| Date |
Text |
| 2006-01-23 00:00:00 | THIS OFFICE HAS REVIEWED THE SCHIRMER |
| | ENGINEERING REPORT, FIRE SAFETY |
| | EVALUATION REPORT PREPARED FOR BH |
| | CONDOMINIUM SERVICES, LLC. THE FOLLOWING |
| | COMMENTS ARE PROVIDED. |
| | |
| | 1. PLANS AND PERMITS REQUIRED FOR THE |
| | REMOVAL OF THE EXISTING TRANSFER GRILLS |
| | AND TO REPAIR THESE LOCATIONS TO THE ONE |
| | HOUR FIRE RATING. (CORRIDORS) |
| | |
| | 2. THE REPLACEMENT OF DOORS AND EXIT |
| | HARDWARE IN THE STAIRWELLS SHOULD ALSO |
| | BE INCLUDED ON PLANS WITH AN APPROVED |
| | DOOR SCHEDULE ILLUSTRATING THE NEW 1 1/2 |
| | HOUR RATED DOORS. |
| | |
| | 3. STAIR IDENTIFICATION SIGNS WILL |
| | CERTAINLY HELP TO IMPROVE THE OVERALL |
| | FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY CONDITIONS AT THE |
| | BUILDING. |
| | |
| | 4. THE PROPOSED NEW FIRE ALARM SYSTEM |
| | SHALL MEET ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF |
| | NFPA 72, 2002 EDITION. PLANS AND PERMITS |
| | WILL BE REQUIRED PRIOR TO INSTALLATION. |
| | SINCE A NEW SYSTEM IS EXPECTED, THE |
| | SYSTEM SHALL BE MONITORED BY A LICENSED |
| | UL LISTED CENTRAL STATION APPROVED FOR |
| | CENTRAL STATION SERVICE. |
| | |
| | |
| | 5. THIS OFFICE HAS REVIEWED THE |
| | INFORMATION REGARDING THE PARTIAL FIRE |
| | SPRINKLER PROTECTION.THIS OFFICE WOULD |
| | RECOMMEND THAT THE ENTIRE BUILDING BE |
| | FIRE SPRINKLER PROTECTED.AS YOU ARE |
| | AWARE, THE MOST SEVERE RISK OF FIRE IS |
| | LOCATED WITHIN THE RESIDENTIAL UNITS OF |
| | THE BUILDING. SINCE THE PLAN IS TO |
| | SPRINKLER ONLY THE CORRIDORS AND THE |
| | STAIRS, THE REQUIRED INFRASTRUCTURE WILL |
| | HAVE TO BE INSTALLED.WITH THE ADDITION |
| | OF FIRE SPRINKLER PIPING AND SPRINKLER |
| | HEADS THE ENTIRE BUILDING COULD BE |
| | PROTECTED WITH SPRINKLERS. FIRE |
| | SPRINKLER HEADS SELECTED SHOULD BE QUICK |
| | RESPONSE OR LISTED RESIDENTIAL TYPE. |
| | SEPERATE PLANS AND PERMITS REQUIRED FOR |
| | THE INSTALLATION OF ANY FIRE SPRINKLER |
| | SYSTEM. |
| | |
| | 6. THE REPORT INDICATES THAT A NEW FIRE |
| | PUMP AND JOCKEY PUMP IS PLANNED. THIS |
| | OFFICE SUPPORTS THE INSTALLATION OF A |
| | NEW FIRE PUMP AND JOCKEY PUMP AS THE |
| | EXISTING FIRE PUMP HAS BEEN UTILIZED FOR |
| | MANY YEARS AND HAS OUTLIVED ITS |
| | USEFULNESS. THE NEW FIRE PUMP SHOULD BE |
| | AS LEAST A 750 GPM FIRE PUMP SINCE THERE |
| | ARE TWO REQUIRED STAIRWELLS FOR THE |
| | BUILDING. AGAIN, PLANS AND PERMITS ARE |
| | REQUIRED PRIOR TO INSTALLATION. ALSO |
| | PRIMARY AND EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLIES ARE |
| | TO BE DETERMINED FOR ADEQUACY. |
| | |
| | 7. ALTHOUGH NOT NOTED IN THE REPORT, ANY |
| | MULTI-LEVEL APARTMENTS SHALL HAVE |
| | ELECTRIC POWERED SMOKE DETECTORS PRESENT |
| | ON EVERY LEVEL. |
| | |
| | 8. ANY OTHER FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY |
| | SYSTEMS OR DEVICES THAT NEED TO BE |
| | REPAIRED SHOULD BE CORRECTED AT THIS |
| | TIME. |
| | |
| | IF YOU SHOULD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE |
| | FEEL FREE TO CONTACT THIS OFFICE AT |
| | 804-4709. |
| | |
| | MIKE CARSILLO, CHIEF FIRE PREVENTION |
| | OFFICER |
| | 804-4709 |
