Sections 414 and 415 of the IBC is where you should start. Control Area quantity limitations and distance from other buildings plays an important part. Try to get a copy with the commentary (explanatory notes), it often references the related NFPA standards and other related sections of the IBC.
ROBERT HOLLAND Jr. AIA, CDT, LEED AP, PMP ARCHITECTS / ENGINEERS / INTERIOR DESIGNERS 7400 West Campus Rd. Suite 150 New Albany, OH 43054 www.shremshock.com t 614 545 4550 x 286 f 614 545 4555 [email protected] Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. -----Original Message----- From: Sprinklerforum [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Daniel Blanke Sent: Friday, October 02, 2015 10:32 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Fireworks Storage A customer has asked us to survey an existing sprinkler system in a 95,000 square foot building to see if it is adequate for storage of consumer fireworks and alter the system accordingly. I don't see a single mention of the word fireworks in NFPA 13 and NFPA 1124 the Code for the Manufacture, Transportation, Storage, and Retail Sales of Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles leaves me with the impression that it is impossible to protect a building with a water-based fire protection system that stores this type of product. We plan to involve an architect as well as the AHJ before moving forward. Does anyone have any experience with a similar situation? Thanks. Daniel Blanke | Owner & Founder Capital Automatic Sprinkler, LLC 213 Mill Street California, MO. 65018 Office: (573) 818-3052 ext. 700 Fax: (573) 818-3052 Cell: (573) 645-3251 www.capitalautomatic.com _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
