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# NFPA 101: Life Safety Code (2018)

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## Chapter 1 Administration

### 1.1 Scope.

### 1.2 Purpose.

### 1.3 Application.

### 1.4 Equivalency.

### 1.5 Units and Formulas.

### 1.6 Enforcement.

## Chapter 2 Referenced Publications

### 2.1 General.

### 2.2 NFPA Publications.

### 2.3 Other Publications.

### 2.4 References for Extracts in Mandatory Sections.

## Chapter 3 Definitions

### 3.1 General.

### 3.2 NFPA Official Definitions.

### 3.3 General Definitions.

## Chapter 4 General

### 4.1 Goals.

### 4.2 Objectives.

### 4.3 Assumptions.

### 4.4 Life Safety Compliance Options.

### 4.5 Fundamental Requirements.

### 4.6 General Requirements.

### 4.7 Fire Drills.

### 4.8 Emergency Action Plan.

## Chapter 5 Performance-Based Option

### 5.1 General Requirements.

### 5.2 Performance Criteria.

### 5.3 Retained Prescriptive Requirements.

### 5.4 Design Specifications and Other Conditions.

### 5.5 Design Fire Scenarios.

### 5.6 Evaluation of Proposed Designs.

### 5.7 Safety Factors.

### 5.8 Documentation Requirements.

## Chapter 6 Classification of Occupancy and Hazard of Contents

### 6.1 Classification of Occupancy.

### 6.2 Hazard of Contents.

## Chapter 7 Means of Egress

### 7.1 General.

### 7.2 Means of Egress Components.

### 7.3 Capacity of Means of Egress.

### 7.4 Number of Means of Egress.

### 7.5 Arrangement of Means of Egress.

### 7.6 Measurement of Travel Distance to Exits.

### 7.7 Discharge from Exits.

### 7.8 Illumination of Means of Egress.

### 7.9 Emergency Lighting.

### 7.10 Marking of Means of Egress.

### 7.11 Special Provisions for Occupancies with High Hazard Contents.

### 7.12 Special Provisions for Hazardous Materials.

### 7.13 Mechanical Equipment Rooms, Boiler Rooms, and Furnace Rooms.

### 7.14 Normally Unoccupied Building Service Equipment Support Areas.

### 7.15 Occupant Evacuation Elevators.

## Chapter 8 Features of Fire Protection

### 8.1 General.

### 8.2 Construction and Compartmentation.

### 8.3 Fire Barriers.

### 8.4 Smoke Partitions.

### 8.5 Smoke Barriers.

### 8.6 Vertical Openings.

### 8.7 Special Hazard Protection.

### 8.8 Inspection and Testing of Door Assemblies.

## Chapter 9 Building Service and Fire Protection Equipment

### 9.1 Utilities.

### 9.2 Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning.

### 9.3 Smoke Control.

### 9.4 Elevators, Escalators, and Conveyors.

### 9.5 Waste Chutes, Incinerators, and Laundry Chutes.

### 9.6 Fire Detection, Alarm, and Communications Systems.

### 9.7 Automatic Sprinklers.

### 9.8 Other Automatic Extinguishing Equipment.

### 9.9 Portable Fire Extinguishers.

### 9.10 Standpipe Systems.

### 9.11 Fire Protection System Operating Features.

### 9.12 Carbon Monoxide (CO) Detection and Warning Equipment.

### 9.13 Special Inspections and Tests.

### 9.14 Risk Analysis for Mass Notification Systems.

## Chapter 10 Interior Finish, Contents, and Furnishings

### 10.1 General.

### 10.2 Interior Finish.

### 10.3 Contents and Furnishings.

## Chapter 11 Special Structures and High-Rise Buildings

### 11.1 General Requirements.

### 11.2 Open Structures.

### 11.3 Towers.

### 11.4 Water-Surrounded Structures.

### 11.5 Piers.

### 11.6 Vehicles and Vessels.

### 11.7 Underground Structures and Limited Access Structures.

### 11.8 High-Rise Buildings.

### 11.9 Permanent Membrane Structures.

### 11.10 Temporary Membrane Structures.

### 11.11 Tents.

### 11.12 Animal Housing Facilities.

## Chapter 12 New Assembly Occupancies

### 12.1 General Requirements.

