National Fire Protection Association Codes & Standards

An overview of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Codes & Standards use and availability.

The most commonly used codes are NFPA 101, The Life Safety Code® (2021 Edition) and NFPA 1, Fire Code (2021 Edition).

These codes reference various editions of other codes in order to cover all applicable uses of the code. The NH State Fire Code will reference a particular edition of the NFPA publication, and this publication will reference a particular edition of a separate edition.

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These codes are produced through consensus committee, re-written and reviewed every three years, and the State has adopted them with some changes through the administrative rule process. There is no charge to view the codes online.

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