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The NFPA 1 Fire Code (2021) PDF provides the definitive technical standards for fire prevention and occupant protection. Covering detection systems, suppression equipment, and process-specific safeguards, this authoritative resource equips safety professionals with the knowledge to address dynamic building hazards and maintain compliance with current fire safety regulations across all facility classifications.


NFPA® 1 Fire Code 2021 Edition

Chapter 1 Administration

1.1 Scope.

1.2 Purpose.

1.3 Application.

1.4 Equivalencies, Alternatives, and Modifications.

1.5 Units.

1.6 Enforcement.

1.7 Authority.

1.8 Duties and Powers of the Incident Commander.

1.9 Liability.

1.10 Fire Code Board of Appeals.

1.11 Records and Reports.

1.12 Permits and Approvals.

1.13 Certificates of Fitness.

1.14 Plan Review.

1.15 Technical Assistance.

1.16 Notice of Violations and Penalties.

1.17 Permit Fees.

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.

3.4 Special Performance-Based Definitions.

Chapter 4 General Requirements

4.1 Goals and Objectives.

4.2 Assumptions.

4.3 Compliance Options.

4.4 Fundamental Requirements.

4.5 General Requirements.

Chapter 5 Performance-Based Option

5.1 General.

5.2 Performance Criteria.

5.3 Retained Prescriptive Requirements.

5.4 Design Scenarios.

5.5 Evaluation of Proposed Designs.

5.6 Safety Factors.

5.7 Documentation Requirements.

Chapter 6 Classification of Occupancy

6.1 Classification of Occupancy.

Chapter 7 Reserved

Chapter 8 Reserved

Chapter 9 Reserved

Chapter 10 General Safety Requirements

10.1 Fundamental Requirements.

10.2 Owner/Occupant Responsibilities.

10.3 Occupancy.

10.4 Building Evacuation.

10.5 Fire Drills.

10.6 Reporting of Fires and Other Emergencies.

10.7 Tampering with Fire Safety Equipment.

10.8 Emergency Action Plans.

10.9 Smoking.

10.10 Open Flames, Candles, Open Fires, and Incinerators.

10.11 Fire Protection Markings.

10.12 Seasonal and Vacant Buildings and Premises.

10.13 Combustible Vegetation.

10.14 Special Outdoor Events, Carnivals, and Fairs.

10.15 Portable and Vehicle-Mounted Generators.

10.16 Outside Storage.

10.17 Parade Floats.

10.18 Powered Industrial Trucks.

10.19 Storage of Combustible Materials.

10.20 Indoor Play Structures.

Chapter 11 Building Services

11.1 Electrical Fire Safety.

11.2 Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning.

