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NFPA 1 2018

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NFPA 1: Fire Code

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Update now to the 2018 edition of NFPA 1, Fire Code based on the latest NFPA® codes and standards governing fire and life safety.

Adopted in jurisdictions throughout North America, NFPA 1, Fire Code presents a comprehensive, integrated approach to fire code regulation and hazard management. Fully updated for 2018, this edition features extracts from and references to more than 130 NFPA codes and standards. Staying up-to-code gives fire marshals, code officials, inspectors, facility owners and managers — and anyone who has responsibilities for life safety, building safety and hazardous materials — the latest fire protection requirements for fire alarm, sprinkler, building and process hazards as well as life safety issues.

Get extracts from widely used NFPA codes and standards including:

  • The 2018 editions of NFPA 101®: Life Safety Code®, NFPA 30, Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code, and NFPA 30A, Code for Motor Fuel Dispensing Facilities and Repair Garages
  • The 2017 editions of NFPA 58, Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code and NFPA 25, Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems
  • The 2016 editions of NFPA 13, Installation of Sprinkler Systems and NFPA 72®: National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code®

Changes in the 2018 edition of NFPA 1, Fire Code include two all-new chapters and updates including:

  • Revised requirements for the application of referenced publications
  • Newly added references for the professional qualifications for fire inspectors, plan examiners, and fire marshals
  • New minimum fire prevention inspection frequencies for existing occupancies
  • Updates to premises identification
  • New and updated marking and access criteria for photovoltaic systems
  • New provisions for rubberized asphalt melters
  • Listing requirements for electric gates used on fire department access roads
  • New provisions on the outside storage of biomass feedstock
  • New requirements for the outdoor storage of wood and wood composite pallets or listed pallets equivalent to wood
  • All-new Chapter 38 on marijuana growing, processing, or extraction facilities
  • Revised Chapter 40 to replace extracts from NFPA 654 with extracted provisions from NFPA 652
  • Completely reorganized aircraft fuel servicing provisions in accordance with NFPA 407
  • A new section on mobile and temporary cooking operations
  • Extensive revisions of Chapter 52 on energy storage systems
  • All-new Chapter 55 on cleaning and purging of flammable gas piping systems with reference to NFPA 56
  • New provisions for insulated liquid carbon dioxide systems extracted from NFPA 55
  • New Annex E on fire fighter breathing-air replenishment systems

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PDF Pages PDF Title
14 Chapter 1 Administration
1.1 Scope.
1.2 Purpose.
1.3 Application.
15 1.4 Equivalencies, Alternatives, and Modifications.
16 1.5 Units.
1.6 Enforcement.
1.7 Authority.
17 1.8 Duties and Powers of the Incident Commander.
18 1.9 Liability.
1.10 Fire Code Board of Appeals.
19 1.11 Records and Reports.
1.12 Permits and Approvals.
24 1.13 Certificates of Fitness.
26 1.14 Plan Review.
1.15 Technical Assistance.
1.16 Notice of Violations and Penalties.
27 1.17 Permit Fees.
Chapter 2 Referenced Publications
2.1 General.
2.2 NFPA Publications.
30 2.3 Other Publications.
34 2.4 References for Extracts in Mandatory Sections.
Chapter 3 Definitions
3.1 General.
3.2 NFPA Official Definitions.
35 3.3 General Definitions.
53 3.4 Special Performance-Based Definitions.
54 Chapter 4 General Requirements
4.1 Goals and Objectives.
55 4.2 Assumptions.
56 4.3 Compliance Options.
4.4 Fundamental Requirements.
4.5 General Requirements.
58 Chapter 5 Performance-Based Option
5.1 General.
59 5.2 Performance Criteria.
5.3 Retained Prescriptive Requirements.
60 5.4 Design Scenarios.
61 5.5 Evaluation of Proposed Designs.
62 5.6 Safety Factors.
5.7 Documentation Requirements.
Chapter 6 Classification of Occupancy
6.1 Classification of Occupancy.
67 Chapter 7 Reserved
Chapter 8 Reserved
Chapter 9 Reserved
Chapter 10 General Safety Requirements
10.1 Fundamental Requirements.
10.2 Owner/Occupant Responsibilities.
10.3 Occupancy.
68 10.4 Building Evacuation.
