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1 Fire Alarm and Signaling Code Overview NFPA usa.siemens.com/infrastructure-cities

2 Siemens Building Technologies, Inc. is a Registered Provider with The American Institute of Architects Continuing Education Systems. Credit earned on completion of this program will be reported to CES Records for AIA members. Certificates of Completion for non-aia members are available on request. This program is registered with the AIA/CES for continuing professional education. As such, it does not include content that may be deemed or constructed to be an approval or endorsement by the AIA of any material of construction or any method or manner of handling, using, distributing, or dealing in any material or product. Questions related to specific materials, methods, and services will be addressed at the conclusion of this presentation. AIA/CES Page 2

3 Course Description NFPA Fire Alarm & Signaling Code Updates (FAS106) There was an extensive update of all sections of the NFPA 72 Fire Alarm and Signaling Code from 2007 to 2010 and we cover the various updates and changes. A highlight of the new format and the chapter 24 that is dedicated to emergency communication is covered in depth. From wiring classifications to intelligibility we dig into the details to keep you up to date on the changes that affect system design and application. Learning Objectives 1. Identify key code sections to consider for future designs. 2. How to plan for future and existing building life safety systems 3. Outline and survey existing infrastructure for proper communication 4. Understanding of how the new code is developed to be more than just fire alarm Page 3

4 Course Outline Please be sure to include SIEMENS in all of your future specifications for building solutions! This presentation will cover the following topics General Overview Fundamentals Initiating Devices Protected Premises Circuit & Pathways Notification Appliances Emergency Control Functions & Interfaces Supervisory Station Public Reporting Inspection, Testing & Maintenance Household Emergency Communication Systems (ECS) Details on ECS Review of MNS Challenges Page 4

5 Course Outline Please be sure to include SIEMENS in all of your future specifications for building solutions! This presentation will cover the following topics General Overview Fundamentals Initiating Devices Protected Premises Circuit & Pathways Notification Appliances Emergency Control Functions & Interfaces Supervisory Station Public Reporting Inspection, Testing & Maintenance Household Emergency Communication Systems (ECS) Details on ECS Review of MNS Challenges Page 5

6 The 2010 National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code has a New Name, and has more changes than any other edition in the history of NFPA 72 since 1990 Page 6

7 Why the Change in the Title of the Code NFPA 72 now includes many issues in addition to Fire Alarm Systems Combination Systems Video Imaging Detection Carbon Monoxide Detection Supervisory Service of Sprinkler Control Valves Water Level Supervisory Water Temperature Supervisory Room Temperature Supervisory Fire Extinguisher Monitoring Page 7

8 What is Changing in 2010 of 72? Page 8

9 Take FIRE out of 2010 of 72? FIRE Page 9

10 NFPA TCC Directive for 2010 NFPA TCC Directive for 2010 Remove the word "fire" wherever possible, or replace with "Emergency" Chapter 4 Fundamentals of Fire Alarm Systems Chapter 26 Supervising Station Fire Alarm Systems FIRE Page 10

11 NFPA 72, 2010 Chapter Re-Organization 2007 edition had 11 Chapters 2010 edition will have 29 Chapters Administrative Chapters Support Chapters System Chapters Usability Chapters Page 11

12 NFPA 72 Chapters Currently in 2007 Chapters 1 4 Administration, Definitions & Fundamentals Chapter 5 Initiating Devices Chapter 6 Protected Premises Fire Alarm Systems Chapter 7 Notification Appliances Chapter 8 Supervising Stations Chapter 9 Public Fire Alarm Reporting Systems Chapter 10 Inspection, Testing & Maintenance Chapter 11 Single & Multiple Station Alarms Household Systems Page 12

