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| 2023-04-17 13:37:11 | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY CAITLIN L. |
| | FRANCIS, FIRE INVESTIGATOR, WITH THE FOLLOWING |
| | COMMENTS: |
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| | THE COMMENTS BELOW ARE REPEATED COMMENTS FROM THE FIRST |
| | REVIEW, NO RESPONSES WERE FOUND IN THE DOCUMENTS |
| | SUBMITTED RESPONDING TO THE COMMENTS BELOW. |
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| | 1) ON THE COVER SHEET YOU REFERENCE 2020 NATIONAL FIRE |
| | CODE AND THE MOST CURRENT IS NFPA 2018. |
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| | 2) IN REFERENCE TO NPFA 101 CHAPTER 18 TABLE 18.1.6.1, |
| | WHAT CLASSIFICATION WOULD YOU SELECT TO APPLY TOWARD |
| | YOUR CONSTRUCTION TYPE? |
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| | 3) WHAT IS THE RATING OF THE FIRE SEPARATION INDICATED |
| | ON 016 A5.00? |
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| | 4) PLEASE CLARIFY THE PERCENTAGE OF REHABILITATION |
| | BEING DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 101 CHAPTER 18, |
| | 18.1.1.4.3 REHABILITATION. |
| | 18.1.1.4.3.1 FOR PURPOSES OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS |
| | CHAPTER, THE FOLLOWING |
| | SHALL APPLY: |
| | (1) A MAJOR REHABILITATION SHALL INVOLVE THE |
| | MODIFICATION OF MORE THAN |
| | 50 PERCENT, OR MORE THAN 4500 FT2 (420 M2), OF THE AREA |
| | OF THE SMOKE |
| | COMPARTMENT. |
| | (2) A MINOR REHABILITATION SHALL INVOLVE THE |
| | MODIFICATION OF NOT MORE THAN 50 PERCENT, AND NOT MORE |
| | THAN 4500 FT2 (420 M2), OF THE AREA OF THE SMOKE |
| | COMPARTMENT. |
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| | 5) PROVIDE THE HORIZONTAL EXIT CAPACITY AND TOTAL |
| | EGRESS CAPACITY OF ANY OTHER EXITS FOR EACH COMPARTMENT |
| | IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 101 CHAPTER 18, |
| | 18.2.2.5 HORIZONTAL EXITS. HORIZONTAL EXITS COMPLYING |
| | WITH 7.2.4 AND |
| | THE MODIFICATIONS OF 18.2.2.5.1 THROUGH 18.2.2.5.7 |
| | SHALL BE PERMITTED. |
| | 18.2.2.5.1 ACCUMULATION SPACE SHALL BE PROVIDED IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | 18.2.2.5.1.1 AND 18.2.2.5.1.2. |
| | 18.2.2.5.1.1 NOT LESS THAN 30 NET FT2 (2.8 NET M2) PER |
| | PATIENT IN A HOSPITAL |
| | OR NURSING HOME, OR NOT LESS THAN 15 NET FT2 (1.4 NET |
| | M2) PER RESIDENT IN |
| | A LIMITED CARE FACILITY, SHALL BE PROVIDED WITHIN THE |
| | AGGREGATED AREA OF |
| | CORRIDORS, PATIENT ROOMS, TREATMENT ROOMS, LOUNGE OR |
| | DINING AREAS, AND |
| | OTHER SIMILAR AREAS ON EACH SIDE OF THE HORIZONTAL |
| | EXIT. |
| | 18.2.2.5.1.2 ON STORIES NOT HOUSING BEDRIDDEN OR |
| | LITTERBORNE PATIENTS, |
| | NOT LESS THAN 6 NET FT2 (0.56 NET M2) PER OCCUPANT |
| | SHALL BE PROVIDED ON |
| | EACH SIDE OF THE HORIZONTAL EXIT FOR THE TOTAL NUMBER |
| | OF OCCUPANTS IN |
| | ADJOINING COMPARTMENTS. |
| | 18.2.2.5.2 THE TOTAL EGRESS CAPACITY OF THE OTHER EXITS |
| | (STAIRS, RAMPS, |
| | DOORS LEADING OUTSIDE THE BUILDING) SHALL NOT BE |
| | REDUCED BELOW ONE-THIRD |
| | OF THAT REQUIRED FOR THE ENTIRE AREA OF THE BUILDING. |
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| | 6) PLEASE PROVED THE MEASUREMENT OF THE WIDTH OF THE |
| | CORRIDORS PER NFPA 101 CHAPTER 18, 18.2.3.4. |
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| | 7) PLEASE PROVIDE THE MEASUREMENT OF THE DOOR WIDTH PER |