11.3 Elevators, Escalators, and Conveyors.

11.4 Utilities.

11.5 Heating Appliances.

11.6 Waste Chutes, Incinerators, and Laundry Chutes.

11.7 Stationary Generators and Standby Power Systems.

11.8 Smoke Control.

11.9 Emergency Command Center.

11.10 In-Building Emergency Responder Communication Enhancement Systems.

11.11 Medical Gas and Vacuum Systems.

11.12 Photovoltaic Systems.

Chapter 12 Features of Fire Protection

12.1 General.

12.2 Construction.

12.3 Fire-Resistive Materials and Construction.

12.4 Fire Doors and Other Opening Protectives.

12.5 Interior Finish.

12.6 Contents and Furnishings.

12.7 Fire Barriers.

12.8 Smoke Partitions.

12.9 Smoke Barriers.

Chapter 13 Fire Protection Systems

13.1 General.

13.2 Standpipe Systems.

13.3 Automatic Sprinklers.

13.4 Fire Pumps.

13.5 Water Supply.

13.6 Portable Fire Extinguishers.

13.7 Detection, Alarm, and Communications Systems.

13.8 Other Fire Protection Systems.

13.9 Non-Listed Fire Protection or Suppression Devices and Equipment.

Chapter 14 Means of Egress

14.1 Application.

14.2 Exit Access Corridors.

14.3 Exits.

14.4 Means of Egress Reliability.

14.5 Door Openings.

14.6 Enclosure and Protection of Stairs.

14.7 Exit Passageways.

14.8 Capacity of Means of Egress.

14.9 Number of Means of Egress.

14.10 Arrangement of Means of Egress.

14.11 Discharge from Exits.

14.12 Illumination of Means of Egress.

14.13 Emergency Lighting.

14.14 Marking of Means of Egress.

14.15 Secondary Means of Escape.

Chapter 15 Fire Department Service Delivery Concurrency Evaluation

15.1 Application.

15.2 Level of Service Objectives.

15.3 Evaluator Qualifications.

15.4 Fire Department Service Delivery Concurrency Evaluation Documentation.

15.5 Independent Review.

15.6 Approval.

Chapter 16 Safeguarding Construction, Alteration, and Demolition Operations

16.1 General Requirements.

16.2 Processes and Hazards.

16.3 Utilities.

16.4 Fire Protection.

16.5 Safeguarding Construction and Alteration Operations.

16.6 Fire Safety During Demolition.

16.7 Torch-Applied Roofing Systems.

16.8 Tar Kettles and Rubberized Asphalt Melters.

16.9 Asbestos Removal.

Chapter 17 Wildland Urban Interface

17.1 General.

17.2 Plans.

17.3 Wildland Fire–Prone Areas.

Chapter 18 Fire Department Access and Water Supply

18.1 General.

18.2 Fire Department Access.

18.3 Water Supplies.

18.4 Fire Flow Requirements for Buildings.

18.5 Fire Hydrants.

Chapter 19 Combustible Waste and Refuse

19.1 General.

19.2 Combustible Waste and Refuse.

Chapter 20 Occupancy Fire Safety

20.1 Assembly Occupancies.

20.2 Educational Occupancies.

20.3 Day-Care Occupancies.

20.4 Health Care Occupancies.

20.5 Residential Board and Care Occupancies.

20.6 Ambulatory Health Care Centers.

20.7 Detention and Correctional Occupancies.

20.8 Hotels and Dormitories.

20.9 Apartment Buildings.

20.10 Lodging or Rooming Houses.

20.11 One- and Two-Family Dwellings and Manufactured Housing.

20.12 Mercantile Occupancies.

20.13 Business Occupancies.

20.14 Industrial Occupancies.

20.15 Storage Occupancies.

20.16 Special Structures and High-Rise Buildings.

20.17 Historic Buildings and Cultural Resources.

Chapter 21 Airports and Heliports

21.1 Hangars.

21.2 Terminals.

21.3 Rooftop Heliport Construction and Protection.

Chapter 22 Automobile Wrecking Yards

22.1 General.

22.2 Permits.

22.3 Fire Apparatus Access Roads.

22.4 Welding and Cutting.

22.5 Housekeeping.

22.6 Fire Extinguishers.

22.7 Tire Storage.

22.8 Burning Operations.

22.9 Motor Vehicle Fluids and Hazardous Materials.

Chapter 23 Cleanrooms

23.1 General.

23.2 Applicability.

23.3 Permits.

Chapter 24 Drycleaning

24.1 General.

24.2 Permits.

Chapter 25 Grandstands and Bleachers, Folding and Telescopic Seating, Tents, and Membrane Structures

25.1 General.

25.2 Tents.

25.3 Grandstands.

25.4 Folding and Telescopic Seating.

25.5 Permanent Membrane Structures.

25.6 Temporary Membrane Structures.

Chapter 26 Laboratories Using Chemicals

26.1 General.

26.2 Permits.

Chapter 27 Manufactured Home and Recreational Vehicle Sites

27.1 General.

27.2 Manufactured Home Sites.

27.3 Recreational Vehicle Parks and Campgrounds.

Chapter 28 Marinas, Boatyards, Marine Terminals, Piers, and Wharves

28.1 Marinas, Boatyards, and Other Recreational Marine Facilities.

28.2 Marine Terminals, Piers, and Wharves.

28.3 Construction, Conversion, Repair, and Lay-Up of Vessels.

Chapter 29 Parking Garages

29.1 General.

Chapter 30 Motor Fuel Dispensing Facilities and Repair Garages

30.1 Motor Fuel Dispensing Facilities.

30.2 Repair Garages for Vehicles Powered by Flammable and Combustible Liquids.

30.3 Repair Garages for Vehicles Powered by Alternate Fuels.

30.4 Operational Requirements.

Chapter 31 Forest Products and Biomass Feedstocks

31.1 General.

31.2 Permits.

31.3 Protection of Storage of Forest Products.

Chapter 32 Motion Picture and Television Production Studio Soundstages and Approved Production Facilities

