Form Cms-2786v - Fire Safety Survey Report - Icf-Iid (Small Facilities) 2012 Life Safety Code Page 13

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Name of Facility
2012 LIFE SAFETY CODE
PART II – EXISTING RESIDENT BOARD & CARE OCCUPANCIES
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NOT
N/A
REMARKS
ID
MET
PREFIX
(PROMPT EVACUATION)
K351
Sprinkler System – Installation
Where an automatic sprinkler system is installed, for either total or partial
building coverage, the system shall be in accordance with Section 9.7 and
shall initiate the fire alarm system in accordance with Section 9.6, as
modified below. The adequacy of the water supply shall be documented.
In Prompt Evacuation facilities, an automatic sprinkler system in accordance
with NFPA 13D, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in One
and two Family Dwellings and Manufactured Homes, shall be permitted.
Automatic sprinklers shall not be required in closets not exceeding 24 square
feet and in bathrooms not exceeding 55 square feet, provided that such
spaces are finished with lath and plaster or materials providing a 15-minute
thermal barrier.
In Prompt Evacuation Capability facilities where an automatic sprinkler
system is in accordance with NFPA 13, Standard for the Installation of
Sprinkler Systems, automatic sprinklers shall not be required in closets not
exceeding 24 square feet and in bathrooms not exceeding 55 square feet,
provided that such spaces are finished with lath and plaster or material
providing a 15-minute thermal barrier.
In Prompt Evacuation Capability facilities in buildings four or fewer stories
above grade plane, systems in accordance with NFPA 13R, Standard for the
Installation of Sprinkler Systems in Residential Occupancies up to and
including Four Stories in Height, shall be permitted.
Initiation of the fire alarm system shall not be required for existing
installations in accordance with 33.2.3.5.6.
Where an automatic sprinkler is installed, attics used for living purposes,
storage, or fuel-fired equipment are sprinkler protected. Attics not used for
living purposes, storage, or fuel-fired equipment meet one of the following:
1. Protected by heat detection system to activate the fire alarm system
according to 9.6.
2. Protected by automatic sprinkler system according to 9.7.
3. Constructed of noncombustible or limited-combustible construction; or
4. Constructed of fire-retardant-treated wood according to NFPA 703.
33.2.3.5.3, 33.2.3.5.3.1, 33.2.3.5.3.3, 33.2.3.5.3.4, 33.2.3.5.3.6, 33.2.3.5.7
Form CMS-2786V (10/2016)
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