NFPA 72, National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code 2019 (NFPA 72: National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code Handbook)

Bookmarks Page 379 Page 4 National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code® Handbook How to Use the National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code Handbook, 2019 Edition Copyright Locations of Frequently Asked Questions in Handbook Commentary Contents Preface Acknowledgments About the Contributors About the Editors PDF Navigation Tips NFPA 72®, National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code®, 2019 edition, with Commentary CHAPTER 1: Administration 1.1 Scope. 1.1.1 1.1.2 1.1.3 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 1.3.5 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 ASME Publications. 2.3.3 LEEE Publications. 2.3.4 IMSA Publications. 2.3.5 ISO Publications. 2.3.6 Telcordia Publications. 2.3.7 TIA Publications. 2.3.8 UL Publications. 2.3.9 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. 3.3.11.1 Carbon Monoxide 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. A.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 (Sensor). 3.3.20* Ancillary Functions. A.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 System Supervisory 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* Battery. A.3.3.31 Battery. 3.3.31.1 Battery Capacity. 3.3.31.2 Battery Charger. 3.3.31.2.1 Float Charge. 3.3.31.2.2 Fully Charged. 3.3.31.2.3 State of Charge (SOC). 3.3.31.2.4 Trickle Charge. 3.3.31.3 Battery Load Test. 3.3.31.4 Battery Unit. 3.3.31.5 Rechargeable Battery. 3.3.32 Beam Construction. 3.3.33 Building Fire Alarm System. 3.3.34 Building System Information Unit (BSIU). 3.3.35 Carbon Monoxide Detection System. 3.3.35.1 Combination Carbon Monoxide Detection System. 3.3.35.2 Household Carbon Monoxide Detection System. 3.3.36 Carrier. 3.3.37 Carrier System. 3.3.38 Ceiling. 3.3.38.1 Level Ceilings. 3.3.38.2 Sloping Ceiling. 3.3.38.3* Sloping Peaked-Type Ceiling. A.3.3.38.3 Sloping Peaked-Type Ceiling. 3.3.38.4* Sloping Shed-Type Ceiling. A.3.3.38.4 Sloping Shed-Type Ceiling. 3.3.39 Ceiling Height. 3.3.40 Ceiling Surfaces. 3.3.40.1 Beam Construction. 3.3.40.2 Girder. 3.3.40.3* Smooth Ceiling. A.3.3.40.3 Smooth Ceiling. 3.3.40.4 Solid Joist Construction. 3.3.41 Cell. 3.3.41.1 Primary (Dry) Cell. 3.3.41.2 Starved Electrolyte Cell. 3.3.41.2.1 Absorbed Glass Mat (AGM) Cell. 3.3.41.2.2 Gelled Electrolyte Cell (Gel Cell). 3.3.41.3 Unit (Multi-Cell). 3.3.41.4* Valve-Regulated Lead-Acid (VRLA) Cell. A.3.3.41.4 Valve-Regulated Lead-Acid (VRLA) Cell. 3.3.42 Central Station. 3.3.43 Central Station Alarm System. 3.3.44 Central Station Service. 3.3.45 Central Station Service Alarm System. 3.3.46 Central Supervising Station. 3.3.47 Channel. 3.3.47.1 Communications Channel. 3.3.47.2* Radio Channel. A.3.3.47.2 Radio Channel. 3.3.47.3 Transmission Channel. 3.3.48 Circuit. 3.3.49 Circuit Interface. 3.3.50 Cloud Chamber Smoke Detection. 3.3.51* Coded. A.3.3.51 Coded. 3.3.52 Combination Detector. 3.3.53 Combination Emergency Communications Systems. 3.3.54 Combination Fire Alarm and Guard’s Tour Box. 3.3.55 Combination System. 3.3.56 Common Talk Mode. 3.3.57* Communications Center. A.3.3.57 Communications Center. 