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  1. Notification appliances are available for the deaf and hard of hearing. These appliances include, but are not limited to, supplemental tactical notification appliances.

  2. A Guide to Fire Alarm Basics - NFPA

    Mar 3, 2021 · A fire alarm system is able to provide notification to alert the occupants and in some cases on site emergency forces. Notification is provided via visible and audible notification appliances.

  3. Which Codes and Standards Cover Fire Alarms? - NFPA

    Dec 8, 2025 · This section first references NFPA 72 and NFPA 70 for the proper design and installation of the fire alarm system, and then covers items like initiation, notification, and emergency forces …

  4. May 13, 2024 · If a visual notification appliance is used in conjunction with a single- or multiple-station alarm for compliance with 29.5.8, the notification appliance shall not be required to be supplied with a …

  5. The requirement for notification appliances to operate in those notification zones that are not attacked by fire will also require that circuits and equipment that are common to more than one signaling …

  6. MINUTES - docinfofiles.nfpa.org

    Future meetings. The next committee meeting will be February 7-9, 2024, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. ET. A meeting notification will be posted at www.nfpa.org/455next when the meeting is scheduled. …

  7. Occupant Notification Strategies | NFPA

    Jan 7, 2022 · Fire alarm notification can occur via two modes. This blog reviews those modes with discussion of the options available in each.

  8. NFPA 72 Code Development

    In addition to the core focus on fire alarm systems, the Code includes requirements for mass notification systems used for weather emergencies; terrorist events; biological, chemical, and nuclear …

  9. What Changes Are in Store for the 2025 Edition of NFPA 72?

    Apr 30, 2024 · RAMO uses visual notification throughout the notification zone with low-frequency audible signals at lower private operating mode sound levels, as they are less obtrusive to the population …

  10. A notification appliance circuit shall comply with Chapter 12 . Direct current notification appliance circuits (DCNACs) shall be designed and installed in accordance with 18.3.7.1.1 through 18.3.7.1.6 .