So assuming there IS an intermediate landing, you're to protect below it. If there ISN'T an intermediate landing, then you'd be protecting under the 2nd floor landing.
If the area under the landing is walled off, you don't need to protect it (assuming noncombustible construction in a stair tower, etc... George L. Church, Jr., CET Rowe Sprinkler Systems, Inc. PO Box 407, Middleburg, PA 17842 877-324-ROWE 570-837-6335 fax g...@rowesprinkler.com -----Original Message----- From: sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org [mailto:sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org] On Behalf Of Ron Greenman Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 12:28 AM To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: Re: Sprinklers in Non Combustible Stair Shaft George, If I'm understanding the question my read is that you're supposed to cover under the first landing because of the likelihood of debris gathering there and/or the likelihood of that becoming a storage area. Stairs and landings are considered clear of or with very little debris and protected from the ceiling of the stairwell. On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 6:18 PM, George Medina Jr <fireg...@aol.com> wrote: > > Ok, I need a little clarification on another obviously simple > question again (mental block). > > NFPA-13, 2010 Ed. Section 8.15.3.2.1 > Does the reference to 'the first accessible landing' include the > portion of the stairs from the ground to the mid landing and between > the mid landing and the 2nd floor? > > > > > > George Medina Jr. > Sr. Fire Sprinkler Designer > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was > scrubbed... > URL: < > http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/private/sprinklerforum/attac > hments/20120820/1123e4d8/attachment.html > > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > Sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org > http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > -- Ron Greenman Instructor Fire Protection Engineering Technology Bates Technical College 1101 So. Yakima Ave. Tacoma, WA 98405 rgreen...@bates.ctc.edu http://www.bates.ctc.edu/fireprotection/ 253.680.7346 253.576.9700 (cell) Member: ASEE, SFPE, ASCET, NFPA, AFSA, NFSA, AFAA, NIBS, WSAFM, WFC, WFSC They are happy men whose natures sort with their vocations. -Francis Bacon, essayist, philosopher, and statesman (1561-1626) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/private/sprinklerforum/attachments/20120820/6fef65df/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list Sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list Sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum
