Revision cycle information Revised Edition Date: 2015
Please note: This A2014 document is being processed under the new Regulations. For further information please see Special Notice on NFPA Regulations First Draft (previously Report on Proposals (ROP)) Public Input Closing Date: 5/4/2012
First Draft Meeting Notices (previously ROP Meeting Notices) NFPA 101 NFPA 5000 and Related Documents First Draft Meetings Schedule Revised March, 2012 (PDF, 13.2 KB) Safety to Life Correlating Committee (SAF-AAC) Correlating Committee, November 6, 2012, MA, Hilton Boston Logan Airport (PDF, 79.0 KB) Pre-First Draft, Correlating Committee, March 13, 2012, Telephone/Web Conference (PDF, 59.7 KB) Assembly Occupancies (SAF-AXM) + show more Board and Care Facilities(SAF-BCF) Building Service and Fire Protection Equipment(SAF-BSF) Detention and Correctional Occupancies(SAF-DET) Educational and Day-Care Occupancies(SAF-END) Fire Protection Features(SAF-FIR) Fundamentals(SAF-FUN) Health Care Occupancies(SAF-HEA) Health Care Occupancies, August 15-17, 2012, MO, St. Louis Union Station Marriott, (314) 621-5262 (PDF, 74.8 KB) Pre-ROP, Health Care Occupancies, July 26, 2011, Telephone Conference. (PDF, 87.3 KB) Industrial, Storage, and Miscellaneous Occupancies(SAF-IND) Interior Finish and Contents(SAF-INT) Means of Egress(SAF-MEA) Mercantile and Business Occupancies(SAF-MER) Residential Occupancies(SAF-RES) First Draft Meeting Agendas (previously ROP Meeting Agendas) Safety to Life Correlating Committee (SAF-AAC) Correlating Committee, November 6, 2012, Hilton Boston Logan Airport Hotel, Boston, MA (PDF, 262.8 KB) Pre-First Draft, Correlating Committee, March 13, 2012, Telephone/Web Conference (PDF, 804.4 KB) Assembly Occupancies (SAF-AXM) Board and Care Facilities(SAF-BCF) + show more Building Service and Fire Protection Equipment(SAF-BSF) Detention and Correctional Occupancies(SAF-DET) Educational and Day-Care Occupancies(SAF-END) Fire Protection Features(SAF-FIR) Fundamentals(SAF-FUN) Health Care Occupancies(SAF-HEA) Health Care Occupancies, August 15-17, 2012, St. Louis, MO (PDF, 2.1 MB) Health Care Occupancies,Supplemental Agenda Item, August 15-17, 2012, St. Louis, MO (PDF, 940.1 KB) Pre-ROP, Health Care Occupancies, Telephone Conference (PDF, 30.1 KB) Industrial, Storage, and Miscellaneous Occupancies(SAF-IND) Interior Finish and Contents(SAF-INT) Means of Egress(SAF-MEA) Mercantile and Business Occupancies(SAF-MER) Residential Occupancies(SAF-RES) First Draft Meeting Minutes (previously ROP Meeting Minutes) Safety to Life Correlating Committee (SAF-AAC) Correlating Committee, November 6, 2012, Boston, MA (PDF, 68.8 KB) Pre-First Draft, Correlating Committee, March 13, 2012, Telephone/Web Conference (PDF, 90.8 KB) Assembly Occupancies (SAF-AXM) Board and Care Facilities(SAF-BCF) + show more Building Service and Fire Protection Equipment(SAF-BSF) Detention and Correctional Occupancies(SAF-DET) Educational and Day-Care Occupancies(SAF-END) Fire Protection Features(SAF-FIR) Fundamentals(SAF-FUN) Health Care Occupancies(SAF-HEA) Health Care Occupancies, August 15-17, 2012, St. Louis, Missouri (PDF, 114.8 KB) Pre-ROP, Health Care Occupancies, July 26, 2011, Telephone Conference (PDF, 33.0 KB) Industrial, Storage, and Miscellaneous Occupancies(SAF-IND) Interior Finish and Contents(SAF-INT) Means of Egress(SAF-MEA) Mercantile and Business Occupancies(SAF-MER) Residential Occupancies(SAF-RES) First Draft Ballot (previously ROP Ballot) Safety to Life Correlating Committee (SAF-AAC) Assembly Occupancies (SAF-AXM) Ballot, Technical