NFPA 72
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Code
1999 Edition
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... . . 1-4, A-1-4
Wireless control panel (definition). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Wireless protection system (definition) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Wireless repeater (definition). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Wireless systems, low power. . see Low power radio (wireless) systems
Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5.5.4, A-1-5.5.4
Diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-7-2.2(a)
-ZZones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5.7, A-1-5.7.1.2
Definition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Elevator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Figs. A-3-9.3.7(a)
Evacuation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8.4.1.3.6
Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8.4.1, A-3-8.4.1.2.3
Definition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Origin, of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5.7.1.2
System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1-5.7.1.2
Visible zone alarm indication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5.7.1
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Chapter 3 Cross Reference
1996 Code Section
3-1
3-2
3-2.1
3-2.2
3-2.3
3-2.4
3-2.5
3-2.5.1
3-2.5.2
3-2.5.3
3-2.5.4
3-3
3-4
3-4.1
3-4.2
3-4.3
3-4.3.1
3-4.3.2
3-4.4
3-4.5
3-4.5.1
3-4.5.2
3-5
3-6
3-7
3-7.1
3-7.2
3-8
3-8.1
3-8.1.1
3-8.1.2
3-8.1.3
3-8.2
3-8.2.1
3-8.2.2
3-8.2.3
3-8.2.4
3-8.2.5
3-8.3
3-8.4
3-8.5
3-8.5.1
3-8.5.2
3-8.5.3
3-8.6
3-8.6.1
3-8.6.1.1
3-8.6.1.2
3-8.6.2
3-8.6.3
3-8.6.4
3-8.6.5
3-8.6.6
3-8.6.7
3-8.6.8
1999 Code Section
3-1
3-2
3-2
3-2.1
3-8.4.1
3-8.4.1.1
3-2.3
3-2.3.1
3-2.3.2
3-2.3.3
3-2.3.4
3-3
3-4
3-4.1
3-8.4.1
3-4.2
3-4.2.1
3-4.2.2
3-4.2.2.2
3-4.3
3-4.3.1
3-4.3.2
3-5
3-6
3-7
3-7
3-8.4.1.2
3-8
3-8.3.2
3-8.3.2.1 & 3-8.3.1.1
3-8.3.1.2
3-8.3.2.1
3-8.3.2.2
3-8.3.1.1
3-8.3.2.2
3-8.3.2.3.1
3-8.3.2.3.3
3-8.4.2.2
3-8.3.2.3.2
3-8.3.2.4
1-5.1.2 & 2-9
3-8.3.2.4.1
3-8.3.2.4.2
3-8.3.3
3-8.3.3.1
1-5.1.2 & 2-9
3-8.3.1.1
3-8.3.3.1.2
3-8.3.3.1.3
3-8.3.3.1.2
3-8.3.3.1.2
3-8.3.3.1.2
3-8.3.3.1.2
1996 Code Section
3-8.11.3
3-8.12
3-8.12.1
3-8.12.2
3-8.12.3
3-8.12.4
3-8.12.5
3-8.12.6
3-8.13
3-8.13.1
3-8.13.2
3-8.13.3
3-8.13.4
3-8.13.5
3-8.13.6
3-8.14
3-8.14.1
3-8.14.2
