NFPA 72

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The NFPA 72 (National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code) is a standard published by the National Fire Protection Association every 3 years for installation of fire alarm systems and emergency communication systems in the United States.

Structure

NFPA 72: National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code®, 2025 Edition (Current)

About NFPA 72
Origin and Development
Committee Lists
Chapter 1 Administration
Chapter 2 Referenced Publications
Chapter 3 Definitions
Chapter 4 Reserved
Chapter 5 Reserved
Chapter 6 Reserved
Chapter 7 Documentation
Chapter 8 Reserved
Chapter 9 Reserved
Chapter 10 Fundamentals
Chapter 11 Cybersecurity
Chapter 12 Circuits and Pathways
Chapter 13 Reserved
Chapter 14 Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance
Chapter 15 Reserved
Chapter 16 Reserved
Chapter 17 Initiating Devices
Chapter 18 Notification Appliances
Chapter 19 Reserved
Chapter 20 Reserved
Chapter 21 Emergency Control Function Interfaces
Chapter 22 Reserved
Chapter 23 Protected Premises Alarm and Signaling Systems
Chapter 24 Emergency Communications Systems (ECSs)
Chapter 25 Reserved
Chapter 26 Supervising Station Alarm Systems
Chapter 27 Public Emergency Alarm Reporting Systems
Chapter 28 Reserved
Chapter 29 Single- and Multiple-Station Alarms and Household Signaling Systems
Annex A Explanatory Material
Annex B Engineering Guide for Automatic Fire Detector Spacing
Annex C System Performance and Design Guide
Annex D Speech Intelligibility
Annex E Sample Ordinance Adopting NFPA 72
Annex F Wiring Diagrams and Guide for Testing Fire Alarm Circuits
Annex G Guidelines for Emergency Communication Strategies for Buildings and Campuses
Annex H Carbon Monoxide
Annex I Color-Coded Tagging Program
Annex J Informational References

The NFPA 72 2022 (Previous) is sectioned as follows:

Chapter 1 Administration
Chapter 2 Referenced Publications
Chapter 3 Definitions
Chapter 4 Reserved
Chapter 5 Reserved
Chapter 6 Reserved
Chapter 7 Document
Chapter 8 Reserved
Chapter 9 Reserved
Chapter 10 Fundamentals
Chapter 11 Reserved
Chapter 12 Circuits and Pathways
Chapter 13 Reserved
Chapter 14 Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance
Chapter 15 Reserved
Chapter 16 Reserved
Chapter 17 Initiating Devices
Chapter 18 Notification Appliances
Chapter 19 Reserved
Chapter 20 Reserved
Chapter 21 Emergency Control Function Interfaces
Chapter 22 Reserved
Chapter 23 Protected Premises Alarm and Signaling Systems
Chapter 24 Emergency Communications Systems (ECS)
Chapter 25 Reserved
Chapter 26 Supervising Station Alarm Systems
Chapter 27 Public Emergency Alarm Reporting Systems
Chapter 28 Reserved
Chapter 29 Single- and Multiple-Station Alarms and Household Signaling Systems
Annex A Explanatory Material
Annex B Engineering Guide for Automatic Fire Detector Spacing
Annex C System Performance and Design Guide
Annex D Speech Intelligibility
Annex E Sample Ordinance Adopting NFPA 72
Annex F Wiring Diagrams and Guide for Testing Fire Alarm Circuits
Annex G Guidelines for Emergency Communication Strategies for Buildings and Campuses
Annex H Carbon Monoxide
Annex I Informational References
Index

A previous version of NFPA 72 (2016) was sectioned as follows:

References

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