Committee on Assembly Occupancies (PDF, 151.8 KB) Ballot Version First Draft, Technical Committee on Assembly Occupancies (PDF, 1.5 MB) First Revisions with Statements, Technical Committee on Assembly Occupancies (PDF, 109.0 KB) Public Input with Responses, Technical Committee on Assembly Occupancies (PDF, 58.0 KB) Committee Input with Statements, Technical Committee on Assembly Occupancies (PDF, 9.8 KB) Ballot Final, Technical Committee on Assembly Occupancies (PDF, 292.1 KB) + show more Board and Care Facilities(SAF-BCF) Ballot, Technical Committee on Board and Care Facilities (PDF, 191.6 KB) Ballot Version First Draft, Technical Committee on Board and Care Facilities (PDF, 1.1 MB) First Revisions with Statements, Technical Committee on Board and Care Facilities (PDF, 143.5 KB) Public Input with Responses, Technical Committee on Board and Care Facilities (PDF, 362.0 KB) Committee Input, Technical Committee on Board and Care Facilities (PDF, 125.7 KB) Ballot Final, TC on Board and Care Facilities (PDF, 225.0 KB) Building Service and Fire Protection Equipment(SAF-BSF) Ballot, Technical Committee on Building Service and Fire Protection Equipment (PDF, 110.0 KB) Ballot Version First Draft, Technical Committee on Building Service and Fire Protection Equipment (PDF, 836.4 KB) First Revisions with Statements, TC on Building Service and Fire Protection Equipment (PDF, 70.7 KB) Public Input with Responses, Technical Committee on Building Service and Fire Protection Equipment (PDF, 106.8 KB) Ballot Final, Technical Commitee on Building Service and Fire Protection Equipment (PDF, 345.5 KB) Detention and Correctional Occupancies(SAF-DET) Ballot, Technical Committee on Detention and Correctional Occupancies (PDF, 85.4 KB) Ballot Version First Draft, Technical Committee on Detention and Correctional Occupancies (PDF, 1.3 MB) First Revisions with Statements, Technical Committee on Detention and Correctional Occupancies (PDF, 30.2 KB) Public Input with Responses, Technical Committee on Detention and Correctional Occupancies (PDF, 23.4 KB) Ballot Final, Technical Committee on Detention and Correctional Occupancies (PDF, 196.2 KB) Educational and Day-Care Occupancies(SAF-END) Ballot, Technical Committee on Educational and Day-Care Occupancies (PDF, 84.7 KB) Ballot Version First Draft, Technical Committee on Educational and Day-Care Occupancies (PDF, 1.0 MB) First Revisions with Statements, Technical Committee on Educational and Day-Care Occupancies (PDF, 32.9 KB) Public Input with Responses, Technical Committee on Educational and Day-Care Facilities (PDF, 51.8 KB) Committee Input with Statement, Technical Committee on Educational and Day-Care Occupancies (PDF, 16.2 KB) Ballot Final, TC on Educational and Day-Care Occupancies (PDF, 258.6 KB) Fire Protection Features(SAF-FIR) Ballot, Technical Committee on Fire Protection Features (PDF, 221.4 KB) Ballot Version First Draft, Technical Committee on Fire Protection Features (PDF, 1,013.1 KB) First Revisions with Statements, Technical Committee on Fire Protection Features (PDF, 222.0 KB) Public Input with Responses, Technical Committee on Fire Protection Features (PDF, 202.3 KB) Committee Input with Statements, Technical Committee on Fire Protection Features (PDF, 131.6 KB) Ballot Final, Technical Committee on Fire Protection Features (PDF, 432.4 KB) Fundamentals(SAF-FUN) Ballot, Technical Committee on Fundamentals (PDF, 166.6 KB) Ballot Version First Draft, Technical Committee on Fundamentals (PDF, 1.5 MB) First Revisions with Statements, Technical Committee on Fundamentals (PDF, 