13 NFPA 72 National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code Administrative Chapters 1-9 Support Chapters System Chapters Usability Annexes A - I 1. Administration 2. Referenced Publications 3. Definitions 4. Reserved 5. Reserved 6. Reserved 7. Reserved 8. Reserved 9. Reserved 10. Fundamentals 11. Reserved 12. Circuits and Pathways 13. Reserved 14. Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance 15. Reserved 16. Reserved 17. Initiating Devices 18. Notification Appliances 19. Reserved 20. Reserved 21. Emergency Control Functions and Interfaces 22. Reserved 23. Protected Premises Fire Alarm Systems 24. Emergency Communications Systems 25. Reserved 26. Supervising Station Alarm Systems 27. Public Emergency Alarm Reporting Systems 28. Reserved 29. Single- and Multiple- Station Alarms and Household Fire Alarm Systems A. Explanatory Material B. Engineering Guide for Automatic Fire Detector Spacing C. System Performance and Design Guide D. Speech Intelligibility E. NEMA SB 30, Fire Service Annunciator and Interface F. Sample Ordinance Adopting NFPA 72 G. Informational References H. Cross-Reference Table I. Index Page 13

14 Administrative Chapters Chapter 1 Administration 2007 Existing Chapter 2 Referenced Publications 2007 Existing Chapter 3 Definitions 2007 Existing Chapter 4 Reserved Chapter 5 Reserved Chapter 6 Reserved Chapter 7 Reserved Chapter 8 Reserved Chapter 9 Reserved Page 14

15 Support Chapters Chapter 10 Fundamentals 2007 Chapter 4 Chapter 11 Reserved Chapter 12 Circuits and Pathways New Chapter 13 Reserved Chapter 14 Inspecting, Testing & Maintenance 2007 Chapter 15 Reserved Chapter 16 Reserved Chapter 17 Initiating Devices 2007 Chapter 5 Chapter 18 Notification Appliances 2007 Chapter 7 Chapter 19 Reserved Page 15

16 System Chapters Chapter 20 Reserved Chapter 21 Emergency Control Functions New Chapter 22 Reserved Chapter 23 Protected Premises Fire Alarm Systems 2007 Chapter 6 Chapter 24 Emergency Communications Systems 2010 proposed Chapter 12 Chapter 25 Reserved Page 16

17 System Chapters Chapter 26 Supervising Station Alarm Systems 2007 Chapter 8 Chapter 27 Public Emergency Alarm Reporting Systems 2007 Chapter 9 Chapter 28 Reserved Chapter 29 Single- and Multiple-Station Alarms and Household Fire Alarm Systems 2007 Chapter 11 Page 17

18 Usability Annexes Annex A Explanatory Material Annex B Engineering Guide for Automatic Fire Detection Spacing Annex C System Performance Design Guide Annex D Speech Intelligibility-NEW Annex E NEMA SB 30 Annex F Sample Ordinance for Adopting NFPA 72 Annex G Informational References Annex H Cross References-Updated Page 18

19 Course Outline Please be sure to include SIEMENS in all of your future specifications for building solutions! This presentation will cover the following topics General Overview Fundamentals Initiating Devices Protected Premises Circuit & Pathways Notification Appliances Emergency Control Functions & Interfaces Supervisory Station Public Reporting Inspection, Testing & Maintenance Household Emergency Communication Systems (ECS) Details on ECS Review of MNS Challenges Page 19

20 Chapters 1 through 4 The scope has been changed to: NFPA 72 covers the application, installation, location, performance, inspection, testing and maintenance of fire alarm systems, fire warning equipment, and emergency communication systems and their components. Emergency Communications Systems shall be classified as follows: In Building Emergency Communications Systems In Building Mass Notification Systems Wide Area Mass Notification Systems Distributed Recipient Mass Notification Systems Two Way Emergency Communication Systems In Chapter 3-Definitions, there are 74 new definitions Chapter 10 is now to be called Fundamentals Page 20

21 Chapters 10 New Fundamentals Protection of Fire Alarm Systems The exception has been removed in This allowed that there be no smoke or heat detector protecting the FACU or power supplies if the building was fully sprinklered. Detection is required in ALL conditions Record of Completion is completely revised to 12 pages Completion Drawings, to be located at the main FACU or location identified at FACU, and storage cabinet must be labeled. Page 21

