Unfortunately being that its in the annex its not part of the standard and thus unenforceable since it cannot be cited. The good folks that write the standards have to understand that municipal ahj's are not bound to, nor can they rely on annexes, appendixes, commentary, etc for enforcement. I'm not disputing the value of these materials merely stating the regulatory aspects of them. Citations of annex, appendix or commentary material cannot be relied upon to survive should a citation, determination or ruling be appealed since the adoption clearly includes the annex disclaimer.
>From NFPA-72; "Annex A is not part of the requirements of this NFPA Document but is intended for informational purposes only. This annex contains explanatory material, numbered to correspond with the applicable text paragraphs." We need to make sure that this material gets into the code text otherwise its merely opinion. John Drucker Fire Protection Subcode Official (AHJ) New Jersey -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thom McMahon Sent: Friday, October 31, 2008 11:20 AM To: [email protected] Subject: FW: Central Station Response time I guess everything IS defined. NFPA defines immediately in an annex of the code (Defined for Central Station Operation:A.8.3.7.3(1), A.8.3.7.4(1), and A.8.3.7.5.3 NFPA 72 ) to be a maximum of 4 minutes. Beyond that I would say only extraordinary circumstances (natural disaster type stuff) would prevent calls to an AHJ. This is the reply I just got from a Central Station Manager on the question last week of "Allowed maximum response time". Hope this helps. Thom McMahon, SET Firetech, Inc. 2560 Copper Ridge Dr P.O. Box 882136 Steamboat Springs, CO 80488 Tel: 970-879-7952 Fax: 970-879-7926 CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY: This email message is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged and confidential, nor is it, unless specifically stated, intended to be relied upon by any person or persons other than the individual or entity named above and no warranties or representations are made or intended to persons or entities not named above. If the reader is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by telephone, return this message to the address above and delete all copies. Thank you. _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