3-8.14.3
3-8.14.4
3-8.14.5
3-8.14.6
3-8.15
3-8.15.1
3-8.15.2
3-8.15.3
3-8.16
3-8.16.1
3-8.16.2
3-9
3-9.1
3-9.2
3-9.2.1
3-9.2.2
3-9.2.3
3-9.2.4
3-9.2.5
3-9.2.6
3-9.3.1
3-9.3.2
3-9.3.3
3-9.3.4
3-9.4
3-9.4.1
3-9.4.2
3-9.4.3
3-9.4.4
3-9.5
3-9.5.1
3-9.5.2
3-9.5.3
3-10
3-10.1
3-10.2
3-10.3
1999 Code Section
3-8.5.3
3-8.6
3-8.6.1
3-8.6.2
3-8.6.3
3-8.6.4
3-8.6.5
3-8.6.6
3-8.2
3-8.2.1
3-8.2.2
3-8.2.3
3-8.2.4
3-8.2.5
3-8.2.6
3-9.3
3-9.3.1
3-9.3.2
3-9.3.4
3-9.3.5
3-9.3.6
3-9.3.7
3-9.4
3-9.4.1
3-9.4.2
3-9.4.3
3-8.4.4.2
3-8.4.4.2.1
3-8.4.4.2.1
3-9
3-9.1
3-9.2
3-9.2.1
3-9.2.2
3-9.2.3
3-9.2.4
3-9.2.6
1-5.4.5.1
3-9.5.1
3-9.5.2
3-9.5.3
3-9.5.4
3-9.6
3-9.6.1
3-9.6.2
3-9.6.3
3-9.6.4
3-9.7
3-9.7.1
3-9.7.2
3-9.7.3
3-8.4.3
3-8.4.3.1
3-8.4.3.2
3-8.4.3.3
3-8.7
3-2.2
3-10.4
3-8.4.3.4
3-8.8
3-8.3.2.5
3-10.5
3-8.4.3.5
3-8.8.1
3-8.3.2.5.1
3-10.6
3-8.4.3.6
3-8.8.2
3-8.3.2.5.2
3-10.7
3-8.4.3.7
3-8.8.3
3-8.3.2.5.2
3-11
3-8.1
3-8.9
3-8.3.3.2
3-11.1
3-8.1.1
3-8.9.1
3-8.3.3.2.1
3-11.2
3-8.1.2
3-8.9.2
3-8.3.3.2.2
3-11.2.1
3-8.1.2.1
3-8.10
3-8.3.4
3-11.2.2
3-8.1.2.2
3-8.10.1
3-8.3.4.1
3-11.3
3-8.1.3
3-8.10.2
3-8.3.3.1.2
3-12
3-8.4.1.3
3-8.11
3-8.5
3-12.1
3-8.4.1.3
3-8.11.1
3-8.5.1
3-12.2
3-8.4.1.3.1
3-8.11.2
3-8.5.2
3-12.3
3-8.4.1.3.2
1996 Code Section
3-12.4
3-12.4.1
3-12.4.2
3-12.4.3
3-12.5
3-12.5.1
3-12.5.2
3-12.6
3-12.6.1
3-12.6.2
3-12.6.3
3-12.6.3.1
3-12.6.3.2
3-12.6.3.3
3-12.6.3.4
3-12.6.4
3-12.6.5
3-12.6.5.1
3-12.6.5.2
3-12.6.5.3
3-12.6.6
3-12.6.6.1
3-12.6.6.2
3-12.6.6.3
3-12.6.6.4
3-12.7
3-12.7.1
3-12.7.2
3-12.8
3-12.8.1
3-12.8.2
3-12.8.3
3-12.8.4
3-12.8.5
3-12.8.6
3-12.8.7
3-12.8.8
3-12.8.9
3-13
3-13.1
3-13.2
3-13.3
3-13.3.1
3-13.3.2
3-13.3.3
3-13.3.4
3-13.3.5
3-13.4
3-13.4.1
3-13.4.2
3-13.4.3
3-13.4.4
3-13.4.5
3-13.4.6
1999 Code Section
3-8.4.1.3.3
3-8.4.1.3.3.1
3-8.4.1.3.3.2
3-8.4.1.3.3.3
3-8.4.1.3.4
3-8.4.1.3.4.1
3-8.4.1.3.4.2
3-8.4.1.3.5
3-8.4.1.3.5.1
3-8.4.1.3.5.2
3-8.4.1.3.5.3
3-8.4.1.3.5.3.1
3-8.4.1.3.5.3.2
3-8.4.1.3.5.3.3
3-8.4.1.3.5.3.4
3-8.4.1.3.5.4
3-8.4.1.3.5.5
3-8.4.1.3.5.5.1
3-8.4.1.3.5.5.2
3-8.4.1.3.5.5.3
3-8.4.1.3.5.6
3-8.4.1.3.5.6.1
3-8.4.1.3.5.6.2
3-8.4.1.3.5.6.3
3-8.4.1.3.5.6.4
3-8.4.1.3.6
3-8.4.1.3.6.1
3-8.4.1.3.6.2
3-8.4.1.3.7
3-8.4.1.3.7.1
3-8.4.1.3.7.2
3-8.4.1.3.7.3
3-8.4.1.3.7.4
3-8.4.1.3.7.5
3-8.4.1.3.7.6
3-8.4.1.3.7.7
3-8.4.1.3.7.8
3-8.4.1.3.7.9
3-10
3-10.1
3-10.2
3-10.3
3-10.3.1
3-10.3.2
3-10.3.3
3-10.3.4
3-10.3.5
3-10.4
3-10.4.1
3-10.4.2
3-10.4.3
3-10.4.4
3-10.4.5
3-10.4.6
