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[Link] Existing Hotels and Dormitories.
[Link].1 All high-+HS@)biildinigs, other than those where
cach guest room or gucst suite has cxtcrior cxit access in
cordance with 7.5.3 of NFPA 101, shall be protected throu;
‘out by an approved, supervised automatic sprinkler system in
accordance with [Link].2. [101:[Link]]
[Link].1 Indoor Fire Pump Units.
[Link].1.1 Fire pump units serving high-HS@U5WiIngS
shall be protected [rom surrounding occupancies by a mini-
mum of 2-hour fire-rated construction or physically sepa-
rated from the protected building by a minimum of 50 ft
(15.3 m). [[Link].1]
[Link].1.2* Indoor fire pump rooms in non-highsise build-
ings or in separate fire pump buildings shall be physically
separated or protected by firerated construction in accor
lance with Table [Link].1.2. (20:[Link].2]
20.12.2 Operating Features.
[Link] Emergency Plans. Emergency
Section 10.8 shall be provided in high:
36.7.1; 101: 37.7.1)[Link] Alarm Attachments — When a
fire must be fought internally due to the height of a building,
the following additional alarm apparatus shall be provide:
(1) Each sprinkler system on each floor shall be equipped
with a separate waterflow device. The waterflow device
shall be connected to an alarm system in such a manner
that operation of one sprinkler will actuate the alarm sjs-
tem, and the location of the operated flow device shall be
indicated on anannunciatorand /or register. The annuncia-
tor or register shall be located at grade level at the normal
point of fire department access, at a constantly attended
building security control center, or at both locations.
(2) Where the location within the protected buildings where
supervisory or alarm signals are received is not under con-
stant supervision by qualified personnel in the employ of
the owner, a connection shall be provided to tansmit a
signal to a remote central station,
(8) A distinct uouble signal shall be provided to indicate a
condition that will impair the satisfactory operation of the
sprinkler system.
D.1.1.2 Special Structures and High Rise Buildings.
D.LL2.1 High-tise buildings shall be protected throughout
by an approved, supervised automatic sprinkler system in ac-
cordance with NFPA 101, Section 9.7. Asprinkler control valve
and a waterflow device shall be provided for each Moor.
[201:[Link]]
5.4 Required Type of System.
5.4.1 Class I Standpipe Systems.
5.11% Class I standpipe systems shall be permitted to be
automatic dry, automatic wet, semiautomatic dry, manual dry,
‘or manual wet in buildings not classified as high-rise buildings.
[Link] Class I standpipe systems in buildings classified as high-
HEED shall be automatic or semiautomatic.
541.21 In buildings classified ay high-rise, all required stan
pipes shall be automatic or semiautomatic, including partial
height and horizontal standpipes that serve only a portion or
ited number of floors within the bui7.12.2 High-fSQ]BGRUBB shall have at least two remotely loca-
ted fire department connections for each zone.
[Link] A single connection for each zone shall be permitted
where acceptable to the fire department.
7.12.3 Fire department connection sizes shall be based on the
standpipe system demand and shall include one 2% in.
(65 mm) inlet per every 250 gpm (946 L/min).
[Link] An approved large diameter hose connection of a size
to accommodate the required flow shall be permitted.
[Link] The inlets required by 7.12.3 shall be permitted to be
provided on multiple fire department connections.
7.12.83 The inlets required by 7.12.3 shall be permitted to be
located in multiple locations as allowed by the AHJ,
5.6° Very Tall Buildings.
5.6.1 Water Supply Tanks for Very Tall Buildings.
[Link] Where the primary supply source is a tank, two or more
water tanks shall be provided.
[Link].1 A water tank shall be permitted to be divided into
‘compartments such that the compartments function as individ-
ual tanks.
[Link].2 The total volume of all tanks or compartments shall
be sufficient for the full fire protection demand.
[Link].3 Each individual tank or compartment shall be sized
so that at least 50 percent of the fire protection demand is
stored with any one compartment or tank out of service.
[Link] An automatic refill valve shall be provided for each
tank or tank compartment.
[Link] A manual refill valve shall be provided for each tank or
tank compartment.
[Link] Each refill valve shall be sized and arranged to inde-
pendently supply the system fire protection demand.
[Link] The automatic and manual fill valve combination for
each tank or tank compartment shall have its own connection
to one of the following:
(1) Astandpipe riser that is supplied with a backup fire pump
(2) Axeliable domestic riser sized to meet the requirements
of [Link]A.33.317.2 Signaling Zone. A notification zone is the smallest
discrete area used for any announcements or signaling. De-
pending on the emergency response plan, a signaling zone
can encompass several notification zones. For example, in
‘most high MMIII, each single floor (fire area) isa not
fication zone. Most emergency response plans call for the sig-
naling zone to be the fire floor, floor above, and a floor below.
21.4.2 High Rise Buildings.
214.2.1 All high-rise buildings shall be provided with a rea
sonable degree of safety from fire, and such degree of safety
shall be accomplished by one of the following means:
(1) Installation of a complete, approved, supervised auto-
matic sprinkler system in accordance with [Link] (1).