10.5 Fire Drills.
10.6 Reporting of Fires and Other Emergencies.
10.7 Tampering with Fire Safety Equipment.
10.8 Emergency Action Plans.
10.9 Smoking.
69 10.10 Open Flames, Candles, Open Fires, and Incinerators.
10.11 Fire Protection Markings.
71 10.12 Seasonal and Vacant Buildings and Premises.
10.13 Combustible Vegetation.
72 10.14 Special Outdoor Events, Carnivals, and Fairs.
75 10.15 Outside Storage.
10.16 Parade Floats.
10.17 Powered Industrial Trucks.
10.18 Storage of Combustible Materials.
76 10.19 Indoor Children’s Playground Structures.
Chapter 11 Building Services
11.1 Electrical Fire Safety.
77 11.2 Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning.
11.3 Elevators, Escalators, and Conveyors.
78 11.4 Utilities.
11.5 Heating Appliances.
79 11.6 Waste Chutes, Incinerators, and Laundry Chutes.
80 11.7 Stationary Generators and Standby Power Systems.
11.8 Smoke Control.
11.9 Emergency Command Center.
81 11.10 Two-Way Radio Communication Enhancement Systems.
11.11 Medical Gas and Vacuum Systems.
11.12 Photovoltaic Systems.
83 Chapter 12 Features of Fire Protection
12.1 General.
12.2 Construction.
12.3 Fire-Resistive Materials and Construction.
12.4 Fire Doors and Other Opening Protectives.
86 12.5 Interior Finish.
90 12.6 Contents and Furnishings.
91 12.7 Fire Barriers.
96 12.8 Smoke Partitions.
97 12.9 Smoke Barriers.
99 Chapter 13 Fire Protection Systems
13.1 General.
13.2 Standpipe Systems.
100 13.3 Automatic Sprinklers.
115 13.4 Fire Pumps.
119 13.5 Water Supply.
120 13.6 Portable Fire Extinguishers.
133 13.7 Detection, Alarm, and Communications Systems.
190 13.8 Other Fire Protection Systems.
13.9 Non-Listed Fire Protection or Suppression Devices and Equipment.
Chapter 14 Means of Egress
14.1 Application.
14.2 Exit Access Corridors.
191 14.3 Exits.
192 14.4 Means of Egress Reliability.
14.5 Door Openings.
200 14.6 Enclosure and Protection of Stairs.
14.7 Exit Passageways.
201 14.8 Capacity of Means of Egress.
203 14.9 Number of Means of Egress.
204 14.10 Arrangement of Means of Egress.
206 14.11 Discharge from Exits.
207 14.12 Illumination of Means of Egress.
208 14.13 Emergency Lighting.
14.14 Marking of Means of Egress.
210 14.15 Secondary Means of Escape.
Chapter 15 Fire Department Service Delivery Concurrency Evaluation
15.1 Application.
211 15.2 Level of Service Objectives.
15.3 Evaluator Qualifications.
15.4 Fire Department Service Delivery Concurrency Evaluation Documentation.
15.5 Independent Review.
15.6 Approval.
Chapter 16 Safeguarding Construction, Alteration, and Demolition Operations
16.1 General Requirements.
16.2 Processes and Hazards.
212 16.3 Fire Protection.
214 16.4 Safeguarding Construction and Alteration Operations.
215 16.5 Fire Safety During Demolition.
16.6 Torch-Applied Roofing Systems.
16.7 Tar Kettles and Rubberized Asphalt Melters.
217 16.8 Asbestos Removal.
Chapter 17 Wildland Urban Interface
17.1 General.
219 17.2 Plans.
17.3 Wildland Fire–Prone Areas.
221 Chapter 18 Fire Department Access and Water Supply
18.1 General.
222 18.2 Fire Department Access.
223 18.3 Water Supplies.
18.4 Fire Flow Requirements for Buildings.
226 18.5 Fire Hydrants.
227 Chapter 19 Combustible Waste and Refuse
19.1 General.
19.2 Combustible Waste and Refuse.
Chapter 20 Occupancy Fire Safety
20.1 Assembly Occupancies.
233 20.2 Educational Occupancies.
234 20.3 Day-Care Occupancies.
236 20.4 Health Care Occupancies.
239 20.5 Residential Board and Care Occupancies.
241 20.6 Ambulatory Health Care Centers.
