| Review Date | Status | Comment(s) |
| 11/20/2009 |
FYI | *****(STANDARD COMMENT 1) This project is: UCCS Science Building, 1420 Austin Bluffs: renovation of existing building.
ATTENTION: See our web site for our latest plan review comments for your job at:
www.springsgov.com - go to "City Agencies" (tab on the teal bar to get a drop box) - click on - "Fire Department" - (Using the links down the left side of the page), click on - "Web Guide." Once you're into the Web Guide, click on "Plan Review Status" This will also give you access to numerous other items that may assist you in your future project design work.
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| FYI | *****(STANDARD COMMENT 5) Fire alarm system is being installed by: WEST SYSTEMS GROUP, DESIGNED BY SIMPLEXGRINNELL
This plan review is based on the requirements found within the 2003 Editions of the International Building Code, International Fire Code and the related Standards. |
| FYI | *****(STANDARD COMMENT 7) Scope of Work: ADDITION TO EXISTING FIRE ALARM SYSTEM TO ACCOMMODATE RENOVATION - ALSO SERVES AS FM200 DETECTION AND RELEASING PANEL. |
| FYI | (COMMERCIAL) ANNUNCIATOR REQUIREMENTS
If the main FACP is not located at the main entry, there must be a remote fire alarm annunciator panel provided at the main point of entry to the building. In shell buildings, this is typically the closest entry door to the FDC location. (NFPA 72:4.4.6.3)
NOTE: PLANS INDICATED ANNUNCIATOR LOCATED AT THE NW ENTRY - LEVEL 1 |
| FYI | *****(COMMERCIAL) EXISTING PANEL - This is an existing fire alarm system and no change is being made to the existing panel.
Battery standby is designed for 24 hours
The existing fire panel is shown to be provided with two 12 volt /----33---- AH batteries. The plans indicate the batteries will be wired in SERIES to provide 24 volts @ --33---- AH supplying a current draw of ----30.619---- AH.
This appears to meet the battery calculation requirements. |
| FYI | (COMMERCIAL) MONITORING
Off-site monitoring of this fire alarm system is required and shall be provided by an approved monitoring agency.
The phone number to be used to report a fire emergency is (719) 444-7632.
Refer to the NFPA Standard 72, Chapter 8 for information of how this requirement may be met.
Two separate phone lines may be needed to meet this requirement.
NOTE - The monitoring of the fire alarm system is dependent on the proper operation of the communicator panel and notification of the building occupants of any malfunctions.
The fire alarm system shall monitor the status of the communication panel. The fire alarm panel shall display any trouble signals generated by the communication panel, including the loss of phone lines.
OR
The communicator panel shall be installed within the same attended location as the fire alarm panel or annunciator panel. It is not to be installed within a closet, basement, telephone room, or any other areas that are not normally occupied by the building occupants.
NOTE - NOTE - NOTE - A Knox Box is required to be installed on all buildings provided with a monitored fire alarm system. TWO SETS of Master access keys, to all parts of the building, are to be provided within this Knox Box. |
| FYI | (COMMERCIAL) SYNCHRONIZATION: The plans show that Synchronization Modules are being provided.
Based on the requirements found in the 2007 Edition of NFPA 72 the areas where there are more than two visible appliances in the field of view, they shall flash in synchronization.
Any visible notification appliances can not flash more than twice per second nor less than once per second. (NFPA 72:7.5) |
| Attention | (COMMERCIAL) MULTI-CANDELLA STROBES:
Multi-candella strobes are indicated in this design, verify the candella setting as indicated on the plans. |
| FYI | (COMMERCIAL) WATER FLOW ALARM
An outside water flow alarm (horn/strobe) is to be installed within 20' of the fire department connection (FDC) to the building sprinkler system in a location that will be highly visible to responding fire crews. This horn/strobe is to activate ONLY on sprinkler water flow, not on general building alarms. (IFC 912.2.2)
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| FYI | (COMMERCIAL) ELEVATOR RECALL:
1. Activation of the elevator machine room smoke detector shall cause a seaparate and distinct visible annunciation at the control unit and required annunciators to alert emergency personnel the elevators are no longer safe. (NFPA 72:6.16.3.9)
2. Three separate elevator control circuits shall be terminated at the designated elevator controller within the elevator machine room. These circuits shall operate as follows:
a. The smoke detector located in the designated elevator recall lobby shall actuate the first elevator control circuit.