165.4 KB) Public Input with Responses, Technical Committee on Fundamentals (PDF, 242.8 KB) Committee Input with Statements, Technical Committee on Fundamentals (PDF, 14.7 KB) Ballot Final, Technical Committee on Fundamentals (PDF, 277.1 KB) Health Care Occupancies(SAF-HEA) Ballot, Technical Committee on Health Care Occupancies (PDF, 435.3 KB) Ballot Version First Draft, Technical Committee on Health Care Occupancies (PDF, 1.8 MB) First Revisions with Statements, Technical Committee on Health Care Occupancies (PDF, 532.9 KB) Public Input with Responses, Technical Committee on Health Care Occupancies (PDF, 321.5 KB) Committee Input with Statements, Technical Committee on Health Care Occupancies (PDF, 23.4 KB) Ballot Final, TC On Health Care Occupancies (PDF, 333.5 KB) Industrial, Storage, and Miscellaneous Occupancies(SAF-IND) Ballot, Technical Committee on Industrial, Storage and Miscellaneous Occupancies (PDF, 188.9 KB) Ballot Version First Draft, Technical Committee on Industrial, Storage and Miscellaneous Occupancies (PDF, 966.5 KB) First Revisions with Statements, Technical Committee on Industrial, Storage and Miscellaneous Occupancies (PDF, 146.5 KB) Public Input with Responses, Technical Committee on Industrial, Storage and Miscellaneous Occupancies (PDF, 38.0 KB) Committee Input with Statements, Technical Committee on Industrial, Storage and Miscellaneous Occupancies (PDF, 41.2 KB) Ballot Final, TC on Industrial, Storage and Misc. Occupancies (PDF, 233.9 KB) Interior Finish and Contents(SAF-INT) Ballot, Technical Committee on Furnishings and Contents (PDF, 253.5 KB) Ballot Version First Draft, Technical Committee on Fire Protection Features (PDF, 867.7 KB) First Revisions With Statements, Technical Commitee on Furnishings and Contents (PDF, 232.4 KB) Public Input with Responses, Technical Committee on Furnishings and Contents (PDF, 43.8 KB) Final Results, Technical Committee on Furnishings and Contents (PDF, 178.6 KB) Means of Egress(SAF-MEA) Ballot, Technical Committee on Means of Egress (PDF, 228.5 KB) Ballot Version First Draft, Technical Committee on Means of Egress (PDF, 2.6 MB) First Revisions with Statements, Technical Committee on Means of Egress (PDF, 212.5 KB) Public Input with Responses, Technical Commitee on Means of Egress (PDF, 614.8 KB) Commitee Input with Statements, Technical Committee on Means of Egress (PDF, 14.6 KB) Ballot Final, Technical Committee on Means of Egress (PDF, 596.3 KB) Mercantile and Business Occupancies(SAF-MER) Ballot, Technical Committee on Mercantile and Business Occupancies (PDF, 188.5 KB) Ballot Version First Draft, Technical Committee on Mercantile and Business Occupancies (PDF, 1.0 MB) First Revisions with Statements, Technical Committee on Mercantile and Business Occupancies (PDF, 149.6 KB) Public Input with Responses, Technical Committee on Mercantile and Business Occupancies (PDF, 50.1 KB) Committee Input with Statement, Technical Committee on Mercantile and Business Occupancies (PDF, 14.4 KB) Ballot Final, TC on Mercantile and Business Occupancies (PDF, 293.6 KB) Residential Occupancies(SAF-RES) Ballot, Technical Committee on Residential Occupancies (PDF, 178.5 KB) Ballot Version First Draft, Technical Committee on Residential Occupancies (PDF, 1.2 MB) First Revisions with Statements, Technical Committee on Residential Occupancies (PDF, 140.7 KB) Public Input with Responses, Technical Committee on Residential Occupancies (PDF, 83.6 KB) Committee Input with Statements, Technical Committee on Residential Occupancies (PDF, 16.1 KB) Ballot Final, Technical Committee on Residential Occupancies (PDF, 219.2 KB) Second Draft (previously Report on Comments (ROC)) Public Comment Closing Date: 5/3/2013
