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NFPA 1: Uniform Fire Code, 2003
- Chapter 1 Administration [Go to Page]
- 1.1 Scope
- 1.2 Purpose
- 1.3 Application
- 1.4 Equivalencies, Alternatives, and Modifications
- 1.5 Units
- 1.6 Enforcement
- 1.7 Authority
- 1.8 Duties and Powers of the Incident Commander
- 1.9 Liability
- 1.10 Board of Appeals
- 1.11 Records and Reports
- 1.12 Permits and Approvals
- 1.13 Certificates of Fitness
- 1.14 Plan Review
- 1.15 Technical Assistance
- 1.16 Notice of Violations and Penalties
- Chapter 2 Referenced Publications [Go to Page]
- 2.1 General
- 2.2 NFPA Publications
- 2.3 Other Publications
- Chapter 3 Definitions [Go to Page]
- 3.1 General
- 3.2 NFPA Official Definitions
- 3.3 General Definitions
- 3.4 Special Performance-Based Definitions
- Chapter 4 General Requirements [Go to Page]
- 4.1 Goals and Objectives
- 4.2 Assumptions
- 4.3 Compliance Options
- 4.4 Fundamental Requirements
- 4.5 General Requirements
- Chapter 5 Performance-Based Option [Go to Page]
- 5.1 General
- 5.2 Performance Criteria
- 5.3 Retained Prescriptive Requirements
- 5.4 Design Scenarios
- 5.5 Evaluation of Proposed Designs
- 5.6 Safety Factors
- 5.7 Documentation Requirements
- Chapter 6 Reserved
- Chapter 7 Reserved
- Chapter 8 Reserved
- Chapter 9 Reserved
- Chapter 10 General Fire Safety [Go to Page]
- 10.1 Fundamental Requirements
- 10.2 Owner/Occupant Responsibilities
- 10.3 Occupancy
- 10.4 Maintenance and Testing
- 10.5 Building Evacuation
- 10.6 Fire Drills
- 10.7 Reporting of Fires and Other Emergencies
- 10.8 Tampering with Fire Safety Equipment
- 10.9 Emergency Plans
- 10.10 Smoking
- 10.11 Open Fires, Incinerators, and Commercial Fireplaces
- 10.12 Access to Structures or Areas
- 10.13 Fire Protection Markings
- 10.14 Vacant Buildings and Premises
- 10.15 Combustible Vegetation
- 10.16 Special Outdoor Events, Carnivals, and Fairs
- 10.17 Outside Storage
- 10.18 Parade Floats
- 10.19 Powered Industrial Trucks
- Chapter 11 Building Services [Go to Page]
- 11.1 Electrical Fire Safety
- 11.2 Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning
- 11.3 Elevators, Escalators, and Conveyors
- 11.4 Utilities
- 11.5 Heating Appliances
- 11.6 Rubbish Chutes, Incinerators, and Laundry Chutes
- 11.7 Stationary Generators and Standby Power Systems
- 11.8 Smoke Control
- 11.9 Emergency Command Center
- Chapter 12 Features of Fire Protection [Go to Page]
- 12.1 General
- 12.2 Construction
- 12.3 Fire-Resistant Assemblies
- 12.4 Fire Doors and Windows
- 12.5 Interior Finish
- 12.6 Furnishings, Contents, Decorations, and Treated Finishes
- 12.7 Fire Barriers
- 12.8 Smoke Partitions
- 12.9 Smoke Barriers
- Chapter 13 Fire Protection Systems [Go to Page]
- 13.1 General
- 13.2 Standpipe Systems
- 13.3 Automatic Sprinklers
- 13.4 Fire Pumps
- 13.5 Water Supply
- 13.6 Portable Extinguishers
- 13.7 Detection, Alarm, and Communication Systems
- 13.8 Other Fire Protection Systems
- Chapter 14 Means of Egress [Go to Page]
- 14.1 Application
- 14.2 Exit Access Corridors
- 14.3 Exits
