Aircraft Facility Fire Codes Index

Aviation facilities can fall into a variety of categories including, terminal buildings, hangars, storage, and/or manufacturing.  Navigating the varied fire code requirements can be a monumental task.  Included here is an exhaustive index of aircraft facility related fire codes and standards.

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

• NFPA 407, Standard for Aircraft Fuel Servicing
• NFPA 409, Standard on Aircraft Hangars
• NFPA 410, Standard on Aircraft Maintenance
• NFPA 415, Standard on Airport Terminal Buildings, Fueling Ramp Drainage, and Loading Walkways
• NFPA 418, Standard for Heliports
• NFPA 423, Standard for Construction and Protection of Aircraft Engine Test Facilities
• NFPA 101, Life Safety Code
• NFPA 101:7, Means of Egress
• NFPA 101:11.3.4, Air Traffic Control Towers
• NFPA 101:40.6, Special Provisions for Aircraft Servicing Hangars
• NFPA 101:42.6, Special Provisions for Aircraft Storage Hangars

The following codes and standards relate directly to emergency response for aircraft and aviation facilities:

• NFPA 402, Guide for Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Operations
• NFPA 403, Standard for Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Services at Airports
• NFPA 405, Standard for the Recurring Proficiency of Airport Firefighters
• NFPA 408, Standard for Aircraft Hand Portable Fire Extinguishers
• NFPA 412, Standard for Evaluating Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Foam Equipment
• NFPA 414, Standard for Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Vehicles
• NFPA 422, Guide for Aircraft Accident/Incident Response Assessment
• NFPA 424, Guide for Airport/Community Response Planning

International Code Council (ICC)

• International Building Code (IBC), 
• Chapter 412, Aircraft-related Occupancies
• International Fire Code (IFC)
• Chapter 11, Aviation Facilities

Bookmark this post for use as a quick reference guide to all aviation related codes and standards.  If you ever have any questions or concerns related to fire and life safety code concerns of these facilities, feel free to contact me anytime

Early aircraft firefighting vehicle, on display at McCarran International Airport

Backtracking on Fire Safety

Fire Engineering magazine recently published an article entitled, Should Healthcare Fire Safety Backtrack on 60 Years of Improvement. This article clearly outlines where healthcare fire safety started, what it has evolved to, and the decreases in fire safety that are currently being proposed. 

Read the whole article here --> http://www.fireengineering.com/articles/2013/07/should-healthcare-fire-safety-backtrack-on-60-years-of-improvement.html . This article calls for code officials to get involved and speak out at the ICC Public Comment Hearings being held October 2-10 in Atlantic City. 

An organization involved in preventing these changes, is the Patient Fire Safety Coalition.
I would encourage you to visit their site for more information and to get involved. You can also contact them directly at, info@patientfiresafety.org.



 

Codes and Standards [TRAINING]

Next month I will be teaching Codes and Standards class.  This 40 hour course covers a thorough study of codes applicable to fire protection and prevention, their application in various types of building construction and design with emphasis on fire protection features.  For those of you in the state of Florida, this course is required for the Fire Safety Inspector Certification, and meets the CEU requirements for Fire Inspector renewal.


For more information or to register visit, Essential Medical Training.