id: "PE-13(02)" title: "Suppression Systems — Automatic Activation and Notification" family: "PE" family_name: "Physical and Environmental Protection" sort_id: "pe-13.02" priority: "P2" implementation_level: "organization" parent: "PE-13" enhancement: True


Employ fire suppression systems that activate automatically and notify {{ insert: param, pe-13.02_odp.01 }} and {{ insert: param, pe-13.02_odp.02 }} ; and

Employ an automatic fire suppression capability when the facility is not staffed on a continuous basis.

Guidance

Organizations can identify specific personnel, roles, and emergency responders if individuals on the notification list need to have appropriate access authorizations and/or clearances (e.g., to enter to facilities where access is restricted due to the impact level or classification of information within the facility). Notification mechanisms may require independent energy sources to ensure that the notification capability is not adversely affected by the fire.

Assessment Objective: fire suppression systems that activate automatically are employed;

Assessment Objective: fire suppression systems that notify {{ insert: param, pe-13.02_odp.01 }} automatically are employed;

Assessment Objective: fire suppression systems that notify {{ insert: param, pe-13.02_odp.02 }} automatically are employed;

Assessment Objective: an automatic fire suppression capability is employed when the facility is not staffed on a continuous basis.

Physical and environmental protection policy

procedures addressing fire protection

fire suppression and detection devices/systems documentation

facility housing the system

alarm service-level agreements

test records of fire suppression and detection devices/systems

system security plan

other relevant documents or records

Organizational personnel with responsibilities for fire detection and suppression devices/systems

organizational personnel with responsibilities for providing automatic notifications of any activation of fire suppression devices/systems to appropriate personnel, roles, and emergency responders

organizational personnel with information security responsibilities

Automated mechanisms supporting and/or implementing fire suppression devices/systems

activation of fire suppression devices/systems (simulated)

automated notifications