- 14.4 Means of Egress Reliability
- 14.5 Doors
- 14.6 Enclosure and Protection of Stairs
- 14.7 Exit Passageways
- 14.8 Capacity of Means of Egress
- 14.9 Number of Means of Egress
- 14.10 Arrangement of Means of Egress
- 14.11 Discharge from Exits
- 14.12 Illumination of Means of Egress
- 14.13 Emergency Lighting
- 14.14 Marking of Means of Egress
- 14.15 Secondary Means of Escape
- Chapter 15 Planned Building Groups [Go to Page]
- 15.1 Applicability
- 15.2 Compliance
- 15.3 Plans
- Chapter 16 Safeguards During Building Construction, Alteration, and Demolition Operations [Go to Page]
- 16.1 General Requirements
- 16.2 Processes and Hazards
- 16.3 Fire Protection
- 16.4 Safeguarding Construction and Alteration Operations
- 16.5 Fire Safety During Demolition
- 16.6 Torch-Applied Roofing Systems
- 16.7 Tar Kettles
- 16.8 Asbestos Removal
- Chapter 17 Wildland Urban Interface [Go to Page]
- 17.1 General
- 17.2 Plans
- 17.3 Wildland FireāProne Areas
- Chapter 18 Fire Department Access and Water Supply [Go to Page]
- 18.1 General
- 18.2 Fire Department Access
- 18.3 Water Supplies and Fire Hydrants
- Chapter 19 Combustible Waste and Refuse [Go to Page]
- 19.1 General
- 19.2 Combustible Waste and Refuse
- Chapter 20 Occupancy Fire Safety [Go to Page]
- 20.1 Assembly Occupancies
- 20.2 Educational Occupancies
- 20.3 Day-Care Occupancies
- 20.4 Health Care Occupancies
- 20.5 Residential Board and Care Occupancies
- 20.6 Ambulatory Health Care Centers
- 20.7 Detention and Correctional Occupancies
- 20.8 Hotels and Dormitories
- 20.9 Apartment Buildings
- 20.10 Lodging or Rooming Houses
- 20.11 One- and Two-Family Dwellings and Manufactured Housing
- 20.12 Mercantile Occupancies
- 20.13 Business Occupancies
- 20.14 Industrial Occupancies
- 20.15 Storage Occupancies
- 20.16 Special Structures and High-Rise Buildings
- 20.17 Historical Buildings
- Chapter 21 Airports and Heliports [Go to Page]
- 21.1 Hangars
- 21.2 Terminals
- 21.3 Rooftop Heliport Construction and Protection
- Chapter 22 Automobile Wrecking Yards [Go to Page]
- 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 [Go to Page]
- 23.1 General
- 23.2 Applicability
- 23.3 Permits
- Chapter 24 Drycleaning [Go to Page]
- 24.1 General
- 24.2 Permits
- Chapter 25 Grandstands and Bleachers, Folding and Telescopic Seating, Tents, and Membrane Structures [Go to Page]
- 25.1 General
- 25.2 Tents
- 25.3 Grandstands
- 25.4 Folding and Telescopic Seating
- 25.5 Permanent Membrane Structures
- 25.6 Temporary Membrane Structures
- Chapter 26 Laboratories Using Chemicals [Go to Page]
- 26.1 General
- 26.2 Laboratories in Health Care Occupancies
- 26.3 Permits
- Chapter 27 Manufactured Home and Recreational Vehicle Sites [Go to Page]
- 27.1 Manufactured Home Sites
- 27.2 Recreational Vehicle Parks and Campgrounds
- Chapter 28 Marinas and Boatyards [Go to Page]
- 28.1 Marinas, Boatyards, and Other Recreational Marine Facilities
- 28.2 Marine Terminals, Piers, and Wharves
- 28.3 Construction, Repair, and Lay-Up of Vessels
- Chapter 29 Parking Garages [Go to Page]
- 29.1 General
- Chapter 30 Motor Fuel Dispensing Facilities and Repair Garages [Go to Page]
- 30.1 Motor Fuel Dispensing Facilities
- 30.2 Repair Garages
- 30.3 Operational Requirements
- Chapter 31 Forest Products [Go to Page]
- 31.1 General
- 31.2 Permits
- 31.3 Forest Products
- Chapter 32 Reserved
- Chapter 33 Reserved
- Chapter 34 Reserved
- Chapter 35 Reserved
- Chapter 36 Reserved
- Chapter 37 Reserved
- Chapter 38 Reserved
- Chapter 39 Reserved
- Chapter 40 Dust Explosion Prevention [Go to Page]
- 40.1 General
- 40.2 Permits
- Chapter 41 Hot Work Operations [Go to Page]
- 41.1 General
- 41.2 Responsibility for Hot Work
- 41.3 Fire Prevention Precautions
- 41.4 Public Exhibitions and Demonstrations
- 41.5 Arc Welding Equipment
- Chapter 42 Refueling [Go to Page]
- 42.1 General
- 42.2 Automotive Fuel Servicing
- 42.3 Marine Fueling
- 42.4 Aircraft Fuel Servicing
- 42.5 Alternate Fuels
- Chapter 43 Spraying, Dipping, and Coating Using Flammable or Combustible Materials [Go to Page]
- 43.1 Application
- 43.2 Organic Peroxides and Plural Component Coatings
- 43.3 Styrene Cross-Linked Composites Manufacturing (Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastics)
- 43.4 Dipping and Coating Processes
- 43.5 Training
- Chapter 44 Solvent Extraction [Go to Page]
- 44.1 General
- 44.2 Application
- 44.3 Permits
- 44.4 Special Requirements
- Chapter 45 Reserved
- Chapter 46 Reserved
- Chapter 47 Reserved
- Chapter 48 Reserved
- Chapter 49 Reserved
- Chapter 50 Commercial Cooking Equipment [Go to Page]
- 50.1 Application
- 50.2 General Requirements
- 50.3 Protection of Coverings and Enclosure Materials
- 50.4 Fire-Extinguishing Equipment
- 50.5 Procedures for the Use and Maintenance of Equipment
- 50.6 Minimum Safety Requirements for Cooking Equipment
- Chapter 51 Industrial Ovens and Furnaces [Go to Page]
- 51.1 General
- 51.2 Location
- 51.3 Safety Controls
- Chapter 52 Stationary Lead-Acid Battery Systems [Go to Page]
- 52.1 General
- 52.2 Permits
- 52.3 Safety Features
- Chapter 53 Mechanical Refrigeration [Go to Page]
- 53.1 General
- 53.2 Classification
- 53.3 Definitions
- 53.4 Permits and Plans
- 53.5 Installation and Maintenance
- 53.6 Access
- 53.7 Emergency Control Box
- 53.8 Treatment and Flaring Systems for Refrigerant Discharge
- 53.9 Ammonia Diffusion Systems
- 53.10 Refrigeration Machinery Rooms
- 53.11 Refrigerant Vapor Detection and Alarm Systems
- 53.12 Electrical
- 53.13 Instructions
- 53.14 Signs and Labels
- 53.15 Testing of Equipment
- 53.16 Notification of Refrigerant Discharges
- 53.17 Changing of Refrigerant Type
- 53.18 Records of Refrigerant Quantities
- 53.19 Storage
- Chapter 54 Reserved
- Chapter 55 Reserved
- Chapter 56 Reserved
- Chapter 57 Reserved
- Chapter 58 Reserved
- Chapter 59 Reserved
- Chapter 60 Hazardous Materials [Go to Page]
- 60.1 General
- 60.2 Control Areas and Quantity Limits
- 60.3 General Requirements for Storage and Use of Hazardous Materials in Amounts Exceeding Maximum Allowable Quantities
- 60.4 Supplemental Requirements for Storage of Hazardous Materials in Amounts Exceeding Maximum Allowable Quantities