243 20.7 Detention and Correctional Occupancies.
244 20.8 Hotels and Dormitories.
245 20.9 Apartment Buildings.
20.10 Lodging or Rooming Houses.
246 20.11 One- and Two-Family Dwellings and Manufactured Housing.
20.12 Mercantile Occupancies.
20.13 Business Occupancies.
247 20.14 Industrial Occupancies.
20.15 Storage Occupancies.
248 20.16 Special Structures and High-Rise Buildings.
20.17 Historic Buildings and Cultural Resources.
Chapter 21 Airports and Heliports
21.1 Hangars.
249 21.2 Terminals.
250 21.3 Rooftop Heliport Construction and Protection.
253 Chapter 22 Automobile Wrecking Yards
22.1 General.
22.2 Permits.
22.3 Fire Department Access Roads.
22.4 Welding and Cutting.
22.5 Housekeeping.
22.6 Fire Extinguishers.
22.7 Tire Storage.
22.8 Burning Operations.
22.9 Motor Vehicle Fluids and Hazardous Materials.
Chapter 23 Cleanrooms
23.1 General.
23.2 Applicability.
23.3 Permits.
Chapter 24 Drycleaning
24.1 General.
254 24.2 Permits.
Chapter 25 Grandstands and Bleachers, Folding and Telescopic Seating, Tents, and Membrane Structures
25.1 General.
255 25.2 Tents.
256 25.3 Grandstands.
257 25.4 Folding and Telescopic Seating.
258 25.5 Permanent Membrane Structures.
259 25.6 Temporary Membrane Structures.
260 Chapter 26 Laboratories Using Chemicals
26.1 General.
261 26.2 Permits.
Chapter 27 Manufactured Home and Recreational Vehicle Sites
27.1 General.
27.2 Manufactured Home Sites.
27.3 Recreational Vehicle Parks and Campgrounds.
Chapter 28 Marinas, Boatyards, Marine Terminals, Piers, and Wharves
28.1 Marinas, Boatyards, and Other Recreational Marine Facilities.
264 28.2 Marine Terminals, Piers, and Wharves.
28.3 Construction, Conversion, Repair, and Lay-Up of Vessels.
265 Chapter 29 Parking Garages
29.1 General.
Chapter 30 Motor Fuel Dispensing Facilities and Repair Garages
30.1 Motor Fuel Dispensing Facilities.
266 30.2 Repair Garages.
267 30.3 Operational Requirements.
Chapter 31 Forest Products and Biomass Feedstocks
31.1 General.
31.2 Permits.
31.3 Protection of Storage of Forest Products.
272 Chapter 32 Motion Picture and Television Production Studio Soundstages and Approved Production Facilities
32.1 General.
32.2 Permits.
32.3 Housekeeping.
32.4 Soundstages and Approved Production Facilities.
274 32.5 Production Locations.
275 32.6 Operating Features.
Chapter 33 Outside Storage of Tires
33.1 General.
276 33.2 Individual Piles.
33.3 Emergency Response Plan.
33.4 Fire Control Measures.
33.5 Site Access.
33.6 Signs and Security.
33.7 Outdoor Storage of Altered Tire Material.
277 Chapter 34 General Storage
34.1 General.
34.2 Classification of Commodities.
279 34.3 Building Construction.
34.4 Storage Arrangement.
280 34.5 General Fire Protection.
34.6 Building Equipment, Maintenance, and Operations.
281 34.7 Protection of Rack Storage.
282 34.8 Protection of Rubber Tires.
34.9 Protection of Roll Paper.
34.10 Storage of Idle Pallets.
283 Chapter 35 Animal Housing Facilities
35.1 General.
35.2 Permits.
Chapter 36 Telecommunication Facilities and Information Technology Equipment
36.1 General.
284 Chapter 37 Fixed Guideway Transit and Passenger Rail Systems
37.1 General.
Chapter 38 Marijuana Growing, Processing, or Extraction Facilities
38.1 Application.
38.2 Permits.
38.3 Fire Protection Systems.
38.4 Means of Egress.
38.5 Growing or Production of Marijuana.
285 38.6 Processing or Extraction.
287 38.7 Transfilling.
