The state of Maine has adopted new fire and building codes
developed by the National Fire Protection Association
(NFPA). The 2003 editions of NFPA 1,
Uniform Fire
Code (UFC); NFPA 101,
Life Safety Code; and the
new NFPA 5000,
Building Construction and Safety Code
all went into effect earlier this year.
NFPA 1, Uniform Fire Code is the end product of
collaborative efforts between the NFPA and the Western Fire
Chiefs Association. It combines two of the most widely
adopted fire codes in the country, the NFPA 1, Fire
Prevention Code and the Uniform Fire Code.
NFPA 101, Life Safety Code is one of the nation’s
oldest safety standards addressing the safety of lives in
new and existing buildings. NFPA 5000, Building
Construction and Safety Code, covers all aspects of
building construction and design as well as the design of
various integrated building systems.
The three codes are part of an all-encompassing collection
of construction codes developed by the NFPA and other
leading code developers. Titled the Comprehensive
Construction Codes (C3), it is the only full set of
construction codes created through processes accredited by
the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
Other Recent News
May 16, 2012
SafeMart Home Security, based here, will extend its service capabilities with the addition of Verizon Wireless as a network service provider for its wireless home security systems.
May 16, 2012
False alarm fees are being credited by city officials here for a reduction in the number of 911 calls that turn out to be non-emergencies, according to a news report.
May 16, 2012
Montgomery County (Md.) saved more than $1.3 million in 2011 by reducing the number of false dispatches responded to by county police, according to a news report.
May 11, 2012
The False Alarm Reduction Association (FARA) bestowed Vector Security with Industry False Alarm Reduction Achievement Award at the association’s annual conference here on May 1-3.
May 8, 2012
Welcome back to SECURITY SALES & INTEGRATION's "Security Speaking" podcast! Here, Editor-in-Chief Scott Goldfine talks to Deborah Hansen, false alarm reduction coordinator for the city of Naperville (Ill.) Police Department at the False Alarm Reduction Association (FARA) Symposium in Albuquerque, N.M.