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SECTION 10.2.6.5
AUTOMATIC
EQUIPMENT
SPRINKLERS
AND
OTHER
EXTINGUISHING
A. General
1. Automatic sprinklers if required by Division 8 through Division 17 of this
Chapter shall be in accordance with NFPA 13, Standard for the
Installation of Sprinkler Systems
2. All automatic sprinkler and standpipe systems required by this code
shall be inspected, tested, and maintained in accordance with NFPA
25, Standard for the Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Water-
Based Fire Protection Systems. Records of conducted maintenance
and testing should be maintained and submitted together with FALAR
3.
3. Where a required automatic sprinkler system is out of service for more
than 4 hours in a 24-hour period, the owner shall notify the nearest fire
station immediately upon discovery but not later than 24 hours and a
fire watch shall be assigned until the sprinkler system has been
returned to service.
4. Sprinkler impairment procedures shall comply with NFPA 25, Standard
for the Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Water-Based Fire
Protection Systems.
B. Supervision
1. Supervisory Signals
Where supervised automatic sprinkler systems are required by another
Section of this Code, supervisory attachments shall be installed and
monitored for integrity in accordance with NFPA 72, a distinctive
supervisory signal shall be provided to indicate a condition that would
impair the satisfactory operation of the sprinkler system. Monitoring
shall include, but shall not be limited to, monitoring of control valves,
fire pump power supplies and running conditions, water tank levels
and temperatures, tank pressure, and air pressure on dry-pipe valves.
Supervisory signals shall sound and shall be displayed either at a
location within the protected building that is constantly attended by
qualified personnel or at an approved, remotely located receiving
facility.
2. Alarm Signal Transmission
Where supervision of automatic sprinkler systems is required, waterflow
alarms shall be transmitted to an approved, proprietary alarm
receiving facility, a remote station, a central station, or the fire station.
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