### 12.2 Means of Egress Requirements.

### 12.3 Protection.

### 12.4 Special Provisions.

### 12.5 Building Services.

### 12.6 Reserved.

### 12.7 Operating Features.

## Chapter 13 Existing Assembly Occupancies

### 13.1 General Requirements.

### 13.2 Means of Egress Requirements.

### 13.3 Protection.

### 13.4 Special Provisions.

### 13.5 Building Services.

### 13.6 Reserved.

### 13.7 Operating Features.

## Chapter 14 New Educational Occupancies

### 14.1 General Requirements.

### 14.2 Means of Egress Requirements.

### 14.3 Protection.

### 14.4 Special Provisions.

### 14.5 Building Services.

### 14.6 Reserved.

### 14.7 Operating Features.

## Chapter 15 Existing Educational Occupancies

### 15.1 General Requirements.

### 15.2 Means of Egress Requirements.

### 15.3 Protection.

### 15.4 Special Provisions.

### 15.5 Building Services.

### 15.6 Reserved.

### 15.7 Operating Features.

## Chapter 16 New Day-Care Occupancies

### 16.1 General Requirements.

### 16.2 Means of Egress Requirements.

### 16.3 Protection.

### 16.4 Special Provisions.

### 16.5 Building Services.

### 16.6 Day-Care Homes.

### 16.7 Operating Features.

## Chapter 17 Existing Day-Care Occupancies

### 17.1 General Requirements.

### 17.2 Means of Egress Requirements.

### 17.3 Protection.

### 17.4 Special Provisions.

### 17.5 Building Services.

### 17.6 Day-Care Homes.

### 17.7 Operating Features.

## Chapter 18 New Health Care Occupancies

### 18.1 General Requirements.

### 18.2 Means of Egress Requirements.

### 18.3 Protection.

### 18.4 Special Provisions.

### 18.5 Building Services.

### 18.6 Reserved.

### 18.7 Operating Features.

## Chapter 19 Existing Health Care Occupancies

### 19.1 General Requirements.

### 19.2 Means of Egress Requirements.

### 19.3 Protection.

### 19.4 Special Provisions.

### 19.5 Building Services.

### 19.6 Reserved.

### 19.7 Operating Features.

## Chapter 20 New Ambulatory Health Care Occupancies

### 20.1 General Requirements.

### 20.2 Means of Egress Requirements.

### 20.3 Protection.

### 20.4 Special Provisions.

### 20.5 Building Services.

### 20.6 Reserved.

### 20.7 Operating Features.

## Chapter 21 Existing Ambulatory Health Care Occupancies

### 21.1 General Requirements.

### 21.2 Means of Egress Requirements.

### 21.3 Protection.

### 21.4 Special Provisions.

### 21.5 Building Services.

### 21.6 Reserved.

### 21.7 Operating Features.

## Chapter 22 New Detention and Correctional Occupancies

### 22.1 General Requirements.

### 22.2 Means of Egress Requirements.

### 22.3 Protection.

### 22.4 Special Provisions.

### 22.5 Building Services.

### 22.6 Reserved.

### 22.7 Operating Features.

## Chapter 23 Existing Detention and Correctional Occupancies

### 23.1 General Requirements.

### 23.2 Means of Egress Requirements.

### 23.3 Protection.

### 23.4 Special Provisions.

### 23.5 Building Services.

### 23.6 Reserved.

### 23.7 Operating Features.

## Chapter 24 Oneand Two-Family Dwellings

### 24.1 General Requirements.

### 24.2 Means of Escape Requirements.

### 24.3 Protection.

### 24.4 Reserved.

### 24.5 Building Services.

## Chapter 25 Reserved

## Chapter 26 Lodging or Rooming Houses

### 26.1 General Requirements.

### 26.2 Means of Escape Requirements.

### 26.3 Protection.

### 26.4 Reserved.

### 26.5 Building Services.

### 26.6 Reserved.

### 26.7 Operating Features.

## Chapter 27 Reserved

## Chapter 28 New Hotels and Dormitories

### 28.1 General Requirements.

### 28.2 Means of Egress Requirements.

### 28.3 Protection.

### 28.4 Special Provisions.

### 28.5 Building Services.