22 Chapters 10 New Fundamentals (cont.) (1) Added a requirement for battery calculations to include a 20% safety margin 10.4 Revised the section on qualifications (as per instructions from the TCC) Brought over a number of the requirements from Article 300 and 760 to Chapter 10 as extract material Signal Priority, ECS signals when evaluated via risk analysis in Chapter 24 allows MNS to override fire Page 22

23 Course Outline Please be sure to include SIEMENS in all of your future specifications for building solutions! This presentation will cover the following topics General Overview Fundamentals Initiating Devices Protected Premises Circuit & Pathways Notification Appliances Emergency Control Functions & Interfaces Supervisory Station Public Reporting Inspection, Testing & Maintenance Household Emergency Communication Systems (ECS) Details on ECS Review of MNS Challenges Page 23

24 Chapter 17 Initiating Devices Initiating devices shall be installed in all areas, compartments, or locations where required by other NFPA codes and standards or as required by other governing laws, codes, or standards This replaces AHJ, and has been added through the body of NFPA 72. Page 24

25 Chapter 17 Initiating Devices (cont.) Changes have been made to the criteria in regarding protection during construction into 3 separate paragraphs as follows: "Protection during construction Where detectors are installed for signal initiation during construction, they shall be cleaned and verified to be operating in accordance with the listed sensitivity or replaced, prior to the final commissioning of the system. ( ) Where detectors are installed but not operational during construction, they shall be protected from construction debris, dust, dirt and damage in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations. ( ) Where detection is not required during construction they shall not be installed until after all other construction trades have completed clean-up. ( ) Page 25

26 Chapter 17 Initiating Devices (cont.) The TC adopted new language for section that was the object of the TIA on the last edition [2007]. The new language: "In the absence of specific performance-based design criteria, smoke detectors shall be located using a nominal 30 foot spacing." A "For the purposes of this section a "nominal 30 foot spacing" shall be deemed to be 30 feet +/- 5% (+/- 1.5 feet)." This language seemed to address the problem that "shall be permitted to be 30 feet" does not preclude any other distance yet instructs the AHJ to allow some latitude in the enforcement. Page 26

27 Chapter 17 Initiating Devices (cont.) Spot-Type Smoke Detectors Spot-type smoke detectors shall be located on the ceiling or, if on a sidewall, between the ceiling and 12 in. (300 mm) down from the ceiling to the top of the detector. The 4 inch restriction has been removed Page 27

28 Chapter 17 Initiating Devices (cont.) Spacing of Smoke Sensors 72, , 2010 Page 28

29 Chapter 17 Initiating Devices (cont.) Gas Detection General. The purpose and scope of Section shall be to provide requirements for the selection, installation, and operation of gas detectors. Siemens Acutec 35 Gas Detection System Page 29

30 Course Outline Please be sure to include SIEMENS in all of your future specifications for building solutions! This presentation will cover the following topics General Overview Fundamentals Initiating Devices Protected Premises Circuit & Pathways Notification Appliances Emergency Control Functions & Interfaces Supervisory Station Public Reporting Inspection and Testing Household Emergency Communication Systems (ECS) Details on ECS Review of MNS Challenges Page 30

31 72, 2010 Edition Chapter 23 Protected Premises Key changes: All voice communications materials are moved out of chapter 23 and into the ECS Chapter 24 Wiring tables have been moved to the annex and replaced with a new system for specifying wiring redundancy Wiring requirements in Chapter 12 Fire Safety Functions were also moved to chapter 21 Generalizes material in chapter 24 and allows for both fire alarm and mass notification correlation All wiring requirements now in Chapter 12 "Circuits & Pathways" Page 31

32 72, 2010 Edition Chapter 23 Protected Premises 23.9 In-Building Fire Emergency Voice/Alarm Communications In-Building fire emergency voice/alarm communications shall meet the requirements of Chapter All live voice communications systems shall meet the requirements of Chapter 24 Page 32

33 Course Outline Please be sure to include SIEMENS in all of your future specifications for building solutions! This presentation will cover the following topics General Overview Fundamentals Initiating Devices Protected Premises Circuit & Pathways Notification Appliances Emergency Control Functions & Interfaces Supervisory Station Public Reporting Inspection and Testing Household Emergency Communication Systems (ECS) Details on ECS Review of MNS Challenges Page 33