32.1 General.

32.2 Permits.

32.3 Fire Watch.

32.4 Decorative Materials.

32.5 Smoking.

32.6 Pyrotechnic Special Effects and Open Flames.

32.7 Fire Department Access.

32.8 Housekeeping.

32.9 Soundstages and Approved Production Facilities.

32.10 Production Locations.

Chapter 33 Outside Storage of Tires

33.1 General.

33.2 Individual Piles.

33.3 Emergency Response Plan.

33.4 Fire Control Measures.

33.5 Site Access.

33.6 Signs and Security.

33.7 Outdoor Storage of Altered Tire Material.

Chapter 34 General Storage

34.1 General.

34.2 Classification of Commodities.

34.3 Commodity Classes.

34.4 Building Construction.

34.5 Storage Arrangement.

34.6 General Fire Protection.

34.7 Building Equipment, Maintenance, and Operations.

34.8 Protection of Rack Storage.

34.9 Protection of Rubber Tires.

34.10 Protection of Roll Paper.

34.11 Storage of Idle Pallets.

Chapter 35 Animal Housing Facilities

35.1 General.

35.2 Permits.

Chapter 36 Telecommunication Facilities and Information Technology Equipment

36.1 General.

Chapter 37 Fixed Guideway Transit and Passenger Rail Systems

37.1 General.

Chapter 38 Cannabis Growing, Processing, or Extraction Facilities

38.1 Application.

38.2 Permits.

38.3 Fire Protection Systems.

38.4 Means of Egress.

38.5 Growing or Production of Cannabis.

38.6 Processing or Extraction.

38.7 Transfilling.

Chapter 39 Wastewater Treatment and Collection Facilities

39.1 General.

Chapter 40 Dust Explosion and Fire Prevention

40.1 Application.

40.2 Permits.

40.3 Retroactivity.

40.4 General.

40.5 Dust Hazards Analysis (DHA).

40.6 Operating Procedures and Practices.

40.7 Housekeeping.

40.8 Hot Work.

40.9 Personal Protective Equipment.

40.10 Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance.

40.11 Training and Hazard Awareness.

40.12 Contractors.

40.13 Emergency Planning and Response.

40.14 Incident Investigation.

40.15 Management of Change.

40.16 Documentation Retention.

40.17 Management Systems Review.

40.18 Employee Participation.

Chapter 41 Welding, Cutting, and Other Hot Work

41.1 General.

41.2 Responsibility for Hot Work.

41.3 Fire Prevention Precautions.

41.4 Sole Proprietors and Individual Operators.

41.5 Public Exhibitions and Demonstrations.

41.6 Arc Welding Equipment.

Chapter 42 Refueling

42.1 General.

42.2 Automotive Fuel Servicing.

42.3 Storage of Liquids.

42.4 Piping for Liquids.

42.5 Fuel Dispensing Systems.

42.6 Building Construction Requirements.

42.7 Operational Requirements.

42.8 Additional Requirements for CNG, LNG, Hydrogen, and LP-Gas.

42.9 Marine Fueling.

42.10 Aircraft Fuel Servicing.

42.11 Alternate Fuels.

42.12 On-Demand Mobile Fueling.

Chapter 43 Spraying, Dipping, and Coating Using Flammable or Combustible Materials

