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| 2017-04-27 12:19:21 | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY PETER LEDUC, |
| | FIRE MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| | PLEASE CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING AS PROVISO: |
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| | THESE PROVISO COMMENTS WILL BE VERIFIED AND CONFIRMED |
| | AT THE TIME OF FIRE INSPECTION. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE |
| | PROVISO COMMENTS WILL RESULT IN A FAILED FIRE |
| | INSPECTION. |
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| | 1) SHEET M 1 - A NOTE INDICATING COMPLIANCE WITH NFPA |
| | 90 A IS SHOWN; HOWEVER, DUCT DETECTION IS NOT. |
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| | PER NFPA 90 A , CHAPTER 6 CONTROLS |
| | 6.4* SMOKE DETECTION FOR AUTOMATIC CONTROL. |
| | 6.4.1 TESTING. ALL AUTOMATIC SHUTDOWN DEVICES SHALL BE |
| | TESTED AT LEAST ANNUALLY. |
| | 6.4.2* LOCATION. |
| | 6.4.2.1 SMOKE DETECTORS LISTED FOR USE IN AIR |
| | DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS SHALL BE LOCATED AS FOLLOWS: |
| | (1) DOWNSTREAM OF THE AIR FILTERS AND AHEAD OF ANY |
| | BRANCH CONNECTIONS IN AIR SUPPLY SYSTEMS HAVING A |
| | CAPACITY GREATER THAN 944 L/SEC (2000 FT3/MIN) |
| | (2) AT EACH STORY PRIOR TO THE CONNECTION TO A COMMON |
| | RETURN AND PRIOR TO ANY RECIRCULATION OR FRESH AIR |
| | INLET CONNECTION IN AIR RETURN SYSTEMS HAVING A |
| | CAPACITY GREATER THAN 7080 L/SEC (15,000 FT3/MIN) AND |
| | SERVING MORE THAN ONE STORY |
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| | 6.4.3* FUNCTION. |
| | 6.4.3.1 SMOKE DETECTORS PROVIDED AS REQUIRED BY 6.4.2 |
| | SHALL AUTOMATICALLY STOP THEIR RESPECTIVE FAN(S) ON |
| | DETECTING THE PRESENCE OF SMOKE. |
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| | 6.4.4.2 IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF 6.4.3, WHERE |
| | AN APPROVED FIRE ALARM SYSTEM IS INSTALLED IN A |
| | BUILDING, THE SMOKE DETECTORS REQUIRED BY THE |
| | PROVISIONS OF SECTION 6.4 SHALL BE CONNECTED TO THE |
| | FIRE ALARM SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS |
| | OF NFPA 72, NATIONAL FIRE ALARM AND SIGNALING CODE. |
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| | 6.4.4.3 WHERE SMOKE DETECTORS REQUIRED BY SECTION 6.4 |
| | ARE INSTALLED IN A BUILDING NOT EQUIPPED WITH AN |
| | APPROVED FIRE ALARM SYSTEM AS SPECIFIED BY 6.4.4.2, THE |
| | FOLLOWING SHALL OCCUR: |
| | (1) SMOKE DETECTOR ACTIVATION REQUIRED BY SECTION 6.4 |
| | SHALL CAUSE A VISUAL SIGNAL AND AN AUDIBLE SIGNAL IN A |
| | NORMALLY OCCUPIED AREA. |
| | (2) SMOKE DETECTOR TROUBLE CONDITIONS SHALL BE |
| | INDICATED VISUALLY OR AUDIBLY IN A NORMALLY OCCUPIED |
| | AREA AND SHALL BE IDENTIFIED AS AIR DUCT DETECTOR |
| | TROUBLE. |
| | 6.4.4.4 SMOKE DETECTORS POWERED SEPARATELY FROM THE |
| | FIRE ALARM SYSTEM FOR THE SOLE FUNCTION OF STOPPING |
| | FANS SHALL NOT REQUIRE STANDBY POWER. |
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| | PLEASE INSTALL DUCT DETECTION PER NFPA 90 A WHERE |
| | REWUIRED. |
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| | PETER LEDUC |
| | FIRE MARSHAL |
| | 561-804-4709 |
| | [email protected] |
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