NFPA 80A: 2001 Recommended Practice for Protection of Buildings from Exterior Fire Exposures

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). 2001 Edition. It was issued by the Standards Council on July 13, 2001, with an effective date of August 2, 2001, and supersedes all previous editions. This edition of NFPA 80A was approved as an American National Standard on August 2, 2001. 24 p. This recommended practice addresses separation distances between buildings to limit exterior fire spread based on exterior openings and other construction features.
These recommendations are intended to provide a reasonable level of protection for combustibles within and on the exterior of a building exposed to an external building fire, while contemplating effective fire-fighting activity.