- 60.5 Supplemental Requirements for Use and Handling of Hazardous Materials in Amounts Exceeding Maximum Allowable Quantities
- Chapter 61 Aerosol Products [Go to Page]
- 61.1 General Provisions
- 61.2 Classification of Aerosol Products
- 61.3 Marking of Packages of Aerosol Products
- 61.4 Basic Requirements
- 61.5 Storage in Warehouses and Storage Areas
- 61.6 Mercantile Occupancies
- 61.7 Operations and Maintenance
- Chapter 62 Combustible Fibers [Go to Page]
- 62.1 General
- 62.2 Electrical Wiring
- 62.3 No Smoking
- 62.4 Vehicles and Material Handling Equipment
- 62.5 Loose Storage of Combustible Fibers
- 62.6 Baled Storage
- Chapter 63 Compressed Gases and Cryogenic Fluids [Go to Page]
- 63.1 General Provisions
- 63.2 Building Related Controls
- 63.3 Compressed Gases
- 63.4 Cryogenic Fluids
- Chapter 64 Corrosive Solids and Liquids [Go to Page]
- 64.1 General
- 64.2 Outdoor Storage
- Chapter 65 Explosives, Fireworks, and Model Rocketry [Go to Page]
- 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
- 65.9 Explosives
- 65.10 Ammonium Nitrate
- 65.11 Sale, Handling, and Storage of Consumer Fireworks
- Chapter 66 Flammable and Combustible Liquids [Go to Page]
- 66.1 General
- 66.2 Tank Storage
- 66.3 Piping Systems
- 66.4 Container and Portable Tank Storage
- 66.5 Operations
- 66.6 Electrical Equipment and Installations
- 66.7 Handling Underground Releases of Flammable and Combustible Liquids
- Chapter 67 Flammable Solids [Go to Page]
- 67.1 General
- 67.2 Outdoor Storage
- Chapter 68 Highly Toxic and Toxic Solids and Liquids [Go to Page]
- 68.1 General
- 68.2 Indoor Storage
- 68.3 Outdoor Storage
- Chapter 69 Liquefied Petroleum Gases and Liquefied Natural Gases [Go to Page]
- 69.1 General Provisions
- 69.2 Containers
- 69.3 Installation of LP-Gas Systems
- 69.4 LP-Gas Liquid Transfer
- 69.5 Storage of Cylinders Awaiting Use, Resale, or Exchange
- 69.6 Vehicular Transportation of LP-Gas
- 69.7 LP-Gases at Utility Plants
- 69.8 Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
- Chapter 70 Oxidizers and Organic Peroxides [Go to Page]
- 70.1 General
- 70.2 Liquid and Solid Oxidizers
- 70.3 Organic Peroxide Formulations
- Chapter 71 Pyrophoric Solids and Liquids [Go to Page]
- 71.1 General
- 71.2 Outdoor Storage
- Chapter 72 Unstable (Reactive) Solids and Liquids [Go to Page]
- 72.1 General
- 72.2 Outdoor Storage
- Chapter 73 Water-Reactive Solids and Liquids [Go to Page]
- 73.1 General
- 73.2 Outdoor Storage
- Annex A Explanatory Material
- Annex B Oxidizers and Organic Peroxides
- Annex C Sample Ordinance Adopting the NFPA 1, Uniform Fire Codeā¢
- Annex D Hazardous Materials Management Plans and Hazardous Materials Inventory Statements
- Annex E Model Citation Program
- Annex F Model Fees and Charges Program
- Annex G Ozone Gas-Generating Equipment
- Annex H Fire Flow Requirements for Buildings
- Annex I Fire Hydrant Locations and Distribution
- Annex J Additional, Adoptable NFPA Codes and Standards
- Annex K Informational References
- Index
- Extract Update [Go to Page]