| 2007-12-17 15:25:24 | 1. ON PAGE SE-801B THE 2006 EDITION OF NFPA 101, THE |
| | LIFE SAFETY CODE IS REFERENCED. NOTE SHOULD READ THE |
| | 2003 EDITION OF THE LIFE SAFETY CODE WHICH COMPRISES |
| | PART OF THE FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE. |
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| | 2. APPROPRIATE EQUIPMENT TO ACCESS THE BUILDING SHALL |
| | BE PROVIDED IN THE KNOX-BOXES FOR THE RESCUE USE. |
| | |
| | 3. WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE CARD READER LOCATED AT THE |
| | FIRE COMMAND ROOM PLAY. WHY IS ONE INSTALLED AT THIS |
| | LOCATION. |
| | |
| | 4. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT CARD READERS ARE INSTALLED AT |
| | ELECTRICAL ROOMS AND MECHANICAL ROOMS. WHAT PURPOSE DO |
| | THESE SERVE. |
| | |
| | 5. THE FIRE CODE REQUIRES THAT EXIT "DOORS SHALL BE |
| | ARRANGED TO BE OPENED READILY FROM THE EGRESS SIDE, |
| | WHENEVER THE BUILDING IS OCCUPIED". RE: NFPA 1, SECTION |
| | 14.5.2.1 |
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| | 6. THE ACCESS CONTROLLED EGRESS DOORS SHALL COMPLY WITH |
| | THE FIRE CODE REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO THEIR USE. |
| | |
| | 7. "DEVICES SHALL NOT BE INSTALLED IN CONNECTION WITH |
| | ANY DOOR ON WHICH PANIC HARDWARE OR FIRE EXIT HARDWARE |
| | IS REQUIRED WHERE SUCH DEVICES PREVENT OR ARE INTENDED |
| | TO PREVENT THE FREE USE OF THE DOORFOR PURPOSES OF |
| | EGRESS, UNLESS OTHER WISE PROVIDED IN 14.5.3"RE: NFPA |
| | 1, SECTION 14.5.2.11 |
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| | 8. ANY DEVICES USED ON STAIR DOORS SHALL COMPLY WITH |
| | "DOORS ON STAIR ENCLOSURES SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE |
| | EQUIPPED WITH WITH HARDWARE THAT PREVENTS RE-ENTRY INTO |
| | THE INTERIOR OF THE BUILDING PROVIDED THAT THE |
| | FOLLOWING CRITERIA ARE MET: |
| | |
| | (1) THERE SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN TWO LEVELS WHERE IT IS |
| | POSSIBLE TO LEAVE THE STAIR ENCLOSURE TO ACCESS ANOTHER |
| | EXIT |
| | (2) THERE SHALL NOT BE NOT MORE THAN FOUR INTERVENING |
| | BETWEEN STORIES WHERE IT IS POSSIBLE TO LEAVE THE STAIR |
| | ENCLOSURE TO ACCESS ANOTHER EXIT |
| | (3) RE-ENTRY SHALL BE POSSIBLE ON THE TOP STORY OR NEXT |
| | TO TOP STORY THAT ALLOWS ACCESS TO ANOTHER EXIT (4) |
| | DOORS ALLOWING RE-ENTRY SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH A SIGN |
| | ON THE STAIR SIDE OF THE DOOR. |
| | (5) DOORS NOT ALLOWING RE-ENTRY SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH |
| | A SIGN ON THE STAIR SIDE INDICATING THE LOCATION OF THE |
| | NEAREST DOOR, IN EACH DIRECTION OF TRAVEL THAT ALLOWS |
| | RE-ENTRY OR EXIT. |
| | |
| | 9. REQUEST TO EXIT MOTION SHALL BE INSTALLED ON ALL |
| | APPROPRIATE EXIT DOORS. DO NOT ASSUME THAT ONLY SOME |
| | DOORS WILL BE USED FOR EXITING AND SOME WILL NOT. ALL |
| | EXITS SHALL BE USEABLE. |
| | |
| | 10. THE USE OF ELEVATORS BY FIRE RESCUE DURING |
| | NON-BUSINESS HOURS MUST BE CONSIDERED. THE GENERAL |
| | NOTES SECTION INDICATES THAT THE ELEVATORS WILL ONLY BE |
| | CONTROLLED BY CARD READERS DURING NON-BUSINESS HOURS. |
| | |
| | 11. PLEASE EXPLAIN NOTE # 5 "AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL WILL |
| | BE ABLE TO DE-ACTIVATE THE ALARMS AND ENTER THE |
| | STAIRWELLS WITH A CARD SWIPE. DOES THIS NOTE MEAN THAT |
| | TRANSIENTS CANNOT ENTER THE STAIRWELLS WITHOUT A SWIPE |
| | CARD. |
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| | 12. HAS ANY MEMBER OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT REVIEWED |
| | THE SECURITY PLAN AND MADE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS TO THESE |
| | PLANS. |
| | |
| | 13. THE LEGEND INDICATED "KEY LOCK (PROVIDED BY |
| | OTHERS). PER NFPA 1, SECTION 14.5.2.2 "LOCKS IF |
| | PROVIDED, SHALL NOT REQUIRE THE USE OF A KEY, TOOL, OR |
| | SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE OR EFFORT FOR OPERATION FROM THE |
| | EGRESS SIDE". |
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| | |
| | MIKE CARSILLO, BATTALION CHIEF |
| | 804-4709 PHONE |
| | 804-4774 FAX |