34 72, 2010 Chapter 12 Pathway Interconnections 12.1 Application Pathways (interconnections) shall be designated based upon the performance characteristics defined in this chapter 12.2 Purpose This chapter describes the performance and survivability characteristics for defined class designations of signaling paths (interconnections) A path's (interconnection's) class designation is dependant on the path's (interconnection's) capability to continue to operate during specified fault conditions Page 34

35 72, 2010 Chapter 12 Pathway Interconnections 12.3 Pathway Class Designations Pathways shall be designated as Class A, B, C, D, E, or X, depending on their performance as follows: Class A*. A pathway with a redundant path. Operational capability continues past a single break. Conditions that affect the intended operation of the path are annunciated. Class B. A pathway without a redundant path. Operational capability stops at a break. Conditions that affect the intended operation of the path are annunciated. EOL Page 35

36 72, 2010 Chapter 12 Pathway Interconnections 12.3 Pathway Class Designations (cont.) Pathways shall be designated as Class A, B, C, D, E, or X, depending on their performance as follows: Class C. One or more pathways where operational capability is verified via end-to-end communication, but the integrity of individual paths is not monitored. A loss of end-to-end communication is annunciated. Class D. A pathway that has fail-safe operation, where no fault is annunciated, but the intended operation is performed instead. Class E. A pathway which is not monitored for integrity. Class X. A pathway with a redundant path. Operational capability continues past a single break or short-circuit. Conditions that affect the intended operation of the path are annunciated. Page 36

37 72, 2010 Chapter 13 Pathway Interconnections Now Chapter 12 Survivability has also been assigned "levels" in recognition that one size does not fit all. For example: Pathway Survivability Level 0: Requires no provisions for survivability Pathway survivability Level 0 shall consist of the following: Pathways shall comply with the requirements of NFPA 70 Articles 760, 770 or Pathway Survivability Level 1 Pathway survivability Level 1 shall consist of the following: Pathways in buildings fully protected by an automatic sprinkler system in accordance with NFPA 13, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems and with the interconnecting wiring or cables installed in metal raceways Page 37

38 72, 2010 Chapter 12 Pathway Interconnections Survivability example continued Pathway Survivability Level 2 Pathway survivability Level 2 shall consist of the following: 2-hour fire rated circuit integrity (CI) cable or, 2 hour fire rated cable system (electrical circuit protective system(s) or, 2-hour fire rated enclosure or protected area or, 2-hour performance alternatives approved by the authority having jurisdiction Page 38

39 72, 2010 Chapter 12 Pathway Interconnections Survivability example continued Pathway Survivability Level 3 Pathway survivability Level 3 shall consist of the following: Pathways in buildings fully protected by an automatic sprinkler system in accordance with NFPA 13, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems and one or more of the following: 2-hour fire rated circuit integrity (CI) cable 2-hour fire rated cable system (electrical circuit protection) 2-hour rated enclosure or protected area 2-hour performance alternatives approved by the authority having jurisdiction Page 39

40 72, 2010 Chapter 12 Pathway Interconnections Pathway Class Designations A B C D E X Survivability Levels Page 40

41 Course Outline Please be sure to include SIEMENS in all of your future specifications for building solutions! This presentation will cover the following topics General Overview Fundamentals Initiating Devices Protected Premises Circuit & Pathways Notification Appliances Emergency Control Functions & Interfaces Supervisory Station Public Reporting Inspection and Testing Household Emergency Communication Systems (ECS) Details on ECS Review of MNS Challenges Page 41

42 Notification Appliances Key changes: Moved the requirements for Distinctive Evacuation Signal from Protected Premises to Notification Appliances Added a requirement for sleeping area audible appliances Added requirements for voice intelligibility Page 42

43 Notification Appliances Sleeping Area Requirements Effective January 1, 2014, where audible appliances are provided to produce signals for sleeping areas, they shall produce a low frequency alarm signal that complies with the following: The alarm signal shall be a square wave or provide equivalent awakening ability The wave shall have a fundamental frequency of 520 Hz ± 10 percent Page 43