### 28.6 Reserved.

### 28.7 Operating Features.

## Chapter 29 Existing Hotels and Dormitories

### 29.1 General Requirements.

### 29.2 Means of Egress Requirements.

### 29.3 Protection.

### 29.4 Special Provisions.

### 29.5 Building Services.

### 29.6 Reserved.

### 29.7 Operating Features.

## Chapter 30 New Apartment Buildings

### 30.1 General Requirements.

### 30.2 Means of Egress Requirements.

### 30.3 Protection.

### 30.4 Special Provisions.

### 30.5 Building Services.

### 30.6 Reserved.

### 30.7 Operating Features.

## Chapter 31 Existing Apartment Buildings

### 31.1 General Requirements.

### 31.2 Means of Egress Requirements.

### 31.3 Protection.

### 31.4 Special Provisions.

### 31.5 Building Services.

### 31.6 Reserved.

### 31.7 Operating Features.

## Chapter 32 New Residential Board and Care Occupancies

### 32.1 General Requirements.

### 32.2 Small Facilities.

### 32.3 Large Facilities.

### 32.4 Suitability of an Apartment Building to House a Board and Care Occupancy.

### 32.5 Reserved.

### 32.6 Reserved.

### 32.7 Operating Features.

## Chapter 33 Existing Residential Board and Care Occupancies

### 33.1 General Requirements.

### 33.2 Small Facilities.

### 33.3 Large Facilities.

### 33.4 Suitability of an Apartment Building to House a Board and Care Occupancy.

### 33.5 Reserved.

### 33.6 Reserved.

### 33.7 Operating Features.

## Chapter 34 Reserved

## Chapter 35 Reserved

## Chapter 36 New Mercantile Occupancies

### 36.1 General Requirements.

### 36.2 Means of Egress Requirements.

### 36.3 Protection.

### 36.4 Special Provisions.

### 36.5 Building Services.

### 36.6 Reserved.

### 36.7 Operating Features.

## Chapter 37 Existing Mercantile Occupancies

### 37.1 General Requirements.

### 37.2 Means of Egress Requirements.

### 37.3 Protection.

### 37.4 Special Provisions.

### 37.5 Building Services.

### 37.6 Reserved.

### 37.7 Operating Features.

## Chapter 38 New Business Occupancies

### 38.1 General Requirements.

### 38.2 Means of Egress Requirements.

### 38.3 Protection.

### 38.4 Special Provisions.

### 38.5 Building Services.

### 38.6 Reserved.

### 38.7 Operating Features.

## Chapter 39 Existing Business Occupancies

### 39.1 General Requirements.

### 39.2 Means of Egress Requirements.

### 39.3 Protection.

### 39.4 Special Provisions.

### 39.5 Building Services.

### 39.6 Reserved.

### 39.7 Operating Features.

## Chapter 40 Industrial Occupancies

### 40.1 General Requirements.

### 40.2 Means of Egress Requirements.

### 40.3 Protection.

### 40.4 Special Provisions.

### 40.5 Building Services.

### 40.6 Special Provisions for Aircraft Servicing Hangars.

### 40.7 Operating Features.

## Chapter 41 Reserved

## Chapter 42 Storage Occupancies

### 42.1 General Requirements.

### 42.2 Means of Egress Requirements.

### 42.3 Protection.

### 42.4 Special Provisions.

### 42.5 Building Services.

### 42.6 Special Provisions for Aircraft Storage Hangars.

### 42.7 Special Provisions for Grain Handling, Processing, Milling, or Other Bulk Storage Facilities.

### 42.8 Special Provisions for Parking Structures.

### 42.9 Operating Features.

## Chapter 43 Building Rehabilitation

### 43.1 General.

### 43.2 Special Definitions.

### 43.3 Repairs.

### 43.4 Renovations.

### 43.5 Modifications.

### 43.6 Reconstruction.

### 43.7 Change of Use or Occupancy Classification.

### 43.8 Additions.

### 43.9 Reserved.

### 43.10 Historic Buildings.

## Annex A Explanatory Material

## Annex B Supplemental Evacuation Equipment

## Annex C NFPA Documents on Hazardous Materials

## Annex D Informational References
