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.