b. Smoke detectors in the remaining elevator lobbies shall activate the second elevator control circuit.
c. The smoke detector in the elevator machine room shall activate the third elevator control circuit. If the elevator machine room is located at the designated level, its smoke detector shall also activate the first elevator control circuit. (NFPA 72:6.16.3.12) |
| FYI | (COMMERCIAL) ELEVATOR MACHINE ROOM: Sprinkler heads are not being installed within the elevator equipment room. Smoke detection will be required. |
| FYI | (STANDARD COMMENT 9) CERTIFICATE OF INSTALLATION
Attached to these approved plans is the "Certificate of Installation".
It is the installers responsibility to certify, through the use of this form, that the system has been properly installed and tested.
The form is to be filled out in its entirety PRIOR TO THE ARRIVAL OF THE FIRE INSPECTOR conducting the final inspection and/or the acceptance test of the system.
FINAL INSPECTIONS WILL NOT BE CONDUCTED WITHOUT THIS FORM BEING COMPLETED.
At the time of this inspection the Fire Inspector will expect ALL devices involved in this fire alarm project to be tested. The installer should be aware of the fact that in a larger facility there may by a need to isolate the fire alarm system to only the area being tested. This testing method may be needed in such buildings as Hospitals, High Rise office buildings, and Malls to name a few. Regardless of how the fire alarm test is going to be conducted the alarm installer is to insure that building owner and/or manager and the General Contractor has been informed of the test criteria, time and date of the test, and have given their approval.
NOTE - Fire alarm installers shall also complete the "RECORD OF COMPLETION" forms prior to scheduling a fire alarm final. A copy of this form can be found in NFPA 72. |
| FYI | (STANDARD COMMENT 10) INSPECTIONS
A minimum of 2-business days notice is required for all inspections. Due to work loads, holidays, meetings, vacations, etc...the CSFD cannot guarantee a 2-business day turnaround on all inspections. PLEASE help yourself by helping us - call your inspections in with ample time to allow adequate scheduling.
When calling, please have your complete CSFD plan review number(s) ready for each inspection request.
( i.e. 20001234 - HM -2 or 20000012 - CN - 1)
The CSFD Approved sets of plans are to be on site for all inspections. (fddem 8/06) |
| Attention | (STANDARD COMMENT) JAH - SCHEDULING INSPECTIONS:
Starting October 3, 2005, Fire Inspectors will be scheduling their own calendars. Your assigned inspector is Jeff Hanenberg. You may contact him at 719-385-7359 to schedule all construction related inspection activities.
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| Attention | (STANDARD COMMENT 10A) ROUGH-IN PERMIT AND INSPECTIONS:
All Fire Alarm systems wiring installed within the City of Colorado Springs must be inspected by the Pikes Peak Regional Building Department PRIOR TO the Fire Final on the system. This will require the installing contractor to obtain a Rough-In Permit issued by the Regional Building Department. Please call RBD at 327-2880 for additional information on how to obtain this permit. |
| FYI | (STANDARD COMMENT 20) LICENSED INSTALLER: An On-Site Installer shall supervise all on-site work on any fire alarm project. This On-Site Installer shall have a current Installer Certificate (RBD Wallet Card), on his person, while on the job site. |
| FYI | (STANDARD COMMENT 11) MANUFACTURER'S PRODUCT DATA
The approved set of Fire Alarm plans, manufacture's product data sheets on all equipment being installed, and the installation permit are to be on site for all fire department inspections. |
| FYI | (STANDARD COMMENT 12) INSTALLATION OF SMOKE DETECTORS:
"Detectors shall not be installed until after the construction clean-up of all trades is complete and final. Detectors that have been installed prior to final clean up by all trades shall be cleaned or replaced in accordance with Chapter 10".
This section of the Standard does not prohibit the installation of the detector wiring or the mounting of the detector base. Any detectors found to be installed in violation of the above referenced requirement must be cleaned, recalibrated, and recertified by the Manufacturer or the smoke detector is to be replaced.
