.6.1
27.7.1.2.6.2
27.7.1.2.7
27.7.1.3 Underground Cables.
27.7.1.3.1
27.7.1.3.1.1
27.7.1.3.2
27.7.1.3.3
27.7.1.3.4
27.7.1.3.5
27.7.1.3.6
27.7.1.3.6.1
27.7.1.3.6.2
27.7.1.3.7
27.7.1.3.7.1
27.7.1.3.7.2
27.7.1.4 Aerial Construction.
27.7.1.4.1
27.7.1.4.1.1
27.7.1.4.1.2
27.7.1.4.2
27.7.1.4.3
27.7.1.4.4
27.7.1.5 Leads Down Poles.
27.7.1.5.1
27.7.1.5.2
27.7.1.6 Wiring Inside Buildings.
27.7.1.6.1
27.7.1.6.2*
A.27.7.1.6.2
27.7.1.6.3
27.7.1.6.4
27.7.1.6.4.1
27.7.1.6.4.2
27.7.1.6.5
27.7.1.6.6
27.7.1.6.7
27.7.2 Signal Transmission and Receiving Circuits.
27.7.2.1 General.
27.7.2.1.1
27.7.2.1.2
27.7.2.1.3
27.7.2.1.4
27.7.2.1.5
27.7.2.2 Interior Box Circuits.
27.7.2.2.1
27.7.2.2.2
27.7.3* Circuit Protection.
A.27.7.3
27.7.3.1
27.7.3.2
27.7.3.3
27.7.3.4
27.7.3.5
27.7.3.6
27.7.3.7
27.7.3.8
27.7.3.9
27.7.3.10
27.7.3.11
27.7.3.12
27.8 Emergency Communications Systems (ECS).
27.8.1*
A.27.8.1
27.8.2
27.8.3
27.8.4
27.8.5
27.8.6
Reserved Chapter (Chapter 28)
Chapter 29 Singleand Multiple-Station Alarms and Household Fire Alarm Systems
29.1 Application.
29.1.1*
A.29.1.1
29.1.2*
A.29.1.2
29.1.3
29.1.4*
A.29.1.4
29.1.5
29.2 * Purpose.
A.29.2
29.3 Basic Requirements.
29.3.1
29.3.2
29.3.3*
A.29.3.3
29.3.4
29.3.5*
A.29.3.5
29.3.5.1
29.3.5.2*
A.29.3.5.2
29.3.6
29.3.7*
A.29.3.7
29.3.8
29.3.8.1* Mild to Severe Hearing Loss.
A.29.3.8.1
A.29.3.8.1(2)
29.3.8.2* Moderately Severe to Profound Hearing Loss.
A.29.3.8.2
A.29.3.8.2(1)
29.3.9
29.4 Assumptions.
29.4.1* Occupants.
A.29.4.1
29.4.2* Escape Route.
A.29.4.2
29.4.2.1
29.4.2.2
29.4.2.3*
A.29.4.2.3
29.4.3* Equipment.
A.29.4.3
29.5 Detection and Notification.
29.5.1* Required Detection.
A.29.5.1
29.5.1.1*
A.29.5.1.1
A.29.5.1.1(1)
A.29.5.1.1(2)
A.29.5.1.1(5)
29.5.1.2
29.5.1.3
29.5.1.3.1*
A.29.5.1.3.1
29.5.1.3.2
29.5.2 Required Occupant Notification.
29.5.2.1
29.5.2.1.1* Smoke and Heat Alarms.
A.29.5.2.1.1
29.5.2.1.2 Household Fire Alarm System.
29.5.2.2*
A.29.5.2.2
29.6 Power Supplies.
29.6.1 Smoke and Heat Alarms.
29.6.2 Household Fire Alarm Systems.
29.6.3 AC Primary Power Source.
29.6.4 Secondary (Standby) Power Source.
29.6.5 Notification Appliance (with Smoke or Heat Alarm).
29.6.6 Primary Power Source (Nonrechargeable Battery).
29.6.7 Primary Power Source (Rechargeable Battery).
29.6.8 Secondary (Standby) Non-Battery Power Source.
29.7 Equipment Performance.
29.7.1 Self-Diagnostic.
29.7.2* Smoke Alarms, System Smoke Detectors, and Other Non-Heat Fire Detectors.
