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| 2020-06-04 14:25:52 | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE |
| | MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| | 1) THERE ARE NO PRODUCT SPEC SHEETS TO VERIFY |
| | CALCULATIONS |
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| | PER NFPA 72, CH 7 |
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| | 7.2* MINIMUM REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION. |
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| | (5) EQUIPMENT TECHNICAL DATA SHEETS |
| | (6) MANUFACTURERS PUBLISHED INSTRUCTIONS, INCLUDING |
| | OPERATION |
| | AND MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS |
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| | PLEASE PROVIDE. |
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| | 2) THERE IS NO INDICATION OF LIVE VOICE ANNOUNCEMENT. |
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| | PER NFPA 101, CH 13 |
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| | 13.3.4.3.3 OCCUPANT NOTIFICATION SHALL BE BY MEANS OF |
| | VOICE |
| | ANNOUNCEMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 9.6.3.9 INITIATED BY |
| | THE PERSON |
| | IN THE CONSTANTLY ATTENDED RECEIVING STATION. |
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| | 13.3.4.3.6 THE ANNOUNCEMENT SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE |
| | MADE VIA A |
| | VOICE COMMUNICATION OR PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | 9.6.3.9.2. |
| | 13.3.4.3.7 WHERE THE AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION |
| | DETERMINES THAT |
| | A CONSTANTLY ATTENDED RECEIVING STATION IS IMPRACTICAL, |
| | AUTOMATICALLY TRANSMITTED EVACUATION OR RELOCATION |
| | INSTRUCTIONS |
| | SHALL BE PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 72, NATIONAL |
| | FIRE |
| | ALARM AND SIGNALING CODE. |
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| | PER NFPA 101 CH 9 |
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| | 9.6.3.9 AUTOMATICALLY TRANSMITTED OR LIVE VOICE |
| | EVACUATION OR |
| | RELOCATION INSTRUCTIONS SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE USED |
| | TO NOTIFY |
| | OCCUPANTS AND SHALL COMPLY WITH EITHER 9.6.3.9.1 OR |
| | 9.6.3.9.2. |
| | 9.6.3.9.1 AUTOMATICALLY TRANSMITTED OR LIVE VOICE |
| | EVACUATION OR |
| | RELOCATION INSTRUCTIONS SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | NFPA 72, |
| | NATIONAL FIRE ALARM AND SIGNALING CODE. |
| | 9.6.3.9.2* WHERE PERMITTED BY CHAPTERS 11 THROUGH 43, |
| | AUTOMATICALLY TRANSMITTED OR LIVE VOICE ANNOUNCEMENTS |
| | SHALL BE |
| | PERMITTED TO BE MADE VIA A VOICE COMMUNICATION OR |
| | PUBLIC |
| | ADDRESS SYSTEM THAT COMPLIES WITH ALL OF THE FOLLOWING: |
| | (1) OCCUPANT NOTIFICATION, EITHER LIVE OR RECORDED, |
| | SHALL BE |
| | INITIATED AT A CONSTANTLY ATTENDED RECEIVING STATION BY |
| | PERSONNEL TRAINED TO RESPOND TO AN EMERGENCY. |
| | (2) AN APPROVED SECONDARY POWER SUPPLY SHALL BE |
| | PROVIDED FOR |
| | OTHER THAN EXISTING, PREVIOUSLY APPROVED SYSTEMS. |
| | (3) THE SYSTEM SHALL BE AUDIBLE ABOVE THE EXPECTED |
| | AMBIENT |
| | NOISE LEVEL. |
