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| 2012-07-24 10:12:02 | 1800 SOUTH AUSTRALIAN AVENUE |
| | PERMIT #12070623 |
| | FIRE ALARM SYSTEM |
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| | REVIEW COMMENTS: FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| | FIRE ALARM SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE INTERLOCKED WITH ALL |
| | MAGNETIC LOCKING DOORS LOCATED ON THE FIRST FLOOR. PER |
| | SECTION 7.2.1.6.2 (NFPA 101) ACCESS-CONTROLLED EGRESS |
| | DOOR ASSEMBLIES DOOR ASSEMBLIES IN THE MEANS OF EGRESS |
| | SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE EQUIPPED WITH AN APPROVED |
| | ENTRANCE AND EGRESS ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM, PROVIDED |
| | THAT ACTIVATION OF THE BUILDING FIRE-PROTECTIVE |
| | SIGNALING SYSTEM SHALL AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK THE DOOR |
| | LEAVES IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS, AND THEY SHALL |
| | REMAIN UNLOCKED UNTIL THE FIRE-PROTECTIVE SIGNALING |
| | SYSTEM HAS BEEN MANUALLY RESET. |
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| | PROVIDE A NOTE ON THE PLANS INDICATING THE VACANT |
| | TENANT SPACES WILL NEED TO HAVE NOTIFICATION APPLIANCES |
| | ADDED TO THE SUITE BEFORE OCCUPANCY IS PERMITTED. |
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| | THE SUBMITTED PLANS INDICATE AUDIBLE-ONLY NOTIFICATION |
| | APPLIANCES ADDED TO THE EXISTING NON-CODE COMPLIANT |
| | FIRE ALARM SYSTEM. PER SECTION 9.6.3.5 (NFPA 101) |
| | NOTIFICATION SIGNALS FOR OCCUPANTS TO EVACUATE SHALL BE |
| | AUDIBLE AND VISIBLE SIGNALS IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 72, |
| | NATIONAL FIRE ALARM CODE. PER SECTION 1.3.6.4 (NFPA 1) |
| | NEWLY INTRODUCED EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS, AND OPERATIONS |
| | REGULATED BY THIS CODE SHALL COMPLY WITH THE |
| | REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION OR PROCESSES. |
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| | PER NFPA 72, VISUAL FIRE ALARM NOTIFICATION SHALL BE |
| | PROVIDED IN ALL PUBLIC AND COMMON USE AREAS SUCH AS |
| | RESTROOMS, CORRIDORS, CONFERENCE ROOMS, ETC. |
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| | PER SECTION 9.6.1.3 (NFPA 101) A FIRE ALARM SYSTEM |
| | REQUIRED FOR LIFE SAFETY SHALL BE INSTALLED, TESTED, |
| | AND MAINTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE |
| | REQUIREMENTS OF 2007 EDITION NFPA 72, NATIONAL FIRE |
| | ALARM AND SIGNALING CODE, UNLESS IT IS AN "APPROVED" |
| | EXISTING INSTALLATION, WHICH SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE |
| | CONTINUED IN USE. THE EXISTING INSTALLATION IS NOT |
| | APPROVED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. |
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| | NOTES: |
| | IT WAS OBSERVED DURING A FIRE INSPECTION (CONDUCTED |
| | 02/09/11) THAT THE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM WAS PROVIDING |
| | INADEQUATE NOTIFICATION. PER SECTION 9.6.3.7 (NFPA 101) |
| | AUDIBLE FIRE ALARM NOTIFICATION APPLIANCES SHALL BE OF |
| | SUCH CHARACTER AND SO DISTRIBUTED AS TO BE EFFECTIVELY |
| | HEARD ABOVE THE AVERAGE AMBIENT SOUND LEVEL THAT EXISTS |
| | UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF OCCUPANCY. |
| | |
| | THE EXISTING FIRE ALARM SYSTEM DOES NOT COMPLY WITH |
| | CODE REQUIREMENTS THAT WERE IN EFFECT AT THE TIME OF |
| | INSTALLATION (1985); THEREFORE, THE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM |
| | DEFICIENCIES WILL NEED TO BE CORRECTED AND THE SYSTEM |
| | IMPROVED TO PROVIDE THE BUILDING OCCUPANTS WITH AN |
| | ACCEPTABLE LEVEL OF NOTIFICATION IN A FIRE EVENT. |
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| | THE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE (CHAPTER 69A-48) FIRE |
| | SAFETY STANDARDS FOR FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS (69A-48.002) |
| | INDICATES, "THESE RULES APPLY TO BOTH NEW AND EXISTING |
| | FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS AS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE |
| | RULE. THOSE SYSTEMS WHICH WERE BASED ON PRODUCT AND |
| | ENGINEERING PRACTICES RECOGNIZED AS BEING ACCEPTABLE AT |
| | THE DATE OF INSTALLATION BUT ARE NOT IN ARE NOT IN |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH CURRENTLY ADOPTED STANDARDS MAY |
| | CONTINUE IN USE, PROVIDED THEY ARE FUNCTIONAL AND |
| | "APPROVED" BY THE AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION." IN |
| | THIS CASE, THE AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION (WPB FIRE |
| | RESCUE), HAS INDICATED THAT THE EXISTING SYSTEM IS NOT |
| | "APPROVED." |
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| | PER SECTION 3.2.1 (NFPA 101) "APPROVED" IS DEFINED AS |
| | ACCEPTABLE TO THE AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION. |
| | SECTION 3.2.2 (NFPA 101) DEFINES "AUTHORITY HAVING |
| | JURISDICTION" (AHJ) AS AN ORGANIZATION, OFFICE, OR |
| | INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBLE FOR ENFORCING THE REQUIREMENTS |
| | OF A CODE OR STANDARD, OR FOR APPROVING EQUIPMENT, |
| | MATERIALS, AN INSTALLATION, OR A PROCEDURE. |
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| | WESLEY JOLIN |
| | OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL |
| | WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
| | (561) 805-6730 |
| | [email protected] |
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