Revision cycle information Revised Edition Date: 2013
Report on Proposals (ROP) Proposal Closing Date: 10/1/2010
ROP Meeting Notices Technical Correlating Committee, March 29-30, 2011, Marriott Savannah Riverfront, Savannah, GA, (912) 233-7722 (PDF, 90.1 KB) Hanging and Bracing of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems, February 2-3, 2011, Marriott Savannah Riverfront, Savannah, GA, (912) 233-7722 (PDF, 90.1 KB) Sprinkler System Discharge Criteria, February 10-11, 2011, Marriott Savannah Riverfront, Savannah, GA, (912) 233-7722 (PDF, 90.1 KB) Sprinkler System Installation Criteria, February 7-9, 2011, Marriott Savannah Riverfront, Savannah, GA, (912) 233-7722 (PDF, 90.1 KB) + show more Pre-ROP, Residential Sprinkler Systems, December 2-3, 2010, Marriott Boston-Quincy, Quincy, MA, (617) 472-1000 (PDF, 80.3 KB) Pre-ROP, Sprinkler System Discharge Criteria, December 1-2, 2010, Marriott Boston-Quincy, Quincy, MA (617) 472-1000 (PDF, 80.4 KB) Pre-ROP, Sprinkler System Installation Criteria, December 1-2, 2010, Marriott Boston-Quincy, Quincy, MA (617) 472-1000 (PDF, 71.1 KB) ROP Meeting Agendas Technical Correlating Committee, March 29-30, 2011, Savannah, GA (PDF, 605.4 KB) Hanging and Bracing of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems, February 2-3, 2011, Savannah, GA (PDF, 2.0 MB) Private Water Supply Piping Systems, February 4, 2011, Savannah, GA (PDF, 845.1 KB) Residential Sprinkler Systems, February 14-15, 2011, Savannah, GA (PDF, 3.8 MB) + show more Sprinkler System Discharge Criteria, February 10-11, 2011, Savannah, GA (PDF, 4.1 MB) Sprinkler System Installation Criteria, February 7-9, 2011, Savannah, GA (PDF, 6.5 MB) ROP Meeting Minutes Hanging and Bracing of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems, February 2-3, 2011, Marriott Savannah Riverfront, Savannah, GA (PDF, 170.3 KB) Sprinkler System Discharge Criteria, February 10-11, 2011, Marriott Savannah Riverfront, Savannah, GA (PDF, 217.9 KB) Sprinkler System Installation Criteria, February 7-9, 2011, Marriott Savannah Riverfront, Savannah, GA (PDF, 195.7 KB) ROP Ballot Ballot, Technical Correlating Committee (PDF, 527.1 KB) Ballot Final, Technical Correlating Committee (PDF, 39.1 KB) Ballot, Hanging and Bracing of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems (PDF, 2.3 MB) Ballot Final, Hanging and Bracing of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems (PDF, 161.8 KB) + show more Ballot, Private Water Supply Piping Systems (PDF, 145.9 KB) Ballot Final, Private Water Supply Piping Systems (PDF, 40.0 KB) Ballot, Sprinkler System Discharge Criteria (PDF, 2.2 MB) Ballot Final, Sprinkler System Discharge Criteria (PDF, 141.2 KB) Ballot Supplemental, Sprinkler System Discharge Criteria (PDF, 438.9 KB) Ballot Supplemental Final, Sprinkler System Discharge Criteria (PDF, 45.8 KB) Ballot, Sprinkler System Installation Criteria (PDF, 2.5 MB) Ballot Final, Sprinkler System Installation Criteria (PDF, 123.1 KB) Report on Comments (ROC) Comment Closing Date: 8/30/2011
ROC Posting Date: 2/24/2012
ROC Meeting Notices Technical Correlating Committee, Telephone/Web Conference, December 6, 2011Private Water Supply Piping Systems, September 29, 2011, Newport Beach Marriott Hotel, Newport Beach, CA (949) 640-4000 (PDF, 90.2 KB) Hanging and Bracing of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems, September 28, 2011, Newport Beach Marriott Hotel, Newport Beach, CA (949) 640-4000 (PDF, 90.2 KB) Sprinkler System Discharge Criteria, September 22-23, 2011, Newport Beach Marriott Hotel, Newport Beach, CA, (949) 640-4000 (PDF, 90.2 KB) + show more ROC Meeting Agendas Technical Correlating Committee, Telephone/Web Conference, December 6, 2011 (PDF, 71.6 KB) Hanging and Bracing of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems (PDF, 1.4 MB) Private Water Supply Piping Systems (PDF, 469.7 