| | (4) EMERGENCY ANNOUNCEMENTS SHALL TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER |
| | ANY |
| | OTHER USE. |
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| | PER NFPA 72 CH 24 |
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| | 24.3 GENERAL. |
| | 24.3.1* INTELLIGIBLE VOICE MESSAGES. EMERGENCY |
| | COMMUNICATIONS |
| | SYSTEMS SHALL BE CAPABLE OF THE REPRODUCTION OF |
| | PRERECORDED, |
| | SYNTHESIZED, OR LIVE (E.G., MICROPHONE, TELEPHONE |
| | HANDSET, AND RADIO) MESSAGES WITH VOICE INTELLIGIBILITY |
| | IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH CHAPTER 18. |
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| | 24.3.2 MICROPHONE USE. |
| | 24.3.2.1* ALL USERS OF SYSTEMS THAT HAVE MICROPHONES |
| | FOR LIVE |
| | VOICE ANNOUNCEMENTS SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH POSTED |
| | INSTRUCTIONS |
| | FOR USING THE MICROPHONE. |
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| | PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS |
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| | THE FOLLOWING TWO COMMENTS 3) & 4) ARE INTENDED TO |
| | EDUCATE AND REDUCE THE POSSIBLITIY OF UNNECESSARY FALSE |
| | ALARM AND NONREQUIRED DEVICES. |
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| | HOWEVER, IF THE EOR OF THIS OCCUPANCY IS PROVIDING |
| | THESE DEVICES AS PART OF A LIFE SAFETY ELVALUATION, |
| | PLEASE PROVIDE THAT ELVALUATION FOR CONSIDERATION. |
| | PLEASE CONTACT MY OFFICE TO DISCUSS AND OR COORDINATE |
| | AGRREMENTS WITH THE PROPSED PROTECTION. |
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| | PER NFPA 101 CH 13 |
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| | 13.4.1.4 LIFE SAFETY BUILDING SYSTEMS DOCUMENT. THE AHJ |
| | SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH A LIFE SAFETY BUILDING SYSTEMS |
| | DOCUMENT |
| | PROVIDING THE INFORMATION REQUIRED IN 13.4.1.4.2 |
| | THROUGH |
| | 13.4.1.4.4. |
| | 13.4.1.4.1 RESERVED. |
| | 13.4.1.4.2 LIFE SAFETY NARRATIVE. A LIFE SAFETY |
| | NARRATIVE SHALL BE |
| | PROVIDED DESCRIBING THE FOLLOWING: |
| | (1) BUILDING OCCUPANCY, CONSTRUCTION TYPE, AND INTENDED |
| | USES |
| | AND EVENTS |
| | (2) BUILDING AREA AND POPULATION CAPACITY OF THE |
| | PROPOSED |
| | FACILITY |
| | (3) PRINCIPAL FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY FEATURES/STRATEGIES |
| | FOR THE |
| | BUILDING, INCLUDING ? AS APPLICABLE ? THE FOLLOWING: |
| | (A) EGRESS |
| | (B) ACCESS CONTROL |
| | (C) FIRE BARRIERS, SMOKE BARRIERS, AND SMOKE PARTITIONS |
| | (D) FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS |
| | (E) SMOKE CONTROL/PROTECTION |
| | ( F) FIRE DETECTION AND ALARM |
| | (G) PA SYSTEM |
| | (H) EMERGENCY ELEVATOR OPERATION |
| | (I) EMERGENCY POWER AND LIGHTING |
| | (J) PROVISIONS FOR PATRONS WITH DISABILITIES |
| | (K) FIRE DEPARTMENT ACCESS |
| | (L) FIRE/EMERGENCY COMMAND CENTER |
| | (4) EXTERIOR CONSTRUCTION DESIGN PARAMETERS |
| | USED/APPLIED |
| | 13.4.1.4.3 LIFE SAFETY FLOOR PLANS. LIFE SAFETY FLOOR |
| | PLANS OF EACH |
| | LEVEL SHALL BE PROVIDED ? AS APPLICABLE ? WITH THE |
| | FOLLOWING: |
