'In Compliance' in new NFPA Journal tackles NEC changes, sprinkler testing, mixed occupancies, and fire alarms

Much of the Western United States is locked in a long and ongoing drought and the pressure is on to conserve water in anyway possible. One of the areas that has been flagged for conservation is the inspection, testing, and maintenance (ITM) program for mechanical building systems, including fire sprinklers, writes Matt Klaus, a principal fire protection engineer at NFPA, in his In Compliance column in the new January/February NFPA Journal. NFPA 25 Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems, has been adopted in many states, and often requires ITM service providers or building owners to discharge water...