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2015-09-03 14:16:42 | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY PETER LEDUC, |
| FIRE MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| PLEASE CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING AS PROVISO: |
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| 1) COMMAND ROOM |
| THE FIRE COMMAND CENTER SHALL COMPLY WITH NFPA 1, |
| CHAPTER 11, BUILDING SERVICES; 11.9 AND SHALL CONTAIN |
| THE FOLLOWING FEATURES: |
| 1. SHALL BE A MINIMUM OF 200 FT SQUARED WITH A MINIMUM |
| DIMENSION OF 10 FT. |
| 2. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM. |
| 3. A TELEPHONE FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT USE WITH CONTROLLED |
| ACCESS TO THE PUBLIC TELEPHONE SYSTEM |
| 4. SCHEMATIC BUILDING PLANS INDICATING THE TYPICAL |
| FLOOR PLAN AND DETAILING THE BUILDING CORE, MEANS OF |
| EGRESS, FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS, FIRE-FIGHTING |
| EQUIPMENT AND FIRE DEPARTMENT ACCESS AND THE LOCATION |
| OF FIRE WALLS, FIRE BARRIERS, FIRE PARTITIONS, SMOKE |
| BARRIERS AND SMOKE PARTITIONS |
| 5. A WORK TABLE. |
| 6. IF APPLICABLE, A HAZARDOUS MATERIAL MANAGEMENT PLAN |
| FOR THE BUILDING. |
| 7. THE EMERGENCY VOICE/ALARM COMMUNICATION SYSTEM |
| CONTROL UNIT. |
| 8. ANNUNCIATOR UNIT VISUALLY INDICATING THE LOCATION OF |
| THE ELEVATORS AND WHETHER THEY ARE OPERATIONAL |
| 9. STATUS INDICATORS AND CONTROLS FOR AIR DISTRIBUTION |
| SYSTEMS. |
| 10. CONTROLS FOR UNLOCKING STAIRWAY DOORS |
| SIMULTANEOUSLY |
| 11. SPRINKLER VALVE AND WATER FLOW DETECTOR DISPLAY |
| PANELS |
| 12. EMERGENCY AND STANDBY POWER STATUS INDICATORS |
| 13. FIRE PUMP STATUS INDICATORS |
| 14. GENERATOR SUPERVISION DEVICES AND MANUAL START AND |
| TRANSFER FEATURES. |
| 15. PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM, WHERE SPECIFICALLY REQUIRED |
| BY OTHER SECTIONS OF THIS CODE |
| 16. CONTROLS REQUIRED FOR SMOKE CONTROL |
| 17. ELEVATOR FIRE RECALL SWITCH IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASME |
| A17.1. |
| 18. ELEVATOR EMERGENCY OR STANDBY POWER SELECTOR |
| SWITCH(ES), WHERE EMERGENCY OR STANDBY POWER IS |
| PROVIDED |
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| 2) RADIO |
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| NFPA 1, CHAPTER 11, BUILDING SERVICES; 11.10 TWO-WAY |
| RADIO ENHANCEMENT SERVICES. |
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| 11.10.1 IN ALL NEW AND EXISTING BUILDINGS, MINIMUM |
| RADIO SIGNAL STRENGTH FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT |
| COMMUNICATIONS SHALL BE MAINTAINED AT A LEVEL |
| DETERMINED BY THE AHJ. |
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| MAINTAIN A MINIMUM RADIO SIGNAL STRENGTH OF 102.0 DBM |
| FOR THE RADIO SYSTEM USED BY WEST PALM BEACH FIRE |
| RESCUE. IF THE MINIMUM CANNOT BE MAINTAINED, A |
| BI-DIRECTIONAL AMPLIFIED SYSTEM SHALL BE INSTALLED WITH |
| A MINIMUM 2-HOUR RUN TIME BATTERY BACK-UP. |
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