FAQs
I installed a StarLink Fire Radio and the AHJ ("Authority Having Jurisdiction") is asking to see the applicable sections in the NFPA 72 standard that permit the installation of a "sole path" communicator. Which sections apply?
The answer depends on the version of NFPA 72 to which the local, state or federal building code conforms, and the version enforced by the AHJ. The two versions for NFPA 72 that allow for a sole path communicator are version 2010 and version 2013. The applicable sections are:
NFPA 72 (2010):
26.6.2.1 Applications
26.6.2.1 Alternate methods
A.26.6.2.2 Alternate methods
26.6.3.1.1 Conformance
26.6.3.1.4.1 Signal Communication Technology
NFPA 72 (2013):
26.6.2.1 Applications
26.6.2.1 Alternate methods
A.26.6.2.2 Alternate methods
26.6.3.1.1 Conformance
26.6.3.1.5 Signal Communications Technology