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2001-10-31 00:00:00 | 1) A SINGLE MEANS OF EGRESS IS SHOWN |
| FROM THE SECOND WHICH IS NOT |
| PROTECTED. THE FIRE CODE REQUIRES |
| AT LEAST TWO MEANS OF EGRESS SHALL BE |
| PROVIDED AT EVERY LEVEL. THE TWO |
| EXCEPTIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS: |
| |
| # 1, OCCUPANT LOAD OF LESS THAN 100 |
| PERSONS, DIRECT ACCESS TO THE OUTSIDE, |
| TOTAL TRAVEL DISTANCE LESS THAN 100 |
| FEET, AND COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM |
| OTHER PARTS OF THE BUILDING. |
| |
| # 2, BUILDING LESS THAN THREE STORIES, |
| OCCUPANT LOAD LESS THAN 30 PERSONS, |
| TRAVEL DISTANCE LESS THAN 100 FEET, AND |
| EXIT IS ENCLOSED. |
| |
| UNPROTECTED VERTICAL OPENINGS ARE |
| PERMITTED WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: |
| THE AREA IS LOW HAZARD OR ORDINARY |
| HAZARD, THE LOWEST OR NEXT LEVEL IS |
| THE STREET FLOOR, AREA IS OPEN AND |
| UNOBSTRUCTED, AND EXIT CAPACITY CAN |
| PROVIDE FOR ALL OCCUPANTS. THE OTHER |
| EXCEPTION INDICATES CONNECTION WITH |
| TWO FLOORS, THE OPENING IS NOT A |
| REQUIRED MEANS OF EGRESS, OPENING IS |
| NOT CONNECTED WITH STAIRWAYS OR |
| CORRIDORS, AND A FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM |
| IS PROVIDED. |
| |
| BUISNESS OCCUPANCIES ACCORDING TO THE |
| FIRE CODE IS CONSIDERED AN ORDINARY |
| HAZARD. (CONTENTS) |
| |
| THE CODE ALSO INDICATES THAT WHERE |
| CHAPTERS 1-7 ARE DIFFERENT FROM 8-30, |
| THE INFORMATION IN CHAPTERS 8-30 |
| SHALL APPLY. |
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| MIKE CARSILLO, CAPTAIN |
| 659-8096,EXT.8497 |
| 835-2910 |