Organizational Control: Fire Protection
| Control ID: PE-13 Fire Protection | Family: Physical and Environmental Protection | Source: NIST 800-53r4 |
| Control: The organization employs and maintains fire suppression and detection devices/systems for the information system that are supported by an independent energy source. | ||
| Supplemental Guidance: This control applies primarily to facilities containing concentrations of information system resources including, for example, data centers, server rooms, and mainframe computer rooms. Fire suppression and detection devices/systems include, for example, sprinkler systems, handheld fire extinguishers, fixed fire hoses, and smoke detectors. Related Controls: N/A |
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| Control Enhancements:
(1) Fire Protection | Detection Devices / Systems The organization employs fire detection devices/systems for the information system that activate automatically and notify [Assignment: organization-defined personnel or roles] and [Assignment: organization-defined emergency responders] in the event of a fire. Supplemental Guidance: Organizations can identify specific personnel, roles, and emergency responders in the event that individuals on the notification list must have appropriate access authorizations and/or clearances, for example, to obtain access to facilities where classified operations are taking place or where there are information systems containing classified information. Related Controls: N/A (2) Fire Protection | Suppression Devices / Systems The organization employs fire suppression devices/systems for the information system that provide automatic notification of any activation to Assignment: organization-defined personnel or roles] and [Assignment: organization-defined emergency responders]. Supplemental Guidance: Organizations can identify specific personnel, roles, and emergency responders in the event that individuals on the notification list must have appropriate access authorizations and/or clearances, for example, to obtain access to facilities where classified operations are taking place or where there are information systems containing classified information. Related Controls: N/A (3) Fire Protection | Automatic Fire Suppression The organization employs an automatic fire suppression capability for the information system when the facility is not staffed on a continuous basis. Supplemental Guidance: Related Controls: N/A |
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| Protocol Implementation Conformance Statements: N/A | ||