44 Notification Appliances Voice Intelligibility Within the acoustically distinguishable spaces (ADS) where voice intelligibility is required, voice communications systems shall reproduce prerecorded, synthesized, or live (e.g., microphone, telephone handset, and radio) messages with voice intelligibility Page 44

45 Notification Appliances Voice Intelligibility Sound Systems need to be designed for the specific campus configuration Acoustically distinguishable spaces (ADS) shall be determined by the system designer during the planning and design of all emergency communications systems. Verify the layout prior to design acceptance Each ADS shall be identified as requiring or not requiring voice intelligibility. Insist on sound mapping data to ensure proper operation Where required by the authority having jurisdiction, ADS assignments shall be submitted for review and approval. Page 45

46 Course Outline Please be sure to include SIEMENS in all of your future specifications for building solutions! This presentation will cover the following topics General Overview Fundamentals Initiating Devices Protected Premises Circuit & Pathways Notification Appliances Emergency Control Functions & Interfaces Supervisory Station Alarm Systems Public Reporting Inspection and Testing Household Emergency Communication Systems (ECS) Details on ECS Review of MNS Challenges Page 46

47 Emergency Control Functions and Interfaces Chapter 21 All features of Chapter 6 have been moved to new Chapter Emergency Elevator operations and recall Door Release Service HVAC Door locking Exit Marking Audible Notification Systems Page 47

48 Course Outline Please be sure to include SIEMENS in all of your future specifications for building solutions! This presentation will cover the following topics General Overview Fundamentals Initiating Devices Protected Premises Circuit & Pathways Notification Appliances Emergency Control Functions & Interfaces Supervisory Station Alarm Systems Public Reporting Inspection, Testing & Maintenance Household Emergency Communication Systems (ECS) Details on ECS Review of MNS Challenges Page 48

49 72, 2010 Edition Chapter Communications Integrity Provision shall be made to monitor the integrity of the transmission technology and its communications path. The following requirements shall apply: Any failure shall be annunciated at the supervising station within 5 minutes of the failure. If communications cannot be established with the supervising station, an indication of this failure to communicate shall be annunciated at the protected premises. If a portion of the communications path cannot be monitored for integrity, a redundant communications path shall be provided. Provision shall be made to monitor the integrity of the redundant communications path. Failure of both the primary and redundant communications paths shall be annunciated at the supervising station within not more than 24 hours of the failure. Page 49

50 72, 2010 Edition Chapter 26 Certain legacy technologies (active multiplex, McCulloh, directly connected non-coded and private microwave) have been removed from the text of the document. Existing systems utilizing these technologies are acceptable, because all these technologies also comply with the general provisions of Page 50

51 72, 2010 Edition Chapter 8 Now Chapter Transmission Channels (A)* A system employing a DACT shall employ one telephone line (number). In addition, one of the following transmission means shall be employed: 1. A second telephone line (number) 2. A cellular telephone connection 3. A one-way radio system 4. A one-way private radio alarm system 5. A private microwave radio system 6. A two-way RF multiplex system 7. A transmission means complying with Page 51

52 Course Outline Please be sure to include SIEMENS in all of your future specifications for building solutions! This presentation will cover the following topics General Overview Fundamentals Initiating Devices Protected Premises Circuit & Pathways Notification Appliances Emergency Control Functions & Interfaces Supervisory Station Public Emergency Alarm Reporting Inspection, Testing & Maintenance Household Emergency Communication Systems (ECS) Details on ECS Review of MNS Challenges Page 52

53 72, 2010 Edition Chapter 27 Key changes: 2007 Edition Public Fire Reporting 2010 Edition Public Emergency Alarm Reporting Systems Changes in scope to clearly identify requirements already covered by the chapter and now include "emergency alarms" in addition to fire. Page 53

54 72, 2010 Edition Chapter 27 Clarification of the way users should apply Chapter Declaring in that when a protected premises transmits signals to a communications center via a public emergency alarm reporting system, the entire alarm system becomes classified as an auxiliary alarm system. Section describes the types of communications pathways that a public emergency alarm reporting system may use. Section grants permission to use a public emergency alarm reporting system with emergency communications systems covered by Chapter 24 Page 54

