January 5, 2005—The state of New Hampshire recently adopted two key National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) safety codes. The 2003 edition of NFPA 1, Uniform Fire Code (UFC), and the 2000 edition of NFPA 101, Life Safety Code, are now part of the state’s set of model safety codes.
NFPA 1 provides requirements necessary to establish a reasonable level of fire safety and property protection from hazards created by fire and explosion. NFPA 101, used in all 50 states, mandates building design construction, operation, and maintenance requirements to protect building occupants from the dangers caused by fire, smoke, and toxic fumes.
New Hampshire will participate in an extensive NFPA training program covering all of the codes’ requirements and the numerous ways the codes may be utilized and enforced. NFPA will make available free training and the associated codebooks to all state code enforcers who attend.
