The 1999 edition of the Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems (NFPA 13) was released in mid-1999 with several revisions.
The 1999 edition of the Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems (NFPA 13) was released in mid-1999. The new version was acted on by the National Fire Protection Association during its Spring Meeting in Baltimore last May. The Standards Council issued the standard on July 22, 1999 and it became effective on August 13, 1999.
There have been more than 50 revisions and amendments to the standard since the Rules and Regulations of the National Board of Fire Underwriters for Sprinkler Equipments, Automatic and Open Systems was first adopted in 1896. Substantial changes have been made to the provisions for sprinkler system design in the past eight years, which include the latest four editions.