3.3.58 Communications Channel. 3.3.59 Communications Circuit. 3.3.60 Communications Cloud. 3.3.61* Condition. A.3.3.61 Condition. 3.3.61.1 Abnormal (Off-Normal) Condition. 3.3.61.1.1* Alarm Condition. A.3.3.61.1.1 Alarm Condition. 3.3.61.1.2* Pre-Alarm Condition. A.3.3.61.1.2 Pre-Alarm Condition. 3.3.61.1.3* Supervisory Condition. A.3.3.61.1.3 Supervisory Condition. 3.3.61.1.4* Trouble Condition. A.3.3.61.1.4 Trouble Condition. 3.3.61.2 Normal Condition. 3.3.62 Contiguous Property. 3.3.63 Control Unit. 3.3.63.1* Autonomous Control Unit (ACU). A.3.3.63.1 Autonomous Control Unit (ACU). 3.3.63.2 Emergency Communications Control Unit (ECCU). 3.3.63.3 Fire Alarm Control Unit (FACU). 3.3.63.4 Wireless Control Unit. 3.3.64 Day-Care Home. 3.3.65 Dedicated Function Fire Alarm Control Unit. 3.3.66 Dedicated Function Fire Alarm System. 3.3.67 Deficiency. 3.3.68 Delinquency Signal. 3.3.69* Design Professional. A.3.3.69 Design Professional. 3.3.70 Detector. 3.3.70.1 Air Sampling–Type Detector. 3.3.70.2 Automatic Fire Detector. 3.3.70.3 Automatic Fire Extinguishing or Suppression System Operation Detector. 3.3.70.4* Combination Detector. A.3.3.70.4 Combination Detector. 3.3.70.5 Electrical Conductivity Heat Detector. 3.3.70.6 Fire–Gas Detector. 3.3.70.7* Fixed-Temperature Detector. A.3.3.70.7 Fixed-Temperature Detector. 3.3.70.8* Flame Detector. A.3.3.70.8 Flame Detector. 3.3.70.9 Gas Detector. 3.3.70.10 Heat Detector. 3.3.70.11 Line-Type Detector. 3.3.70.12* Multi-Criteria Detector. A.3.3.70.12 Multi-Criteria Detector. 3.3.70.13* Multi-Sensor Detector. A.3.3.70.13 Multi-Sensor Detector. 3.3.70.14 other Fire Detectors. 3.3.70.15 Pneumatic Rate-Of-Rise Tubing Heat Detector. 3.3.70.16 Projected Beam–Type Detector. 3.3.70.17 Radiant Energy–Sensing Fire Detector. 3.3.70.18* Rate Compensation Detector. A.3.3.70.18 Rate Compensation Detector. 3.3.70.19* Rate-Of-Rise Detector. A.3.3.70.19 Rate-Of-Rise Detector. 3.3.70.20 Smoke Detector. 3.3.70.21 Spark/Ember Detector. 3.3.70.22 Spot-Type Detector. 3.3.71* Device (Class N). A.3.3.71 Device (Class N). 3.3.72 Digital Alarm Communicator Receiver (DACR). 3.3.73 Digital Alarm Communicator System (DACS). 3.3.74 Digital Alarm Communicator Transmitter (DACT). 3.3.75 Digital Alarm Radio Receiver (DARR). 3.3.76 Digital Alarm Radio System (DARS). 3.3.77 Digital Alarm Radio Transmitter (DART). 3.3.78 Display. 3.3.79 Distributed Recipient Mass Notification System (DRMNS). 3.3.80 Dormitory. 3.3.81* Double Doorway. A.3.3.81 Double Doorway. 3.3.82 Downlink. 3.3.83 Dwelling Unit. 3.3.83.1 Multiple Dwelling Unit. 3.3.83.2 Single Dwelling Unit. 3.3.84 Effective Masked Threshold. 3.3.85 Electrical Conductivity Heat Detector. 3.3.86 Electromechanical Releasing Device. 3.3.87* Ember. A.3.3.87 Ember. 3.3.88 Emergency Command Center. 3.3.89 Emergency Communications Control Unit (ECCU). 3.3.90 Emergency Communications System. 3.3.90.1 One-Way Emergency Communications System. 3.3.90.1.1 Distributed Recipient Mass Notification System (DRMNS). 3.3.90.1.2 In-Building Fire Emergency Voice/Alarm Communications System. 3.3.90.1.3 In-Building Mass Notification System. 3.3.90.1.4 Wide-Area Mass Notification System. 3.3.90.2 Two-Way Emergency Communications System. 3.3.91 Emergency Communications Systems — Combination. 