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NFPA 72: National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code, 2016 Edition

Richard J Roux; Christopher D Coache; National Fire Protection Association; American National Standards Institute

(NFPA) National Fire Protection Association

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

Delmar Cengage Learning

United States, United States of America

Aug 24, 2015

Aug 17, 2015

1, PS, 2015

US, 2015

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Source title: 2016 NFPA 72: National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code Handbook

Source title: NFPA 72: National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code, 2016 Edition

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
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