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title: Fire Resistive Wiring Methods
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# Fire Resistive Wiring Methods

## Requirements

Permitted methods for fire protection of emergency feeders
are specified in 700.10(D)(1).

![[nfpa-70_700_emergency-systems#700.10(D)(2) Feeder-Circuit Wiring.]]

the requirements of which only apply to occupancies listed in 700.10(D)(1)

![[nfpa-70_700_emergency-systems#700.10(D)(1) Occupancies.]]

Note that even in these occupancies only [[nfpa-70_100_definitions#Feeder.|feeders]]
require fire protection, not [[nfpa-70_100_definitions#Branch Circuit.|branch circuits]].

## Construction

> [!info] Keywords
> * Low Smoke Zero Halogen (LSZH)

* Mineral Insulated (MI) Cable
* Fire Resistive Metal-Clad (MC) Cable
* Fire Resistive Cable-in-Conduit (CIC)

> [!info] "Vitalink" vs "Lifeline" cable
> VITALink® and Lifeline® are brand names
> (of Omni Cable and Prysmian Group respectively),
> not cable types.
> _Both_ brands include MC _and_ CIC cables.