Reference · Fundamentals
Fire Alarm Control PanelFACP
The brain of the system: it powers and supervises circuits, receives signals from initiating devices, decides what is an alarm, trouble or supervisory condition, drives notification appliances and emergency control functions, and reports to the supervising station.
NFPA 72: Chapter 10 (Fundamentals) and Chapter 23 (Protected Premises Systems)
Section numbers vary by edition — confirm in the edition your AHJ has adopted.
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