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| 2020-12-17 13:25:53 | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE |
| | MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| | 1) THERE IS AN INDICATION THAT THIS PROJECT IS |
| | REACTIVATION OF AN EXISTING SYSTEM. THIS OCCUPANY HAS |
| | BEEN VACANT FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. |
| | |
| | THERE IS NO INDICATION IF THIS SYSTEM IS INSTALLED TO |
| | THE CURRENT EDITION OF NFPA 72, 2013. |
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| | BASED ON THE ABOVE THIS SYTEM IS REQUIRED TO INSTALLED |
| | A A NEW FIRE LARM SYSTEM. |
| | |
| | PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS AND ENSURE COMPLAINCE WITH THE |
| | CURRENT CODE. |
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| | |
| | 2) THERE ARE INDICATIONS OF SMOKE DETECTORS WITHIN THE |
| | CORRIDORS. |
| | |
| | IN A EFFORT TO REDUCE FALSE ALARMS, SMOKE DETECTION IN |
| | THE CORRIDORS IS NOT REQUIRED AND CAN BE REMOVED. |
| | |
| | PER NFPA 101 CH 30 |
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| | 30.3.4.4 DETECTION. (RESERVED) |
| | |
| | PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT OR PROVIDE A STATEMENT THAT |
| | THE OWNERS ARE REQUIREING THEM TO BE INSTALLED. |
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| | 3) THE PULL STATION BY THE WEST EXIT DOOR DOES NOT |
| | APPEAR TO BE WITHIN 5'. |
| | |
| | PER NFPA 72 |
| | |
| | 17.14.8.4 MANUAL FIRE ALARM BOXES SHALL BE LOCATED |
| | WITHIN 5 FT |
| | (1.5 M) OF EACH EXIT DOORWAY ON EACH FLOOR. |
| | |
| | PLEASE PROVIDE MEASURMENT ENSURING COMPLIANCE. |
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| | |
| | 3A) THERE IS NO INDICATION OF A PULL STATION ON THE 2ND |
| | FL BY THE STAIR. |
| | |
| | THIS STAIR IS ONE OF THE EXITS FROM THE 2ND FL |
| | |
| | PER NFPA 72 |
| | |
| | 17.14.8.4 MANUAL FIRE ALARM BOXES SHALL BE LOCATED |
| | WITHIN 5 FT |
| | (1.5 M) OF EACH EXIT DOORWAY ON EACH FLOOR. |
| | |
| | PLEASE PROVIDE A PULL STATION AT THIS STAIR. |
| | |
| | |
| | 4) THERE ARE INDICATION OF HORN STROBES WITHIN THE |
| | LIVING UNITS; HOWEVER, COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIRED |
| | DECIBEL MAY BE COMPROMISED. |
| | |
| | PER NFPA 72 |
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| | 18.4.5 SLEEPING AREA REQUIREMENTS. |
| | 18.4.5.1* WHERE AUDIBLE APPLIANCES ARE INSTALLED TO |
| | PROVIDE |
| | SIGNALS FOR SLEEPING AREAS, THEY SHALL HAVE A SOUND |
| | LEVEL OF AT |
| | LEAST 15 DB ABOVE THE AVERAGE AMBIENT SOUND LEVEL OR 5 |
| | DB |
| | ABOVE THE MAXIMUM SOUND LEVEL HAVING A DURATION OF AT |
| | LEAST |
| | 60 SECONDS OR A SOUND LEVEL OF AT LEAST 75 DBA, |
| | WHICHEVER IS |
| | GREATER, MEASURED AT THE PILLOW LEVEL IN THE AREA |
| | REQUIRED TO BE |
| | SERVED BY THE SYSTEM USING THE A-WEIGHTED SCALE (DBA). |
| | 18.4.5.2 IF ANY BARRIER, SUCH AS A DOOR, CURTAIN, OR |
| | RETRACTABLE |
| | PARTITION, IS LOCATED BETWEEN THE NOTIFICATION |
| | APPLIANCE AND |
| | THE PILLOW, THE SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL SHALL BE MEASURED |
| | WITH THE |
| | BARRIER PLACED BETWEEN THE APPLIANCE AND THE PILLOW. |
| | 18.4.5.3* EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2014, AUDIBLE APPLIANCES |
| | PROVIDED |
| | FOR THE SLEEPING AREAS TO AWAKEN OCCUPANTS SHALL |
| | PRODUCE A LOW |
| | FREQUENCY ALARM SIGNAL THAT COMPLIES WITH THE |
| | FOLLOWING: |
| | (1) THE ALARM SIGNAL SHALL BE A SQUARE WAVE OR PROVIDE |
| | EQUIVALENT |
| | AWAKENING ABILITY. |
| | (2) THE WAVE SHALL HAVE A FUNDAMENTAL FREQUENCY OF 520 |
| | HZ |
| | ? 10 PERCENT. |
| | |
| | PLEASE ENSURE COMPLIANCE AND PROVIDE MANUFACTURE |
| | SPECIFICATION SHEETS INDICATING THE PROPER TYPE. THE |
| | MINI HORN SPEC SHEET PROVIDED DOES NOT CLEARLY INDICTE |
| | COMPLIANCE. |
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| | |
| | 5) THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS THAT THIS SYTEM IS |
| | MONITORED. |
| | |
| | 30.3.4.3.5 EMERGENCY FORCES NOTIFICATION SHALL BE |
| | ACCOMPLISHED IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH 9.6.4. |
| | |
| | 9.6.4 EMERGENCY FORCES NOTIFICATION. |
| | 9.6.4.1 WHERE REQUIRED BY ANOTHER SECTION OF THIS CODE, |
| | EMERGENCY FORCES NOTIFICATION SHALL BE PROVIDED TO |
| | ALERT THE |
| | MUNICIPAL FIRE DEPARTMENT AND FIRE BRIGADE (IF |
| | PROVIDED) OF FIRE OR |
| | OTHER EMERGENCY. |
| | 9.6.4.2 WHERE EMERGENCY FORCES NOTIFICATION IS REQUIRED |
| | BY |
| | ANOTHER SECTION OF THIS CODE, THE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM |
| | SHALL BE |
| | ARRANGED TO TRANSMIT THE ALARM AUTOMATICALLY VIA ANY OF |
| | THE |
| | FOLLOWING MEANS ACCEPTABLE TO THE AUTHORITY HAVING |
| | JURISDICTION |
| | AND SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 72, NATIONAL FIRE |
| | ALARM |
| | AND SIGNALING CODE: |
| | (1) AUXILIARY FIRE ALARM SYSTEM |
| | (2) CENTRAL STATION FIRE ALARM SYSTEM |
| | (3) PROPRIETARY SUPERVISING STATION FIRE ALARM SYSTEM |
| | (4) REMOTE SUPERVISING STATION FIRE ALARM SYSTEM |
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| | 6) WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE PLAN SHEET |
| | REVISION CLOUDS OR NUMBERED NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO THE |
| | ABOVE. |
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| | |
| | 7) 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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