43.1 Application.

43.2 Automated Electrostatic Spray Equipment.

43.3 Handheld Electrostatic Spray Equipment.

43.4 Drying, Curing, or Fusion Processes.

43.5 Miscellaneous Spray Operations.

43.6 Powder Coating.

43.7 Organic Peroxides and Plural Component Coatings.

43.8 Styrene Cross-Linked Composites Manufacturing (Glass Fiber–Reinforced Plastics).

43.9 Dipping, Coating, and Printing Processes.

43.10 Training.

Chapter 44 Solvent Extraction

44.1 General.

44.2 Application.

44.3 Permits.

44.4 Special Requirements.

Chapter 45 Combustible Fibers

45.1 General.

45.2 Electrical Wiring.

45.3 No Smoking.

45.4 Vehicles and Material Handling Equipment.

45.5 Loose Storage of Combustible Fibers.

45.6 Baled Storage.

45.7 Storage of Hay, Straw, and Other Similar Agricultural Products.

45.8 Hazardous Materials.

Chapter 46 Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing)

46.1 Application.

46.2 Nonindustrial Additive Manufacturing.

46.3 Industrial Additive Manufacturing.

Chapter 47 Reserved

Chapter 48 Reserved

Chapter 49 Reserved

Chapter 50 Commercial Cooking

50.1 Application.

50.2 General Requirements for Cooking Operations in Buildings and Mobile and Temporary Cooking Operations.

50.3 Protection of Coverings and Enclosure Materials.

50.4 Fire-Extinguishing Equipment for Cooking Operations in Buildings.

50.5 Fire-Extinguishing Equipment for Mobile and Temporary Cooking Operations.

50.6 Procedures for the Use, Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Equipment.

50.7 Minimum Safety Requirements for Cooking Equipment.

50.8 Mobile and Temporary Cooking Operations.

Chapter 51 Industrial Ovens and Furnaces

51.1 General.

51.2 Location.

51.3 Safety Controls.

Chapter 52 Energy Storage Systems

52.1 General.

52.2 Remediation Measures.

52.3 System Interconnection.

52.4 Operation and Maintenance.

52.5 Electrochemical Energy Storage Systems.

52.6 Capacitor Energy Storage Systems.

52.7 Fuel Cell Energy Storage Systems.

52.8 Storage of Used or Off-Specification Batteries.

52.9 One- and Two-Family Dwelling and Townhouse Units.

Chapter 53 Mechanical Refrigeration

53.1 General.

53.2 Safety Features.

53.3 Operations, Maintenance, Testing, and Decommissioning.

Chapter 54 Ozone Gas–Generating Equipment

54.1 Scope.

54.2 Location.

54.3 Piping, Valves, and Fittings.

54.4 Automatic Shutdown.

54.5 Manual Shutdown.

Chapter 55 Cleaning and Purging of Flammable Gas Piping Systems

55.1 Application.

Chapter 56 Reserved

Chapter 57 Reserved

Chapter 58 Reserved

Chapter 59 Reserved

Chapter 60 Hazardous Materials

60.1 General Requirements.

60.2 Special Definitions.

60.3 Classification of Materials, Wastes, and Hazard of Contents.

60.4 Permissible Storage and Use Locations.

60.5 Fundamental Requirements.

60.6 Emergency Action Planning, Fire Risk Control, and Chemical Hazard Requirements for Industrial Processes.

60.7 Performance Alternative.

Chapter 61 Aerosol Products

61.1 General Provisions.

61.2 Basic Requirements.

61.3 Storage in Warehouses and Storage Areas.

61.4 Mercantile Occupancies.

61.5 Operations and Maintenance.

Chapter 62 Reserved

Chapter 63 Compressed Gases and Cryogenic Fluids

63.1 General Provisions.

63.2 Building-Related Controls.

63.3 Compressed Gases.

63.4 Cryogenic Fluids.

63.5 Bulk Oxygen Systems.

63.6 Gas Hydrogen Systems.

63.7 Bulk Liquefied Hydrogen Systems.

63.8 Gas Generation Systems.

63.9 Insulated Liquid Carbon Dioxide Systems.

63.10 Storage, Handling, and Use of Ethylene Oxide for Sterilization and Fumigation.

63.11 Carbon Dioxide Beverage Systems.

63.12 Liquid Oxygen in Home Care.

Chapter 64 Corrosive Solids and Liquids

64.1 General.

Chapter 65 Explosives, Fireworks, and Model Rocketry

65.1 General.

65.2 Display Fireworks.

65.3 Pyrotechnics Before a Proximate Audience.

