NFPA 101

Core chapters 1. Administration\n2. Mandatory reference\n3. Definition\n4. General\n \n6.

Classification of hazard\n7. Means of egress\n8. Features of fire protection\n9. Building
service and fire equip\n10. Interior finish & contents
Performance based/ special structures Chapter 5\chapter 11
New and existing 12/13. assembly\n14/15. educational\n16/17. day care\n18/19. health
care\n20/21. ambulatory health care\n22/23. detention/ correction\n24. 1–2 residential\n26.
lodging /recovery homes\n28/29. hotel and dorm\n30/31. apartment \n32/33. residential
board\n40. industrial\n42. storage\n
Navigation Occupancy classification – ch.6\new or existing– Definitions\Occupancy
load– ch. 7.3\hazard content– ch.6
If mixed assembly then Use the strictest guidelines
Subsections XX.1–General requirements\nXX.2–Means of egress\nXX.3–Protection\
nXX.4–Special provisions\nXX.5–Building services\nXX.6–Reserved\nXX.7–Operational
features
Ch. 1 Administration
Ch.2 Reference
Ch. 3 Definition
Ch.4 General
Ch. 6 Classification of Hazards
Ch.7 Means of egress
Ch. 8 Features of fire protection
Ch. 9 Building services and fire equipment
Ch. 10 Interior finish and content
XX.1 General
XX.2 Means of egress
XX.3 Protection
XX.4 Special Provisions
XX.5 Building services
XX.6 Revised
XX.7 Operational features
Soiled trash holding capacities Less than or = to 32 gallons
Soiled trash holding capacities in hazard room Greater than 32
Greater than 2000 56"
Less than 2000 44"
Max smoke compartment size 22,500
NFPA code for helicopter NFPA 418
Corridor separation 18.3.6
21.7.5.4 combustible decor shall be prohibited unless Meets NFPA 701\exhibits a heat
release rate no greater than 100kW NFPA 289\Pics and paints allowed in limited quantity
21.7.8 portable heaters prohibited in ambulatory health unless Used in non-sleeping
areas\heating element doesn’t exceed 212F 100C
Drills shall be conducted Quarterly on each shift
Drills conducted 0900pm– 6am Code announcement shall be permitted to be used
instead of audible alarms
Latching hardware shall not be required On smoke barrier cross corridor and door shall
not be required to swing in direction of egress
Smoke barriers shall have minimum of Half hour fire ratings unless permitted in
21.3.7.6
Fuelled fire heating device shall comply with all the following Chimney connected or
vent connected\take air from combustion to outside\designed to provide complete seperation
of combustion system
Approved suspension unit heaters shall be permitted in locations other than means of egress if
both apply Located out of reach of person using area\n \equipped w safety features ..
Alcohol hand rub shall be protected unless Dispensers are installed in corridor min width
6ft\n \n.32 gals for dispensers in rooms and corridor\n \n.53 gals for dispensing in suits and
rooms\Aerosol containers max cap 18oz. \NFPA 30B\
All building below one level of exit discharge Type II (111)
Clear width of corridor for exit access shall not be less than 44in
Major renovation More than 50% or 4500 ft
Minor rehabilitation shall involve Not more than 50% and no more than 4500 ft
Any required aisle, corridor or ramp shall not be less than 48in
Sleeping rooms of more than 1000ft shall not have Less than 2 exit doors remotely located
from each other
Non sleeping rooms more than 2500ft shall not have Less than 2 access remotely
located from each other
Exit sign illumination and visible sight distance 100ft
Medical gas storage NFPA 99
Fixed extinguisher system protecting commercial cooking equipment in kitchen are protected
by complete automated sprinkler system shall not require To initiate the fire alarm system
Corridor walls shall Form a barrier to limit the smoke transfer
Doors to toilet, shower, sink, auxiliary spaces that do not contain flammable or combustible
material shall be permitted to have Ventilation louvers or be undercut
Aisle corridor and ramps required for exit in hospital or nursing home shall not have less than
8ft in clear unobstructed width
Eye wash station is required how far must it be from injurious corrosive Material 55ft or 10
secs
Nfpa 99 adopted in 2012
Joint commison surveys every 3 yrs
We must divide existing ambulatory health occupany under 5000sqft into no less than 2
smoke compartments True
For NO EXIT, NO shall be 2in, 1in
How many cubic feet of compressed gas do you need before the room housing it is required
to be rated 3000 cubic sqft
How many cubic feet of gas is in an e cylinder 23 cubic ft
Fire extiguishers under 40lbs min distance off floor 4in
Non patient transport corridor width shall be no less than 44in
Vertical opening 4 stories or more are required to be enclosed at what fire resistance rating
2hr
Vertical openings 3 stores or less require... 1hr
What is required for fire/smoke damper to be omitted in smoke barrier in healthcare
Fully ducted HVAC
Minuim distance of a wall a sprinkler head should be 4in
Percentage of fire door face can be used for signage 5%
What is minimum dead corridor limit in HC 30ft
Common path of travel shall not exeed 100ft
Max height window sill 36
Doors shall be BLANK in thick with a BLANK min fire rating Vision panel required
inBLANK doors 1.75, 20, swinging
Fire extingishers shall be checked BLANK by a qualifited person and servixed BLANK by
examiner\n Quarterly\nAnnually
Hand fire extingushers are required on every floor and in every Hazardous area
Smoke detectors shall be no father than BLANK ft and no more than BLANK from any wall.
They should also be connected 30, 15, electrically
Emergency generators must go on within 10 secs
Exit signs must be visable Every direction
Travel distance to exit in a room must not exceed 50 ft
Travel distance to exit between any patient room and exit must not exceed 200 ft
Travel distance to exit between doors in any room and exit must not exceed 150
Max rise in single ramp 30"
Max slope in ramp 1inch in 12 inches
Ramps require a clear width of at least 44 inches
Ramps less than BLANK degrees = Ramp 7
Ramps BLANK to BLANK degrees = stairway + landing 7, 20