A.29.7.2
29.7.3 Resistance to Nuisance Source.
29.7.4* Heat Detectors and Heat Alarms.
A.29.7.4
29.7.4.1
29.7.4.2*
A.29.7.4.2
29.7.5 Operability.
29.7.6 System Control Equipment.
29.7.6.1
29.7.6.2*
A.29.7.6.2
29.7.6.3
29.7.6.4
29.7.6.5
29.7.6.6
29.7.6.7
29.7.6.8
29.7.6.9
29.7.7 Combination System.
29.7.7.1
29.7.7.2
29.7.7.3
29.7.7.4
29.7.7.5
29.7.7.6
29.7.7.7*
A.29.7.7.7
29.7.7.7.1
29.7.7.7.2
29.7.7.7.3
29.7.8 Wireless Devices.
29.7.8.1 Wireless Systems.
29.7.8.1.1
29.7.8.2 Nonsupervised Wireless Interconnected Alarms.
29.7.8.2.1*
A.29.7.8.2.1
29.7.8.2.2
29.7.8.2.3
29.7.8.2.4*
A.29.7.8.2.4
29.7.8.2.5
29.7.9 Supervising Stations.
29.7.9.1
29.7.9.1.1
29.7.9.1.2
29.7.9.1.3 Other Than DACT.
29.7.9.1.3.1
29.7.9.1.3.2
29.7.9.1.4
29.7.9.1.5
29.7.9.1.6
29.7.9.2*
A.29.7.9.2
29.7.9.3
29.7.9.4
29.8 Installation.
29.8.1 General.
29.8.1.1
29.8.1.2
29.8.1.3
29.8.1.4*
A.29.8.1.4
29.8.2 Interconnection of Multiple-Station Alarms.
29.8.2.1*
A.29.8.2.1
29.8.2.2
29.8.2.3
29.8.3* Smoke Alarms and Smoke Detectors.
A.29.8.3
29.8.3.1* Peaked Ceilings.
A.29.8.3.1
29.8.3.2* Sloped Ceilings.
A.29.8.3.2
29.8.3.3* Wall Mounting.
A.29.8.3.3
29.8.3.4 Specific Location Requirements.
A.29.8.3.4(3)
A.29.8.3.4(4)
A.29.8.3.4(6)
A.29.8.3.4(11)
29.8.4* Heat Detectors and Heat Alarms.
A.29.8.4
29.8.4.1*
A.29.8.4.1
29.8.4.2*
A.29.8.4.2
29.8.4.3*
A.29.8.4.3
29.8.4.4
29.8.4.5*
A.29.8.4.5
29.8.5 Wiring and Equipment.
29.9 Optional Functions.
29.10 Maintenance and Tests.
29.11 Markings and Instructions.
29.11.1 Alarms.
29.11.2 Fire Alarm Control Unit.
Annex B Engineering Guide for Automatic Fire Detector Spacing
B.1 Introduction.
B.1.1 Scope.
B.1.2 General.
B.1.2.1
B.1.2.2
B.1.2.3
B.1.2.4
B.1.2.5
B.1.2.6
B.1.2.7
B.1.3 Purpose.
B.1.3.1
B.1.3.2
B.1.3.3
B.2 Performance-Based Approach to Designing and Analyzing Fire Detection Systems.
B.2.1 Overview.
B.2.2 Phase 1 — Defining Goals and Objectives.
B.2.2.1 Define Scope of Project.
B.2.2.1.1
B.2.2.1.2
B.2.2.2 Identify Goals.
B.2.2.2.1
B.2.2.2.2
B.2.2.2.3
B.2.2.3 Identify Stakeholder’s Objectives.
