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| 2016-10-05 16:01:37 | THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS WERE SUBMITTED BY PETER LEDUC, |
| | FIRE MARSHAL, BUREAU OF FIRE PREVENTION, WEST PALM |
| | BEACH FIRE RESCUE. |
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| | THIS REVIEW CAN ONLY BE CONSIDERED PRELIMINARY AS THE |
| | DRAWINGS THAT WERE REVIEWED WERE NOT COMPLETE. |
| | ADDITIONAL COMMENTS CAN BE EXPECTED WHEN FULL DRAWINGS |
| | ARE SUBMITTED FOR PERMIT. |
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| | THE FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU HAS NO OBJECTIONS TO THE |
| | PROPOSED PROJECT. |
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| | 1. CONSTRUCTION, DEMOLITION, AND RENOVATION TO COMPLY |
| | WITH NFPA 241. EXTRA ATTENTION SHALL BE GIVEN TO THE |
| | PERMITTING AND LOCATION OF CONSTRUCTION TRAILERS. A |
| | PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR ANY CONSTRUCTION TRAILER RELATED |
| | TO THIS PROJECT. SEPARATION DISTANCES FROM MAIN |
| | STRUCTURES AS WELL AS OTHER TRAILERS SHALL BE CLOSELY |
| | MONITORED FOR THE REQUIREMENTS OF FIRE SPRINKLER |
| | PROTECTION. |
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| | 2. SITE ACCESS AND EXIT POINTS ARE TO BE CLEARLY |
| | IDENTIFIED AND MAINTAINED FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES DURING |
| | ALL CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES. |
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| | 3. THE BUILDING ADDRESS SHALL BE CLEARLY VISIBLE FROM |
| | ALL ACCESS ROADWAYS, INCLUDING DURING CONSTRUCTION. |
| | ADDRESS NUMBERS SHALL CONTRAST WITH THEIR BACKGROUND |
| | AND SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN SIX (6) INCHES IN HEIGHT |
| | WITH A ONE (1) INCH STROKE FOR ALL BUILDINGS. |
| | |
| | 4. DURING CONSTRUCTION, TRASH AND DEBRIS IS TO BE |
| | REMOVED FROM THE SITE DAILY OR MORE OFTEN TO REDUCE THE |
| | ACCUMULATION OF POTENTIAL LIFE AND FIRE SAFETY HAZARDS. |
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| | 5. THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BUILDING SHALL COMPLY WITH |
| | THE 5TH EDITION OF THE FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE, |
| | INCLUDING NFPA 1 & 101, SPECIFICALLY CHAPTER CHAPTER |
| | 30, NEW APARTMENT BUILDINGS, AND ALL ASSOCIATED FIRE |
| | CODES. |
| | |
| | 6. A NFPA 13 COMPLAINT FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM AND NFPA |
| | 14 STANDPIPE SYSTEM ARE REQUIRED FOR THIS STRUCTURE. |
| | SEPARATE SHOP DRAWINGS, ARE REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED, |
| | REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU |
| | PRIOR TO ANY INSTALLATION. |
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| | PER FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE SECTION 61G15-32.004, |
| | FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS SHALL INCLUDE THE |
| | POINT OF SERVICE FOR THE WATER SUPPLY, A LIST OF |
| | APPLICABLE NFPA STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO THE PROJECT, |
| | CLASSIFICATION OF HAZARD OCCUPANCY FOR EACH ROOM OR |
| | AREA, SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TYPE, DESIGN DENSITIES, WATER |
| | SUPPLY DATA (FIRE PUMP DATA, HYDRANT FLOW TEST DATA) |
| | AND ANY PERFORMANCE BASED INFORMATION SUCH AS |
| | PRE-ENGINEERED SYSTEMS. |
| | |
| | TEMPORARY STANDPIPES ARE REQUIRED WHEN THE BUILDING |
| | REACHES THREE LEVELS OR THIRTY FEET WHILE BEING |
| | CONSTRUCTED. SEPARATE SHOP DRAWINGS, ARE REQUIRED TO BE |
| | SUBMITTED, REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE FIRE PREVENTION |
| | BUREAU PRIOR TO ANY INSTALLATION. |
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| | 7. THE LOCATION OF THE FIRE HYDRANT IS ACCEPTABLE; |
| | HOWEVER, THE LOCATION OF THE FDC IS SUCH THAT WHEN THE |
| | GATE OPENS IT WILL BECOME BLOCKED. RELOCATION OF THE |
| | FDC CLOSER TO THE ROAD, 3 FT AWAY FROM THE OPENED GATE |
| | IS RECOMMENDED. |
| | |
| | 8. A NFPA 72 COMPLIANT MONITORED FIRE ALARM SYSTEM IS |
| | REQUIRED FOR THIS STRUCTURE. SEPARATE SHOP DRAWINGS, |
| | ARE REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED, REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY |
| | THE FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU PRIOR TO ANY INSTALLATION. |
| | |
| | 9. IS AN EMERGENCY POWER GENERATOR PROPOSED, WHAT WOULD |
| | THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY POWER SOURCES? |
| | |
| | 10. KNOX-BOX KEY SYSTEM SHALL BE REQUIRED FOR THIS |
| | BUILDING. |
| | |
| | ANY GATES SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH KNOX KEY ACCESS LOCKS, |
| | PADLOCKS AND/OR SWITCHES FOR 24 HOUR EMERGENCY ACCESS. |
| | |
| | FD ACCESS TO EACH STAIRWELL AT GROUND LEVEL WILL BE |
| | REQUIRED. |
| | |
| | 11. ALL ELEVATORS SHALL BE EQUIPPED WITH A REGION 7 |
| | KEYWAY SYSTEM. |
| | |
| | ALL NEW ELEVATORS SHALL CONFORM TO THE FIRE FIGHTER'S |
| | EMERGENCY OPERATIONS REQUIREMENTS OF ASME A17.1/CSA |
| | B44, SAFETY CODE FOR ELEVATORS. |
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| | ANY BUILDING THAT IS MORE THAN THREE STORIES HIGH OR IN |
| | WHICH THE VERTICAL DISTANCE BETWEEN THE BOTTOM TERMINAL |
| | LANDING AND THE TOP TERMINAL LANDING EXCEEDS 25 FEET |
| | MUST BE CONSTRUCTED TO CONTAIN AT LEAST ONE PASSENGER |
| | ELEVATOR THAT IS OPERATIONAL AND WILL ACCOMMODATE AN |
| | AMBULANCE STRETCHER 76 INCHES LONG AND 24 INCHES WIDE |
| | IN THE HORIZONTAL POSITION. |
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| | 12. 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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| | 13. THE BUREAU'S REVIEW OF THIS SUBMITTED PROJECT DOES |
| | NOT CONSTITUTE IT'S FINAL REVIEW OR APPROVAL. |
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| | 14. THE BUREAU SHALL REVIEW ALL SUBMITTED BUILDING |
| | PLANS AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | THE REQUIREMENTS OF ALL APPLICABLE CODES AND STANDARDS. |
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| | PETER LEDUC |
| | FIRE MARSHAL |
| | 561-804-4709 |
| | [email protected] |
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