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Code Requirements for Commercial Fire Alarms

November 19, 2019|fsstechnologies

The International Code Council

  • Assembly: Groups A-1, A-2, A-3, A-4, and A-5
  • Business: Group B
  • Educational: Group E
  • Factory and industrial: Groups F-1 and F-2
  • High hazard: Groups H-1, H2, H3, H4, and H5
  • Institutional: Group I-1, I-2, I-3, and I-4
  • Mercantile: Group M
  • Residential: Groups R-1, R-2, R-3, and R-4
  • Storage: Groups S-1 and S-2
  • Utility and miscellaneous: Group U 
  • Automatic sprinkler systems
  • Alternative automatic fire-extinguishing systems
  • Standpipe systems
  • Portable fire extinguishers
  • Fire alarm and detection systems
  • Emergency alarm systems
  • Smoke control systems
  • Smoke and heat removal
  • Explosion control
  • Fire department connections
  • Fire pumps
  • Fire protection based on special detailed requirements of use and occupancy
  • Carbon monoxide detection
  • Gas detection systems
  • Mass notification systems 

These codes represent the minimum requirements for active fire protection equipmentSpeak with a Fire System Expert

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