NFPA 72, National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code, 2022 Edition

Major updates in the 2022 edition of NFPA 72, National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code, include the following:

• Now addressing cybersecurity
• Pathway survivability for transmitting system information during fire conditions
• Remote access to fire alarm and signaling systems for resetting, silencing, or operation of emergency control functions
• Use of remote access to perform diagnostics and update software from anywhere
• Numerous changes to detector technologies and methods
• A shift in the vocabulary and operation of detectors to provide greater resistance to false triggers
• A green, yellow, and red color-coded tagging program to visually monitor the condition of fire alarm and signaling systems

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Other Works:

• NFPA 72: National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code, 2013 Edition 
• NFPA 72 National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code, 2016 Edition
• NFPA 72, National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code, 2019 Edition