KB) Sprinkler System Discharge Criteria, September 22-23, 2011, Newport Beach, CA (PDF, 1.7 MB) + show more ROC Ballot Ballot, Technical Correlating Committee (PDF, 539.9 KB) Ballot Final, Technical Correlating Committee (PDF, 737.5 KB) Ballot, Hanging and Bracing of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems (PDF, 1.1 MB) Ballot Final, Hanging and Bracing of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems (PDF, 59.3 KB) + show more Ballot, Private Water Supply Piping Systems (PDF, 135.1 KB) Ballot Final, Private Water Supply Piping Systems (PDF, 39.4 KB) Ballot, Sprinkler System Discharge Criteria (PDF, 1.3 MB) Ballot Final, Sprinkler System Discharge Criteria (PDF, 90.3 KB) Ballot, Sprinkler System Installation Criteria (PDF, 2.2 MB) Ballot Final, Sprinkler System Installation Criteria (PDF, 149.9 KB) Notice of Intent to Make a Motion (NITMAM) NITMAM Closing Date: 4/6/2012
NITMAM Posting Date: 5/4/2012
Other Ballots
Ballot, TIA No. 998, Sprinkler System Installation Criteria (PDF, 116.8 KB)
Ballot Final, TIA No. 998, Sprinkler System Installation Criteria (PDF, 890.1 KB)
Ballot, TIA No. 998, Technical Correlating Committee (PDF, 101.9 KB)
Ballot Final, TIA No. 998, Technical Correlating Committee (PDF, 519.5 KB)
Ballot, TIA No. 1000, Sprinkler System Installation Criteria (PDF, 117.2 KB)
Ballot Final, TIA No. 1000, Sprinkler System Installation Criteria (PDF, 420.0 KB)
Ballot, TIA No. 1000, Technical Correlating Committee (PDF, 117.8 KB)
Ballot Final, TIA No. 1000, Technical Correlating Committee (PDF, 447.1 KB)
Ballot, TIA No. 1003, Sprinkler System Installation Criteria (PDF, 412.5 KB)
Ballot Final, TIA 1003, Sprinkler System Installation Criteria (PDF, 1.1 MB)
Ballot, TIA No. 1003, Technical Correlating Committee (PDF, 408.4 KB)
Ballot Final, TIA No. 1003, Technical Correlating Committee (PDF, 453.2 KB)
Ballot Supplemental, Technical Correlating Committee (PDF, 156.0 KB)
Ballot Supplemental Final, Technical Correlating Committee (PDF, 40.0 KB)
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Tentative Interim Amendment (TIA)
TIA 10-1 (issued: 8/5/2010) (PDF, 19.3 KB)
See SC Decision #10-21 below regarding TIA 10-1.
TIA 10-2 (issued: 3/1/2011) (PDF, 113.6 KB)
See SC Decision #11-5 below regarding TIA 10-2.
Errata
Errata 10-1 (issued: 3/18/2010) (PDF, 28.3 KB)
Formal Interpretations (FIs)
Formal Interpretations (PDF, 80.0 KB)
Standards Council Decisions
Minute Item 11-8-48 regarding action on antifreeze issue (PDF, 25.4 KB)
D#11-5, Decision on TIA Nos. 1015, 1012 and 1013 (PDF, 126.8 KB)
D#10-21, Decision on TIA Nos. 1000, 995, 994, 996, 997 and 998 (PDF, 81.2 KB)
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Training
Global Research Update: High Challenge Storage Protection Seminar, June 27, 2012
SUPDET 2012 - Suppression, Detection and Signaling Research Symposium, March 5-8, 2012
2010 NFPA 13: Sprinkler Plans Review - Avoid the Usual Mistakes Webinar
High Volume/Low Speed Fan and Sprinkler Operation
Free Archived Webinar sponsored by the Fire Protection Research Foundation
Certified Fire Protection Specialist Primer - 2 day seminar
Installation of Sprinkler Systems 3-day Seminar
Installation of Sprinkler Systems Seminar with Certificate of Educational Achievement - 4-day Seminar
Water Supply Analysis and Hydraulic Calculations 2-day Seminar
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Articles and Reports
Sprinkler Protection Criteria for Consumer Fireworks Storage in Retail Facilities (PDF, 312.6 KB)
U.S. Experience with Sprinklers
Lithium Ion Batteries Hazard and Use Assessment (2011)
Sprinkler Insulation: A Literature Review (2011)
Incidents Involving Cold Storage Facilities (PDF, 1.3 MB)
Additional Information
Safety Alert regarding Antifreeze in Residential Sprinklers
Fire Sprinkler Initiative
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