(NFPA 72 5.7.1.11) |
| FYI | (STANDARD COMMENT 13) NOTE - TESTING OF SMOKE DETECTORS - - The NFPA 72, Chapter 10, requires that the smoke detectors be tested " .. in place to ensure smoke entry into the sensing chamber and an alarm response. Testing with smoke or listed aerosol acceptable to the manufacturer, or other means acceptable to the detectors manufacturer, shall be permitted as one acceptable test method."
Please note that the use of a magnet DOES NOT "insure smoke entry into the sensing chamber," it will only check the wiring circuit for the "alarm response." (NFPA 72 TABLE 10.4.2.2) |
| FYI | (STANDARD COMMENT 14) The exact location(s) of the AUDIBLE fire alarm notifying appliances are NOT part of this plan review process. It is the responsibility of the system designer and installers to insure the required sound level requirements of the fire alarm system meets the requirements found within the NFPA Standards. Most installations will be required to provide a Fire Alarm Evacuation Signal that is not less than 15 dBA above the average ambient sound. The sound level of the alarm system should be tested with a sound meter prior to the Acceptance Test. (NFPA 72:7.4.2.1) |
| FYI | (STANDARD COMMENT 15) FIRE ALARM EVACUATION SIGNAL This three-pulse temporal pattern is the only fire alarm evacuation signal that shall be used.
Only one fire alarm evacuation signal shall be used within a building. The use of different fire alarm evacuation signals in different parts of a building is prohibited by the CSFD. (NFPA 72:6.8.6.5.1)
EXCEPTION: Where evacuation is not the desired response. |
| 10/27/2009 |
FYI | *****(STANDARD COMMENT 1) This project is: UCCS Science Building, 1420 Austin Bluffs: renovation of existing building.
ATTENTION: See our web site for our latest plan review comments for your job at:
www.springsgov.com - go to "City Agencies" (tab on the teal bar to get a drop box) - click on - "Fire Department" - (Using the links down the left side of the page), click on - "Web Guide." Once you're into the Web Guide, click on "Plan Review Status" This will also give you access to numerous other items that may assist you in your future project design work.
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| FYI | *****(STANDARD COMMENT 5) Fire alarm system is being installed by: WEST SYSTEMS GROUP, DESIGNED BY SIMPLEXGRINNELL
This plan review is based on the requirements found within the 2003 Editions of the International Building Code, International Fire Code and the related Standards. |
| Disapproved | *****(STANDARD COMMENT 19) The following information and/or corrections are needed prior to completing a full plan review. Please respond, in writing, to each of the following comments:
1. What is new and what is existing? Either the battery calculations OR a separate bill of materials needs to be provided so we can accurately determine what the permit fees are.
Sheet FA 3.01:
2. Smoke detectors M1-47 and 48; M1-53 and 54 and M1-56 and 57 seem to be unusually close - please clarify the spacing.
3. Pull stations M1-13 and M1-55 shall be located within 5-ft of the exit. Use mullion or pedestal mount if necessary to achieve this requirement.
4. RECOMMENDATION: Horn strobes would be better located on the office side of the corridor to avoid obstruction from the classroom/lab doors.
5. What is the ceiling height in the stair lobbies?
Sheet FA3 3.02
6. ARe the noted areas in the stairs open to below? Please indicate such on your plans - and what the ceiling height is.
7. RECOMMENDATION: Horn/strobes in Hall 200H would be better located on the office side to prevent obstruction from the classroom/lab doors.
8. Sheet FA 3.03 - delete the heat detector from the elevator machine room.
9. Construction plans have not been approved by CSFD.
Also review the disapproved plans for additional written comments prior to submittal of new plans.
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| Attention | (STANDARD COMMENT 26) NOTE - THE NOTED DISAPPROVED ITEMS MAY NOT CONSTITUTE A COMPLETE LIST OF VIOLATIONS.
THE DESIGNER IS TO CONDUCT A COMPLETE RE-REVIEW OF THE PLANS FOR ADDITIONAL VIOLATIONS OF THE STANDARD AND INCORRECT INFORMATION PRIOR TO RESUBMITTING. |