Second Draft Report Posting Date: 1/3/2014
Second Draft Meeting Notices SCHEDULE OF NFPA 101, NFPA 5000 AND OTHER RELATED DOCS
SECOND DRAFT MEETINGS (PDF, 214.5 KB) Safety to Life Correlating Committee (SAF-AAC) Assembly Occupancies (SAF-AXM) Board and Care Facilities(SAF-BCF) + show more Building Service and Fire Protection Equipment(SAF-BSF) Detention and Correctional Occupancies(SAF-DET) Educational and Day-Care Occupancies(SAF-END) Fire Protection Features(SAF-FIR) Fundamentals(SAF-FUN) Health Care Occupancies(SAF-HEA) Industrial, Storage, and Miscellaneous Occupancies(SAF-IND) Interior Finish and Contents(SAF-INT) Means of Egress(SAF-MEA) Mercantile and Business Occupancies(SAF-MER) Residential Occupancies(SAF-RES) Second Draft Meeting Agendas Index to NFPA 101 Correlating Committee Notes (PDF, 105.5 KB) NFPA 101 Correlating Committee Notes with the FCRs (PDF, 903.3 KB) Assembly Occupancies (SAF-AXM) + show more Board and Care Facilities(SAF-BCF) Building Service and Fire Protection Equipment(SAF-BSF) Detention and Correctional Occupancies(SAF-DET) Educational and Day-Care Occupancies(SAF-END) Fire Protection Features(SAF-FIR) Fundamentals(SAF-FUN) Health Care Occupancies(SAF-HEA) Industrial, Storage, and Miscellaneous Occupancies(SAF-IND) Interior Finish and Contents(SAF-INT) Means of Egress(SAF-MEA) Mercantile and Business Occupancies(SAF-MER) Residential Occupancies(SAF-RES) Notice of Intent to Make a Motion (NITMAM) NITMAM Closing Date: 2/7/2014
NITMAM Posting Date: 4/4/2014
Other Ballots
Safety to Life(SAF-AAC) Residential Occupancies(SAF-RES) TIA Ballot
Safety to Life(SAF-AAC) Health Care Occupancies(SAF-HEA)
CMS issues special guidance on the 2012 edition - see Additional information section below. Edition to display: 2012 2009 2006 2003 2000 1997 1994 1991 1988 1985 1981 1976 1973 1970 1967 1966 What Is NFPA 101?
The Life Safety Code is the most widely used source for strategies to protect people based on building construction, protection, and occupancy features that minimize the effects of fire and related hazards. Unique in the field, it is the only document that covers life safety in both new and existing structures.
Official document scope .
What does NFPA 101 address?
Provisions are included for all types of occupancies, with requirements for egress, features of fire protection, sprinkler systems, alarms, emergency lighting, smoke barriers, and special hazard protection.
Table of Contents .
Archived revision information Read the archived revision information
Tentative Interim Amendment (TIA)
TIA 12-1 (issued: 8/11/2011) (PDF, 79.0 KB)
See SC Decision #11-19 below for more information on TIA 12-1.
TIA 12-2 (issued: 10/30/2012) (PDF, 36.8 KB)
Standards Council Decisions
D#11-19, Decision on Council Agenda Item 11-8-24-d (PDF, 101.5 KB)
Frequently Asked Questions
View the FAQs (PDF, 31.2 KB)
View the document online (read only)
View the 2012 edition online
Additional Information
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issues Survey and Certification memorandum on new provisions in the 2012 edition of NFPA 101x
Supplemental Operating Procedures for Safety to Life Project (issued: 4/1/2002) (PDF, 29.2 KB)
Fact Sheet on NFPA 101
Articles and Reports
Fires in Health Care Facilities
Structural Fires in Residential Board and Care Facilities
Structure Fires in Eating and Drinking Establishments
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