(2) Installation of an engincered life safety system complying
with all of the following:
(a) The engineered life safety system shall be developed.
by a registered professional engineer experienced in
fire and life safety systems design.
(b) The life safety system shall be approved by the author
ity having jurisdiction and shall be permitted to in-
ude any or all of the following systems:
i. Partial automatic sprinkler protection
ii. Smoke detection alarms
iii, Smoke control
iv. Compartmentation
v. Other approved systems.
[Link]* In high-4i8ebitildings, one elevator shall be provided
with a protected power supply and shall be available for use by
the fire department in case of emergency.
[Link] In High Rise)Buildifigs. Class | standpipe systems
shall be installed throughout all high-rise buildings.
[Link].2* In high #8e)buildings, one elevator shall be pro-
vided with a protected power supply and shall be available for
use by the fire department in case of emergency.In larger buildings, especially high S@BUHRABS, it is recom-
mended that all evacuations — whether partial or total — be
managed to sequence or control the order in which certain occu-
pants are evacuated from their origin areas and to make use of
available means of egress. In high-rise buildings, the exit stair, at
any level, are designed to accommodate the egress flow of only a
very sinall portion of the occupants — from only one or a few
stories, and within a relatively short time period — on the order
‘ofa few minutes. In case of a fire, only the immediately affected
floor(s) should be given priority use of the means of egress sery-
ing thatfloor(s). Other floors should then be given priority use of
the means of egress, depending on the anticipated spread of the
fire and its combustion products and for the purpose of clearing
certain floors to facilitate eventual fire service operations. Typ
cally, this means that the one or two floors above and below a fire
floor will have secondary priority immediately after the fire floor.
Depending on where combustion products move — for ex-
ample, upward through a building with cool-weather stack effect
— the next priority floors will be the uppermost occupied floors
in the buildin;
In high-18@)biIARGs, in towers, or in deep underground
spaces where travel over considerable vertical distance on
stairs can cause persons incapable of such physical effort to
collapse before they reach the street exit, stairwaysare permit-
ted to be used for initial escape from the immediate area of
danger, and elevators are permitted to be used to complete
the travel to the street.
A.3.3.24 High-RIS@IBGIGHG. It is the intent of this definition
that, in determining the level from which the highest oceupi-
able floor is to be measured, the enforcing agency should ex-
ercise reasonable judgment, including consideration of over-
all accessibility to the building by fire department personnel
and vehicular equipment. Where a building is situated on a
sloping terrain and there is building access on more than one
level, the enforcing agency might select the level that provides
the most logical and adequate fire department access. (5000,
2012)
[Link].1.9 For high-i8@)BGHGiRgs, mall buildings, and build-
ings containing atriums, the construction documents shall in-
clude a description of the fire protection systemsiin the building.
‘This description shall include the basic concepts used for sup-
pression, alarm, notification, egress, compartmentation, smoke
control, and other related systems, as well as the coordination of
these systems. Upon completion of the project, a copy of the
approved documentation shall be maintained at the site,24.29.12. In buildings, other than high SREIBWIIMHRS, that are
protected throughout by an approved, supervised automatic
sprinkler system in accordance with 243.5, exit enclosures shall
have a fire resistance rating of not less than 1 hour, and the fire
protection rating of doors shall be not less than 1 hour.
3333 Exit Stair Enclosures.
3333.1. All vertical exit star enclowres shall be smoke proof
cenclosuzesin accordance with 11.23.
[Link] Suirenclosures 75 8 (23 m) oF more in height shall
include fre doors tested under positive pressure, with the neu
tral plane at 40 in. (1015 mam) in accordance wilt NFPA 252,
Standard Mbthadsof Fire Trt of Dor Asconblr.
$85.4.2" ‘The requirements for standby power shall be ae
speciied in 35.321 through 38.34.24
$884.21 Type 60, Cass, Level I standby power in accor-
dlance with Article 701 of NFPA 70, National Elecical Gad a
noted in Chapter 32, ane! NFA 110, Standard for Emargncy and
‘Stondby Power Sst salle provided
8894.22 ‘The standby power system shall have a eapscity
a nt to supply required equipment
anc lad shedling shall be
permitted in accordance with Chapter 52
3884.24 The standby power gstem shall he connected to
the following:
(1 Hectic re pump
(2) Jockey pump
) Aircompremor tering drypipe and preaction sy
( Rinergeney command enter equipment and gl
(6) Notes than one elevator serving all oor, ith standby
power transferable to any clevator
(©) Mechanical equipment for smokeproot enclosures
() Mechanical equipment equine to conform to the Fe
iements of Chapter 50
(6) Stairway video mont
A.[Link] High: Itis the intent of this defini-
tion that, in determining the level from which the highest occu-
piable floor isto be measured, the enforcing agency should exer-
cise reasonable judgment, including consideration of overall
accessibility to the building by fire department personnel and
vehicular equipment. Where a building is situated on a sloping
terrain and there is building access on more than one level, the
enforcing agency might select the level that provides the most
logical and adequate fire department access.
‘as required by 333.8