Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 21071620
Permit Number 21071620
Review Stop FIRE
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2021-09-13 14:18:11THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE
 MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:
  
 1) THERE WAS NO INDCATIONS, NOR A RATIONAL ANALYSIS, OF
 A SMOKE CONTROL/MANAGEMENT SYTEM(S)
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE.
  
  
 2) PLEASE PROVIDE THE PROPOSED FUEL SOURCE OF THE FIRE
 PUMP.
  
 IF ELECTRIC, WHAT IS THE BACKUP POWER SOURCE?
  
  
  
 3) PLEASE INDICATE IF A GENERATOR WILL BE PROVIDED, THE
 SIZE AND CLASSIFICATION, WHAT IS THE PROPOSED FUEL
 SOURCE AND WHAT WILL THE PROVIDE POWER TO?
  
  
  
 4) THERE WERE NO INDCATIONS OF THE OF THE EMERGENCY
 COMMAND ROOM.
  
 AS A REMINDER;
  
 THE FIRE COMMAND CENTER SHALL COMPLY WITH NFPA 1,
 CHAPTER 11, BUILDING SERVICES; 11.9 AND SHALL CONTAIN
 THE FOLLOWING FEATURES:
 11.9.1 THE LOCATION, DESIGN, CONTENT, AND FIRE
 DEPARTMENT ACCESS OF THE EMERGENCY COMMAND CENTER SHALL
 BE APPROVED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
  
 11.9.2 THE EMERGENCY COMMAND CENTER SHALL BE SEPARATED
 FROM THE REMAINDER OF THE BUILDING BY A FIRE BARRIER
 HAVING A FIRE RESISTANCE RATING OF NOT LESS THAN 1
 HOUR.
  
 11.9.3 THE EMERGENCY COMMAND CENTER ROOM SHALL BE A
 MINIMUM OF FT2 (19 M2) WITH A MINIMUM DIMENSION OF 10
 FT (3050 MM).
  
 11.9.4 THE FOLLOWING SHALL BE PROVIDED IN THE EMERGENCY
 COMMAND CENTER.
 (1) THE FIRE DEPARTMENT COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM.
 (2) A TELEPHONE FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT USE WITH CONTROLLED
 ACCESS TO THE PUBLIC TELEPHONE SYSTEM
 (3) SCHEMATIC BUILDING PLANS INDICATING THE TYPICAL
 FLOOR PLAN AND DETAILING THE BUILDING CORE, MEANS OF
 EGRESS, FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS, FIRE-FIGHTING
 EQUIPMENT AND FIRE DEPARTMENT ACCESS
 (4) WORK TABLE.
 (5) IF APPLICABLE, A HAZARDOUS MATERIAL MANAGEMENT PLAN
 FOR THE BUILDING.
 11.9.5 WHERE OTHERWISE REQUIRED, THE FOLLOWING DEVICES
 OR FUNCTIONS SHALL BE PROVIDED WITHIN THE EMERGENCY
 COMMAND CENTER.
 (1) THE EMERGENCY VOICE/ALARM COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
 CONTROL UNIT.
 (2) FIRE DETECTION AND ALARM SYSTEM ANNUNCIATOR UNIT.
 (3) ANNUNCIATOR UNIT VISUALLY INDICATING THE LOCATION
 OF THE ELEVATORS AND WHETHER THEY ARE OPERATIONAL
 (4) STATUS INDICATORS AND CONTROLS FOR AIR-HANDLING
 SYSTEMS.
 (5) CONTROLS FOR UNLOCKING STAIRWAY DOORS
 SIMULTANEOUSLY
 (6) SPRINKLER VALVE AND WATER FLOW DETECTOR DISPLAY
 PANELS
 (7) EMERGENCY AND STANDBY POWER STATUS INDICATORS
 (8) FIRE PUMP STATUS INDICATORS
 (9) GENERATOR SUPERVISION DEVICES AND MANUAL START AND
 TRANSFER FEATURES.
 (10) PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM, WHERE SPECIFICALLY REQUIRED
 BY OTHER SECTIONS OF THIS CODE
 (11) CONTROLS REQUIRED FOR SMOKE CONTROL
  
 NFPA 101
  
 11.8.6* EMERGENCY COMMAND CENTER.
 11.8.6.1 AN EMERGENCY COMMAND CENTER SHALL BE PROVIDED
 IN A
 LOCATION APPROVED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
 11.8.6.2 THE EMERGENCY COMMAND CENTER SHALL CONTAIN THE
 FOLLOWING:
 (1) VOICE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM PANELS AND CONTROLS
 (2) FIRE DEPARTMENT TWO-WAY TELEPHONE COMMUNICATION
 SERVICE
 PANELS AND CONTROLS WHERE REQUIRED BY ANOTHER SECTION
 OF THIS
 CODE
 (3) FIRE DETECTION AND FIRE ALARM SYSTEM ANNUNCIATION
 PANELS
 (4) ELEVATOR FLOOR LOCATION AND OPERATION ANNUNCIATORS
 (5) ELEVATOR FIRE RECALL SWITCH IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASME
 A17.1/CSA B44, SAFETY CODE FOR ELEVATORS AND ESCALATORS
 (6) ELEVATOR EMERGENCY POWER SELECTOR SWITCH(ES) WHERE
 PROVIDED
 IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASME A17.1/CSA B44
 (7) SPRINKLER VALVE AND WATERFLOW ANNUNCIATORS
 (8) EMERGENCY GENERATOR STATUS INDICATORS
 (9) CONTROLS FOR ANY AUTOMATIC STAIRWAY DOOR UNLOCKING
 SYSTEM
 (10) FIRE PUMP STATUS INDICATORS
 (11) TELEPHONE FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT USE WITH CONTROLLED
 ACCESS TO THE
 PUBLIC TELEPHONE SYSTEM
 (12) STAIRWAY VIDEO MONITORING EQUIPMENT AS REQUIRED BY
 11.8.8
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND ENSURE COMPLIANCE.
  
 PROVIDE A NOTE OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
  
  
  
 5) WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE PLAN SHEET
 REVISION CLOUDS OR NUMBERED NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO THE
 ABOVE.
  
  
 6) ADDITIONAL COMMENTS MAY BE PROVIDED ON THE
 RE-SUBMITTAL OF THE ABOVE.
  
  
 PETER LEDUC
 FIRE MARSHAL
 561-804-4709
 [email protected]
  


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