Fire Watch in Canada: What NFPA 601 Actually Requires

A plain-English breakdown of fire-watch obligations under the National Fire Code and its provincial adaptations.

Fire watch is the single most misunderstood service in the Canadian security industry. Buyers routinely accept a body-in-uniform rather than a certified NFPA 601 fire-watch officer, then discover during the AHJ audit that the watch was non-compliant and the sprinkler-impairment permit will not be signed off.

This is a plain-English overview of the requirements as they are actually enforced in NL, PEI, and the three territories.