October 21, 2002—The Colorado Division of Fire Safety has adopted the most recent edition of National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1, Fire Prevention Code. Recognized worldwide and adopted statewide in sixteen states, NFPA 1 is designed to ensure the highest degree of public safety from hazards caused by fire and explosion.
Its primary purposes are to address basic fire prevention requirements and to reference or extract the fire prevention and protection aspects of many other NFPA codes and standards.
Colorado also has adopted more than twenty additional NFPA codes and standards, including NFPA72, National Fire Alarm Code; NFPA 13, NFPA 13D, and NFPA 13R, which address the installation of sprinkler systems; and NFPA 25, Standard for the Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems. Other codes and standards adopted include provisions for fire extinguishing systems and other fire and chemical protection measures.
For more information about the codes, contact NFPA.