B.2.2.3.1
B.2.2.3.2
B.2.2.3.3
B.2.2.3.4
B.2.2.4 Define Design Objectives.
B.2.2.4.1
B.2.2.4.2
B.2.2.5 Define Performance Criteria.
B.2.2.5.1
B.2.2.5.2
B.2.2.5.3
B.2.2.5.4
B.2.2.5.5
B.2.3 Phase II — System Design and Evaluation.
B.2.3.1 Develop Fire Scenarios.
B.2.3.1.1 General.
B.2.3.1.1.1
B.2.3.1.1.2
B.2.3.1.1.3
B.2.3.1.2 Building Characteristics.
B.2.3.1.3 Occupant Characteristics.
B.2.3.1.4 Fire Characteristics.
B.2.3.1.4.1
B.2.3.1.4.2
B.2.3.2 Develop Design Fires.
B.2.3.2.1 General.
B.2.3.2.1.1
B.2.3.2.1.2
B.2.3.2.1.3
B.2.3.2.2 Heat Release Rates.
B.2.3.2.2.1
B.2.3.2.2.2
B.2.3.2.3 Fire Growth Rate.
B.2.3.2.3.1
B.2.3.2.3.2
B.2.3.2.3.3
B.2.3.2.3.4
B.2.3.2.3.5
B.2.3.2.3.6
B.2.3.2.4 Flame Height.
B.2.3.2.4.1
B.2.3.2.4.2
B.2.3.2.5 Selection of Critical Fire Size.
B.2.3.2.5.1
B.2.3.2.5.2
B.2.3.2.5.3
B.2.3.2.5.4
B.2.3.2.5.5
B.2.3.2.5.6
B.2.3.2.5.7
B.2.3.2.5.8
B.2.3.2.6 Data Sources.
B.2.3.2.6.1
B.2.3.2.6.2
B.2.3.2.6.3
B.2.3.2.6.4
B.2.3.2.6.5
B.2.3.2.6.6
B.2.3.2.6.7
B.2.3.2.6.8
B.2.3.3 Develop and Evaluate Candidate Fire Detection Systems.
B.2.3.3.1
B.2.3.3.2
B.2.3.3.3
B.2.3.3.4
B.2.3.4 Select and Document Final Design.
B.2.3.4.1
B.2.3.4.2
B.2.3.5 Management.
B.3 Evaluation of Heat Detection System Performance.
B.3.1 General.
B.3.1.1
B.3.1.2
B.3.1.3
B.3.1.4
B.3.2 Considerations Regarding Input Data.
B.3.2.1 Required Data.
B.3.2.1.1 Design.
B.3.2.1.2 Analysis.
B.3.2.2 Ambient Temperature Considerations.
B.3.2.2.1
B.3.2.2.2
B.3.2.2.3
B.3.2.3 Ceiling Height Considerations.
B.3.2.3.1
B.3.2.3.2
B.3.2.3.3
B.3.2.3.4
B.3.2.3.5
B.3.2.3.6
B.3.2.4 Operating Temperature.
B.3.2.4.1
B.3.2.4.2
B.3.2.4.3
B.3.2.5 Time Constant and Response Time Index (RTI).
B.3.2.6 Fire Growth Rate.
B.3.2.6.1
B.3.2.6.2
B.3.2.6.3
B.3.2.7 Threshold Fire Size.
B.3.3 Heat Detector Spacing.
B.3.3.1 Fixed-Temperature Heat Detector Spacing.
B.3.3.1.1
B.3.3.1.2
B.3.3.2 Theoretical Background.
B.3.3.3 Heat Detector Correlations.
B.3.3.3.1
B.3.3.3.2
B.3.3.3.3
B.3.3.3.4
B.3.3.3.5
B.3.3.3.6
B.3.3.3.7
B.3.3.3.8
B.3.3.3.9
B.3.3.3.10
B.3.3.4 Temperature and Velocity Correlations.
