Parking usually does not impede FD access but I'll let the AHJ's address that. As Thom addressed earlier, if you physically can not reach a portion of the exterior (say one side of the building is on the water or the side of a cliff) then only the other three sides are looked at.
Roland On Jun 25, 2009, at 9:38 AM, Bob Knight wrote: > This next part is completely hypothetical on my part because I don't > have > all the information in front of me. What if the lower potion of the > building doesn't have fire department access? Say that it's a > parking area > for the residents and there is no FD access. Then the FDC is routed > to the > east side which has the highest level of floor occupancy 23' above > the FD > access. Would a standpipe be required in this situation? > > Thanks, > BK > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 10:30 AM > To: AFSA Forum > Subject: Re: Standpipe FDC Access > > Not at all. I'm agreeing that a standpipe is required by the letter > of the > code, and that the FDC should be on whatever side or access lane the > FD > wants it to be, regardless of height. > > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Bob Knight" <[email protected]> > > Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:04:51 > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: Standpipe FDC Access > > > Steve, >> From one addict to another, are you saying that if the FD is ok >> with the > FDC > on the east side of the building (23' access height), then the > standpipe is > not required? > Thanks, > BK > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> ] On Behalf Of Steve > Leyton > Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 9:49 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Standpipe FDC Access > Wherever the Fire Official requests that it be located. > > Steve L. > On vacation but still checking e-mail because I'm an addicted loser > and I > admit it. > ________________________________ > From: [email protected] on behalf of Bob Knight > Sent: Thu 6/25/2009 8:44 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Standpipe FDC Access > > > I have a situation where there is a four story building that is 33' > to the > lowest level of fire department vehicle access on the west side. > The east > side of the building is only 23' above the lowest level of fire > department > vehicle access. My question is if the FDC is located on the east > side of > the building can the standpipe requirement be eliminated since the > 23' is > less than the 30' required by IBC 905.3.1? > Thanks, > Bob Knight, CET > 1660 Hill Rd > Melba, Idaho 83641 > (208) 318-3057 > (208) 495-2057 fax > [email protected] > www.firebyknight.com > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > <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) > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature > > database 4188 (20090625)__________ > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > http://www.eset.com <http://www.eset.com> <http://www.eset.com/ > <http://www.eset.com/> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > <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) > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature > database 4188 (20090625)__________ > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > http://www.eset.com <http://www.eset.com> > > _______________________________________________ > 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) > > _______________________________________________ > 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) > _______________________________________________ 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)
