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| 2019-01-28 16:16:59 | 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 NEW CONSTRUCTION SHALL COMPLY WITH THE 6TH |
| | EDITION OF THE FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE, INCLUDING |
| | NFPA 1 & 101, AND ALL ASSOCIATED FIRE CODES. |
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| | 6. FOR PLAN REVIEW SUBMITTAL, PLEASE INCLUDE THE |
| | OCCUPANCY TYPE, PER THE FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE, |
| | AND WHETHER IT WILL BE A MIXED OR SEPARATED OCCUPANCY. |
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| | 7. FOR PLAN REVIEW SUBMITTAL, PLEASE ENSURE THAT A FIRE |
| | LOAD CALCULATION IS INCLUDED AND THAT ADEQUATE WATER |
| | SUPPLY IS EXISTING OR WILL BE PROVIDED. |
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| | 8. ALL EXISTING AND NEW FIRE HYDRANTS PLANNED FOR THIS |
| | DEVELOPMENT SHALL BE CLEARLY INDICATED AND IDENTIFIED |
| | ON THE PLAN AND CLOSELY COORDINATED WITH THE BUREAU OF |
| | FIRE PREVENTION. |
| | |
| | ANY FIRE LINES, FDC'S AND/OR FIRE HYDRANTS PROPOSED TO |
| | BE OUT OF SERVICE FOR THIS PROJECT SHALL BE COORDINATED |
| | THROUGH THE OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL. |
| | |
| | ALL NEW FIRE HYDRANTS AND FDC?S PLANNED FOR THIS |
| | DEVELOPMENT SHALL BE CLOSELY COORDINATED WITH THE |
| | BUREAU OF FIRE PREVENTION. PROPOSED FIRE HYDRANTS AND |
| | FDC?S SHOULD BE LOCATED ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE STREET |
| | OR ACCESS ROADWAY TO ALLOW FREE ACCESS FOR OTHER |
| | ARRIVING EMERGENCY VEHICLES. |
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| | 9. PROVIDE FOR A FIRE SPRINKLER AND/OR FIRE ALARM (OR |
| | THE EXTENSION OF EXISTING LIFE SAFETY SYSTEMS) PER THE |
| | APPLICABLE OCCUPANCY CODE. FOR ANY LIFE SAFETY |
| | ENGINEERED SYSTEM, I.E FIRE SPRINKLER AND FIRE ALARM, |
| | ENSURE THEY COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FS 61G AND |
| | SUBMITTED WITH THE MASTER PLAN. |
| | |
| | 10. COMPLETE LIFE SAFETY PLANS FOR EACH OCCUPANCY OR |
| | NEWLY CREATED SPACE 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. |
| | |
| | 11. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED (REQUIRED WITH FIRE |
| | SPRINKLER SYSTEM) THAT A KNOX BOX WITH KEYS (OR KNOX |
| | KEYS BE UPDATED) FOR ENTRY DOOR LOCKS BE PROVIDED FOR |
| | 24 HOUR EMERGENCY ACCESS. |
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| | 12. THE BUREAU'S APPROVAL OF THIS SUBMITTED PROJECT |
| | DOES NOT CONSTITUTE ITS FINAL REVIEW OR APPROVAL. |
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| | 13. 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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