B.3.3.4.1
B.3.3.4.2
B.3.3.4.3
B.3.3.4.4
B.3.3.5 Limitations.
B.3.3.5.1
B.3.3.5.2
B.3.3.6 Design Examples.
B.3.3.6.1 Define Project Scope.
B.3.3.6.2 Identify Goals.
B.3.3.6.3 Define Stakeholder’s Objective.
B.3.3.6.4 Define Design Objective.
B.3.3.6.5 Develop Performance Criteria.
B.3.3.6.6 Develop Fire Scenarios and the Design Fire.
B.3.3.6.6.1
B.3.3.6.6.2
B.3.3.6.6.3
B.3.3.7 Develop Candidate Designs.
B.3.3.7.1
B.3.3.7.2
B.3.3.8 Evaluate Candidate Designs.
B.3.3.8.1
B.3.3.8.2
B.3.3.8.3
B.3.3.8.3.1
B.3.3.8.3.2
B.3.3.8.3.3
B.3.3.8.3.4
B.3.3.8.3.5
B.3.3.8.4
B.3.3.8.5
B.3.3.9 Rate-of-Rise Heat Detector Spacing.
B.3.3.9.1
B.3.3.9.2
B.3.3.10 Rate Compensation–Type Heat Detectors.
B.4 Smoke Detector Spacing for Flaming Fires.
B.4.1 Introduction.
B.4.1.1
B.4.1.2
B.4.1.3
B.4.2 Response Characteristics of Smoke Detectors.
B.4.3 Smoke Characteristics.
B.4.3.1
B.4.3.2
B.4.4 Transport Considerations.
B.4.4.1
B.4.4.2
B.4.4.3
B.4.4.4
B.4.4.5
B.4.5 Smoke Dilution.
B.4.6 Stratification.
B.4.6.1
B.4.6.2
B.4.6.3
B.4.6.3.1 Step Function Temperature Gradient Spaces.
B.4.6.3.2 Linear Temperature Gradient Spaces.
B.4.6.3.2.1
B.4.6.3.2.2
B.4.6.3.2.3
B.4.6.3.2.4
B.4.7 Detector Characteristics.
B.4.7.1 General.
B.4.7.2 Resistance to Smoke Entry.
B.4.7.2.1
B.4.7.2.2
B.4.7.2.3
B.4.7.3 Critical Velocity.
B.4.7.4 Response to Smoke Color.
B.4.7.4.1
B.4.7.4.2
B.4.7.4.3
B.4.7.5 Optical Density and Temperature.
B.4.7.5.1
B.4.7.5.2
B.4.7.5.3
B.4.8 Methods for Estimating Smoke Detector Response.
B.4.8.1 General.
B.4.8.1.1 Method 1 — Optical Density Versus Temperature.
B.4.8.1.2
B.4.8.1.3
B.4.8.1.4
B.4.8.1.5
B.4.8.1.6
B.4.8.1.7
B.4.8.2 Method 2 — Mass Optical Density.
B.4.8.2.1
B.4.8.2.2
B.4.8.2.3
B.4.8.2.4
B.4.8.2.5
B.4.8.2.6
B.4.8.2.7
B.4.8.3 Critical Velocity Method.
B.4.9 Projected Beam Smoke Detection.
B.4.9.1
B.4.10 Effects of HVAC Systems.
B.4.10.1 Effects of HVAC Ceiling Supply Registers.
B.4.10.2 Effects of HVAC Returns.
B.5 Radiant Energy Detection.
B.5.1 General.
B.5.1.1 Electromagnetic Radiation.
B.5.1.2 Wavelength.
B.5.1.3 Photon Transfer.
B.5.1.4 Type of Detector.
B.5.1.4.1
B.5.1.4.2
B.5.1.4.3
B.5.1.5 Effects of Ambient.
B.5.1.5.1 Ambient Non-Fire Radiators.
B.5.1.5.2 Ambient Radiant Absorbance.
B.5.1.5.3 Contamination of Optical Surfaces.
B.5.1.5.4 Design Factors.
B.5.1.6 Detector Response Model.
B.5.2 Design of Flame Detection Systems.
B.5.2.1 Detector Sensitivity.
B.5.2.1.1
B.5.2.1.2
B.5.2.1.3
B.5.2.1.4
B.5.2.2 Design Fire.
B.5.2.2.1
B.5.2.2.2
B.5.2.3 Calculate Detector Sensitivity.
B.5.2.4 Calculate Detector Response to Design Fire.
B.5.2.5 Correction for Angular Displacement.
B.5.2.5.1
B.5.2.5.2
B.5.2.5.3
B.5.2.6 Corrections for Fuel.
B.5.2.6.1
B.5.2.6.2
B.5.2.7 Atmospheric Extinction Factors.
B.5.2.7.1
B.5.2.7.2
B.5.3 Design of Spark/Ember Detection Systems.
B.5.3.1 Design Fire.
B.5.3.1.1
B.5.3.1.2
B.5.3.1.3
B.5.3.2 Fire Environment.
B.5.3.3 Calculate Detector Response to Design Fire.
B.5.3.4 Correction for Angular Displacement.
B.5.3.4.1
B.5.3.4.2
B.5.3.4.3
B.5.3.5 Corrections for Fuel.
B.6 Computer Fire Models.
B.6.1 DETACT — T2.
B.6.2 DETACT — QS.
B.6.3 LAVENT.
B.6.4
B.6.5 References.
B.7 Nomenclature.
Annex C System Performance and Design Guide
C.1 Scope.
C.2 Building Scale.
C.2.1 Fire Service Response Location(s).
C.2.1.1 Location(s).
C.2.1.2 Quantity.
C.2.1.3 Functions.
C.2.1.3.1 Information.
C.2.1.3.2 Control.
C.2.2 System Operational Characteristics.
C.2.2.1 On-Premises Re sponse.
C.2.2.1.1 Investigation.
C.2.2.1.2 Communication.
C.2.2.1.3 Evacuation/Relocation.
C.2.2.1.4 Survivability.
C.2.2.1.5 Control.
C.2.2.1.6 Building Systems.
C.2.2.1.7 Fire Scene Operations.
C.2.2.2 External Response.
C.2.2.2.1 Resources Available.
C.2.2.2.2 Time Required.
C.2.2.2.3 Notification.
C.2.2.2.4 Evacuation/Relocation.
C.2.2.2.5 Knowledge of Premises.
C.2.2.2.6 Communications and Control.
C.3 Premises Mission/Use/Property Protection.
C.4 Protected Premises Signaling System Features.
C.4.1 Event Logs.
C.4.2 Network Configuration.
C.4.3 Peer to Peer Data Communication.
Annex D Speech Intelligibility
D.1 Introduction.
D.1.1
D.1.2
D.1.3
D.1.4
D.1.5
D.2 Fundamentals of Test Protocol.
D.2.1 Measurement Method.
D.2.1.1 STI/STIPA.
D.2.1.1.1
D.2.1.1.2
D.2.1.2 Other Methods.
D.2.2 References.
D.2.2.1
D.2.2.2
D.2.2.3
D.2.3 Terminology.
D.2.3.1 Acoustically Distinguishable Space (ADS).
D.2.3.1.1
D.2.3.1.2
D.2.3.1.3
D.2.3.1.4
D.2.3.1.5
D.2.3.1.6
D.2.3.1.7
D.2.3.1.8
D.2.3.1.9
D.2.3.1.10
D.2.3.2 Audibility Test.
D.2.3.3 Intelligibility Test.
D.2.3.4 Occupied Ambient Sound Pressure Level.
D.2.3.5 STI or STIPA Test Signal.
D.2.3.5.1
D.2.3.5.2
D.2.3.6 Talkbox.
D.2.3.7 Unoccupied Ambient Sound Pressure Level.
D.2.4 Acceptability Criteria.
