Fire protection systems include:

• Sprinkler and standpipe systems.
• Special hazard suppression systems.
• Fire alarm systems.
• Emergency and standby power systems.
• Smoke control systems.
• Dampers (includes smoke dampers, fire dampers, combination fire/smoke dampers).

All sprinkler and standpipe, special hazard suppression, fire alarm, emergency and standby power, and smoke control systems must be inspected unless they are in a one-or two-family dwelling.

Dampers must be inspected when they are in:

• Special assembly occupancies, such as nightclubs and music venues that hold 50 or more people.
• Hospitals and other I-2 occupancies.
• High rise buildings. Separate damper certification is not required where dampers are part of a smoke control system.

Require annual inspection:

• Sprinkler and standpipe systems
• Special hazard suppression systems
• Fire alarm systems
• Emergency and standby power systems

Initial Smoke Control inspections must be completed by January 1, 2021, and then annually after that.

Initial Damper inspections must be completed by January 1, 2021, and then every 4 years after that.

Hospitals and other I-2 occupancies must be inspected by January 1, 2021 and then every 6 years after that.

Inspections must be performed by specific types of licensed contractors:

• Sprinkler and standpipe
  • Fire suppression system worker (specialty license) employed by a fire suppression system contractor
• Special hazards
  • Fire suppression systems worker (standard license, specialty license, or kitchen fire extinguishing system license) employed by a fire suppression system contractor
• Fire alarm
  • Fire alarm inspector
  • Electrical contractor 
• Emergency and standby power
  • Electrical contractor
  • Emergency and standby power system manufacturer
  • Generator manufacturer
• Smoke and fire dampers
  • Qualified sheet metal systems technician employed by a master plumber, contractor, fire suppression system contractor, or electrical contractor.
• Smoke control systems
  • Smoke containment systems are to be tested by a qualified sheet metal technician employed by a master plumber, contractor, fire suppression system contractor, or electrical contractor, unless otherwise required by the smoke control testing and operations plan.
  • Smoke management systems are to be tested in accordance with the smoke control testing and operations plan.
    • Initial certification of a system must be performed by a licensed special inspector.
    • Inspectors of individual system components must be licensed in accordance with Title 9 of the Philadelphia Code.