Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 14080108
Permit Number 14080108
Review Stop FIRE
Sequence Number 2
Notes
Date Text
2014-09-09 17:41:15900 FLORIDA AVENUE - TRAILERS
 PERMIT #14080108
 MASTER #14060484
 REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT
  
 REPEAT COMMENT: PROVIDE WATER SUPPLY/HYDRANT FLOW TEST
 INFORMATION ON THE PLANS.
  
 REPEAT COMMENT: NO PRODUCT DATA SUBMITTED FOR PIPE,
 HANGERS, BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES, FLOW SWITCHES,
 ETC.
  
 COVER SHEET AND FIRST SHEET ARE BOTH TITLED FP-1. COVER
 SHEET LABELED FP-1 IS NOT SIGNED OR SEALED BY THE
 ENGINEER OF RECORD.
  
 COVER SHEET INDICATES THE AHJ IS THE TOWN OF HIGHLAND
 BEACH.
  
 INDICATE UNDERGROUND PIPE MATERIAL. INDICATE THE
 UNDERGROUND RESTRAINING METHOD.
  
 COVER SHEET LAYOUT NEEDS TO BE COORDINATED WITH OTHER
 SHEETS. FOR EXAMPLE:
 1) COVER SHEET INDICATES A FREE STANDING FIRE
 DEPARTMENT CONNECTION, WHILE SHEETS FP-1 AND FP-2 SHOW
 FIRE DEPARTMENT CONNECTIONS ATTACHED TO THE SPRINKLER
 RISER. WHERE IS THE PERIMETER SECURITY FENCE LOCATED?
 2) COVER SHEET INDICATES THE WATER SUPPLY IS LOCATED TO
 THE NORTHWEST OF THE DOUBLE-WIDE TRAILER, WHILE SHEET
 FP-1 INDICATES THE WATER SUPPLY IS LOCATED TO THE
 SOUTHWEST OF THE DOUBLE-WIDE TRAILER.
 3) COVER SHEET INDICATES FIRE LINE BEGINS DOWNSTREAM OF
 DOMESTIC WATER, WHILE THE OTHER SHEETS INDICATE THE
 FIRE LINE BEGINS UPSTREAM OF THE DOMESTIC BACKFLOW
 PREVENTER.
  
 SUPPLYING A FIRE MAIN DIRECTLY FROM A FIRE HYDRANT WILL
 NOT BE ACCEPTED AS THIS CONFIGURATION IS NOT SECURED
 FROM DISASSEMBLY AND COULD AFFECT FIRE RESCUE
 SUPPRESSION TACTICS. PROVIDE AN UNDERGROUND TAP TO THE
 CITY WATER MAIN OR PROVIDE A LISTED WATER TANK. CITY
 WATER MAIN INFORMATION (LOOP/DEAD-END, SIZE, ETC.) NOT
 PROVIDED ON THE PLANS. ADDITIONALLY, THIS PROPOSED
 INSTALLATION DOES NOT ALLOW THE PIPING TO BE
 HYDROSTATICALLY PRESSURE TESTED BETWEEN THE BACKFLOW
 PREVENTER AND HYDRANT CONNECTION PER NFPA 13 AND NFPA
 24.
  
 PER NFPA 24 SECTION 8.7 DOMESTIC SERVICE USE
 PROHIBITED. THE USE OF HYDRANTS FOR PURPOSES OTHER THAN
 FIRE-RELATED SERVICES SHALL BE PROHIBITED.
  
 IF A SINGLE FIRE/DOMESTIC WATER MAIN TAP IS UTILIZED,
 THE DOMESTIC WATER DEMAND WILL NEED TO BE ADDED TO THE
 HYDRAULIC CALCULATIONS FOR PIPING SMALLER THAN
 4-INCHES.
  
 WESLEY JOLIN
 ASSISTANT FIRE MARSHAL
 FIRE INVESTIGATOR & INSPECTOR
 OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL
 WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE
 [email protected]
 (561) 805-6730


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