3.3.92* Emergency Communications System — Emergency Command Center. A.3.3.92 Emergency Communications System — Emergency Command Center. 3.3.93* Emergency Control Function Interface Device. A.3.3.93 Emergency Control Function Interface Device. 3.3.94* Emergency Control Functions. A.3.3.94 Emergency Control Functions. 3.3.95* Emergency Response Agency (ERA). A.3.3.95 Emergency Response Agency (ERA). 3.3.96* Emergency Response Facility (ERF). A.3.3.96 Emergency Response Facility (ERF). 3.3.97 Emergency Response Plan. 3.3.98* Endpoint (Class N). A.3.3.98 Endpoint (Class N). 3.3.99* Energy Storage Systems (ESS). A.3.3.99 Energy Storage Systems. 3.3.99.1 Chemical Energy Storage System. 3.3.99.2 Electrochemical Energy Storage System. 3.3.99.3 Mechanical Energy Storage System. 3.3.99.4 Thermal Energy Storage System. 3.3.100* Evacuation. A.3.3.100 Evacuation. 3.3.101 Evacuation Signal. 3.3.102 Executive Software. 3.3.103 Exit Marking Audible Notification Appliance. 3.3.104 FACP. 3.3.105 False Alarm. 3.3.106 Field of View. 3.3.107 Fire Alarm Control Interface (FACI). 3.3.108* Fire Alarm Control Unit (FACU). A.3.3.108 Fire Alarm Control Unit (FACU). 3.3.108.1 Master Fire Alarm Control Unit. 3.3.108.2 Protected Premises (Local) Control Unit. 3.3.108.2.1* Dedicated Function Fire Alarm Control Unit. A.3.3.108.2.1 Dedicated Function Fire Alarm Control Unit. 3.3.108.2.2 Releasing Service Fire Alarm Control Unit. 3.3.109 Fire Alarm/Evacuation Signal Tone Generator. 3.3.110 Fire Alarm Signal. 3.3.111 Fire Alarm System. 3.3.111.1* Combination System. A.3.3.111.1 Combination System. 3.3.111.2 Household Fire Alarm System. 3.3.111.3 Municipal Fire Alarm System. 3.3.111.4* Protected Premises (Local) Fire Alarm System. A.3.3.111.4 Protected Premises (Local) Fire Alarm System. 3.3.111.4.1 Building Fire Alarm System. 3.3.111.4.2 Dedicated Function Fire Alarm System. 3.3.111.4.3 Releasing Fire Alarm System. 3.3.112* Fire Command Center. A.3.3.112 Fire Command Center. 3.3.113 Fire Extinguisher Electronic Monitoring Device. 3.3.114 Fire Warden. 3.3.115 Fire Warning Equipment. 3.3.116 Fire–Gas Detector. 3.3.117 Fixed-Temperature Detector. 3.3.118 Flame. 3.3.119 Flame Detector. 3.3.120 Flame Detector Sensitivity. 3.3.121 Frequency. 3.3.121.1 Weekly Frequency. 3.3.121.2 Monthly Frequency. 3.3.121.3 Quarterly Frequency. 3.3.121.4 Semiannual Frequency. 3.3.121.5 Annual Frequency. 3.3.122 Gateway. 3.3.123 Girder. 3.3.124 Guard’s Tour Reporting Station. 3.3.125 Guard’s Tour Supervisory Signal. 3.3.126 Guest Room. 3.3.127 Guest Suite. 3.3.128* Hearing Loss. A.3.3.128 Hearing Loss. 3.3.128.1 Profound Hearing Loss. 3.3.129 Heat Alarm. 3.3.129.1 Mechanically Powered, Single-Station Heat Alarm. 3.3.130 Heat Detector. 3.3.131 High Power Loudspeaker Array (HPLA). 3.3.132 High Volume Low Speed (HVLS) Fan. 3.3.133 Hotel. 3.3.134 Household Fire Alarm System. 3.3.135 Hunt Group. 3.3.136* Identified (as applied to equipment). A.3.3.136 Identified (as applied to equipment). 3.3.137* Immediately (as used in Chapter 26). A.3.3.137 Immediately (as used in Chapter 26). 3.3.138* Impairment. A.3.3.138 Impairment. 3.3.139* In Writing. A.3.3.139 In Writing. 3.3.140 In-Building Mass Notification System. 3.3.141 Initiating Device. 3.3.141.1 Analog Initiating Device (Sensor). 