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Plan Review Notes

Notes

Date	Text
2018-04-03 12:40:21	THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY PETER LEDUC,
	FIRE MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:

	PLEASE CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING AS PROVISO:

	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.


	1) IN AN EFFORT TO REDUCE FALSE ALARMS AND COMPLY WITH
	NFPA - IS THE SYSTEM PROGRAMABLE TO HAVE THE DUCT
	DETECTORS SEND A SUPERVISORY SIGNAL INSTEAD OF A FULL
	ALARM?

	IF SO, PLEASE EXECUTE AND TEST PER NFPA 72.

	NFPA 72
	23.8.5.4.6 SIGNAL INITIATION ? DUCT SMOKE DETECTORS.
	23.8.5.4.6.1 WHERE DUCT SMOKE DETECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO
	BE
	MONITORED AND A BUILDING FIRE ALARM SYSTEM IS
	INSTALLED, A DUCT
	DETECTOR ACTIVATION SIGNAL SHALL MEET THE REQUIREMENTS
	OF 21.7.4.
	21.7.4 SMOKE DETECTORS MOUNTED IN THE AIR DUCTS OF HVAC
	SYSTEMS SHALL INITIATE A SUPERVISORY SIGNAL.
	21.7.4.1 SMOKE DETECTORS MOUNTED IN THE AIR DUCTS OF
	HVAC
	SYSTEMS IN A FIRE ALARM SYSTEM WITHOUT A CONSTANTLY
	ATTENDED
	LOCATION OR SUPERVISING STATION SHALL BE PERMITTED TO
	INITIATE AN
	ALARM SIGNAL.
	21.7.4.2 SMOKE DETECTORS MOUNTED IN THE AIR DUCTS OF
	HVAC
	SYSTEMS SHALL BE PERMITTED TO INITIATE AN ALARM SIGNAL
	WHERE
	REQUIRED BY OTHER GOVERNING LAWS, CODES, OR STANDARDS.



	PETER LEDUC
	FIRE MARSHAL
	561-804-4709
	[email protected]