<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>NAA Government Affairs Issues - Fire Safety/Codes</title><link>http://www.naahq.org/_layouts/feed.aspx?xsl=1&amp;web=/governmentaffairs/issues/Development&amp;page=48a6c23b-bc8f-4370-bfd3-53922bbd8984&amp;wp=bd8fd07d-fa01-441c-b768-4ceaf106a0f8</link><description></description><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Fire Safety/ Codes - Building Codes Update: The 2009 International Fire Code and the Apartment Industry</title><link>http://www.naahq.org/governmentaffairs/issues/Pages/BuildingCodesUpdateThe2009InternationalFireCodeandtheApartmentIndustry.aspx</link><description>Apartment operators and developers should be aware of organizational changes in the 2009 edition of the International Fire Code (IFC) that have brought increased attention to fire safety requirements for existing buildings by code enforcement officials.</description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:51:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Fire Safety/ Codes - Fire Safety Code Retrofit Requirements</title><link>http://www.naahq.org/governmentaffairs/issues/Pages/FireSafetyCodeRetrofitRequirements.aspx</link><description>NAA members and affiliates are strongly encouraged to investigate whether policy makers at the state and local level are considering adoption of the 2009 International Fire Code, which contains several expensive fire safety retrofit requirements.</description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:06:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Fire Safety/Codes - Opinion Regarding Smoke Alarm Retroactivity in the International Fire Code</title><link>http://www.naahq.org/governmentaffairs/issues/Development/Pages/FireSafetyCodes-OpinionRegardingSmokeAlarmRetroactivityintheInternationalFireCode.aspx</link><description>Letter from International Code Consultants to the San Antonio Apartment Association regarding the retroactivity of smoke alarms in the International Fire Code.</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:27:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Fire Safety/Codes - NAA/NMHC/AAMD Fire Protection Survey Oct 2005</title><link>http://www.naahq.org/governmentaffairs/issues/Pages/NAANMHCAAMDFireProtectionSurveyOct2005.aspx</link><description>Evaluation of Fire and Life Safety Feature and Programs</description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:47:47 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Fire Safety/ Codes - State Visual Smoke Detector Laws Summary </title><link>http://www.naahq.org/governmentaffairs/issues/Pages/StateVisualSmokeDetectorLawsSummaryMarch2005.aspx</link><description>NFPA 72 requires that in public-use or common areas, smoke detection systems be wired such that a visual alarm system can be implemented at a later date if needed.</description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:59:07 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>