55 Course Outline Please be sure to include SIEMENS in all of your future specifications for building solutions! This presentation will cover the following topics General Overview Fundamentals Initiating Devices Protected Premises Circuit & Pathways Notification Appliances Emergency Control Functions & Interfaces Supervisory Station Public Emergency Alarm Reporting Inspection. Testing & Maintenance Household Emergency Communication Systems (ECS) Details on ECS Review of MNS Challenges Page 55

56 Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance, Chapter 14 Key changes: Includes Emergency Communications Systems Revised requirements for the testing of intelligible voice communications New allowance for automated testing New requirements for the testing of gas detectors New requirement for the replacement of combination smoke/carbon monoxide alarms after ten years New requirements for the commissioning and testing of in-building emergency radio communication systems Page 56

57 Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance, Chapter System Documentation The provided documentation shall include the current revisions of all fire alarm software and the revisions of software of any systems with which the fire alarm software interfaces The revisions of the fire alarm software, and the revisions of the software in the systems with which the fire alarm software interfaces, shall be verified for compatibility in accordance with the requirements of Page 57

58 Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance, Chapter Automated Testing Automated testing arrangements that provide equivalent means of testing devices to those specified in Table at a frequency at least equivalent to those specified in Table shall be permitted to be used to comply with the requirements of this chapter Failure of a device on an automated test shall result in an audible and visual trouble signal. Page 58

59 Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance, Chapter Performance-Based Inspection and Testing As an alternate means of compliance, subject to the authority have jurisdiction, components and systems shall be permitted to be inspected and tested under a performance-based program. Page 59

60 Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance, Chapter Gas detectors shall be inspected, tested, and maintained in accordance with the manufacturers' published instructions. Correlates with the addition of gas detection in Chapter 17. Page 60

61 Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance, Chapter Household Fire Alarm Systems Replacement of Smoke Alarms in one and two family dwellings Combination smoke/carbon monoxide alarms shall be replaced when the end-of-life signal activates or 10 years from the date of manufacture, whichever comes first. The Code now recognizes that these type of alarms are being used. Page 61

62 Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance, Chapter In-Building Emergency Radio Communication Systems This section was expanded from the 2007 edition to cover: Signal level testing. System commissioning testing. Test procedures Measurement parameters Acceptance Test Annual Tests Page 62

63 Course Outline Please be sure to include SIEMENS in all of your future specifications for building solutions! This presentation will cover the following topics General Overview Fundamentals Initiating Devices Protected Premises Circuit & Pathways Notification Appliances Emergency Control Functions & Interfaces Supervisory Station Public Emergency Alarm Reporting Inspection. Testing & Maintenance Household Emergency Communication Systems (ECS) Details on ECS Review of MNS Challenges Page 63

64 72, 2010 Edition Chapter * Where notification for the hearing impaired is required by governing laws, codes or standards, or where otherwise provided in sleeping rooms occupied by people with mild to severe hearing loss, a low frequency alarm signal shall be provided. The low frequency alarm signal output shall comply with the following: 1. The alarm signal shall be a square wave or provide equivalent awakening ability. 2. *The wave shall have a fundamental frequency of 520 Hz + / - 10%. 3. The minimum sound level at the pillow shall be 75 dba, or 15 db above the ambient noise level, whichever is greater. Page 64

65 Course Outline Please be sure to include SIEMENS in all of your future specifications for building solutions! This presentation will cover the following topics General Overview Fundamentals Initiating Devices Protected Premises Circuit & Pathways Notification Appliances Emergency Control Functions & Interfaces Supervisory Station Public Emergency Alarm Reporting Inspection. Testing & Maintenance Household Emergency Communication Systems (ECS) Details on ECS Review of MNS Challenges Page 65

