With the publishing of NFPA Standard 13D for one and two family dwellings, and NFPA 13R for low rise residential occupancies, both of which exempt bathroom of 55 sq. ft. or less, there may have been some confusion. For example, a four story apartment building would be equipped as defined in NFPA 13R while a four story hotel would be equipped as required by NFPA 13. The reference to hotels and motels in NFPA 13 makes it clear and consistent that the omission of sprinklers is applicable to the residential use buildings, even if they are more than four stories, and not applicable to a commercial occupancy such as a department store with bathrooms. Just thinking out load.
Ed Foster, Fire Marshal Not a member of any technical committee -----Original Message----- From: Sprinklerforum [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Steele, Andrew Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2016 1:43 PM To: '[email protected]' <[email protected]> Subject: RE: NFPA 13 2013 ed bathroom sprinklers I would suggest that the thinking for hotel/motel uses only was that temporary stay occupants wouldn't have opportunity to install significant amounts of combustible materials into a bathroom. However home/apartment occupants do. As a Fire Official, I've seen some pretty significant fires originating within, and consuming, bathrooms (think candles, lots of furnishings, including wicker towel shelving units, etc.). Andrew Steele _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
