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| 2019-04-30 16:32:19 | 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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| | THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS MAY BE MORE RELATED TO BUIDLING |
| | CONSTRUCTION PLAN REVIEW: |
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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. |
| | |
| | 5. THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BUILDING SHALL COMPLY WITH |
| | THE 6TH EDITION OF THE FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE, |
| | INCLUDING NFPA 1 & 101, AND ALL ASSOCIATED FIRE CODES. |
| | |
| | 6. FOR PLAN REVIEW SUBMITTAL, PLEASE INCLUDE THE |
| | OCCUPANCY TYPE, PER THE FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE. |
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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. (SEE BELOW) |
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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. |
| | |
| | ALL NEW FIRE HYDRANTS AND IF APPLICABLE, 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. |
| | |
| | THERE ARE INDICATIONS ON THE SUBMITTAL MATERIAL OF |
| | EXISTING FIRE HYDRANTS LOCATED TO THE EAST AND WEST OF |
| | THE PROPOSED PROJECT. ONE OF THOSE HYDRANTS IS LOCATED |
| | ACCROSS S DIXIE HIGHWAY. A NEW FIRE HYDRANT MAY BE |
| | REQUIRED CLOSER TO THE PROPOSED PROJECT. THE BELOW IS |
| | CODE FROM NFPA 1, CHAPTER 18, FIRE DEPARTMENT ACCESS |
| | AND WATER SUPPLY. |
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| | 18.5 FIRE HYDRANTS. |
| | 18.5.1 FIRE HYDRANT LOCATIONS AND DISTRIBUTION. FIRE |
| | HYDRANTS |
| | SHALL BE PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 18.5 FOR |
| | ALL NEW |
| | BUILDINGS, OR BUILDINGS RELOCATED INTO THE JURISDICTION |
| | UNLESS OTHERWISE |
| | PERMITTED BY 18.5.1.1 OR 18.5.1.2. |
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| | 18.5.1.5 WHERE FIRE DEPARTMENT ACCESS ROADS ARE |
| | PROVIDED WITH |
| | MEDIAN DIVIDERS INCAPABLE OF BEING CROSSED BY FIRE |
| | APPARATUS, OR |
| | WHERE FIRE DEPARTMENT ACCESS ROADS HAVE TRAFFIC COUNTS |
| | OF MORE |
| | THAN 30,000 VEHICLES PER DAY, HYDRANTS SHALL BE PLACED |
| | ON BOTH |
| | SIDES OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ACCESS ROAD ON AN |
| | ALTERNATING BASIS, |
| | AND THE DISTANCES SPECIFIED BY SECTION 18.5 SHALL BE |
| | MEASURED |
| | INDEPENDENTLY OF THE HYDRANTS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF |
| | THE FIRE |
| | DEPARTMENT ACCESS ROAD. |
| | 18.5.3 BUILDINGS OTHER THAN DETACHED ONE- AND |
| | TWO-FAMILY |
| | DWELLINGS. FIRE HYDRANTS SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR |
| | BUILDINGS OTHER |
| | THAN DETACHED ONE- AND TWO-FAMILY DWELLINGS IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING: |
| | (1) THE MAXIMUM DISTANCE TO A FIRE HYDRANT FROM THE |
| | CLOSEST |
| | POINT ON THE BUILDING SHALL NOT EXCEED 400 FT (122 M). |
| | (2) THE MAXIMUM DISTANCE BETWEEN FIRE HYDRANTS SHALL |
| | NOT |
| | EXCEED 500 FT (152 M). |
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| | THE PROPOSED CALCULATED FIRE LAOD AND EXISITNG WATER |
| | SUPPLY FROM THE EXISTING HYDRANTS WILL NEED TO BE |
| | PROVIDED; HOWEVER, AN ALTERNATIVE 2ND HYDRANT WOULD |
| | NEED TO BE IDENTIFIED AS THE S DIXIE LOCATION WOULD NOT |
| | BE PRACTICAL FOR FIREFIGHTING OPERATIONS. |
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| | 9. IF APPLICABLE, PROVIDE FOR A FIRE SPRINKLER AND/OR |
| | FIRE ALARM PER THE 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. IF APPLICABLE, COMPLETE LIFE SAFETY PLANS 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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| | 11. THE BUREAU'S APPROVAL OF THIS SUBMITTED PROJECT |
| | DOES NOT CONSTITUTE ITS FINAL REVIEW OR APPROVAL. |
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| | 12. 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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