66 Emergency Communications Systems Scope The systems covered under Chapter 24 are for the protection of life by indicating the existence of an emergency situation and communicating information necessary to facilitate an appropriate response and action This chapter establishes minimum required levels of performance, reliability, and quality of installation for emergency communications systems but does not establish the only methods by which these requirements are to be achieved. Page 66

67 Emergency Communications Systems Key Areas Intended to communicate information about emergencies including but not limited to fire, terrorist activities, other dangerous situations, accidents, and natural disaster Requires intelligible voice messages Ancillary functions including the use of the system for general paging, background music and other non-emergency functions are permitted provided they don't interfere with emergency performance requirements. Page 67

68 Emergency Communications Systems Emergency Communications Systems (ECS) Chapter , 24.2, 24.3 One-Way ECS 24.4 Two-Way In-Building ECS 24.5 Info. Command and Control 24.6 Performance- Based Design 24.7 In-Building Fire EVACS In-Building MNS Wide-Area MNS Distributed Recipient MNS Combo ECS Interfaces with MNS PA Systems Used for ECS Two-Way Wired Emerg Svcs ECS Two-Way Radio Emerg Svcs ECS Area of Refuge ECS Elevator ECS Page 68

69 In-Building EVACs One-Way ECS Traditional Fire Voice/Alarm Evacuation System Permits a mass notification control unit to take control of fire alarm notification appliances including amplifiers, speakers, and strobes Survivability requirements to reference new chapter Will require a tone and visible indication any time the priority is granted to the mass notification control unit "Intelligibility" is required for ALL voice messages Strobes used for dual purposes shall not be marked 'FIRE', strobes to be blank or 'ALERT' Page 69

70 In-Building EVACs One-Way ECS Traditional Fire Voice/Alarm Evacuation System * Fire alarm systems used for partial evacuation and relocation shall be designed and installed such that attack by fire within an evacuation signaling zone shall not impair control and operation of the notification appliances outside the evacuation signaling zone. [See new ] Page 70

71 Wide Area MNS One-Way ECS High powered speaker arrays (HPSA) for large outdoor areas Mounted at heights to prevent hearing damage to nearby persons Are not permitted to provide mass notification to occupants inside structures or buildings Page 71

72 Distributed Recipient MNS One-Way ECS Communication to a wide range of targeted individuals or groups Systems include mass dialing systems, reverse 911, , SMS (mobile phone text messages), and other directed communication methods Page 72

73 Wired Emergency Services Two-Way ECS Firefighter and warden telephones Page 73

74 Radio Emergency Services Two-Way ECS Non-Interference Radio coverage requirements In-Building Amplifiers Bi-directional amplifiers Critical areas (i.e., FDC, exit stairs, fire pump room, etc.) 99% coverage General building areas 90% coverage Page 74

75 MASS Notification in Building History of MNS and NFPA June 2003 Air Force Civil Engineering Support Agency petitioned NFPA to develop a standard for Mass Notification NFAC TCC was charged with the task for reviewing the request NFAC TCC Task Group was formed in February 2004 First Task Group Meeting was held March 2004 Subsequent meetings took place in May and August of 2004 NFPA with Chapter 24 on ECS/MNS was approved August 2009 Page 75

76 MASS Notification in Building New Chapter 24 of NFPA 72 Chapter 24 Emergency Communications Systems Priority When the fire alarm system has been activated, and mass notification has been given priority, an audible and visible indication shall be provided at the building fire alarm control unit The fire alarm system shall not automatically override emergency mass notification messages. Page 76

77 MASS Notification in Building Risk Analysis for Mass Notification Systems Each application of a mass notification system shall be specific to the nature and anticipated risks of each facility for which it is designed Speakers used as alarm notification appliances on fire alarm systems shall also be permitted to be used for mass notification * Notification appliances required to provide special suppression pre-discharge notification shall not be overridden by other systems. Page 77

78 MASS Notification in Building Operation of MNS system is based on the Emergency Response Plan Intelligibility of voice messages are required to meet the requirements of chapter 18 (notification) Visual notification to be completed through strobes, textual, graphic or video displays Re-labeling of existing strobes labeled fire is required to be completed in a manufacturer's approved method Page 78

79 NFPA Thank You! Page 79

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