NFPA 909 PDF

Help safeguard culturally significant properties and resources from fire and other related hazards.

NFPA 909, Code for the Protection of Cultural Resource Properties — Museums, Libraries, and Places of Worship, describes the principles and practices of protecting cultural resource properties and their contents and collections from conditions or physical situations that have the potential to cause damage or loss. The code outlines a comprehensive protection program to address fire prevention; fire protection management; security; emergency preparedness; and inspection, testing, and maintenance of protection systems.

This code helps owners, operators, insurance adjusters, and authorities having jurisdiction protect the contents and collections of museums, libraries, and places of worship against potential conditions or events that could cause damage. The code also addresses ongoing operations and rehabilitation, acknowledging the need to provide continuity of operations and to preserve culturally significant and character-defining building features and sensitive, often irreplaceable, collections.