65.4 Flame Effects Before an Audience.

65.5 Fireworks Manufacturing.

65.6 Model Rocketry.

65.7 Rocketry Manufacturing.

65.8 High Power Rocketry.

65.9 Explosives.

Chapter 66 Flammable and Combustible Liquids

66.1 General.

66.2 Reserved.

66.3 Definitions.

66.4 Classification of Liquids.

66.5 Reserved.

66.6 Fire and Explosion Prevention and Risk Control.

66.7 Electrical Systems.

66.8 Application of Area Classification.

66.9 Storage of Ignitible (Flammable or Combustible) Liquids in Containers — General Requirements.

66.10 Reserved.

66.11 Reserved.

66.12 Reserved.

66.13 Reserved.

66.14 Hazardous Materials Storage Lockers.

66.15 Outdoor Storage.

66.16 Automatic Fire Protection for Inside Liquid Storage Areas.

66.17 Processing Facilities.

66.18 Dispensing, Handling, Transfer, and Use of Ignitible (Flammable or Combustible) Liquids.

66.19 Specific Operations.

66.20 Reserved.

66.21 Storage of Ignitible (Flammable or Combustible) Liquids in Tanks — Requirements for All Storage Tanks.

66.22 Storage of Ignitible (Flammable or Combustible) Liquids in Tanks — Aboveground Storage Tanks.

66.23 Storage of Ignitible (Flammable or Combustible) Liquids in Tanks — Underground Tanks.

66.24 Storage Tank Buildings.

66.25 Storage Tank Vaults.

66.26 Reserved.

66.27 Piping Systems.

66.28 Bulk Loading and Unloading Facilities for Tank Cars and Tank Vehicles.

66.29 Wharves.

Chapter 67 Flammable Solids

67.1 General.

Chapter 68 Highly Toxic and Toxic Solids and Liquids

68.1 General.

Chapter 69 Liquefied Petroleum Gases and Liquefied Natural Gases

69.1 General Provisions.

69.2 LP-Gas Equipment and Appliances.

69.3 Installation of LP-Gas Systems.

69.4 LP-Gas Liquid Transfer.

69.5 Storage of Cylinders Awaiting Use, Resale, or Exchange.

69.6 Vehicular Transportation of LP-Gas.

69.7 LP-Gases at Utility Plants.

69.8 Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Facilities.

Chapter 70 Oxidizer Solids and Liquids

70.1 General.

Chapter 71 Pyrophoric Solids and Liquids

71.1 General.

Chapter 72 Unstable (Reactive) Solids and Liquids

72.1 General.

Chapter 73 Water-Reactive Solids and Liquids

73.1 General.

Chapter 74 Ammonium Nitrate

74.1 General.

Chapter 75 Organic Peroxide Solids and Liquids

75.1 General.

Annex A Explanatory Material

Annex B Sample Ordinance Adopting the NFPA 1, Fire Code

Annex C Fire Fighter Safety Building Marking System

Annex D Fire Fighter Breathing-Air Replenishment Systems

Annex E Fire Sprinkler Disclosure Statement for One- and Two-Family Dwellings

Annex F Informational References

 

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HOW MUCH DOES A SERVICE CALL FEE COST?

  • Because our customers are important to us, we want to make sure they receive the best quality electrical service. To do that, we need to charge a service call fee or trip charge when we come out to your location. on top of our regular quoted prices this cover, fuel, car insurance and maintenance for the company vehicle.
  • Service Call Fee: $85.00
  • Electricians hourly rate $85.00 an hour.
  • A service call fee covers the cost of traveling time to your home and back to the electrical shop.
  • Quote: approximate time, 35 / 45 min after we arrive at your house. "guess·ti·mate"
  • Keep in mind that service call fees don't come with parts and labor.

WHAT DO SERVICE CALL FEE COVER?

A service call fee covers the cost of traveling to your home.this covers, fuel, car maintenance for the company vehicle. Keep in mind that service call fees don't come with parts and labor.

service call Fee covers 35 mile radius from our business location that's in Quartz Hill California 93536

Sometimes quotes over the phone can't be accomplished, or obtained we must come out to location to see and examined to give you an accurate diagnosed and quote.

