| Date |
Text |
| 2018-05-10 13:29:14 | PERMIT # 18041012 |
| | REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| | |
| | FAILED COMMENTS: |
| | |
| | 1) THE WOOD PLATFORM CURRENTLY IN PLACE TO CONNECT ALL |
| | THREE TRAILERS IS CONSIDERED A STRUCTURE AND THEREFORE, |
| | DOES NOT MEET THE SEPERATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE CODE |
| | REFERENCED BELOW. |
| | PER NFPA 241- STANDARD FOR SAFEGUARDING CONSTRUCTION, |
| | ALTERATION, AND DEMOLITION OPERATIONS, SECTION 4.2: |
| | TEMPORARY OFFICES, TRAILERS, AND OTHER FACILITIES OF |
| | COMBUSTIBLE CONSTRUCTION OR HOUSING COMBUSTIBLE |
| | CONTENTS SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM ADJACENT BUILDINGS, |
| | TRAILERS OR STRUCTURES IN ACCORDANCE WITH TABLE 4.2.1. |
| | PER TABLE 4.2.1: |
| | 1) 20 FEET EXPOSED LENGTH SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM |
| | ADJACENT STRUCTURES BY AT LEAST 30 FEET |
| | 2) 30 FEET EXPOSED LENGTH SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM |
| | ADJACENT STRUCTURES BY AT LEAST 35 FEET |
| | 3) 40 FEET EXPOSED LENGTH SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM |
| | ADJACENT STRUCTURES BY AT LEAST 40 FEET |
| | 4) 50 FEET EXPOSED LENGTH SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM |
| | ADJACENT STRUCTURES BY AT LEAST 45 FEET |
| | 5) 60 FEET EXPOSED LENGTH SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM |
| | ADJACENT STRUCTURES BY AT LEAST 50 FEET |
| | 6) GREATER THAN 60 FEET EXPOSED LENGTH SHALL BE |
| | SEPARATED FROM ADJACENT STRUCTURES BY AT LEAST 60 FEET |
| | **A 75 PERCENT REDUCTION IN SEPARATION DISTANCES SHALL |
| | BE PERMITTED TO BE APPLIED, PROVIDED AUTOMATIC |
| | SPRINKLER PROTECTION IS USED IN THE EXPOSING STRUCTURE. |
| | |
| | 2) PLEASE PROVIDE THE DETAILS REGARDING THE MATERIAL |
| | USED FOR THE PLATFORM. IS THE MATERIAL FIRE RETARDENT |
| | OR HAS IT BEEN TREATED WITH FIRE RETARDENT? PLEASE |
| | INCLUDE THE MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE |
| | MATERIAL AND/OR THE FIRE RETARDENT USED. |
| | |
| | 3)A FIRE FINAL (131) INSPECTION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS |
| | PERMIT. BECAUSE THE TRAILER IS ALREADY INSTALLED AND IN |
| | USE, THE INSPECTION SHALL BE SCHEDULED (VIA THE |
| | AUTOMATED PERMIT SCHEDULING SYSTEM) IMMEDIATELY UPON |
| | ISSUANCE OF THIS PERMIT. |
| | |
| | 4) THE MASTER PERMIT (18021162) IS FOR THE INSTALLATION |
| | OF A CONSTRUCTION TRAILER. THERE IS NO PERMIT ISSUED |
| | FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THE 76X48 FOOT PLATFORM. PLEASE |
| | ENSURE THAT IF ONE IS REQUIRED, PER THE FBC, THAT IT IS |
| | APPLIED FOR AND OBTAINED. |
| | |
| | 5) PLEASE PROVIDE THE OCCUPANT LOAD CALCULATION AND |
| | TOTAL OCCUPANT LOAD FOR THIS TRAILER. PLEASE NOTE THAT |
| | OCCUPANCY EXCEEDING 49 PERSONS REQUIRES PANIC HARDWARE |
| | ON ALL MEANS OF EGRESS DOORS. |
| | |
| | 6) EVERY ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCY ROOM NOT HAVING FIXED SEATS |
| | SHALL HAVE THE OCCUPANT LOAD OF THE ROOM POSTED IN A |
| | CONSPICUOUS PLACE NEAR THE MAIN EXIT FROM THE ROOM. |
| | SIGNS SHALL BE DURABLE AND INDICATE THE NUMBER OF |
| | OCCUPANTS PERMITTED FOR EACH ROOM. |
| | |
| | SUE ELLEN CALDERON |
| | ASSISTANT FIRE MARSHAL |
| | OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL |
| | WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
| | [email protected] |
| | (561) 804-4751 |
