Editor’s Note: Fire Alarm 411 is a new regular column in Security Business dedicated to fire alarm contracting, code compliance and emerging fire & life safety technologies. When I transitioned ...

Let’s say that the contract is for a code-minimum system with design responsibility delegated to the fire alarm subcontractor. Which Codes and Requirements Apply? Start with the easy stuff.

Article 760 covers the installation of wiring and equipment for fire alarm systems. Residential smoke alarm systems, including interconnecting wiring, are not covered by Art. 760 because they are not ...

The standard, which is known as Chapter 12, adds the category to the National Fire Alarm Code that was last updated in 2007.