Assembly Occupancy Requirements - NFPA
2022年9月16日 · The blog post discusses assembly occupancy requirements and their implications for building safety.
NFPA - Nightclubs and other assembly occupancies
Fires in assembly occupancies have shown to be some of the most deadly when the proper features, systems and construction materials were not present.
NFPA Video: Cocoanut Grove Nightclub Fire Survivor Stories
Learn Something New™ by NFPA Journal®: Cocoanut Grove Nightclub Fire Survivor Stories
Reporter's Guide: The consequences of fire - NFPA
Every 24 seconds, a fire department responds to a fire somewhere in the United States. Once a minute, a fire occurs in a structure. Although fire's toll has declined steadily over the past two decades, fire continues to cause major losses.
Home Fire Safety - NFPA
Information and resources from NFPA on how home fires start and tips for how you can stay safer.
Fire Alarm Supervision - NFPA
2020年12月7日 · Central station fire alarm system: This is a remote supervising station that is listed for central station service to ANSI/UL 827 and in addition to monitoring provides several other services including record keeping and reporting, testing services, and runner service. This can either be required by code or some insurance companies for certain ...
Life Safety Basics in Assembly Occupancies | NFPA
2016年12月7日 · For certain new assembly occupancies, such as nightclubs, the main entrance/exit needs to accommodate at least two-thirds of the occupant load (12.2.3.6 & 13.2.3.6). (The two-thirds criterion was added to the Code following the 2003 fire that killed 100 concertgoers at The Station nightclub in Rhode Island.) Automatic sprinklers and fire alarms
TIAs, Errata, and FIs - NFPA
An Errata is a correction issued to an NFPA Standard, published in NFPA News, NFPA LiNK®, the National Fire Codes Subscription Service (NFCSS), and included in any further distribution of the Standard. View issued errata on NFPA Standards by selecting the standard from this list. Errata issued in October 2024. Errata 1-21-4, Reference: 34.8.2.3
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire of 1911 - NFPA
2024年3月1日 · “Following the fire, a series of presentations and events at the NFPA annual conferences led to the creation of the NFPA Committee on Safety to Life in 1913,” Robert Solomon, former director of the NFPA Building Fire Protection Division, says in a short video released by NFPA in 2019 about the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. “The work ...
NFPA 102 Standard Development
NFPA 102 provides requirements extracted from NFPA 5000 and NFPA 101 for life safety in relation to fire, storm, collapse, and crowd behavior in tents, membrane structures, and assembly seating. Current Edition: 2021