D.2.4.1
D.2.4.2
D.2.4.3
D.2.4.4
D.2.4.5
D.2.4.6
D.2.4.7
D.2.4.8
D.2.4.9
D.2.4.10
D.2.4.11
D.2.4.12
D.2.5 Limitations of Test Method.
D.2.5.1
D.2.5.2
D.2.5.3
D.2.5.4
D.2.5.5
D.2.5.6
D.2.5.7
D.2.6 General Requirements.
D.2.6.1
D.2.6.2
D.2.6.3
D.2.6.4
D.2.6.5
D.2.6.6 Test Participants.
D.3 Pre-Planning.
D.3.1 Facility Occupancy and Use.
D.3.1.1 Occupancy/Use Types.
D.3.1.2 Normal Operational Time Periods.
D.3.1.3 Testing Before Building Furnishing Completion.
D.3.1.4 Facility Construction and Condition.
D.3.1.5 System Under Test Status.
D.3.1.6 System Under Test Power.
D.3.1.7 System Under Test Secondary Power.
D.3.2 Emergency Communication Equipment.
D.3.2.1
D.3.2.2
D.3.2.3 Emergency Communications System Control Panel.
D.3.2.4 Test Set-up.
D.3.2.5 System Under Test Calibration.
D.3.2.5.1 Alternate Calibration Procedure.
D.3.2.5.1.1
D.3.2.5.1.2
D.3.2.5.1.3
D.3.2.5.1.4
D.3.2.5.1.5
D.3.2.5.1.6
D.3.2.5.1.7
D.3.2.5.1.8
D.3.3 Plans and Specifications.
D.3.3.1
D.3.3.2
D.3.3.3
D.3.3.4
D.3.3.5
D.3.3.6
D.3.3.7
D.3.4 Calculating Percentage of Articulation Loss of Consonants (%ALCONS).
D.3.5 Assignment of Acoustically Distinguishable Spaces.
D.3.5.1
D.3.5.2
D.3.5.3
D.3.5.4
D.3.5.5
D.3.5.6
D.3.6 Spaces Not Requiring Testing.
D.3.6.1
D.3.6.2
D.3.6.2.1
D.3.6.2.2
D.3.6.2.3
D.3.6.3
D.3.6.4
D.3.6.5
D.3.6.6
D.3.6.7
D.3.7 Measurement Points Within ADS.
D.3.7.1
D.3.7.2
D.3.7.3
D.3.7.4
D.3.7.5
D.3.7.6
D.3.7.7
D.3.8 Test Method — Occupied versus Unoccupied.
D.3.8.1
D.3.8.2
D.3.8.3
D.4 Test Equipment Calibration for Testing Using STIPA Test Signal.
D.4.1 General.
D.4.1.1
D.4.1.2
D.4.1.3
D.4.1.4
D.4.2 Calibration Procedure.
D.4.2.1
D.4.2.2
D.4.2.3
D.4.2.4
D.4.2.5
D.4.2.6
D.4.2.7
D.4.2.8
D.4.2.9
D.5 Talkbox Set-up.
D.5.1 Input Test Signal.
D.5.1.1
D.5.1.2
D.5.1.3
D.5.1.4 Direct Input Injection Method for Test Signals.
D.5.1.4.1
D.5.1.4.2
D.5.1.4.3
D.5.1.4.4
D.5.1.5 Microphone Input Method for Test Signals.
D.5.1.5.1
D.5.1.5.2
D.5.2 Calibrating the Input Test Signal for Microphone Input Method.
D.5.2.1
D.5.2.2
D.5.2.3 General.
D.5.2.3.1
D.5.2.3.2
D.5.2.3.3
D.5.2.3.4
D.5.2.3.5
D.5.2.3.6
D.5.2.4 Method 1 — Matching Recorded Message Level.