CAN I GET A FREE ESTIMATE OVER THE PHONE, YES -PHONE/VIDEO CHAT!

Yes, over the phone or Video.

WhatsApp - SMS. Supports sending and receiving media: text, photos, videos, documents and voice calls.

  • For you free estimate - you can call/or send me a video, live video chat, pictures or text showing me what your electrical needs are.
  • Given me as much information as you can about your projeck.
  • I need to see, from point (A) to point (B).
  • What you want installed? or what the problume is your having?
  • And where you want it installed, or fixed. detailed as possible.
  • keep video, text, pictures, short.
  • Video/under 4 minutes.
  • I need to see? - Height,Length and wall distance. (optional) - tape measure, ifyou can.

Once i have all your information I'll get back with a work estimate ASAP.

FREE estimate

My estimate/calculations, could be wrong, based on distance, length, that could dramatically changes the work order estimate.

The best way to get a more accurate quote is to book an appointment today and have a tech come to your project and location, service call fee applys..$75.99

NOTE: On our appointment date if after I inspecting the job and its nothing like what i thought it was going to be, you will be notified immediately about the change order. If the new quote is satisfactory, were continued the work order.

If the quote is unsatisfactory and you decline service, that's your right. A service call fee of $75.99 will be rendered at the end of our appointment.

You will know what all charges are before we commence work based on our work order quote. No pressure when you work with us.

NOTE: Sometimes quotes over the phone can't be accomplished, or obtained and a service call is needed at your location book an appointment

All quotes are valid for thirty (30) days from the date of the quotation. If acceptance is received after this period has lapsed, the job may be required to be re-quoted.

An estimate is a non-legally binding document. It is an approximation of costs for a project!

WHAT'S DIFFERENCES BETWEEN AN ESTIMATE AND A QUOTE?

What’s an Estimate?

An estimate is basically a ‘guesstimate’ or rough, educated guess based on what a job MAY cost.

Often it is supplied either before you know all the details of a particular piece of work (such as during an initial call from a prospective new customer) or during a site visit.

Estimates are your first thoughts on costs and can change drastically when you get further information, when unexpected complications crop up during the work or the scope of what you have been asked to do increases.

Key point: An estimate is an informal idea of price based on limited information. Consider it a starting point in terms of costs, which can go up (or down). Estimates CANNOT be used as a legal standpoint for price.

What’s a Quote?

A quote (or quotation) is an exact price for the job being offered. As such it is fixed and CANNOT be changed once it has been accepted by the customer (unless the customer changes the amount/type of work required or you discover something completely outside of the scope of what was agreed).

Quotes are only issued after an onsite visit or where you are confident that you have established exactly what is needed.

Key point: It’s important to remember that quotes are presented formally and represent a contract between you and the customer. As such they can be used as legal standpoints for price should a dispute arise.

Understandably, quotes give customers peace of mind; safe in the knowledge that they know exactly how much the work will cost before the job begins.

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SOME COMPANIES OFFER FREE SERVICE CALLS - WHY?

The only way a company can offer free service calls is to make it up on the Invoice, by Mark it up on the invoice and charging the consumer a higher rateby on the Invoice. So you're really not getting a free for a service call

At Dunbar's Electric we believe in offering quality service at a fair price and the only way we can do that is to charged a service calls fee to balance out the daily cost of operating a service business.

thank you for your time and understanding.

SERVICE CALL 101

A service call is simply a service that is rendered when a homeowner or business owner has a problem or malfunction that they need examined or diagnosed.

For example: let’s say that an owner of a house/ office is having a problem with his electrical. they smell burning,Breakers keep tripping, switch is not working, electrical plug start a fire. something's wrong, light installed, ceiling fan installation and or it’s creating discomfort, This individual would probably call a electrician service company to have them come out to diagnose the problem with the electrical system.

This would be considered a service call. This is would apply to any service that is needed. Whether it’s heating, air conditioning , electrical, plumbing, refrigeration ...etc. A service is needed. A service company is called to come out and provide that service. Fairly simply right?