Chapter 39 Reserved
Chapter 40 Dust Explosion and Fire Prevention
40.1 GeneralApplication.
40.2 Permits.
40.3 Retroactivity.
40.4 General.
40.5 Operating Procedures and Practices.
40.6 Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance.
40.7 Training and Hazard Awareness.
288 40.8 Contractors.
40.9 Emergency Planning and Response.
40.10 Incident Investigation.
40.11 Management of Change.
40.12 Documentation Retention.
40.13 Management Systems Review.
40.14 Employee Participation.
Chapter 41 Welding, Cutting, and Other Hot Work
41.1 General.
289 41.2 Responsibility for Hot Work.
290 41.3 Fire Prevention Precautions.
291 41.4 Sole Proprietors and Individual Operators.
41.5 Public Exhibitions and Demonstrations.
292 41.6 Arc Welding Equipment.
Chapter 42 Refueling
42.1 General.
42.2 Automotive Fuel Servicing.
42.3 Storage of Liquids.
296 42.4 Piping for Liquids.
297 42.5 Fuel Dispensing Systems.
299 42.6 Building Construction Requirements.
42.7 Operational Requirements.
301 42.8 Additional Requirements for CNG, LNG, Hydrogen, and LPGLP-Gas.
302 42.9 Marine Fueling.
305 42.10 Aircraft Fuel Servicing.
322 42.11 Alternate Fuels.
323 Chapter 43 Spraying, Dipping, and Coating Using Flammable or Combustible Materials
43.1 Application.
336 43.2 Automated Electrostatic Spray Equipment.
43.3 Handheld Electrostatic Spray Equipment.
43.4 Drying, Curing, or Fusion Processes.
337 43.5 Miscellaneous Spray Operations.
43.6 Powder Coating.
43.7 Organic Peroxides and Plural Component Coatings.
339 43.8 Styrene Cross-Linked Composites Manufacturing (Glass Fiber–Reinforced Plastics).
43.9 Dipping, Coating, and Printing Processes.
340 43.10 Training.
Chapter 44 Solvent Extraction
44.1 General.
44.2 Application.
44.3 Permits.
44.4 Special Requirements.
Chapter 45 Combustible Fibers
45.1 General.
45.2 Electrical Wiring.
45.3 No Smoking.
45.4 Vehicles and Material Handling Equipment.
341 45.5 Loose Storage of Combustible Fibers.
45.6 Baled Storage.
45.7 Storage of Hay, Straw, and Other Similar Agricultural Products.
45.8 Hazardous Materials.
342 Chapter 46 Reserved
Chapter 47 Reserved
Chapter 48 Reserved
Chapter 49 Reserved
Chapter 50 Commercial Cooking
50.1 Application.
50.2 General Requirements.
343 50.3 Protection of Coverings and Enclosure Materials.
50.4 Fire-Extinguishing Equipment.
345 50.5 Procedures for the Use, Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Equipment.
347 50.6 Minimum Safety Requirements for Cooking Equipment.
348 50.7 Mobile and Temporary Cooking Operations.
353 Chapter 51 Industrial Ovens and Furnaces
51.1 General.
51.2 Location.
51.3 Safety Controls.
Chapter 52 Energy Storage Systems
52.1 General.
52.2 Lead-Acid and Nickel-Cadmium Batteries.
354 52.3 Additional Battery Technologies.
359 Chapter 53 Mechanical Refrigeration
53.1 General.
53.2 Safety Features.
361 53.3 Operations, Maintenance, and TestingTesting, and Decommissioning.
362 Chapter 54 Ozone Gas–Generating Equipment
54.1 Scope.
54.2 Location.
54.3 Piping, Valves, and Fittings.
363 54.4 Automatic Shutdown.
54.5 Manual Shutdown.
Chapter 55 Cleaning and Purging of Flammable Gas Piping Systems
55.1 Application.
Chapter 56 Reserved
Chapter 57 Reserved
Chapter 58 Reserved
Chapter 59 Reserved
Chapter 60 Hazardous Materials
60.1 General Requirements.
364 60.2 Special Definitions.
60.3 Classification of Materials, Wastes, and Hazard of Contents.
365 60.4 Permissible Storage and Use Locations.
378 60.5 Fundamental Requirements.
385 60.6 Emergency Action Planning, Fire Risk Control and Chemical Hazard Requirements for Industrial Processes.
