| Date |
Text |
| 2013-07-10 15:23:51 | 326 FERN STREET |
| | PERMIT #13030782 |
| | REVIEW #2 COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
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| | *****PROVISO - SUBMIT/RESUBMIT DRAWINGS ADDRESSING THE |
| | FIRE REVIEW COMMENTS***** |
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| | SHEET A2.00.1: ACCESS TO AN EXIT IS NOT PERMITTED TO BE |
| | ROUTED THROUGH A STORAGE ROOM ("NEW TENANT STORAGE") |
| | PER NFPA 101 SECTION 7.5.2.1. |
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| | ELEVATORS: CONFIRM EXISTING ELEVATORS CONFORM TO THE |
| | FIREFIGHTERS' EMERGENCY OPERATIONS REQUIREMENTS OF ASME |
| | A17.3. |
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| | RESPONSE: THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN REVIEWING AND |
| | INSPECTING THIS BUILDING AS AN EXISTING HIGH-RISE |
| | BUILDING; THEREFORE, THE BUILDING AND FIRE CODE |
| | REQUIREMENTS FOR A "NEW" HIGH-RISE ARE NOT APPLICABLE. |
| | WITH THAT BEING SAID, THERE ARE CERTAIN SYSTEMS, SUCH |
| | AS THE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM, THAT NEED TO BE UPGRADED WITH |
| | THE CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THE |
| | BUILDING OCCUPANTS AND EMERGENCY RESPONDERS. NOTE: THE |
| | FIRE ALARM DRAWINGS WERE NOT RESUBMITTED FOR REVIEW #2. |
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| | REPEAST COMMENT - FIRE ALARM: PER NFPA 101 SECTION |
| | 11.8.4.1, A FIRE ALARM SYSTEM USING AN APPROVED |
| | EMERGENCY VOICE/ALARM COMMUNICATION SYSTEM SHALL BE |
| | INSTALLED. PROVIDE A PRE-RECORDED FIRE ALARM EVACUATION |
| | MESSAGE NOTIFYING OCCUPANTS AN EMERGENCY HAS BEEN |
| | REPORTED IN THE BUILDING, LOCATE THE NEAREST EXIT, AND |
| | EXIT THE BUILDING IMMEDIATELY. DO NOT USE THE ELEVATOR. |
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| | REPEAST COMMENT - FIRE ALARM: PER NFPA 101 |
| | SECTION11.8.4.2.1 TWO-WAY TELEPHONE COMMUNICATION |
| | SERVICE SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT USE. THIS |
| | SYSTEM SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 72, NATIONAL |
| | FIRE ALARM CODE. THE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM SHALL |
| | OPERATE BETWEEN THE EMERGENCY COMMAND CENTER AND EVERY |
| | ELEVATOR CAR, EVERY ELEVATOR LOBBY, AND EACH FLOOR |
| | LEVEL OF EXIT STAIRS. |
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| | REPEAST COMMENT - FIRE ALARM: PLANS DO NOT INDICATE THE |
| | METHOD (HEAT DETECTOR/FLOW SWITCH WITHOUT TIME DELAY) |
| | USED TO SHUNT TRIP POWER TO THE ELEVATOR IN THE EVENT |
| | AN AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER ACTIVATES IN THE ELEVATOR |
| | MACHINE ROOM. |
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| | REPEAST COMMENT - FIRE ALARM: PLANS INDICATE BOTH A |
| | HEAT AND SMOKE DETECTOR AT THE TOP OF THE ELEVATOR |
| | SHAFTS. PER NFPA 72 SECTION 21.3.6 (2010 ED), SMOKE |
| | DETECTORS SHALL NOT BE INSTALLED IN UNSPRINKLERED |
| | ELEVATOR HOISTWAYS UNLESS THEY ARE INSTALLED TO |
| | ACTIVATE THE ELEVATOR HOISTWAY SMOKE RELIEF EQUIPMENT. |
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| | REPEAST COMMENT - FIRE ALARM: ADD THE WATERFLOW AND |
| | TAMPER SWITCH SYMBOLS TO THE LEGEND. |
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| | WESLEY JOLIN |
| | FIRE INVESTIGATOR & INSPECTOR |
| | OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL |
| | WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
| | [email protected] |
| | (561) 805-6730 |