3.3.141.2 Automatic Extinguishing System Supervisory Device. 3.3.141.3 Nonrestorable Initiating Device. 3.3.141.4 Restorable Initiating Device. 3.3.141.5 Supervisory Signal Initiating Device. 3.3.142 Initiating Device Circuit. 3.3.143 Inspection Personnel. 3.3.144 Intelligibility. 3.3.145* Intelligible. A.3.3.145 Intelligible. 3.3.146 Interface. 3.3.146.1 Circuit Interface. 3.3.146.1.1* Emergency Control Function Interface. A.3.3.146.1.1 Emergency Control Function Interface. 3.3.146.1.2 Signaling Line Circuit Interface. 3.3.146.2* Fire Alarm Control Interface. A.3.3.146.2 Fire Alarm Control Interface. 3.3.147 Ionization Smoke Detection. 3.3.148 Leg Facility. 3.3.149 Level Ceilings. 3.3.150 Life Safety Network. 3.3.151 Line-Type Detector. 3.3.152 Living Area. 3.3.153 Loading Capacity. 3.3.154 Local Energy–Type Auxiliary Alarm System. 3.3.155* Local Operating Console (LOC). A.3.3.155 Local Operating Console (LOC). 3.3.156 Lodging or Rooming House. 3.3.157 Loss of Power. 3.3.158 Low-Power Radio Transmitter/Transceiver. 3.3.159 Maintenance. 3.3.160 Malicious Alarm. 3.3.161* Managed Facilities-Based Voice Network (MFVN). A.3.3.161 Managed Facilities-Based Voice Network (MFVN). 3.3.162 Manual Fire Alarm Box. 3.3.163* Manufacturer’s Published Instructions. A.3.3.163 Manufacturer’s Published Instructions. 3.3.164* Mass Notification Priority Mode. A.3.3.164 Mass Notification Priority Mode. 3.3.165* Mass Notification System. A.3.3.165 Mass Notification System. 3.3.166 Master Box. 3.3.167 Master Fire Alarm Control Unit. 3.3.168 Multi-Criteria Detector. 3.3.169 Multiple Dwelling Unit. 3.3.170 Multiple-Station Alarm. 3.3.171 Multiple-Station Alarm Device. 3.3.172 Multiplexing. 3.3.173 Multi-Sensor Detector. 3.3.174 Municipal Fire Alarm Box (Street Box). 3.3.175 Municipal Fire Alarm System. 3.3.176 Net-Centric Alerting System (NCAS). 3.3.177 Network. 3.3.177.1 Wired Network (Public Emergency Alarm Reporting Systems). 3.3.177.2 Wireless Network (Public Emergency Alarm Reporting Systems). 3.3.178 Network Architecture. 3.3.179 Noncontiguous Property. 3.3.180* Nonrequired. A.3.3.180 Nonrequired. 3.3.181 Nonrestorable Initiating Device. 3.3.182 Notification Appliance. 3.3.182.1 Audible Notification Appliance. 3.3.182.1.1 Exit Marking Audible Notification Appliance. 3.3.182.1.2* Textual Audible Notification Appliance. A.3.3.182.1.2 Textual Audible Notification Appliance. 3.3.182.2 Tactile Notification Appliance. 3.3.182.3 Visual Notification Appliance. 3.3.182.3.1* Textual Visual Notification Appliance. A.3.3.182.3.1 Textual Visual Notification Appliance. 3.3.183 Notification Appliance Circuit. 3.3.184 Notification Zone. 3.3.185 Nuisance Alarm. 3.3.186* Occupiable. A.3.3.186 Occupiable. 3.3.187 Occupiable Area. 3.3.188* Octave Band. A.3.3.188 Octave Band. 3.3.188.1 One-Third Octave Band. 3.3.189 Off-Hook. 3.3.190 One-Third Octave Band. 3.3.191 One-Way Emergency Communications System. 3.3.192 On-Hook. 3.3.193 Operating Mode. 3.3.193.1 Private Operating Mode. 3.3.193.2 Public Operating Mode. 3.3.194 other Fire Detectors. 3.3.195* Ownership. A.3.3.195 Ownership. 3.3.196 Paging System. 3.3.197 Path (Pathways). 3.3.198 Pathway Survivability. 3.3.199 Permanent Visual Record (Recording). 3.3.200 Personnel. 3.3.200.1 Inspection Personnel. 3.3.200.2 Service Personnel. 