| | (1) OCCUPANT LOAD, EXIT LOCATION, EGRESS CAPACITY, MAIN |
| | ENTRANCE/EXIT, HORIZONTAL EXITS, TRAVEL DISTANCE, AND |
| | EXIT |
| | DISCHARGE |
| | (2) FIRE BARRIERS, SMOKE BARRIERS, AND SMOKE PARTITIONS |
| | (3) AREAS OF SMOKE-PROTECTED ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCY |
| | (4) SEPARATE SMOKE-PROTECTED AREAS OR ZONES |
| | (5) AREAS OF OTHER OCCUPANCY TYPE AND SEPARATIONS |
| | (6) UNPROTECTED VERTICAL OPENINGS |
| | (7) EVENT PLANS FOR EACH ANTICIPATED TYPE OF EVENT |
| | DEPICTING THE |
| | FOLLOWING: |
| | (A) SEATING CONFIGURATION |
| | (B) EXHIBIT BOOTH LAYOUT |
| | (C) STAGE LOCATION |
| | (D) OCCUPANT LOAD, EGRESS CAPACITY REQUIRED, EXITS |
| | PROVIDED, |
| | AND TRAVEL DISTANCE |
| | (E) ANY FLOOR OR STAGE USE RESTRICTIONS |
| | (F) PLAN AND/OR SECTION DRAWING INDICATING AREAS WHERE |
| | THE |
| | ROOF CONSTRUCTION IS MORE THAN 50 FT (15 M) ABOVE FLOOR |
| | LEVEL AND AREAS WHERE SPRINKLER PROTECTION IS OMITTED |
| | (G) AREAS OF REFUGE ? INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR |
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| | 3) THERE ARE INDICATION OF NUMEROUS PULL STATIONS AT |
| | EACH EXIT. PULL STATIONS LOCATIONS MAY BE |
| | REDUCED/ELIMINATED PER NFPA 101, CH 13 AND CH 9 |
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| | CH 13 |
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| | 13.3.4.2 INITIATION. |
| | 13.3.4.2.1 INITIATION OF THE REQUIRED FIRE ALARM SYSTEM |
| | SHALL BE BY |
| | BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS, AND THE SYSTEM SHALL BE |
| | PROVIDED |
| | WITH AN EMERGENCY POWER SOURCE: |
| | (1) MANUAL MEANS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 9.6.2.1(1), UNLESS |
| | OTHERWISE PERMITTED BY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: |
| | (A) THE REQUIREMENT OF 13.3.4.2.1(1) SHALL NOT APPLY |
| | WHERE |
| | INITIATION IS BY MEANS OF AN APPROVED AUTOMATIC FIRE |
| | DETECTION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH 9.6.2.1(2) THAT |
| | PROVIDES FIRE DETECTION THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING. |
| | (B) THE REQUIREMENT OF 13.3.4.2.1(1) SHALL NOT APPLY |
| | WHERE |
| | INITIATION IS BY MEANS OF AN APPROVED AUTOMATIC |
| | SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH 9.6.2.1(3) THAT |
| | PROVIDES FIRE DETECTION AND PROTECTION THROUGHOUT THE |
| | BUILDING. |
| | (2) WHERE AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS ARE PROVIDED, INITIATION |
| | OF THE |
| | FIRE ALARM SYSTEM BY SPRINKLER SYSTEM WATERFLOW, EVEN |
| | WHERE |
| | MANUAL FIRE ALARM BOXES ARE PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | 13.3.4.2.1(1) |
| | 13.3.4.2.2 THE INITIATING DEVICE SHALL BE CAPABLE OF |
| | TRANSMITTING AN |
| | ALARM TO A RECEIVING STATION, LOCATED WITHIN THE |
| | BUILDING, THAT IS |
| | CONSTANTLY ATTENDED WHEN THE ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCY IS |
| | OCCUPIED. |
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| | CH 9 |
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| | 9.6.2.6* FOR FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS USING AUTOMATIC FIRE |
