D.2 FIRE SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT.docx

D.2 ATTACHMENT 36C25620Q0303

Existing Lodging and Rooming Houses, NFPA 101-2018

FIRE SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT

for Existing Lodging and Rooming Houses (All Code References are NFPA 101-2018 unless otherwise noted)

This checklist is a summation of the requirements found in Chapter 26, Lodging and Rooming Houses of the 2018 Edition of the Life Safety Code. This checklist is not intended to be comprehensive. The user is cautioned to consult the code prior to answering the following questions. For a newly constructed lodging and rooming house, the user should consult the requirements in the code for new construction.

Facility Name:

Facility Address:

Date Inspected:

Inspected By:

Recommendations:

The facility / is / is not / approved.

General

(a) The buildings that is protected by an automatic sprinkler system

(b) The lodging or rooming house complies with Chapter 26, and

(c) The sole means of egress from the lodging or rooming house does not pass through a high hazard contents area, as defined in 6.2.2.4, or 26.1.3.2.1

(a) The sole means of egress from the lodging or rooming house to the exterior is separated from the remainder of the building by fire barriers having a minimum 1-hour fire resistance rating.

(b) The lodging or rooming house complies with Chapter 26, and

(c) The sole means of egress from the lodging or rooming house does not pass through a high hazard contents area, as defined in 6.2.2.4?

26.1.3.2.2

Building Construction

Means of Escape Requirements:

Primary Means of Escape:

24.2.2.1.1 24.2.2.2

(1) an interior stair that meets one of the options in 2-8,

(2) an exterior stair,

(3) a horizontal exit in accordance with 7.2.4, or

(4) an existing fire escape stair in accordance with 7.2.8.

26.2.1.1.2

Secondary Means of Escape (Mark N/A for those that do not apply)

24.2.2.3.1

24.2.2.3.2

(1) The window is within 20 feet of the finished ground level.

(2) The window is directly accessible to fire department rescue apparatus as approved by the authority having jurisdiction.

(3) The window or door opens onto an exterior balcony.

(4) Windows having a sill height below the adjacent finished ground level are provided with a window well meeting all of the following:

(a) The window well has horizontal dimensions that allow the window to be fully opened.

(b) The window well has an accessible net clear opening of not less than 9 ft2 with a length and width of not less than 36 inches.

(c) A window well with a vertical depth of more than 44 inches is equipped with an approved permanently affixed ladder or with steps meeting both of the following criteria:

i. The ladder or steps do not encroach more than 6 inches into the required dimensions of the window well.

ii. The ladder or steps are not obstructed by the window, or 26.2.1.2 24.2.2.3.3 24.2.2.3.4 24.2.2.3.5

24.2.2.3.4 24.2.2.3.5

Stairways (Mark “Yes”, “No”, or “N/A” for each option below)

26.3.1.1.2

(a) The building is protected throughout by an approved, supervised automatic sprinkler system, and

(b) There is a secondary means of escape from every sleeping room and every living area.

26.2.2.3 26.3.1.1.3

Doors

26.2.3.2

Note 1: Delayed egress locking is permitted in building protected throughout by a detection system or a sprinkler system in accordance with 7.2.1.6.1.

Note 2: Doors serving a single dwelling unit are permitted to be locked using a key that cannot be removed from the egress side when the door is locked.

26.2.3.5 26.2.3.5.1 26.2.3.5.2 26.2.3.5.3 7.2.1.5.7

Protection - Vertical Openings

Note: A vertical opening is to be considered protected if the opening is cut off and enclosed in a manner that provides a smoke- and fire-resisting capability of not less than 1∕2 hour.

Note: Any doors or openings in the vertical opening are required to have a smoke- and fire-resisting capability equivalent to that of the enclosure and are required to be self or automatic-closing.

26.3.1.1.1

26.3.1.1.1.1

26.3.1.1.1.2

(1) The building is protected throughout by an approved, supervised automatic sprinkler system.

(2) There is a secondary means of escape from every sleeping room and every living area.

26.3.1.1.3

24.2.2.1.2

Note: Such protection can be accomplished by separation by physical distance, arrangement of the stairs, protection of the openings exposing the stairs, or a combination thereof.

26.3.1.2

Protection - Hazardous Areas

(1) The maximum individual dispenser fluid capacity is as follows:

(a) 0.32 gal for dispensers in corridors and areas open to corridors

(b) 0.53 gal for dispensers in rooms or suites of rooms separated from corridors

(2) Where aerosol containers are used, the maximum capacity of the aerosol dispenser is 18 oz. and limited to Level 1 aerosols as defined in NFPA 30B.

(3) Dispensers are separated from each other by horizontal spacing of not less than 48 in.

