Post on 17-Dec-2015
• Sprinkler System Plans (Submit 3 sets of plans)
• Fire Suppression Systems
• Review apparatus and emergency access
• Ensure project meets Fire & Life safety requirements
2009 IFCAdopted by CBJ
2012 IFCTo be adopted by State Fire
Marshal 2015
CBJ
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ALASKA STATE FIRE MARSHAL
AmendmentsTITLE 19
Referenced Standard
• Fire Apparatus Roads Minimum width of 20
feet
• Dead-End Fire Apparatus
Access Roads Requirements:
150’ or less No turnaround required
151’ -500’ 120’ hammerhead, 60’ “Y”, or 96’ diameter cul-de-sac
Minimum Required Fire-Flow (gpm) depends upon Construction Type & Square Footage
Hydrant Location, Distribution and Spacing depend upon Fire-Flow Requirement (gpm)
Example:A 4,000 sq.ft., Type V-B building has a Fire-Flow of 2,000 gpm.
A 2,000 gpm Fire-Flow requires a minimum of 2 hydrants, spaced no more then 450, with a 225’maximum distance on road frontage to a hydrant to a hydrant
NFPA 13R requirements provide for a level of protection that allows occupants to escape a building in the event of a fire.
NFPA 13 provides protection to not only get people out to safety, but also to control or extinguish the fire – saving the building and its contents.
Knox Box required for any Structure that has a suppression or fire alarm system
Knox-Vault meets both shunt trip requirement AND Knox Box requirement for new construction.
FDC
Any Fire Department Connection shall be marked with FDC sign
FIRE LANE shall be marked with signage indicating “NO PARKING – FIRE LANE”