| | DETECTION OR |
| | WATERFLOW DETECTION DEVICES TO INITIATE THE FIRE ALARM |
| | SYSTEM IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTERS 11 THROUGH 43, NOT LESS THAN |
| | ONE MANUAL |
| | FIRE ALARM BOX, LOCATED AS REQUIRED BY THE AUTHORITY |
| | HAVING |
| | JURISDICTION, SHALL BE PROVIDED TO INITIATE A FIRE |
| | ALARM SIGNAL. |
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| | APPENDIX NARATIVE |
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| | A.9.6.2.6 THE MANUAL FIRE ALARM BOX REQUIRED BY 9.6.2.6 |
| | IS INTENDED |
| | TO PROVIDE A MEANS TO MANUALLY ACTIVATE THE FIRE ALARM |
| | SYSTEM WHEN THE AUTOMATIC FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM OR |
| | WATERFLOW DEVICES |
| | ARE OUT OF SERVICE DUE TO MAINTENANCE OR TESTING, OR |
| | WHERE |
| | HUMAN DISCOVERY OF THE FIRE PRECEDES AUTOMATIC |
| | SPRINKLER SYSTEM |
| | OR AUTOMATIC DETECTION SYSTEM ACTIVATION. WHERE THE |
| | FIRE ALARM |
| | SYSTEM IS CONNECTED TO A MONITORING FACILITY, THE |
| | MANUAL FIRE |
| | ALARM BOX REQUIRED BY 9.6.2.6 SHOULD BE CONNECTED TO A |
| | SEPARATE |
| | CIRCUIT THAT IS NOT PLACED ?ON TEST? WHEN THE DETECTION |
| | OR SPRINKLER |
| | SYSTEM IS PLACED ON TEST. THE MANUAL FIRE ALARM BOX |
| | SHOULD BE |
| | LOCATED IN AN AREA THAT IS ACCESSIBLE TO OCCUPANTS OF |
| | THE BUILDING |
| | AND SHOULD NOT BE LOCKED. |
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| | UNLESS THE ONWER IS REQUIRIENG THEM THROUGHTOUT THE |
| | PREMISIES AS INDICATED, PULL STATIONS MAY BE ELIMINATED |
| | EXCEPT FOR THE TWO PULL STATIONS ON SHEET FA 06 AT THE |
| | NORTH/SOUTH 4 DOOR EXITS AND OUTSIDE THE FACP ROOM, |
| | SHEET FA 03. |
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| | 4) THERE ARE INDICATIONS OF SMOKE DETECTION THROUGHOUT |
| | THE OCCUPANCY. PER NFPA 13, A TOTAL SMOKE DETECTION |
| | SYSTEM IS NOT REQUIRED AND UNLESS THE SD ARE TIED INTO |
| | A SMOKE CONTROL/EVACUATION SYSTEM OR MECHANICAL |
| | SHUTDOWN, THE SD'S IN AREAS WITH SPRINKLERS IS NOT |
| | REQUIRED. |
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| | CH 13 |
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| | 13.3.4.2.3* IN ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCIES WITH OCCUPANT LOADS |
| | OF MORE |
| | THAN 300, AUTOMATIC DETECTION SHALL BE PROVIDED IN ALL |
| | HAZARDOUS |
| | AREAS THAT ARE NOT NORMALLY OCCUPIED, UNLESS SUCH AREAS |
| | ARE |
| | PROTECTED THROUGHOUT BY AN APPROVED AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER |
| | SYSTEM |
| | IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 9.7 |
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| | 5) WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE PLAN SHEET |
| | REVISION CLOUDS OR NUMBERED NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO THE |
| | ABOVE. |
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| | 6) ADDITIONAL COMMENTS MAY BE PROVIDED ON THE |
| | RE-SUBMITTAL OF THE ABOVE. |
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| | PETER LEDUC |
| | FIRE MARSHAL |
| | 561-804-4709 |
| | [email protected] |
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