He is requiring us to cover the area. Thanks, Chris Russell
t. 360.734.4940 f. 360.647.9540 securitysolutionsnw.com -----Original Message----- From: Jay Jay Blocker [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 9:48 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: IFC vs NFPA 13 issue Is he stating that he is going to require you to protect this area or just asking for clarification? Jeremy S. Blocker Let us not look back in anger, nor forward in fear, but around in awareness. --James Thurber ________________________________ From: Chris Russel <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, February 5, 2009 9:21:00 AM Subject: IFC vs NFPA 13 issue Hello, I have a disagreement with the fire marshal and I would like another opinion. I have a prefabed metal building framed with sheet metal studs in all areas but the elevator shaft which is a 2 hour fire wall made of wood and sheetrock. We omitted sprinklers in the area above the t-bar lid per NFPA 13/2002 8.14.1.2.1 because this area is of noncombustible construction and limited combustible construction. The fire marshal has stated that limited combustible construction is not allowed per the IFC per the following code. IFC section 903.3.1..1 - NFPA 13 sprinkler systems. Where the provisions of this code require that a building or portion of thereof be equipped throughout with an automatic sprinkler system in a accordance with section 903.3.1.1, sprinklers shall be installed throughout in accordance with NFPA 13 except as provided in Section 903.3.1.1.1. 903.3.1.1.1 - Exempt locations Automatic sprinklers shall not be required in the following rooms or areas where such rooms or areas are protected with an approved automatic fire detection system in accordance with section 907.2 that will respond to visible or invisible particles of combustion. Sprinklers shall not be omitted from any room merely because it is damp, of fire-resistance rated construction or contains electrical equipment. #4 In rooms or areas that are of noncombustible construction with wholly noncombustible contents. It is my opinion that 903.3.1.1.1 addresses areas exempt from 903.3.1.1 i.e. exceptions to the requirement of an NFPA 13 system. This does not mean that areas exempt from coverage in NFPA 13 must conform to IFC 903.3.1..1.1. Thanks, Chris Russell t. 360.734.4940 f. 360.647.9540 securitysolutionsnw.com _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
