The codes your fire alarm system is measured against — NFPA 72, NFPA 101, NFPA 70, and the Fire Code of the Philippines.

The codes your fire alarm system is measured against: a fire safety technician at a fire alarm control panel, alongside summaries of the Fire Code of the Philippines (RA 9514), NFPA 72, and applicable local requirements enforced by the Authority Having Jurisdiction.
Fire Codes & Standards

What your system is measured against

Four documents decide whether a fire alarm system passes. Each one links straight to its official source — adopted editions differ by locality, so always read the version your authority enforces.

NFPA 72

National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code

The reference for designing, installing, testing, and maintaining fire alarm systems — the document most often cited when your system is reviewed.

Read on NFPA.org
NFPA 101

Life Safety Code

Covers how occupants get out safely. It defines the life safety outcome your detection and notification system exists to serve.

Read on NFPA.org
NFPA 70

National Electrical Code (NEC)

Governs the wiring methods and circuits behind the system — how your fire alarm gets its power and how devices interconnect.

Read on NFPA.org
RA 9514

Fire Code of the Philippines

The national law and its Revised IRR, enforced by the Bureau of Fire Protection. This is what your BFP clearance is issued against.

Read on BFP.gov.ph

You do not need to buy the codes to read them. NFPA publishes free read-only access, and the BFP publishes the Revised IRR of RA 9514 as a free PDF.