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2015-06-23 11:06:37 | 705 NORTH OLIVE AVENUE |
| TRACKING #15060302 |
| MASTER #14030096 |
| REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
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| *****PROVISO - SUBMIT REVISION ADDRESSING REVIEW |
| COMMENTS***** |
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| GENERAL: COULD NOT LOCATE ANY VISIBLE SIGNALS WITHIN |
| THE DWELLING UNITS. VISIBLE SIGNALS SHALL BE INSTALLED |
| IN UNITS DESIGNED FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED. |
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| GENERAL: EXPLAIN WHY THERE ARE MANUAL PULL STATIONS |
| THROUGHOUT THE1ST FLOOR BUT NOT ON ANY OTHER LEVEL. |
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| GENERAL: VOICE EVACUATION - PROVIDE A PRE-RECORDED FIRE |
| ALARM EVACUATION MESSAGE NOTIFYING OCCUPANTS AN |
| EMERGENCY HAS BEEN REPORTED IN THE BUILDING, LOCATE THE |
| NEAREST EXIT, AND EXIT THE BUILDING IMMEDIATELY. DO NOT |
| USE THE ELEVATOR. |
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| GENERAL: PROVIDE FIRE INSPECTOR WITH A COPY OF THE |
| RECORD OF COMPLETION DOCUMENTS PER NFPA 72. |
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| SHEET FA-101: PARKING GARAGE SEVERELY LACKING VISUAL |
| NOTIFICATION DEVICES; TYPICAL ALL LEVELS. PROVIDE |
| ADEQUATE NOTIFICATION PER NFPA 72. |
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| SHEET FA-102: NO NOTIFICATION APPLIANCE PROVIDED IN |
| TRASH ROOM ADJACENT TO STAIR #3. |
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| SHEET FA-102: THERE APPEARS TO BE 6 TOILET ROOMS IN THE |
| FITNESS AREA THAT HAVE FULL HEIGHT WALLS AND NO |
| NOTIFICATION APPLIANCES WITHIN EACH UNIT. |
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| SHEET FA-102: MAIL ROOM APPEARS TO HAVE A FULL HEIGHT |
| WALL OBSTRUCTING THE APPLIANCE STROBE. |
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| SHEET FA-103: NO NOTIFICATION APPLIANCE PROVIDED IN |
| STORAGE ROOM #248. |
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| SHEET FA-104: AMENITIES AREA IS UTILIZING CEILING |
| MOUNTED NOTIFICATION DEVICES. THIS AREA IS SURROUNDED |
| BY GLAZING (VAST AMOUNTS OF NATURAL LIGHTING) THAT MAY |
| REQUIRE ADDITIONAL VISUAL NOTIFICATION DEVICE TO COMPLY |
| WITH NFPA 72. |
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| SHEET FA-104: NO NOTIFICATION APPLIANCE PROVIDED IN |
| STORAGE ROOM #245. |
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| SHEET FA-104: NO NOTIFICATION APPLIANCE PROVIDED IN |
| STORAGE ROOMS #242 AND #243; TYPICAL ALL LEVELS ABOVE. |
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| SHEET FA-117: SMOKE DETECTORS SHALL NOT BE INSTALLED IN |
| UNSPRINKLERED ELEVATOR HOISTWAYS UNLESS THEY ARE |
| INSTALLED TO ACTIVATE THE ELEVATOR HOISTWAY SMOKE |
| RELIEF EQUIPMENT (NFPA 72 SECTION 21.3.6). |
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| SHEET FA-118: SMOKE DETECTORS SHALL NOT BE INSTALLED IN |
| UNSPRINKLERED ELEVATOR HOISTWAYS UNLESS THEY ARE |
| INSTALLED TO ACTIVATE THE ELEVATOR HOISTWAY SMOKE |
| RELIEF EQUIPMENT (NFPA 72 SECTION 21.3.6). |
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| CENTRAL STATION SERVICE: THE PRIME CONTRACTOR SHALL |
| CONSPICUOUSLY INDICATE THAT THE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM |
| PROVIDING SERVICE AT A PROTECTED PREMISES COMPLIES WITH |
| ALL THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS CODE THROUGH THE USE OF A |
| SYSTEMATIC FOLLOW-UP PROGRAM UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE |
| ORGANIZATION THAT HAS LISTED THE PRIME CONTRACTOR. |
| DOCUMENTATION INDICATING CODE COMPLIANCE OF THE |
| FIRE ALARM SYSTEM SHALL BE ISSUED BY THE ORGANIZATION |
| THAT HAS LISTED THE PRIME CONTRACTOR. THE DOCUMENTATION |
| SHALL INCLUDE, AT A MINIMUM, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: |
| (1) NAME OF THE PRIME CONTRACTOR INVOLVED WITH THE |
| ONGOING CODE COMPLIANCE OF THE CENTRAL STATION SERVICE |
| (2) FULL DESCRIPTION OF THE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM AS |
| INSTALLED (3) ISSUE AND EXPIRATION DATES OF THE |
| DOCUMENTATION |
| (4) NAME, ADDRESS, AND CONTACT INFORMATION OF THE |
| ORGANIZATION ISSUING THE DOCUMENT |
| (5) IDENTIFICATION OF THE AUTHORITY(IES) HAVING |
| JURISDICTION FOR THE CENTRAL STATION SERVICE |
| INSTALLATION |
| THE DOCUMENTATION SHALL BE PHYSICALLY POSTED WITHIN 3 |
| FEET OF THE FIRE ALARM CONTROL UNIT, AND COPIES OF THE |
| DOCUMENTATION SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE AHJ. |
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| NOTE: FIRE ALARM ACCEPTANCE TESTING WILL REQUIRE |
| 24-HOURS ON STANDBY FOLLOWED BY 5-MINUTES OF ALARM AND |
| 15-MINUTES OF ALARM FOR THE VOICE EVACUATION SYSTEM. |
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| WESLEY JOLIN |
| ASSISTANT FIRE MARSHAL |
| FIRE INVESTIGATOR & INSPECTOR |
| WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
| [email protected] |
| (561) 805-6730 |
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| CONTRACTOR'S FIRE ALARM DRAWINGS ARE AWAITING REVIEW |
| UNTIL THE ENGINEER OF RECORD REVISES THE CONSTRUCTION |
| DRAWINGS AND INDICATES THE CHANGES MADE FROM THE |
| ORIGINAL DESIGN. THE EOR DRAWINGS (REVISED PERMIT |
| #15060302) WERE SUBMITTED, REVIEWED AND FAILED ON |
| 06/11/15 DUE TO THE COMMENTS SHOWN BELOW: |
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| NO ADDRESS INDICATED ON THE PLANS OR IN THE TITLEBLOCK. |
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| NO REVISION CLOUDS, DELTAS OR DETAILED SUMMARY PROVIDED |
| INDICATED WHAT HAS CHANGED ON THE PLANS. |
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| PLANS WERE ORIGINALLY SUBMITTED DIGITALLY; REVISION WAS |
| SUBMITTED AS HARD COPY. PLEASE RESUBMIT THE REVISED |
| PLANS DIGITALLY. |
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