D.5.2.4.1
D.5.2.4.2
D.5.2.4.3
D.5.2.4.4
D.5.2.4.5
D.5.2.4.6
D.5.2.4.7
D.5.2.4.8
D.5.2.4.9
D.5.2.4.10
D.5.2.4.11
D.5.2.4.12
D.5.2.4.13
D.5.2.4.14
D.5.2.5 Method 2 — Matching Speech Level.
D.5.2.5.1
D.5.2.5.2
D.5.2.5.3
D.5.2.5.4
D.5.2.5.5
D.5.2.5.6
D.5.2.5.7
D.5.2.5.8
D.5.2.5.9
D.6 STI/STIPA Test Procedure.
D.6.1 General.
D.6.2 Power.
D.6.3 System Operation.
D.6.4 Occupied Testing.
D.6.4.1
D.6.4.2
D.6.4.3
D.6.4.4
D.6.5 Unoccupied Testing.
D.6.5.1 General.
D.6.5.2 Number of Tests.
D.6.5.3 Occupied Ambient Sound Pressure Level Measurement.
D.6.5.3.1
D.6.5.3.2
D.6.5.3.3
D.6.5.4 Unoccupied Ambient Sound Pressure Level Measurement.
D.6.5.4.1
D.6.5.4.2
D.6.5.4.3
D.6.5.5 Unoccupied STI Measurement.
D.6.5.5.1
D.6.5.5.2
D.6.5.5.3
D.6.5.5.4
D.6.5.6 Post Processing.
D.6.5.6.1
D.6.5.6.2
D.6.5.6.3
D.6.5.6.4
D.7 Post Test Procedures.
D.7.1 Test Closure.
D.7.2 Results.
D.7.2.1
D.7.2.2
D.7.2.3
D.7.3 Documentation.
D.7.3.1
D.7.3.2
D.7.3.3
Annex E Sample Ordinance Adopting
E.1
Annex F Wiring Diagrams and Guide for Testing Fire Alarm Circuits
F.1
F.2 Wiring Diagrams and Testing.
F.2.1 Testing Nonpowered, Hard-Wired Class A, B, or C Initiating Device Circuits.
F.2.1.1 Hard-Wired Alarm Initiating or Supervisory Initiating Devices.
F.2.2 Nonpowered Class A Circuits.
F.2.3 Circuit-Powered (Two-Wire) Smoke Detectors for Class A or B Initiating Device Circuits.
F.2.4 Circuit-Powered (Two-Wire) Smoke Detectors for Class A Initiating Device Circuits.
F.2.5 Combination Alarm Initiating Device and Notification Appliance Circuits.
F.2.6 Combination Alarm Initiating Device and Notification Appliance Circuits Arranged for Operation with Single Open or Ground
F.2.7 Class A or B Circuits with Four-Wire Smoke Detectors and End-of-Line Power Supervision Relay.
F.2.8 Class B Initiating Device Circuits with Four-Wire Smoke Detectors That Include Integral Individual Supervision Relays.
F.2.9 Alarm Notification Appliances Connected Class B (Two-Wire) Circuits.
F.2.10 Alarm Notification Appliances Connected to Class A (Four-Wire) Circuits.
F.2.11 System with Supervised Audible Notification Appliance Circuit and Unsupervised Visible Notification Appliance Circuit.
F.2.12 System with Supervised Audible and Visible Notification Appliance Circuits.
F.2.13 Series Notification Appliance Circuit That No Longer Meets Requirements of NFPA 72.
F.2.14 Supervised Series Supervisory Initiating Circuit with Sprinkler Supervisory Valve Switches Connected That No Longer Meets the Requirements of NFPA 72.
F.2.15 Initiating Device Circuit with Parallel Waterflow Alarm Switches and Series Supervisory Valve Switch That No Longer Meets Requirements of NFPA 72.
F.2.16 System Connected to Municipal Fire Alarm Master Box Circuit.
F.2.17 Auxiliary Circuit Connected to Municipal Fire Alarm Master Box.
F.3 Circuit Classes.
F.3.1 Style 0.5.
