That's correct- the initial issue of NFPA232 was issued in 1947, drafted in 1945/6. Forrest Weir if NARA was a member of the committee then, and remained in the committee into the early 2000s. Shortly thereafter, NARA abandoned their support of the 232 Technical committee.
Larry (ANOTHER former member of NFPA232, who was booted off after 16 years, bcuz I retired)
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> On Aug 23, 2016, at 11:17 AM, Christopher Ferry <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> I happen to know someone at the National Fire Protection Association who
> provided the tidbit below:
>
> NFPA 232: Protection of Records, 1947 edition would have been the
> appropriate NFPA standard at the time and it included specifications for
> "fire resistive file rooms" They recommended Carbon Dioxide fire
> extinguishing systems.
>
> Fire Protection Equipment for File Rooms.
> First-aid fire appliances of type suitable for Class A fires (see N.F.P.A.
> Standards for First-Aid Fire Appliances and Standpipe and Hose Systems)
> shall be provided at a conveniently accessible location outside the file
> room,
> except that fire extinguishers may be located inside the room. Such
> protection
> is recommended in all cases and is particularly indicated where automatic
> fire extinguishing equipment is not provided inside the file room.
> It is ordinarily unnecessary to provide automatic fire protection equipment
> in file rooms. A system of automatic carbon dioxide fire protection
> installed
> in accordance with the N.F.P.A. Standards for Carbon Dioxide
> Fire Extinguishing Systems affords excellent protection for records and is
> particularly adaptable where large values are concentrated in a relatively
> small space. Automatic relief vents, normally closed and of a type suitable
> for record vaults, must be provided, preferably at or near the top of the
> file room, to prevent building up of pressure by the gas discharge that
> would
> rupture the room construction. Floors and roofs of file rooms shall not be
> pierced for piping.
> Automatic fire-detecting systems installed in accordance with the
> recommendations
> of the N.F.P.A. Standards for Protective Signalling Systems
> are valuable in giving warning of fire inside file rooms. They should be
> relied upon only when there is assurance that the alarm will bring prompt
> response at all times
>
> Christopher Ferry, CRM
> Boston, MA
>
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