3.3.200.3 System Designer. 3.3.200.4 System Installer. 3.3.200.5 Testing Personnel. 3.3.201 Photoelectric Light Obscuration Smoke Detection. 3.3.202 Photoelectric Light-Scattering Smoke Detection. 3.3.203 Plant. 3.3.204 Pneumatic Rate-Of-Rise Tubing Heat Detector. 3.3.205 Positive Alarm Sequence. 3.3.206 Power Supply. 3.3.207 Primary Battery (Dry Cell). 3.3.208 Primary Trunk Facility. 3.3.209 Prime Contractor. 3.3.210 Private Operating Mode. 3.3.211 Profound Hearing Loss. 3.3.212 Projected Beam–Type Detector. 3.3.213 Property. 3.3.213.1 Contiguous Property. 3.3.213.2 Noncontiguous Property. 3.3.214 Proprietary Supervising Station. 3.3.215 Proprietary Supervising Station Alarm System. 3.3.216 Proprietary Supervising Station Service. 3.3.217 Protected Premises. 3.3.218 Protected Premises (Local) Control Unit. 3.3.219 Protected Premises (Local) Fire Alarm System. 3.3.220 Public Address System. 3.3.221 Public Emergency Alarm Reporting System. 3.3.221.1* Auxiliary Alarm System. A.3.3.221.1 Auxiliary Alarm System. 3.3.221.1.1 Local Energy–Type Auxiliary Alarm System. 3.3.221.1.2 Shunt-Type Auxiliary Alarm System. 3.3.221.2 Type A Public Emergency Alarm Reporting System. 3.3.221.3 Type B Public Emergency Alarm Reporting System. 3.3.222 Public Operating Mode. 3.3.223 Public Safety Agency. 3.3.224 Public Safety Radio Enhancement System. 3.3.225 Public Safety Radio System. 3.3.226 Public Switched Telephone Network. 3.3.227 Publicly Accessible Alarm Box. 3.3.228* Qualified. A.3.3.228 Qualified. 3.3.229 Radiant Energy–Sensing Fire Detector. 3.3.230 Radio Alarm Repeater Station Receiver (RARSR). 3.3.231 Radio Alarm Supervising Station Receiver (RASSR). 3.3.232 Radio Alarm System (RAS). 3.3.233 Radio Alarm Transmitter (RAT). 3.3.234 Radio Channel. 3.3.235* Radio Frequency. A.3.3.235 Radio Frequency. 3.3.236 Rate Compensation Detector. 3.3.237 Rate-Of-Rise Detector. 3.3.238 Record Drawings. 3.3.239 Record of Completion. 3.3.240 Releasing Fire Alarm System. 3.3.241 Releasing Service Fire Alarm Control Unit. 3.3.242 Relocation. 3.3.243 Remote Supervising Station. 3.3.244 Remote Supervising Station Alarm System. 3.3.245 Remote Supervising Station Service. 3.3.246 Repeater Station. 3.3.247 Reset. 3.3.248 Residential Board and Care Occupancy. 3.3.249 Residential Occupancy. 3.3.250* Response. A.3.3.250 Response. 3.3.250.1* Alarm Response. A.3.3.250.1 Alarm Response. 3.3.250.2* Pre-Alarm Response. A.3.3.250.2 Pre-Alarm Response. 3.3.250.3* Supervisory Response. A.3.3.250.3 Supervisory Response. 3.3.250.4* Trouble Response. A.3.3.250.4 Trouble Response. 3.3.251 Response Time Index (RTI). 3.3.252 Restorable Initiating Device. 3.3.253 Risk Analysis. 3.3.254 Runner. 3.3.255 Runner Service. 3.3.256 Secondary Trunk Facility. 3.3.257 Selective Talk Mode. 3.3.258* Separate Sleeping Area. A.3.3.258 Separate Sleeping Area. 3.3.259 Service Personnel. 3.3.260 Shapes of Ceilings. 3.3.261* Shop Drawings. A.3.3.261 Shop Drawings. 3.3.262 Shunt-Type Auxiliary Alarm System. 3.3.263* Signal. A.3.3.263 Signal. 3.3.263.1* Alarm Signal. A.3.3.263.1 Alarm Signal. 3.3.263.2 Carbon Monoxide Alarm Signal. 3.3.263.3 Delinquency Signal. 3.3.263.4 Evacuation Signal. 3.3.263.5* Fire Alarm Signal. A.3.3.263.5 Fire Alarm Signal. 