The 2018 edition of NFPA 1, Fire Code, contains updated requirementsfrom text extracted from other NFPA codes and standards.Because the Code relies so heavily on extracted text from otherdocuments, the Code has the advantage of reflecting the technicalknowledge and expertise of the many committees responsible forthe codes and standards from which the text is extracted. This Codeis intended to provide local and state jurisdictions with an effectivefire code. This edition of the handbook is based on the 2018 editionof NFPA 1. The Code consists of 75 chapters (13 of which arereserved for future topics).

"Issued by the Standards Council on August 17, 2017, with an effective date of September 6, 2017, and supersedes all previous editions"--Page 1.

This edition of NFPA 72, National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code, was prepared by the TechnicalCommittees on Fundamentals of Fire Alarm and Signaling Systems, Testing and Maintenance of FireAlarm and Signaling Systems, Initiating Devices for Fire Alarm and Signaling Systems, NotificationAppliances for Fire Alarm and Signaling Systems, Protected Premises Fire Alarm and SignalingSystems, Emergency Communication Systems, Supervising Station Fire Alarm and Signaling Systems,Public Emergency Reporting Systems, and Single- and Multiple-Station Alarms and HouseholdSignaling Systems, released by the Correlating Committee on Signaling Systems for the Protection ofLife and Property, and acted on by NFPA at its June Association Technical Meeting held June 11-14,2018, in Las Vegas, NV. It was issued by the Standards Council on August 14, 2018, with an effectivedate of September 3, 2018, and supersedes all previous editions.This document has been amended by one or more Tentative Interim Amendments (TIAs) and/orErrata. See "Codes & Standards" at www.nfpa.org for more information.This edition of NFPA 72 was approved as an American National Standard on September 3, 2018.