60.7 Performance Alternative.
Chapter 61 Aerosol Products
61.1 General Provisions.
386 61.2 Basic Requirements.
387 61.3 Storage in Warehouses and Storage Areas.
391 61.4 Mercantile Occupancies.
392 61.5 Operations and Maintenance.
393 Chapter 62 Reserved
Chapter 63 Compressed Gases and Cryogenic Fluids
63.1 General Provisions.
395 63.2 Building-Related Controls.
400 63.3 Compressed Gases.
414 63.4 Cryogenic Fluids.
422 63.5 Bulk Oxygen Systems.
63.6 Bulk GaseousGas Hydrogen Systems.
63.7 Bulk Liquefied Hydrogen Systems.
63.8 Gas Generation Systems.
423 63.9 Insulated Liquid Carbon Dioxide Systems.
425 63.10 Storage, Handling, and Use of Ethylene Oxide for Sterilization and Fumigation.
63.11 Liquid Oxygen in Home Care.
426 Chapter 64 Corrosive Solids and Liquids
64.1 General.
Chapter 65 Explosives, Fireworks, and Model Rocketry
65.1 General.
65.2 Display Fireworks.
65.3 Pyrotechnics Before a Proximate Audience.
65.4 Flame Effects Before an Audience.
65.5 Fireworks Manufacturing.
65.6 Model Rocketry.
65.7 Rocketry Manufacturing.
65.8 High Power Rocketry.
427 65.9 Explosives.
Chapter 66 Flammable and Combustible Liquids
66.1 General.
66.2 Reserved.
66.3 Definitions.
428 66.4 Definition and Classification of Liquids.
429 66.5 Reserved.
66.6 Fire and Explosion Prevention and Risk Control.
431 66.7 Electrical Systems.
432 66.8 Application of Area Classification.
66.9 Storage of Liquids in Containers — General Requirements.
441 66.10 Reserved.
66.11 Reserved.
66.12 Reserved.
66.13 Reserved.
66.14 Hazardous Materials Storage Lockers.
442 66.15 Outdoor Storage.
443 66.16 Automatic Fire Protection for Inside Liquid Storage Areas.
464 66.17 Processing Facilities.
469 66.18 Dispensing, Handling, Transfer, and Use of Liquids.
471 66.19 Specific Operations.
475 66.20 Reserved.
66.21 Storage of Liquids in Tanks — Requirements for All Storage Tanks.
482 66.22 Storage of Liquids in Tanks — Aboveground Storage Tanks.
490 66.23 Storage of Liquids in Tanks — Underground Tanks.
492 66.24 Storage Tank Buildings.
495 66.25 Storage Tank Vaults.
497 66.26 Reserved.
66.27 Piping Systems.
500 66.28 Bulk Loading and Unloading Facilities for Tank Cars and Tank Vehicles.
502 66.29 Wharves.
504 Chapter 67 Flammable Solids
67.1 General.
Chapter 68 Highly Toxic and Toxic Solids and Liquids
68.1 General.
Chapter 69 Liquefied Petroleum Gases and Liquefied Natural Gases
69.1 General Provisions.
505 69.2 LP-Gas Equipment and Appliances.
507 69.3 Installation of LP-Gas Systems.
520 69.4 LP-Gas Liquid Transfer.
522 69.5 Storage of Cylinders Awaiting Use, Resale, or Exchange.
525 69.6 Vehicular Transportation of LP-Gas.
527 69.7 LP-Gases at Utility Plants.
69.8 Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Facilities.
Chapter 70 Oxidizer Solids and Liquids
70.1 General.
Chapter 71 Pyrophoric Solids and Liquids
71.1 General.
Chapter 72 Unstable (Reactive) Solids and Liquids
72.1 General.
Chapter 73 Water-Reactive Solids and Liquids
73.1 General.
Chapter 74 Ammonium Nitrate
74.1 General.
Chapter 75 Organic Peroxide Solids and Liquids
75.1 General.
Annex A Explanatory Material
713 Annex B Hazardous Materials Classifications
734 Annex C Sample Ordinance Adopting the NFPA 1, Fire Code
Annex D Hazardous Materials Management Plans and Hazardous Materials Inventory Statements
744 Annex E Fire Fighter Safety Building Marking System
745 Annex F Fire Fighter Breathing-Air Replenishment Systems
Annex G Informational References
NFPA 1 2018
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