3.3.263.6* Guard’s Tour Supervisory Signal. A.3.3.263.6 Guard’s Tour Supervisory Signal. 3.3.263.7* Pre-Alarm Signal. A.3.3.263.7 Pre-Alarm Signal. 3.3.263.8 Restoration Signal. 3.3.263.9* Supervisory Signal. A.3.3.263.9 Supervisory Signal. 3.3.263.10* Trouble Signal. A.3.3.263.10 Trouble Signal. 3.3.264 Signal Transmission Sequence. 3.3.265 Signaling Line Circuit. 3.3.266 Signaling Line Circuit Interface. 3.3.267 Signaling Zone. 3.3.268 Single Dwelling Unit. 3.3.269 Single-Station Alarm. 3.3.270 Single-Station Alarm Device. 3.3.271 Site-Specific Software. 3.3.272 Sloping Ceiling. 3.3.273 Sloping Peaked-Type Ceiling. 3.3.274 Sloping Shed-Type Ceiling. 3.3.275 Smoke Alarm. 3.3.276 Smoke Detection. 3.3.276.1 Cloud Chamber Smoke Detection. 3.3.276.2* Ionization Smoke Detection. A.3.3.276.2 Ionization Smoke Detection. 3.3.276.3* Photoelectric Light Obscuration Smoke Detection. A.3.3.276.3 Photoelectric Light Obscuration Smoke Detection. 3.3.276.4* Photoelectric Light-Scattering Smoke Detection. A.3.3.276.4 Photoelectric Light-Scattering Smoke Detection. 3.3.276.5* Video Image Smoke Detection (VISD). A.3.3.276.5 Video Image Smoke Detection (VISD). 3.3.277 Smoke Detector. 3.3.278 Smooth Ceiling. 3.3.279 Software. 3.3.279.1 Executive Software. 3.3.279.2 Site-Specific Software. 3.3.280 Solid Joist Construction. 3.3.281 Spacing. 3.3.282* Spark. A.3.3.282 Spark. 3.3.283 Spark/Ember Detector. 3.3.284 Spark/Ember Detector Sensitivity. 3.3.285 Spot-Type Detector. 3.3.286 Stakeholder. 3.3.287 Stratification. 3.3.288 Subscriber. 3.3.289 Subsidiary Station. 3.3.290 Supervising Station. 3.3.290.1 Central Supervising Station. 3.3.290.2 Proprietary Supervising Station. 3.3.290.3 Remote Supervising Station. 3.3.291 Supervising Station Alarm Systems. 3.3.291.1 Central Station Service Alarm System. 3.3.291.2 Proprietary Supervising Station Alarm System. 3.3.291.3 Remote Supervising Station Alarm System. 3.3.292 Supervising Station Service. 3.3.292.1 Central Station Service. 3.3.292.2 Proprietary Supervising Station Service. 3.3.292.3 Remote Supervising Station Service. 3.3.293 Supervisory Service. 3.3.294 Supervisory Signal. 3.3.295 Supervisory Signal Initiating Device. 3.3.296 Supplementary. 3.3.297 Switched Telephone Network. 3.3.297.1 Loop Start Telephone Circuit. 3.3.297.2 Public Switched Telephone Network. 3.3.298 System Operator. 3.3.299 System Unit. 3.3.300 Tactile Notification Appliance. 3.3.301 Talk Mode. 3.3.301.1 Common Talk Mode. 3.3.301.2 Selective Talk Mode. 3.3.302 Testing Personnel. 3.3.303 Textual Audible Notification Appliance. 3.3.304 Textual Visual Notification Appliance. 3.3.305 Transmission Channel. 3.3.306 Transmitter. 3.3.307 Transponder. 3.3.308 Trouble Signal. 3.3.309 Two-Way Emergency Communications System. 3.3.310 Type A Public Emergency Alarm Reporting System. 3.3.311 Type B Public Emergency Alarm Reporting System. 3.3.312 Unintentional Alarm. 3.3.313 Unknown Alarm. 3.3.314* Unwanted Alarm. A.3.3.314 Unwanted Alarm. 3.3.314.1 Malicious Alarm. 3.3.314.2* Nuisance Alarm. A.3.3.314.2 Nuisance Alarm. 3.3.314.3 Unintentional Alarm. 3.3.314.4 Unknown Alarm. 3.3.315 Uplink. 3.3.316* Video Image Flame Detection (VIFD). A.3.3.316 Video Image Flame Detection (VIFD). 3.3.317 Video Image Smoke Detection (VISD). 3.3.318 Visual Notification Appliance. 