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Fire Code Friday: Door Operations, Part 2

by Stacey Simmons

TGIFire Code Friday! 🔥 This week is the second segment in a 3-part series on door operations. NFPA 80 (6.1.3) requires that all swinging fire doors must be closed and latched at the time of a fire. The second type of door operation is automatic-closing. These doors close and latch automatically when released by an automatic fire detector.

Door with a magnetic holding device has released and the door is closing