(4) Not more than an aggregate 10 gal of alcohol-based hand-rub solution or 1135 oz. of Level 1 aerosols, or a combination of liquids and Level 1 aerosols not to exceed, in total, the equivalent of 10 gal or 1135 oz. are in use outside of a storage cabinet in a single smoke compartment or fire compartment or story, whichever is less in area.

Note: Do not include one dispenser complying with (1) above per room and located in that room in the aggregated quantity.

(5) Storage of quantities greater than 5 gal in a single smoke compartment or fire compartment or story, whichever is less in area, meet the requirements of NFPA 30.

(6) Dispensers are not installed in the following locations:

(a) Above an ignition source for a horizontal distance of 1 in. to each side of the ignition source

(b) To the side of an ignition source within a 1 in. horizontal distance from the ignition source

(c) Beneath an ignition source within a 1 in. vertical distance from the ignition source

(7) Dispensers installed directly over carpeted floors are only in sprinklered areas of the building.

(8) The alcohol-based hand-rub solution do not exceed 95 percent alcohol content by volume.

(9) Operation of the dispenser complies with the following criteria:

(a) The dispenser does not release its contents except when the dispenser is activated, either manually or automatically by touch-free activation.

(b) Any activation of the dispenser occurs only when an object is placed within 4 in. of the sensing device.

(c) An object placed within the activation zone and left in place does not cause more than one activation.

(d) The dispenser does not dispense more solution than the amount required for hand hygiene consistent with label instructions.

(e) The dispenser is designed, constructed, and operated in a manner that ensures accidental or malicious activation of the dispensing device is minimized.

(f) The dispenser is tested in accordance with the manufacturer’s care and use instructions each time a new refill is installed.

26.3.2.1

Protection - Interior Finish

Protection - Separation of Sleeping Rooms

Note: Smoke partitions require self- or automatic-closing doors.

26.3.5.1

Protection – Extinguishment Requirements

(A) Activation of the automatic sprinkler system actuates the fire alarm system.

(B) Where systems are installed complying with NFPA 13D, are all of the following requirements met:

(1) The lodging or rooming house is not part of a mixed occupancy.

(2) Entrance foyers are sprinklered.

(3) Lodging or rooming houses with sleeping accommodations for more than eight occupants are treated as two-family dwellings with regard to the water supply?

(C) Where buildings are sprinklered in accordance with NFPA 13, are closets that contain equipment such as washers, dryers, furnaces, or water heaters sprinklered, regardless of size.

Note: In buildings four or fewer stories in height and not exceeding 60 ft. in height above grade plane, systems in accordance with NFPA 13R are permitted.

Note: In buildings sprinklered in accordance with NFPA 13, closets less than 12 ft2 in area in individual dwelling units are not required to be sprinklered.

Note: In existing lodging or rooming houses, sprinklers are not required in closets not exceeding 24 ft2 or in bathrooms not exceeding 55 ft2.

26.3.6.2

26.3.6.2.1

26.3.6.2.3

26.3.6.2.5

26.3.6.2.2

26.3.6.2.4

26.3.6.2.6

Protection – Fire Alarm System

A fire alarm system in accordance with Section 9.6 is not required in existing lodging and rooming houses that have an existing detection system in every sleeping room and where that detection system includes not less than one manual fire alarm box per floor arranged to initiate the smoke detection alarm.

Note: Existing battery-powered smoke alarms, rather than house electric-powered smoke alarms, are permitted where the facility has demonstrated to the authority having jurisdiction that the testing, maintenance, and battery replacement programs will ensure reliability of power to the smoke alarms (a manual fire alarm box still needs to be able to sound audibles).

26.3.4.1.1 26.3.4.1.2 26.3.4.5.1 26.3.4.5.3 9.6.2.10

(1) Manual pull stations installed at exits

(2) Any sprinkler system installed.

26.3.4.2

Note: Visible appliances for the hearing impaired are not required where the proprietor resides in the building and there are five or fewer rooms for rent.

Note: Positive alarm sequence is permitted. (The positive alarm sequence provides a timed delay of a general alarm signal in a building and at a supervising station. This delay gives a trained responder up to 3 minutes to investigate the cause of an alarm signal after acknowledging the initial alarm signal annunciated at the control unit within 15 seconds of receipt.)

26.3.4.3

26.3.4.3.1

26.3.4.3.2

Note: Existing battery-powered single station smoke alarms, rather than building electrical service-powered smoke alarms, are acceptable where, in the opinion of the Authority Having Jurisdiction, the facility has demonstrated that testing, maintenance, and battery replacement programs ensure the reliability of power to the smoke alarms.

26.3.4.5.1 26.3.4.5.2 26.3.4.5.3

Inspection, Testing and Maintenance Requirements

Note: NFPA 13D systems are not covered by NFPA 25.

4.6.12

Operating Features

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