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NFPA Codes and

Standards

NFPA publishes standards for

the proper application, instal-

lation, and maintenance of automatic smoke detectors. The

principal codes and standards that should be reviewed

before specifying or installing automatic smoke detectors

are listed below:

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

Batterymarch Park, Quincy, Massachusetts 02269-9101

NFPA publishes codes and standards concerning all phas-

es of fire protection. Among those which directly concern

automatic smoke detectors are:

NFPA 70: National Electrical Code

NFPA 72: National Fire Alarm Code

NFPA 72 covers minimum performance, location, mount-

ing, testing, and maintenance requirements of automatic

fire detectors.

NFPA 90A: Standard for the Installation of Air

Conditioning and Ventilating Systems

NFPA 92A: Smoke Control Systems in Malls, Atria, and

Large Areas

NFPA 90A and 92A provide information for the use of

smoke detectors in ducts of HVAC systems and smoke con-

trol systems.

NFPA 101: Life Safety Code

NFPA 101 specifies the requirements for smoke detection in

both new and existing buildings depending on the type of

occupancy.

Building and Fire Codes

There are three independent regional organizations which

write model building and fire codes which become law

when adopted by local and state governments. These codes

specify smoke detector requirements based on building

type and occupancy. The organizations are:

Building Officials and Code Administrators (BOCA)

4051 West Flossmoor Road, Country Club Hills, Illinois

60478-5795

BOCA’s National Building Code is generally used through-

out the northeast and midwest regions of the United States.

International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO)

5360 Workman Mill Road, Whittier, California 90601-

2298

ICBO’s Uniform Building Code is generally used through-

out the West and Southwest regions of the United States.

Southern Building Code Congress International (SBCCI)

900 Montclair Road, Birmingham, Alabama 35213-1206

SBCCI’s Standard Building Code is generally used in the

South and Southeast regions of the United States.

International Code Council, Inc. (International Building

Code/International Fire Code)

5360 Workman Mill Road, Whittier, California 90601-

2298

The organizations listed above have formed an umbrella

organization known as the International Code Council

(ICC), for the purpose of combining the codes produced by

the above three organizations into a single set of model

building and fire codes. ICC’s International Building Code

and International Fire Code were first published in 2000

and have been adopted by some states.

Testing Laboratories

Testing laboratories test smoke detectors, control panels

and other components of fire alarm systems to verify con-

formance with NFPA requirements and their own stan-

dards. Equipment that passes their tests are identified by a

label and/or listing.

Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. (UL)

333 Pfingsten Road, Northbrook, Illinois 60062

1655 Scott Boulevard, Santa Clara, California 95050

1285 Walt Whitman Road, Melville, New York 11747

12 Laboratory Drive, P.O. Box 13995, Research Triangle

Park, North Carolina

UL publishes an annual directory listing fire protection

equipment which bear the UL label. Its standards which

apply to smoke detectors are:

UL 217: Single and Multiple Station Smoke Detectors

UL 268: Smoke Detectors for Fire Protection Signaling

Systems

UL 268A: Smoke Detectors for Duct Applications

UL 864: Standard for Control Units for Fire Protective

Signaling Systems

Factory Mutual Research (FM)

11 51 Boston-Providence Turnpike, P.O. Box 9102,

Norwood, Massachusetts 02062

FM publishes an annual report listing fire protection equip-

ment which bears its label.

APPLICATIONS GUIDE: SYSTEM SMOKE DETECTORS

The purpose of this guide is

to provide information con-

cerning the proper application of smoke detectors used in

conjunction with fire alarm systems. It outlines basic prin-

ciples that should be considered in the application of early

warning fire and smoke detection devices. Operating char-

acteristics of detectors and environmental factors, which

may aid, delay or prevent their operation, are presented.

Fire protection engineers, mechanical and electrical engi-

neers, fire service personnel, fire alarm designers and

Section 1

Standards That

Apply

Introduction

installers should find the contents both educational and

informative.

Though this information is based upon industry expertise

and many years of experience, it is intended to be used

only as a technical guide. The requirements of applicable

codes and standards, as well as directives of the Authorities

Having Jurisdiction (AHJ’s) should be followed. In partic-

ular, the most current version of NFPA 72 for installation

and testing of systems is a key element in the effectiveness

of smoke detection systems.

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