UFC 3-600-01
17 April 2003
with change 16 January 2004
CHAPTER 5
FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS
5-1
PLANS AND CALCULATIONS. System working plans and
calculations must be prepared and submitted for approval by a registered
professional fire protection engineer or an individual that has obtained National
Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies, Fire Alarm Systems, Level
III certification (minimum) in accordance with NFPA 72. Submit the fire alarm
reporting system, fire alarm evacuation system, and automatic fire detection
system construction (shop) drawings to the appropriate components designated
Fire Protection Engineer.
5-2
FIRE ALARM REPORTING SYSTEMS.
5-2.1
Applications. Fire alarm reporting systems are the base-wide
reporting systems that connect the building fire alarm control panel(s) to the base
fire department. Required systems are to be digital, telephonic, radio, or
supervised conductor types. Consider compatibility of extensions of fire reporting
systems with existing equipment.
5-2.1.1
The building fire alarm systems must be connected to the fire alarm
reporting system as a means for automatically and manually reporting fires to
station or base fire departments or to other central alarm locations as required to
implement firefighting operations and emergency action.
5-2.1.2
Do not provide fire reporting systems at isolated small areas,
ammunition and ordnance storage, and similar restricted areas.
5-2.1.3
Reporting systems are not required in family housing areas, i.e.,
street boxes are not required.
5-2.2
Exterior Fire Alarm Reporting Systems. New exterior fire alarm
reporting systems are not required at DOD installations.
5-2.3
Requirements. Alarm reporting systems must conform to NFPA
72, National Fire Alarm Code, NFPA 70, National Electric Code and must provide
the following where applicable:
Transmission of coded signals to fire department headquarters
and/or other central locations;
Permanent record of alarm signal, time, and date;
Automatic supervision of alarm initiating circuits;
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