Which is why they need to talk to the ahj.
Fire riser room rating requirements.
Fire pump and fire sprinkler riser rooms ifc ibc 901 4 6 the section in the 2018 ifc for rooms that house fire sprinkler risers and fire pumps is expanding.
A knox box is required at every fire sprinkler riser room.
The original question was where a fire protection riser can be located.
The international codes i codes are the widely accepted comprehensive set of model codes used in the us and abroad to help ensure the engineering of safe sustainable affordable and resilient structures.
The fire sprinkler riser assembly the fire alarm control panel fire alarm manual pull station spare sprinkler heads storage box and the document box for as built drawings shall be located within the room.
Automatic sprinkler system risers fire pumps and controllers shall be provided with ready access.
The international code council icc is a non profit organization dedicated to developing model codes and standards used in the design build and compliance process.
Additional requirements have been added for au tomatic sprinkler system riser rooms and fire pump rooms.
Riser rooms also must meet the requirements of icc s international fire code ifc which addresses fire protection in completed occupied buildings.
2018 code 901 4 6 4 901 4 6 1 access.
This is a non issue along as i have access to the fdc and the riser room is easily accessible.
The stair issue is just one point of review.
Level 3 has the same requirements as level 2 with the addition of sprinkler protection.
Refer to fire department regulation 2006 019.
Level 2 or 3 pathway survivability is defined in nfpa 72 chapter 12 4 3 4 which calls for two hour fire resistive installation methods.
General fire sprinkler requirements.
What s new is fire pumps controllers and risers shall be readily accessible within the room and to those who access the room.
What if a tone based notification system is utilized.
On large buildings when rapid access would be compromised by long travel distances knox boxes shall be required at other locations at the discretion of the fire offical.
I have no idea of what the issue is.
We can t solve this problem.
Many local codes expand upon these requirements with more detailed riser room mandates so it s always important to check with your specific authority having jurisdiction ahj to ensure your.
Minimum requirements fire riser room the fire equipment room shall be located within the building footprint.
Which is a judgement call.
