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| 2022-07-19 05:43:50 | SHEET FA-1A INDICATES THERE WILL BE IN-DUCT SMOKE |
| | DETECTORS ON THE 1ST AND 2ND LEVELS OF THIS STRUCTURE |
| | BUT I DO NOT SEE THEM IN THE MECHANICAL ROOMS ON SHEET |
| | FA-2. |
| | ALSO SEE THE FIRE REVIEW COMMENTS BELOW. |
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| | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE |
| | MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| | 1) THERE ARE INDICATIONS OF UNIT SMOKE ALARMS THAT ARE |
| | INTERCONNECTED WITH OTHER UNIT SMOKE ALARMS THROUGHT |
| | THE ENTIRE FLOOR. |
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| | PER NFPA 101 CH 9 |
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| | 9.6.2.10.9* IN NEW CONSTRUCTION, WHERE TWO OR MORE |
| | SMOKE ALARMS ARE |
| | REQUIRED WITHIN A DWELLING UNIT, SUITE OF ROOMS, OR |
| | SIMILAR AREA, THEY |
| | SHALL BE ARRANGED SO THAT OPERATION OF ANY SMOKE ALARM |
| | SHALL CAUSE THE |
| | ALARM IN ALL SMOKE ALARMS WITHIN THE DWELLING UNIT, |
| | SUITE OF ROOMS, OR |
| | SIMILAR AREA TO SOUND, UNLESS OTHERWISE PERMITTED BY |
| | ONE OF THE |
| | FOLLOWING: |
| | (1) THE REQUIREMENT OF 9.6.2.10.9 SHALL NOT APPLY WHERE |
| | PERMITTED BY |
| | ANOTHER SECTION OF THIS CODE. |
| | (2) THE REQUIREMENT OF 9.6.2.10.9 SHALL NOT APPLY TO |
| | CONFIGURATIONS |
| | THAT PROVIDE EQUIVALENT DISTRIBUTION OF THE ALARM |
| | SIGNAL |
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| | PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE CLARIFICATION THAT THESE |
| | SMOKE ALARMS WILL BE INTERCOONECTED AND SOUND ONLY IN |
| | THE UNIT AND NOT IN EACH UNIT ON THE ENTIRE |
| | FLOOR/BUILDING. |
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| | 2) THERE ARE INDICATIONS OF UNIT SMOKE ALARMS THAT ARE |
| | INSTALLED IN CLOSE PROXIMITY OF A BATHROOM DOOR. |
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| | 9.6.2.10.6* SMOKE ALARMS AND SMOKE DETECTORS SHALL NOT |
| | BE INSTALLED WITHIN A 36 IN. (910 MM) HORIZONTAL PATH |
| | FROM A DOOR TO A BATHROOM |
| | CONTAINING A SHOWER OR TUB UNLESS LISTED FOR |
| | INSTALLATION IN CLOSE PROXIM ITY TO SUCH LOCATIONS. |
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| | PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE CLARIFICATION THAT THESE |
| | SMOKE ALARMS ARE LOCATED PER THE REQUIREMENT AND WILL |
| | NOT LEAD TO FALSE ALARMS DUE TO STEAM. |
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| | 3) THERE ARE INDICATIONS OF UNIT SMOKE ALARMS THAT DO |
| | NOT APPEAR TO MET THE SA LOCATION REQUIREMENTS OF "THE |
| | IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF BEDROOMS. |
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| | 30.3.4.5* SMOKE ALARMS. SMOKE ALARMS SHALL BE INSTALLED |
| | IN ACCOR DANCE WITH 9.6.2.10 IN EVERY SLEEPING AREA, |
| | OUTSIDE EVERY SLEEPING AREA |
| | IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF THE BEDROOMS, AND ON ALL |
| | LEVELS OF THE DWELLING UNIT, INCLUDING BASEMENTS. |
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| | PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE CLARIFICATION THAT THESE |
| | SMOKE ALARMS ARE LOCATED PER THE REQUIREMENT. |
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| | 4) THERE ARE INDICATIONS OF UNIT SMOKE ALARMS THAT DO |
| | NOT APPEAR TOO CLOSE TO THE KITCHEN. |
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| | THOUGH THERE IS A STATEMENT THAT THE STOVE HAS BEEN |
| | REMOVED FROM THE UNITS, THER STILL BE ISSUES WITH |
| | MICROWAVE OVERHEATED FOODS, TOSTER/TOASTER OVENS, |
| | HOTPLATES, ETC. |
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| | 9.6.2.10.4* UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN 9.6.2.10.6, |
| | SMOKE ALARMS AND SMOKE DETECTORS SHALL NOT BE INSTALLED |
| | WITHIN AN AREA OF EXCLUSION DETER MINED BY A 10 FT (3.0 |
| | M) |
| | RADIAL DISTANCE ALONG A HORIZONTAL FLOW PATH FROM A |
| | STATIONARY OR FIXED COOKING APPLIANCE, UNLESS LISTED |
| | FOR INSTALLATION IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO COOKING |
| | APPLIANCES. SMOKE ALARMS AND SMOKE |
| | DETECTORS INSTALLED BETWEEN 10 FT (3.0 M) AND 20 FT |
| | (6.1 M) ALONG A HORI ZONTAL FLOW PATH FROM A STATIONARY |
| | OR FIXED COOKING APPLIANCE SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH AN |
| | ALARM-SILENCING MEANS OR USE PHOTOELECTRIC DETECTION |
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| | PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVE |
| | LOCATIONS THAT STILL MEET THE COVERAGE REQUIREMENTS. |
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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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