| | NFPA 101 CHAPTER 18, |
| | 18.2.3.6 THE MINIMUM CLEAR WIDTH FOR DOORS IN THE MEANS |
| | OF EGRESS |
| | FROM SLEEPING ROOMS; DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT AREAS, |
| | SUCH AS X-RAY, |
| | SURGERY, OR PHYSICAL THERAPY; AND NURSERY ROOMS SHALL |
| | BE AS FOLLOWS: |
| | (1) HOSPITALS AND NURSING HOMES ??? 411???2 IN. (1055 |
| | MM) |
| | (2) PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS AND LIMITED CARE |
| | FACILITIES??? 32 IN. (810 MM) |
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| | 8) COMPLETE LIFE SAFETY PLANS FOR EACH OCCUPANCY SHALL |
| | BE PROVIDED THAT ILLUSTRATE OCCUPANT LOADS, TRAVEL |
| | DISTANCES, COMMON PATHS OF TRAVEL, DEAD-END CORRIDORS, |
| | EXIT SIGNS, EMERGENCY LIGHTING, EXITS LEADING TO A |
| | PUBLIC WAY, FIRE EXTINGUISHER LOCATIONS, AND ALL FIRE |
| | SAFETY FEATURES AND EQUIPMENT |
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| | 9) NO COMMON PATH OF TRAVEL WAS INDICATED ON THE PLANS. |
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| | 10) COMPARTMENT D HAS MULTIPLE EGRESS PATHS MARKED |
| | GOING THROUGH INTERVENING ROOMS OR SPACES WHICH IS NOT |
| | ALLOWED PER NFPA 101 CHAPTER 18, |
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| | 18.2.5.4* INTERVENING ROOMS OR SPACES. EVERY CORRIDOR |
| | SHALL PROVIDE |
| | ACCESS TO NOT LESS THAN TWO APPROVED EXITS IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH SECTIONS |
| | 7.4 AND 7.5 WITHOUT PASSING THROUGH ANY INTERVENING |
| | ROOMS OR |
| | SPACES OTHER THAN CORRIDORS OR LOBBIES. |
| | A.18.2.5.4 THE TERM INTERVENING ROOMS OR SPACES MEANS |
| | ROOMS OR |
| | SPACES SERVING AS A PART OF THE REQUIRED MEANS OF |
| | EGRESS FROM ANOTHER ROOM. |
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| | 11) PLEASE ENSURE THAT THE SLEEPING SUITE TRAVEL |
| | DISTANCE IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 101 CHAPTER 18, |
| | 18.2.5.7.2.4 SLEEPING SUITE TRAVEL DISTANCE. |
| | (A) TRAVEL DISTANCE BETWEEN ANY POINT IN A SLEEPING |
| | SUITE AND AN EXIT |
| | ACCESS DOOR TO ANOTHER SUITE, AN EXIT ACCESS CORRIDOR |
| | DOOR, OR A HORIZONTAL |
| | EXIT DOOR FROM THAT SUITE SHALL NOT EXCEED 100 FT (30 |
| | M). |
| | (B) TRAVEL DISTANCE BETWEEN ANY POINT IN A SLEEPING |
| | SUITE AND AN EXIT |
| | SHALL NOT EXCEED 200 FT (61 M). |
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| | 12) ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING CODE NOT LESS THEN TWO |
| | EXITS ARE REQUIRED. PLEASE INDICATE THE EXITS FROM EACH |
| | AREA AND THE TRAVEL DISTANCE FOR BOTH. |
| | 18.2.4 NUMBER OF MEANS OF EGRESS. |
| | 18.2.4.1 THE NUMBER OF MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL BE IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | SECTION 7.4. |
| | 18.2.4.2 NOT LESS THAN TWO EXITS SHALL BE PROVIDED ON |
| | EVERY STORY. |
| | 18.2.4.3 NOT LESS THAN TWO SEPARATE EXITS SHALL BE |
| | ACCESSIBLE FROM EVERY |
| | PART OF EVERY STORY. |
| | 18.2.4.4* EXITS FROM SMOKE COMPARTMENTS. |
| | A.18.2.4.4 AN EXIT IS NOT NECESSARY FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL |
| | SMOKE COMPARTMENT |
| | IF THERE IS ACCESS TO AN EXIT THROUGH OTHER SMOKE |
| | COMPARTMENTS |
| | WITHOUT PASSING THROUGH THE SMOKE COMPARTMENT OF FIRE |
| | ORIGIN. |
| | 18.2.4.4.1 NOT LESS THAN TWO EXITS SHALL BE ACCESSIBLE |
| | FROM EACH SMOKE |
| | COMPARTMENT, AND EGRESS SHALL BE PERMITTED THROUGH AN |
