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| 2018-02-27 13:07:35 | FIRE COMMENTS WERE NOT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS. |
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| | 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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| | THESE PROVISO COMMENTS WILL BE VERIFIED AND CONFIRMED |
| | AT THE TIME OF FIRE INSPECTION. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE |
| | PROVISO COMMENTS WILL RESULT IN A FAILED FIRE |
| | INSPECTION. |
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| | 1) THERE IS INSUFFICIENT DETAIL PROVIDING FOR THE |
| | COMPLIANCE OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF ANY NFPA FIRE CODES. |
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| | NFPA CODES AND/OR STANDARDS WILL BE WHAT FIRE |
| | INSPECTIONS WILL BE BASED, PLEASE ENSURE COMPLAINCE. |
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| | 2) PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILED INFOMATION AND NOTE |
| | INDICATING COMPLIANCE WITH NFPA 780 - LIGHTNING |
| | PROTECTION SYSTEMS. |
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| | 5.7* LIGHTNING PROTECTION. LIGHTNING PROTECTION, WHERE |
| | PROVIDED, SHALL BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE |
| | PROVISIONS OF NFPA 780. |
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| | 3) PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILED INFORMATION INDICATING |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH NFPA 214 - WATER-COOLING TOWERS |
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| | INCLUDING, BUT NO LIMITED TO: |
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| | CHAPTER 4 LOCATION OF WATER-COOLING TOWERS |
| | 4.1 CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS OF WATER-COOLING TOWERS. |
| | 4.1.1 WHERE THE COOLING TOWER'S STRUCTURE, FAN, |
| | DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, LOUVERS, AND FILL AND DRIFT |
| | ELIMINATOR MATERIALS ARE ALL OF NONCOMBUSTIBLE |
| | MATERIALS, A FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM SHALL NOT BE |
| | REQUIRED. |
| | 4.1.2 IF ANY OF THE CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS ARE |
| | COMBUSTIBLE AND THE FACTORS IN SECTION 4.2 NECESSITATE |
| | IT, FIRE PROTECTION SHALL BE PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE |
| | WITH CHAPTER 5, AND TOWERS SHALL BE LOCATED IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 4. |
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| | 4.2* FIRE RISK ANALYSIS. A FIRE RISK ANALYSIS SHALL BE |
| | CONDUCTED. THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME OF THE FACTORS THAT |
| | SHALL BE CONSIDERED IN DETERMINING THE EXTENT AND |
| | METHOD OF FIRE PROTECTION REQUIRED FOR INDUCED-DRAFT |
| | AND NATURAL-DRAFT WATER-COOLING TOWERS: |
| | (1) IMPORTANCE TO CONTINUITY OF OPERATION |
| | (2)*SIZE AND CONSTRUCTION OF TOWER |
| | (3) TYPE OF TOWER |
| | (4) LOCATION OF TOWER |
| | (5) WATER SUPPLY |
| | (6) VALUE OF TOWER |
| | (7) CLIMATE |
| | (8)*WATER DELIVERY TIME |
| | (9) ENVIRONMENT |
| | (10) ROOFTOP TOWERS |
| | (11) LIMITED ACCESS |
| | (12) MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION (SEE SECTION 4.1) |
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| | 4.3 COMBUSTIBLE EXTERIOR SURFACES. WATER-COOLING TOWERS |
| | WITH COMBUSTIBLE EXTERIOR SURFACES, INCLUDING THE DECK, |
| | DISTRIBUTION BASINS, AND SO FORTH, SHALL BE LOCATED AT |
| | LEAST 100 FT (30.5 M) FROM THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS: |
| | (1) STRUCTURES OR PROCESSES THAT EMIT SPARKS OR FLYING |
| | BRANDS UNDER ORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES, SUCH AS CHIMNEYS, |
| | INCINERATORS, FLARE STACKS, OR COB BURNERS |
| | (2) MATERIALS OR PROCESSES OF SEVERE FIRE HAZARD, SUCH |
| | AS PETROLEUM PROCESSING AND STORAGE TANKS, EXPLOSIVES |
| | MANUFACTURING OR STORAGE, AND PETROLEUM PRODUCT |
| | PIPELINES AND PUMPING STATIONS |
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| | 4.4 COMBUSTIBLE SURFACES WITH FIXED PROTECTION. TOWERS |
| | WITH COMBUSTIBLE EXTERIOR SURFACES THAT ARE PROVIDED |
| | WITH FIXED EXPOSURE PROTECTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| | 5.2.10 SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE LOCATED CLOSER THAN 100 |
| | FT (30.5 M) FROM THE HAZARDS |
| | LISTED IN SECTION 4.3. |
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| | 4.5 NONCOMBUSTIBLE EXTERIOR SURFACES. TOWERS WITH |
| | NONCOMBUSTIBLE EXTERIOR SURFACES SHALL BE LOCATED 40 FT |
| | (12 M) OR MORE FROM THE HAZARDS LISTED IN SECTION 4.3. |
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| | 4.6 NONCOMBUSTIBLE SURFACES WITH FIXED PROTECTION. |
| | TOWERS WITH NONCOMBUSTIBLE EXTERIOR SURFACES THAT ARE |
| | PROVIDED WITH FIXED INTERIOR FIRE PROTECTION INSTALLED |
| | IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 5 SHALL BE PERMITTED TO BE |
| | LOCATED CLOSER THAN 40 FT (12 M) FROM THE HAZARDS |
| | LISTED IN SECTION 4.3. |
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| | 4.7 COMBUSTIBLE TOWERS ON BUILDING ROOFS. COMBUSTIBLE |
| | WATER-COOLING TOWERS LOCATED ON BUILDING ROOFS OR OTHER |
| | LOCATIONS TO WHICH ACCESS FOR MANUAL FIRE FIGHTING IS |
| | RESTRICTED OR DIFFICULT SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH A |
| | PROTECTION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 5. |
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| | PETER LEDUC |
| | FIRE MARSHAL |
| | 561-804-4709 |
| | [email protected] |
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