Capital City Fire/RescueFire Marshal’s Office

• Sprinkler System Plans (Submit 3 sets of plans)

• Fire Suppression Systems

• Review apparatus and emergency access

• Ensure project meets Fire & Life safety requirements

2006 IFCAdopted by CBJ

2009 IFCCurrently adopted by State Fire Marshal

2012 IFCTo be adopted by State Fire Marshal Spring 2014

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ALASKA STATE FIRE MARSHAL

AmendmentsTITLE 19

Referenced Standard

• Fire Apparatus Roads Minimum width of 20

feet

• Dead-End Fire Apparatus

Access Roads Requirements:

150’ or less No turnaround required

151’ -500’ 120’ hammerhead, 60’ “Y”, or 96’ diameter cul-de-sac

Minimum Required Fire-Flow (gpm) depends upon Construction Type & Square Footage

Hydrant Location, Distribution and Spacing depend upon Fire-Flow Requirement (gpm)

Example:A 4,000 sq.ft., Type V-B building has a Fire-Flow of 2,000 gpm.

A 2,000 gpm Fire-Flow requires a minimum of 2 hydrants, spaced no more then 450, with a 225’maximum distance on road frontage to a hydrant to a hydrant

NFPA 13R requirements provide for a level of protection that allows occupants to escape a building in the event of a fire.

NFPA 13 provides protection to not only get people out to safety, but also to control or extinguish the fire – saving the building and its contents.

Sprinkler systems with 20 or more heads are required to be monitored by a fire alarm.

Knox Box required for any Structure that has a suppression or fire alarm system

Knox-Vault meets both shunt trip requirement AND Knox Box requirement for new construction.

FDC

Any Fire Department Connection shall be marked with FDC sign

FIRE LANE shall be marked with signage indicating “NO PARKING – FIRE LANE”

Fire Department Connections shall be protected with approved locking caps

Capital City Fire/RescueFire Marshal’s Office820 Glacier AvenueJuneau, AK 99801(907) 586-5322

Fire Marshal Dan Jager

Deputy Fire Marshal Sven Pearson

Visit our webpage on the CBJ Website:http://www.juneau.org/ccfr