| | ADJACENT |
| | COMPARTMENT(S), PROVIDED THAT THE TWO REQUIRED EGRESS |
| | PATHS ARE ARRANGED |
| | SO THAT BOTH DO NOT PASS THROUGH THE SAME ADJACENT |
| | SMOKE |
| | COMPARTMENT. |
| | 18.2.4.4.2 A DOOR IN A SMOKE BARRIER SHALL NOT SERVE AS |
| | THE ONLY EXIT |
| | ACCESS FROM ANY SPACE IN A SMOKE COMPARTMENT. |
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| | 13) THE MOUNTING OF EMERGENCY EXIT SIGNS MUST BE OVER |
| | THE DOOR IN WHICH THE EGRESS PATHWAY GOES PER NFPA 101 |
| | CHAPTER 7, 7.10.1.9 MOUNTING LOCATION |
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| | 14) ROOM 1316 (HOUSE KEEPING STORAGE), 1035 |
| | (MAINTENANCE SHOP) AND ALL SOILED ROOMS DO NOT SHOW |
| | FIRE RESISTANCE RATING. IF THESE ROOMS MEET THE |
| | REQUIREMENTS IN THE FOLLOWING CODE FROM NFPA 101 |
| | CHAPTER 18 THEY MUST HAVE FIRE RESISTANCE RATING OR |
| | SMOKE PARTITIONS. |
| | 18.3.2.1.2THE FOLLOWING AREAS SHALL BE CONSIDERED |
| | HAZARDOUS AREAS AND |
| | SHALL BE PROTECTED BY FIRE BARRIERS HAVING A MINIMUM |
| | 1-HOUR FIRE RESISTANCE |
| | RATING IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8.3: |
| | (1) BOILER AND FUEL-FIRED HEATER ROOMS |
| | (2) CENTRAL/BULK LAUNDRIES LARGER THAN 100 FT2 (9.3 M2) |
| | (3) PAINT SHOPS EMPLOYING HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AND |
| | MATERIALS IN QUANTITIES |
| | LESS THAN THOSE THAT WOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS A SEVERE |
| | HAZARD |
| | (4) PHYSICAL PLANT MAINTENANCE SHOPS |
| | (5) ROOMS WITH SOILED LINEN IN VOLUME EXCEEDING 64 GAL |
| | (242 L) |
| | (6) ROOMS WITH COLLECTED TRASH IN VOLUME EXCEEDING 64 |
| | GAL (242 L) |
| | (7) STORAGE ROOMS LARGER THAN 100 FT2 (9.3 M2) AND |
| | STORING COMBUSTIBLE |
| | MATERIAL |
| | 18.3.2.1.3 THE FOLLOWING AREAS SHALL BE CONSIDERED |
| | HAZARDOUS AREAS AND |
| | SHALL BE PROTECTED BY SMOKE PARTITIONS IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH SECTION 8.4: |
| | (1) LABORATORIES EMPLOYING FLAMMABLE OR COMBUSTIBLE |
| | MATERIALS IN |
| | QUANTITIES LESS THAN THOSE THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED A |
| | SEVERE |
| | HAZARD |
| | (2) STORAGE ROOMS LARGER THAN 50 FT2 (4.6 M2) BUT NOT |
| | EXCEEDING 100 FT2 |
| | (9.3 M2) AND STORING COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL |
| | (9.4 |
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| | 15) IT IS INDICATED YOU ARE INSTALLING VINYL AND |
| | CARPET FLOORING. ALL FLOORING MUST HAVE SPECS SUBMITTED |
| | FOR REVIEW. |
| | 10.2.7* INTERIOR FLOOR FINISH TESTING AND |
| | CLASSIFICATION. |
| | 10.2.7.1* CARPET AND CARPET LIKE INTERIOR FLOOR |
| | FINISHES SHALL |
| | COMPLY WITH ASTM D 2859, STANDARD TEST METHOD FOR |
| | IGNITION |
| | CHARACTERISTICS OF FINISHED TEXTILE FLOOR COVERING |
| | MATERIALS. |
| | 10.2.7.2* FLOOR COVERINGS, OTHER THAN CARPET FOR WHICH |
| | 10.2.2.2 |
| | ESTABLISHES REQUIREMENTS FOR FIRE PERFORMANCE, SHALL |
| | HAVE A |
| | MINIMUM CRITICAL RADIANT FLUX OF 0.1 W/CM2. |
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| | 10.2.7.4 INTERIOR FLOOR FINISHES SHALL BE GROUPED IN |
| | THE CLASSES SPECIFIED |
| | IN 10.2.7.4.1 AND 10.2.7.4.2 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE |
| | CRITICAL RADIANT FLUX |
| | REQUIREMENTS. |
| | 10.2.7.4.1 CLASS I INTERIOR FLOOR FINISH. CLASS I |
| | INTERIOR FLOOR FINISH |
| | SHALL HAVE A CRITICAL RADIANT FLUX OF NOT LESS THAN |
