NFPA 72


The NFPA 72 is a standard published by the National Fire Protection Association every 3 years for installations in the United States.

Purpose

The NFPA 72 "covers the application, installation, location, performance, inspection, testing, and maintenance of fire alarm systems, supervising station alarm systems, public emergency alarm reporting systems, fire warning equipment and emergency communications systems, and their components." Federal, state, and local municipalities across the United States have adopted the NFPA 72 as a standard in the enforcement of fire code regulation. Municipalities often adopt revisions of the code after years of review and amendments, making many local fire codes specific to their governing authorities.

Structure

The NFPA 72 2019 is sectioned as follows:
The previous version of NFPA 72 was sectioned as follows: