1. The Road to Integrated Fire Protection Systems Testing
AFAA Annual Conference 2018

2. Standards Council Decision
NFPA Standards Council made clear that “end to end” testing was outside NFPA 72’s scope
NFPA 3, had Chapter 6 for integrated testing, and the discussion for NFPA 4 revolved about the same time. 
This all started in as NFPA 4 began to establish itself and the SC told other standards (72 in particular) to limit its scope.
This means one standard does not or cannot tell another standard how to test. A standard was need to hover over all standards to provide test scope. 
ASK – What is considered "end to end" testing...before moving to next slide.

3. NFPA 72 Annex language clarified scope A.14.4.3.2
“NFPA 72 does not require testing of an emergency control
function, such as elevator recall, but does require testing of
the emergency control function interface device, such as the
relay powered by the fire alarm or signaling system.”
What do you consider is end to end testing? 
End-to-End Integrated System Test. A test of the
response of an input from the response of one or more individual
systems to the intended output of one or more individual
Systems.
Wrap up with "this is what the standards council struggled with".

4. Creation of NFPA 3
NIBS requested NFPA create a commissioning document for fire protection systems.
First edition of NFPA 3: 2012
Recommended Practice for Commissioning and Integrated Testing of Fire Protection and Life Safety Systems.
Current edition: 2018
Standard for Commissioning of Fire Protection and Life Safety Systems.
First edition of NFPA 3: 2012
Recommended Practice for Commissioning and Integrated Testing of Fire Protection and Life Safety Systems.
NIBS requested NFPA create a commissioning document for fire protection systems.
2015 is Recommended Practice
Current edition: 2018
Standard for Commissioning of Fire Protection and Life Safety Systems.
2021 NFPA 3 P.I’.s due June 27, 2018.
NFPA 3 was developed to bridge a gap between standards, commissioning agencies, and fire protection systems. Commissioning is a planning process that continues through design, construction and occupancy.

5. NFPA 4 Comes out of NFPA 3 NFPA 3 TC discussion
Commissioning standard could be debated
Installed systems should undergo “end to end” testing
Broad consensus that that commissioning and integrated testing are different things
Chapter 7 became NFPA 4

6. Scope/Purpose of NFPA 4 Purpose of NFPA 4
Provides a “testing protocol”
Verification that integrated systems will work as intended
System of systems….

7. Scope/Purpose of NFPA 4 Scope of NFPA 4
New & existing systems
Active & passive systems
Does not address testing of individual systems.
Do acceptance testing to NFPA 13
Do acceptance testing to NFPA 72
Then integrated testing per NFPA 4
Active and passive systems
Fire department access
Sequence of operations.

8. NFPA 4 Table of Contents Administration Referenced Publications
Definitions
General Requirements
Test Methods
Test Frequencies
Documentation
Annex A: Explanatory Material
Annex B: Integrated Test Plans
Annex C: Informational References
Ch 4: Principles, Test team, Test plan
Ch 5: Test methods
Ch 6: Frequencies, intitial testing, existing

9. With NO Interconnection
Individual Systems
Defined in NFPA 4 as a system:
Within an Integrated System to the point of interconnection or to the interface
With NO Interconnection OR
After relay, it becomes integrated…fire alarm system individual system from panel to relay.

10. Interconnected Systems
A system that has component systems or devices physically connected to achieve fire protection and life safety objectives.
An individual system to an interface to operate another individual system.
An individual system to a person to operate another individual system.
NFPA 101 doesn't use the term "interconnected" but IFC does. 
MAIN POINT – terms may be a little different, but the results are the same.

11. Integrated Systems “System of Systems”
Required to operate together as a whole
To achieve fire protection/life safety objectives

12. Integrated Testing Agent
A person or entity identified by the owner, who plans, schedules, documents, coordinates, and implements the integrated testing of the fire protection and life safety systems and their associated subsystems. The owner designates the agent (ITa), the agent(s) and ITM makes up the team.
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13. Codes vs. Standards Building and Fire Codes establish when and where
Standards are referenced by codes and establish the how

14. Codes vs. Standards
General
Fire and Building Codes are adopted by administrative laws
Fire and Building Codes reference the ITM standards
Inspection, Testing, & Maintenance standards (like NFPA 25 & 72) list ITM tasks and frequencies
Detailed

15. IFC References Industry collaboration for the 2018 IFC. High-rise
Smoke control systems 
Overrides NFPA 4 and  has 10-yr intervals. 

16. NFPA References
During the NFPA development cycle for the NFPA 1, 101, 5000 codes, proposals were accepted for NFPA 4 by most occupancy Technical Committee’s
NITMAM’s were filed to eliminate references
“all or nothing” was only option at that point in the process

17. Successful TIA’s
Agreement was reached to pursue Tentative Interim Amendments (TIA’s)
Clarify definitions
Reduce scope to match ICC
Task group was established involving NFSA, AFAA, and other stakeholders with help from NFPA staff
Point out who in the room that was involved

18. TIA Outreach Email campaign to over 300 TC members
Conference calls: UL, GSA, BHMA
ICC Conference
Two NFSA Codes Newsletters
One YouTube video
One FAQ to all TC
Lots of personal responses

19. Successful TIA’s 1st series of TIA’s were rejected by NFPA staff
Eventually a collection of 20 TIA’s were filed and successfully shepherded through the TC’s

20. NFPA References
NFPA 101: Life Safety Code

21. Wrap Up Where does this go… Additional occupancies?
Better fire protection?
More/Less interconnection?

22. Contact Us
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