Fire Detection and Alarm Systems

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American Fire

Standards
NFPA 13:2002
NFPA 25:2002 Standard for the Inspection, Testing and Maintenance of Water-based Fire Protection Systems
NFPA 25:2002 Water-based Fire Protection Systems Handbook
NFPA 72:2002 National Fire Alarm Code
NFPA 101 Life Safety Code
NFPA 921:2004 Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations
NFPA 1600:2004 Disaster/Emergency Management and Business Continuity Programs
Australian Fire
Standards
Fire detection, warning,control and intercom systems. System design, installation and commissioning.
AS 1670-1:2004
Fire
BS 4422-7:1988, ISO
Glossary of terms associated with fire. Explosion detection and suppression means
8421-7:1987

Fire detection and alarm systems


Fire testing (resistance and reaction to fire)
BS 5839 series
NEW EDITION! Fire detection and fire alarm systems for buildings.  Code of practice for system
BS 5839-1:2002
design, installation, commissioning and maintenance
BS 5588 BS 5588 series. Fire precautions in the design, constructions and use of buildings
BIP 2044 The Design of Fire Detection Installations for Dwellings. A Guide to BS 5839-6:2004
Fire detection and fire alarm systems for buildings. Code of practice for the design, installation,
BS 5839-9:2003
commissioning and maintenance of emergency voice communication systems
BIP 2053 Fire Precautions. A Guide for Management
BS EN 54-10:2002 Fire detection and fire alarm systems. Flame detectors. Point detectors
BIP 2009 Fire Detection and Alarm Systems.  A Guide to BS 5839-1: 2002
BS 5446-2:2003 Fire detection and fire alarm devices for dwellings. Specification for heat alarms
Fire detection and fire alarm systems for buildings. Code of practice for the design, installation and
BS 5839-6:2004
maintenance of fire detection and fire alarm systems in dwellings
BS 5499 BS 5499 Graphical signs and symbols series
PAS 41:2003 Directional sounders. Requirements and tests
Emergency lighting. Code of practice for the emergency lighting of premises other than cinemas and
BS 5266-1:1999
certain other specified premises used for entertainment
BS 5266-7:1999 Lighting applications. Emergency lighting
BS EN 1838:1999 Lighting applications. Emergency lighting
Fire detection and fire alarm systems. Guidelines for planning, design, installation, commissioning,
DD CEN/TS 54-14:2004
use and maintenance
DD 245:2002 Code of practice for management of false alarms

Fire extinguishing/fighting equipment


BS EN 3-7:2004
Portable Fire Extinguishers. Characteristics, performance requirements and testing
BIP 2003 Fire Extinguishing Systems - A Guide to the Types, Applications and Considerations
BS 5306 Fire extinguishing installations and equipment on premises. Series
Code of practice for the operation of fire protection measures. Electrical actuation of gaseous total
BS 7273-1:2000
flooding extinguishing systems
BS EN 12094 Fixed fire fighting systems. Series
BS EN 12845:2004 Fixed firefighting systems. Automatic sprinkler systems. Design, installation and maintenance
DD 251:2002 Sprinkler systems for residential and domestic occupancy. Code of practice
BS EN 1947:2002 Firefighting hoses. Semi-rigid delivery hoses and hose assemblies for pumps and vehicles
BS 4422-4:1994 Glossary of terms associated with fire. Fire extinguishing equipment
BS 5908:1990 Code of practice for fire precautions in the chemical and allied industries
BS 6165:2002 Specification for small disposable fire extinguishers of the aerosol type
BS 7937:2000 Specification for portable fire extinguishers for use on cooking oil fires
BS EN 12259 Fixed firefighting systems. Series
Fire safety engineering and design
BS 5950-8:2003 Structural use of steelwork in building. Code of practice for fire resistant design
BS 5588-5:2004 Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings. Access and facilities for fire-fighting
BS 5588-12:2004 Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings. Managing fire safety
BIP 2032 Fire Safety Question and Answers: A Practical Approach
BS 7974:2001 Application of fire safety engineering principles to the design of buildings.  Code of practice
PD 7974-0:2002 Guide to design framework and fire safety engineering procedures
PD 7974-1:2003 Initiation and development of fire within the enclosures of origin
PD 7974-2:2002 Spread of smoke and toxic gases within and beyond the enclosures of origin
PD 7974-3:2003 Structural response and fire spread beyond the enclosure of origin
PD 7974-4:2003 Detection of fire and activation of fire protection systems
PD 7974-5:2002  Fire service intervention
The application of fire safety engineering principles to fire safety design of buildings. Human factors: Life
PD 7974-6:2004
safety strategies. Occupant evacuation, behaviour and condition
PD 7974-7:2003 Probabilistic risk assessment
BIP 2007:2003 A Guide to Fire Safety Engineering
BIP 2004:2003 Fire Safety in Care Homes for Older People and Children
BIP 2047 Winning With Fire Safety
TH 42065 Electrical equipment for flammable atmospheres
BS 5908:1990 Code of practice for fire precautions in the chemical and allied industries
BIP 2064 Building Regulations 2000 Approved Document B
BS EN 12101 Smoke and heat control systems - Series
Fire testing (resistance and reaction to fire)

Reference Number
Title
Reaction to fire tests.  Horizontal surface spread of flame on floor-covering systems.  Determination
BS EN ISO 9239-1:2002
of the burning behaviour using a radiant heat source
BS EN ISO 1716:2002 Reaction to fire tests for building products. Determination of the heat combustions
Reaction to fire tests. Ignitability of building products subjected to direct impingement of flame.
BS EN ISO 11925-2:2002
Single-flame source test
BS EN ISO 1182:2002 Reaction to fire tests for building products. Non-combustibility test
Reaction to fire tests for building products. Building products excluding floorings exposed to the
BS EN 13823:2002
thermal attack by a single burning item
BS EN 13501-1:2002 Fire classification of construction products and building elements
BS EN ISO 13943:2000 Fire safety. Vocabulary
Fire tests on building materials and structures. Classification and method of test for external fire
BS 476-3:2004
exposure to roofs

Resistance to fire tests

Reference Number Title


Fire tests on building materials and structures. Classification and method of test for external fire
BS 476-3:2004
exposure to roofs
Fire performance of external cladding systems. Test methods for non-load-bearing external cladding
BS 8414-1:2002
systems applied to the face of a building
Methods of test for assessment of the fire integrity of electric cables. Test for unprotected small cables
BS 8434-1:2003
for use in emergency circuits. BS EN 50200 with addition of water spray
Methods of test for assessment of the fire integrity of electric cables. Test for unprotected small cables
BS 8434-2:2003
for use in emergency circuits. BS EN 50200 with a 930°C flame and with water spray
BS 476-20:1987 Method for determination of the fire resistance of elements on construction (general principles)
BS 476-23:1987 Methods for determination of the contribution of components to the fire resistance of a structure
BS EN 1363-1:1999 Fire resistance tests. General requirements
BS EN 1363-2:1999 Fire resistance tests. Alternative and additional procedures
BS EN 1365-1:1999 Fire resistance tests for load-bearing elements. Walls
BS EN 1365-2:2000 Fire resistance tests for load-bearing elements. Floors and roofs
BS EN 1365-3:2000 Fire resistance tests for load-bearing elements. Beams
BS EN 1365-4:1999 Fire resistance tests for load-bearing elements. Columns

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