3.3.319 Voice Message Priority. 3.3.320 Wats (Wide Area Telephone Service). 3.3.321* Wavelength. A.3.3.321 Wavelength. 3.3.322 Wide-Area Mass Notification System. 3.3.323 Wide-Area Signaling. 3.3.324 Wireless Control Unit. 3.3.325* Wireless Mesh Network (WMN) (as used in Chapter 26). A.3.3.325 Wireless Mesh Network (WMN) (as used in Chapter 26). 3.3.326 Wireless Protection System. 3.3.327 Wireless Repeater. 3.3.328 Zone. 3.3.328.1 Notification Zone. 3.3.328.2* Signaling Zone. A.3.3.328.2 Signaling Zone. CHAPTER 4: Reserved Chapters CHAPTER 5: Reserved Chapters CHAPTER 6: Reserved Chapters 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(12) A.7.2.1 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 7.3.3.1 7.3.3.2 7.3.3.3 7.3.3.4 7.3.3.5 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 7.3.7.5 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.7.4.2 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) 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) CHAPTER 8: Reserved Chapters CHAPTER 9: Reserved Chapters 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* A.10.4.5 10.4.6 10.4.7 Initiating Devices. 10.4.7.1 10.4.7.2 10.4.7.3 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. (SIG-PRS) 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. A.10.6.1 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* Energy Storage Systems (ESS). A.10.6.4 10.6.4.1 10.6.4.2 10.6.4.3 10.6.4.4 10.6.5 Primary Power Supply. 10.6.5.1 Branch Circuit. 10.6.5.1.1 10.6.5.1.2* A.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 10.6.7.2.3* A.10.6.7.2.3 10.6.7.2.4 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. 10.6.11.7.1 10.6.11.7.2 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 10.10.9 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 Activation of Initiating Devices. 10.12.5.1 10.12.5.2 10.12.6 10.13 Carbon Monoxide (CO) Notification Appliance Deactivation. 10.14 Supervisory Signals. 10.14.1 Self-Restoring Supervisory Signal Indication. 10.14.2 Latching Supervisory Signal Indication. 10.14.2.1 10.14.2.2 10.14.3 Coded Supervisory Signal. 10.14.3.1 10.14.3.2 10.14.4 Combined Coded Alarm and Supervisory Signal Circuits. 10.14.5 Supervisory Notification Appliance Location. 10.14.6 Supervisory Signal Reactivation. 10.14.6.1 10.14.6.2 10.14.7 Supervisory Notification Appliance Deactivation. 10.14.7.1 10.14.7.2 10.14.7.3 10.14.7.4 10.14.7.5 10.15 Trouble Signals. 10.15.1 10.15.2 10.15.3 10.15.4 10.15.5 10.15.6 10.15.7 10.15.8 10.15.9* A.10.15.9 10.15.9.1 10.15.9.2 10.15.10 Trouble Notification Appliance Deactivation. 10.15.10.1 10.15.10.2 10.15.10.3 10.15.10.4 10.15.10.5 10.15.10.6 10.15.10.7* A.10.15.10.7 10.16 Emergency Control Function Status Indicators. 10.16.1 10.16.2* A.10.16.2 10.17 Notification Appliance Circuits and Control Circuits. 10.17.1 10.17.2* A.10.17.2 10.17.3 10.18 Annunciation and Annunciation Zoning. 10.18.1 Alarm Annunciation. 10.18.1.1 10.18.1.1.1 10.18.1.1.2 10.18.2 Supervisory and Trouble Annunciation. 10.18.2.1 10.18.2.1.1 10.18.2.1.2 10.18.3* Annunciator Access and Location. A.10.18.3 10.18.3.1 10.18.3.2 10.18.4 Alarm Annunciation Display. 10.18.4.1 10.18.4.2 10.18.5* Annunciation Zoning. A.10.18.5 10.18.5.1 10.18.5.2 10.18.5.3 10.19 Monitoring Integrity of In-Building Fire Emergency Vo