F.3.2 Style 0.5(a) (Class B) Series That No Longer Meets Requirements of
NFPA 72.
F.3.3 Style 0.5(b) Shunt That No Longer Meets Requirements of NFPA 72.
F.3.4 Style 0.5(c) Positive Supervised Successive That No Longer Meets Requirements of NFPA 72.
F.3.5 Style 1.0 That No Longer Meets Requirements of NFPA 72.
F.3.6 Typical McCulloh Loop.
F.3.6.1
F.3.6.2
F.3.6.3
F.3.7 Class B (Formerly Style 3.0).
F.3.8 Style 3.5 That No Longer Meets Requirements of NFPA 72.
F.3.9 Class B (Formerly Style 4.0).
F.3.10 Style 4.5 That No Longer Meets Requirements of NFPA 72.
F.3.11 Class A (Formerly Style 5.0).
F.3.11.1 Ground Test on Class A (Formerly Style 5.0) Circuit.
F.3.12 Class A (Formerly Style 6.0).
F.3.13 Class A with Circuit Isolators.
F.3.14 Class X (Formerly Style 7.0).
F.4 Batteries.
Annex G Guidelines for Emergency Communication Strategies for Buildings and Campuses
G.1
G.2 Guidance on Emergency Communication Strategies.
G.2.1 Alerts.
G.2.2 Warnings.
G.2.2.1 The Message.
G.3 Emergency Message Templates.
G.3.1 Scenario 1 — Fire in a building, partial evacuation strategy, buildingwide public address announcements.
G.3.1.1 Message Templates for Scenario 1:
G.3.2 Scenario 2 — Fire in a building, full evacuation strategy, building-wide public address announcement, and cell phone text
G.3.2.1 Message Templates for Scenario 2:
G.3.3 Scenario 3 — Tornado imminent on a college campus, campus-wide audible messaging system, and Twitter message.
G.3.3.1 Message Templates for Scenario 3:
G.3.4 Scenario 4 — Chemical spill in a building, building-wide public address announcements, and building-wide email messages.
G.3.4.1
G.3.5 Scenario 5 — Violent event in an airport, airport-wide visual messaging screens, and cell phone text message.
G.3.5.1 Message Templates for Scenario 5:
G.4 Future Direction.
G.5 References.
G.6 Footnotes.
Annex H Informational References
H.1 Referenced Publications.
H.1.1 NFPA Publications.
H.1.2 Other Publications.
H.1.2.1 ANSI Publications.
H.1.2.2 ASME Publications.
H.1.2.3 FEMA Publications.
H.1.2.4 FM Publications.
H.1.2.5 IEC Publications.
H.1.2.6 IES Publications.
H.1.2.7 ISO Publications.
H.1.2.8 NEMA Publications.
H.1.2.9 NIST Publications.
H.1.2.10 OASIS Publications.
H.1.2.11 SFPE Publications.
H.1.2.12 U.S. Government Publications.
H.1.2.13 References Associated with Annex A.
H.1.2.13.1 Reference to A.18.4.7.2.
H.1.2.13.2 References to A.24.3.1.
H.1.2.13.3 References to A.24.3.11.
H.1.2.13.4 References to A.24.4.8.
H.1.2.13.5 References to A.29.2.
H.1.2.13.6 References to A.29.3.7.
H.1.2.13.7 References to A.29.5.1.
H.1.2.13.8 References to A.29.5.2.1.1
H.1.2.14 References Associated with Annex B.
H.1.2.15 References Associated with Annex D.
H.2 Informational References.
H.2.1 UL Publications.
H.3 References for Extracts in Informational Sections.
Part Two Supplements
Supplement 1 Performance-Based Design and Fire Alarm Systems
Supplement 2 Voice Intelligibility for Emergency Voice/Alarm Communications Systems
Supplement 3 Class N Circuits — Using Networks for Fire Alarm and Mass Notification Systems
Supplement 4 Technical/Substantive Changes from the 2013 to 2016 Edition of NFPA 72