Also worth noting that just because a state fire marshal exists does
not mean that they resolve differences in interpretation between local
AHJ's or act as a higher authority over-ruling a local AHJ's
interpretation.
Roland
On Feb 25, 2009, at 7:02 PM, John Drucker wrote:
Jay,
A State Fire Marshal is of no value unless you have Uniform Codes and
Standards adopted statewide. We in NJ have a statewide Uniform
Construction
and Fire Code, based on the IBC, IRC, IFC, NFPA-13, etc. etc.
Construction
Officials, Fire Officials, Plan Reviewers and Inspectors are
certified/licensed by the state. Our administrative regulations are
uniform
and include standardized applications, permitting, procedures and a
Construction Board of Appeals.
Is it perfect, no, but it's damn good.
The Uniform Construction Code is Title 5 Chapter 23
The Uniform Fire Code is Title 5 Chapter 70
Here's all the online links to view our codes online free of charge
http://www.nj.gov/dca/codes/
http://www.nj.gov/dca/dfs/
Hope this helps, good luck
John Drucker
Fire Protection Subcode Official
Building/Fire/Electrical Inspector
Red Bank, NJ
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jay Jay
Blocker
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 8:28 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Fire marshall
I was wandering if any of you could advise me on how to handle a
unique
problem. The state in which I reside does not have a state fire
marshall.
Every little "po dunk" town here basically hires a guy and says your
the
firemarshall. Each town does what they want to do and there is no
consistency at all. Everyone (i.e. sprinkler companies, business
owners, ect, ect) want a SFM. The only ones against the idea are
the local
AHJ's. Where can I turn when I know one of these AHJ's is wrong?
Where
can I turn in regards to enforcement problems? Basically if your
his buddy
then you pass no matter what and the companies are called stupid
(even if
you can prove it in code).
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