| | 0.45 W/CM2, AS DETERMINED |
| | BY THE TEST DESCRIBED IN 10.2.7.3. |
| | 10.2.7.4.2 CLASS II INTERIOR FLOOR FINISH. CLASS II |
| | INTERIOR FLOOR FINISH |
| | SHALL HAVE A CRITICAL RADIANT FLUX OF NOT LESS THAN |
| | 0.22 W/CM2, BUT LESS |
| | THAN 0.45 W/CM2, AS DETERMINED BY THE TEST DESCRIBED IN |
| | 10.2.7.3. |
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| | PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE SPEC SHEETS. |
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| | 16) ON SHEET 047 AC1.03 THERE ARE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF |
| | SECURITY. PLEASE INDICATE THE TYPE OF DOOR CLOSING OR |
| | LOCKING MECHANISMS ON EACH LEVEL OF SECURITY. HOW DO |
| | PATIENTS EGRESS IN A FIRE EMERGENCY? |
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| | 17) PLEASE ENSURE THAT THE SLEEPING SUITE SUPERVISION |
| | MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF NFPA 101 CHAPTER 18, |
| | 18.2.5.7.2.1 SLEEPING SUITE SUPERVISION. |
| | (A) SLEEPING SUITES SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH CONSTANT |
| | STAFF SUPERVISION |
| | WITHIN THE SUITE. |
| | (B)* SLEEPING SUITES SHALL BE ARRANGED IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH ONE OF THE |
| | FOLLOWING: |
| | (1)* PATIENT SLEEPING ROOMS WITHIN SLEEPING SUITES |
| | SHALL PROVIDE ONE OF |
| | THE FOLLOWING: |
| | (A) THE PATIENT SLEEPING ROOMS SHALL BE ARRANGED TO |
| | ALLOW FOR |
| | DIRECT SUPERVISION FROM A NORMALLY ATTENDED LOCATION |
| | WITHIN |
| | THE SUITE, SUCH AS IS PROVIDED BY GLASS WALLS, AND |
| | CUBICLE CURTAINS |
| | SHALL BE PERMITTED. |
| | (B) ANY PATIENT SLEEPING ROOMS WITHOUT THE DIRECT |
| | SUPERVISION |
| | REQUIRED BY 18.2.5.7.2.1(B)(1)(A) SHALL BE PROVIDED |
| | WITH |
| | SMOKE DETECTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 9.6 AND |
| | 18.3.4. |
| | (2) SLEEPING SUITES SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH A TOTAL |
| | (COMPLETE) COVERAGE |
| | AUTOMATIC SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | 9.6.2.9 AND |
| | 18.3.4 |
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| | 18) ANY REMOVAL AND/OR CONSTRUCTION OF THE CEILING/WALL |
| | AREAS MAY REQUIRE AN EVALUATION OR MODIFICATION OF THE |
| | FIRE SPRINKLER AND FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS FOR CODE COVERAGE |
| | AND COMPLIANCE BY CERTIFIED CONTRACTORS. |
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| | 19) ANY AND ALL WORK ON THE FIRE SPRINKLER AND/OR FIRE |
| | ALARM SYSTEMS SHALL BE DONE UNDER SEPARATE PERMITS AND |
| | SHOP DRAWINGS BY CERTIFIED CONTRACTORS. |
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| | 20) IF ACCESS CONTROL IS BEING UPDATED OR ADDED THERE |
| | MUST BE A PERMIT AND PLAN SUBMITTED SEPARATELY. |
| | |
| | 21) IF THE HOOD SYSTEM/ HOOD SUPPRESSION IS BEING |
| | UPDATED OR ADDED THERE MUST BE A PERMIT AND PLAN |
| | SUBMITTED SEPARATELY. |
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| | ALL RESPONSES SHOULD BE IN A NARRATIVE FORM AND ANY AND |
| | ALL CHANGES MUST B CLOUDED ON THE PLANS FOR RESUBMITTAL |
| | VIA BUILDING DEPARTMENT. |
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| | CAITLIN L. FRANCIS |
| | FIRE INVESTIGATOR |
| | WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
| | 561-804-4728 |
| | [email protected] |
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