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2015-06-24 15:48:58 | I HAD A BRIEF PHONE CONVERSATION WITH KAST CONSTRUCTION |
| THURSDAY - JUNE 11. KAST ASKED FOR PERMISSION TO |
| PROVIDE A FIRE RATED WALL IN LIEU OF PROVIDING |
| BUILDING/"TRAILER" SEPARATION PER NFPA 241. I RESPONDED |
| THAT I WAS OPEN TO THE IDEA BUT WOULD NEED TO SEE AN |
| ENGINEERED DRAWING, SKETCH OR DETAILED NARRATIVE THAT |
| COULD BE DISCUSSED AND REVIEWED WITH THE BUILDING DEPT. |
| NO APPROVALS WERE GIVEN, BUT WE DID DISCUSS BLOCKING IN |
| THE WINDOWS AND CONSTRUCTING A FIRE RATED WALL THAT |
| WOULD BE 3-FEET ABOVE THE ROOF LEVEL OF THE TRAILERS TO |
| ACT AS RADIANT HEAT DEFLECTING PARAPET. THE SUBMITTAL |
| REVIEWED TODAY (06/24/15) ONLY INDICATES THAT THE |
| WINDOWS ARE TO BE BLOCKED IN. |
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| 705 NORTH OLIVE AVENUE/375 EUCALYPTUS STREET |
| PERMIT #15041142 |
| REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
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| AS AGREED IN 2014, TEMPORARY OFFICE TRAILERS WERE |
| APPROVED IN THE CURRENT LOCATION BECAUSE THE ADJACENT |
| BUILDING WAS TO REMAIN UNOCCUPIED OR RAZED. |
| PER NFPA 241- STANDARD FOR SAFEGUARDING CONSTRUCTION, |
| ALTERATION, AND DEMOLITION OPERATIONS, SECTION 4.2: |
| TEMPORARY OFFICES, TRAILERS, AND OTHER FACILITIES OF |
| COMBUSTIBLE CONSTRUCTION OR HOUSING COMBUSTIBLE |
| CONTENTS SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM ADJACENT BUILDINGS, |
| TRAILERS OR STRUCTURES IN ACCORDANCE WITH TABLE 4.2.1. |
| PER TABLE 4.2.1: |
| 1) 20 FEET EXPOSED LENGTH SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM |
| ADJACENT STRUCTURES BY AT LEAST 30 FEET |
| 2) 30 FEET EXPOSED LENGTH SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM |
| ADJACENT STRUCTURES BY AT LEAST 35 FEET |
| 3) 40 FEET EXPOSED LENGTH SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM |
| ADJACENT STRUCTURES BY AT LEAST 40 FEET |
| 4) 50 FEET EXPOSED LENGTH SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM |
| ADJACENT STRUCTURES BY AT LEAST 45 FEET |
| 5) 60 FEET EXPOSED LENGTH SHALL BE SEPARATED FROM |
| ADJACENT STRUCTURES BY AT LEAST 50 FEET |
| 6) GREATER THAN 60 FEET EXPOSED LENGTH SHALL BE |
| SEPARATED FROM ADJACENT STRUCTURES BY AT LEAST 60 FEET |
| **A 75 PERCENT REDUCTION IN SEPARATION DISTANCES SHALL |
| BE PERMITTED TO BE APPLIED, PROVIDED AUTOMATIC |
| SPRINKLER PROTECTION IS USED IN THE EXPOSING STRUCTURE. |
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| PER SECTION 10.12.1.2 (NFPA 1), PROVIDE BUILDING |
| ADDRESS VISIBLE FROM THE STREET. NUMBERS SHALL BE |
| ATTACHED TO THE BUILDING AND BE AT LEAST SIX-INCHES IN |
| HEIGHT WITH 1-INCH STROKE AND SHALL CONTRAST THE |
| BACKGROUND. |
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| PROVIDE PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. EXTINGUISHERS |
| SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM RATING OF 2A:10BC AND SHALL BE |
| TAGGED BY A LICENSED FIRE EXTINGUISHER COMPANY. TRAVEL |
| DISTANCE TO EXTINGUISHERS SHALL NOT EXCEED 75 FEET. |
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| WESLEY JOLIN |
| ASSISTANT FIRE MARSHAL |
| FIRE INVESTIGATOR & INSPECTOR |
| OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL |
| WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
| [email protected] |
| (561) 805-6730 |